"This Bellflower strip mall newcomer is no slouch to greater Los Angeles’s ultra competitive menudo scene. (For the uninitiated, menudo is a deeply flavored tripe soup in a blistering-hot red chile pepper broth; onions, lime, and guajillo-based salsas are all typical toppings.) Stop in early — beware the Sunday crowds — for steaming to-go orders of rich menudo made with love. A second location opened in Downey in 2023." - Rebecca Roland