Tu Madre- Westwood - Los Angeles, California

Meghavi P.

I recently came here for some quick tacos for the first time, and I was pleasantly surprised. Since I am vegan, I appreciated all of their options. I got 3 tacos for lunch and I was super full. The flavours were great! I will come back with family and friends. 🙂

Adair

I used to call in and order all of the time via phone but they have a new system where they send u texts and charge a service fee to even order beforehand. For a company that has an accessibility statement this really makes it challenging for older customers or people who are actively home driving from work and want to pick up. Also saw that you get a 25 dollar credit by ordering this way a bunch but as customers we just want the simplicity of a quick call and not to be charged extra. Disappointed in the service and will be ordering elsewhere for now.

Zan L.

One of my favorite and most visited lunch spots. I mainly come because of the food taste and quality, but I also love their large menu that also has a very large vegan section. I myself am not vegan but eat with others who are so it’s nice that we can both find something that we enjoy. Service is always really fast and the portion sizes are really large, but not too large. It’s very small on the inside so we usually eat at one of the tables outside, otherwise your best bet will be eating at the counter inside. They have a small parking lot attached but it’s $5 to park, however it’s easy to find metered street parking right out front or free street parking in the neighborhood west of Tu Madre.

I usually order the Carne Asada bowl with half rice and half crispy kale because it’s my favorite of the options but today I tried the Crispy Fish Bowl and loved it as well. The crispy kale is such a great addition and pouring their homemade salsa on top is a great finish. I have also tried their guacamole and love that as well.

Overall a great taco and bowl spot with an extensive regular and vegan menu. I plan to be back many times in the future.

Grace G.

For 3 tacos, it was around $6.80. Basically $2 per street taco. The rotisserie chicken one was good, like 8/10, the kbbq one was far too salty and I couldn’t eat the meat, 4/10. Overall for the price, it’s not a bad deal. The saltiness definitely needs tweaking.

Caitlin S.

Small but cute place serving quality food despite how busy their small (but nice) staff are!

My bf routinely orders their bfast burrito (to a fault, almost every other week…) but this was my 1st time going in person. Love the fresh tortillas & overall vibe!

Pictured are chicken taco & crispy fish (cauliflower taco unfortunately did not make it to the photo before being eaten)

kay

The staff was friendly. The portions are generous. The flavor was lacking for me. The burrito was the thing I was the most excited for and for $20 it definitely fell short. It was also a lukewarm temp. Maybe it was a bad day for them but I wouldn’t rave about the food. Not bad, but not great 😞

Jack M.

I’m a huge fan of fusion restaurants. I love the variety and creativity they offer. Tacos Tu Madre has a mix Asian and Mexican inspired flavors that are fun to try. My biggest complaint however is the price.

The Ahi Tuna Taco tasted great. It had a nice citrus flavor. The KBBQ was bomb. The sweet N sour chicken was a pleasant surprise. My only complaint with the tacos in general was that they were a bit overstuffed with protein and not enough toppings to balance it out (which I usually would never complain about).

I would recommend trying a handful of flavors and seeing which ones you like the most. Although, these tacos are very expensive in comparison to taco trucks/stands. The Ahi Tuna Taco costed $9.60. The others were $6 or more. That’s a pretty ludicrous price for tacos… I would prefer smaller tacos for a cheaper price. If my company didn’t pay for my lunch there’s no way I would have ordered as much as I did.

To wrap this up, the food is very solid and I would like to come back to try their breakfast burrito. But I think they should offer street tacos of their most popular flavors that are smaller and cheaper.

Nathan

Good breakfast burrito. I added steak and it came with sauces on the side and included chips. Everything tasted great. The burrito is a good option to split between two meals, decently heavy, and good flavor especially with the green salsa or the chipotle sauce. Kinda pricey came out to $18, but if splitting it with another person or into 2 meals, not a bad option.