Mariscos Los Lechugas

This place is pretty LEGIT! The food, the price and the location (okay…maybe not the location) were AMAZING.
Food:
Shrimp tostada, shrim tacos and shrimp ceviche were all fantastic. You can taste the quality/​freshness. Best of all, they do not skim on the GUAC. Just look at all the pics posted here!
Price:
Fairly reasonable. Don’t be deceived by the pictures here… the price /​portions were great
Parking:
Plenty of street parking and on the weekend you can park in the library parking/​
Wait time was my only complaint.

The best seafood truck ever. The shrimp and fish tacos are delicious. The price is reasonable. But make sure to call them after 330pm cause they tend to run out of food. And I would definitely call them a head of time to check what time they’re packing up and to make big orders. They’re truck is located outside of el sereno library

This is one of the best marisco trucks in the area. Fish tacos are excellent and the shrimp cocktails are fantastic. Jaime The owner is a cool dude and he runs a tight ship. Fresh is the keyword here! They also have a great ceviche and crab tostada. Try them out!

Best. Tacos. Ever!
Soooooo delicious! They hand-​batter and fry each piece of fish and shrimp when you order it and you can taste the quality of ingredients. The shrimp and fish tacos are hands-​down the best tacos I have ever had. I like how the tortilla doesn’t get in the way, and how there is plenty of fresh lime juice to go around. I ate a lot and it doesn’t feel heavy or greasy in mah belly. Can’t wait to come back!
They are parked in front of the library. Closed Mon and Tues.

Your best bet’s to CALL AHEAD to make sure they’re there & not out of fish… :)
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Great place for mariscos! They have the best fish tacos in the area and the order is out quick. They take a bit long with everything else in their menu, but it’s well worth it. In order to save some time, I usually call in advance and place my order, that saves me the 15 – 20 minute wait time. Be ready to wait if you are not ordering by phone, this place is popular because they have top quality, a simplified menu and well priced!

My brother in law put me on to this little food truck and I am sooooo thankful that he did!
So me, bro in law, and the fiancé visited this mobile eatery at his suggestion. At first I was expecting a restaurant or a little hole in the wall place, not a trailer hooked up to a Chevy. There was a crowd around so I thought it must be good.
I ordered a fish taco and a mixta especial. The taco was excellent. I wasn’t sure what to expect with the mixta especial, or even what all exactly it contains, but he said it was the best thing they sell so I went ahead and ordered it. It was fabuous! It’s like a ceviche on a tostada. All of the fish was fresh and delicious. I poured on a few drops of Tapatillo and dug right in!
One negative is that it is cash only. Its a hassle for me but one that I am willing to take on to get to this food.
Overall 5 stars. I have already been back a couple of times and I will continue to be a regular here.

This seafood truck is the best in town. They make there fish tacos fresh. They also got good tostadas the mix is the best

They food was ok!
One of my friends had recommended this place, and I also based it on the reviews written here. But the food was okay. I ordered over the phone; got a fish taco and 2 tostadas de ceviche (shrimp) .
The fish taco was good, my tortilla ripped on my second bite. My only complain was the ceviche. It literally felt like someone added a handful of salt. The only thing I tasted was salt. I had to overload my tostadas with tapatio to mask the taste of the saltiness.
Honestly for fish tacos I always go to tacos ensenada in commerce. They are by far the best fish tacos I’ve had.

Llame hoy para pedir unos taquitos de pescadito pero me dijeron que ya habian terminado :(y yo apenas ni empezaba ;’(bueno el chiste es que martes no trabajan entonces me tendre que aguantar el hambre hasta el miercoles, mi vieja llega tarde por mi al trabajo todos los dias, y cuando abro el carro huele a puro pescado, le pregunto que porque tardo tanto y mi vieja me contesta que andaba con el mariskero comiendo tacos y mientras yo esperando abajo de un arbol con las patas cansadas ya queriendome ir a mi casa :(ahhhh pero eso si esos tacos estan deliciosos :))))

I have been coming here for years. Since they first opened up. They know me and my brother by first name. They are very humble and hard working people and the taste never changes! By far one of the best shrimp tacos I’ve ever tried! The batter just speaks for itself. It is cost friendly as well. Definitely a must try!!!

Best seafood truck! So fresh! They are clean and very nice. I don’t speak Spanish but ordered with broken Spanish and they were extremely nice. The shrimp was fresh and cooked just right! I can’t believe they can keep their prices so low for both quantity and quality delivered! The only negative is that it is located in an area I wouldn’t want to go alone at night– hence they are only open til 4 – 6.

Great Location, Great Prices, Clean & Friendly Staff, All the Tacos are Tasty

We were looking for good mariscos place in El Sereno and found good Unilocal reviews for Mariscos los Lechugas. The owner was very friendly and welcoming. He gave us fresh samples of his fish ceviche. It is some of the freshest ceviche I have ever had. The tostadas a good size and not overpriced.

Me and my boyfriend have been chasing this truck for the past four days, and in all times we’ve gone to the location and they weren’t there.
Tip #1: CALL AHEAD
— they may not be there! Tuesdays they are closed. They’re also very particular about fresh catch of the day. If they aren’t able to purchase fresh seafood in the morning, they’re not going to open!
THEY DON’T OPEN EXACT HOURS
Today we finally caught the truck, but not after we missed them the first time! Came to the location at 11:05 — the truck wasn’t there! We stopped by food4less and I decided to call, they said they were going to open in 10 minutes. Did a little grocery, came back and they were there at 11:20 am.
THEY DON’T CLOSE EXACT HOURS EITHER
We asked and they said they closed depending on when they run out of seafood, which is usually within 4 – 6 pm.
Don’t underestimate the fact that this is just a food truck in El Sereno. They don’t compromise the quality of their food when they aren’t able to get fresh catch for the day.
I had the Tostada Mixta Especial and Let me tell you after chasing this truck for many days, IT’S WORTH IT! I have never had seafood taste so fresh. Every bite was perfectly cooked too — nothing too soggy or over marinated. Shrimp, octopus all had a fresh crunch/​bite to it. You could see/​taste the fish and the surimi were fresh. My boyfriend loved it so much he ordered a campechana to go. I took a sip out of the seafood cocktail too and it was delicious! Like the tostada mixta, the ingredients in the cocktail were fresh. I saw some people order tacos and I believe they cook it to order. Takes a while to get your order, and their hours may be odd but trust me when I say it is worth the wait!
Oh funny thing! me and my boyfriend were laughing at why it was called Mariscos Los Lechugas (he told me it doesn’t really make sense) then we saw the signage at the truck and I wondered why there was an apostrophe and why it was «los» instead of «las» — we believe the couple running the truck’s last name is Lechuga! Fun fact?

Best $ 2 Fish/​Shrimp Taco you can find in this area. Ceviche tostadas are awesome too. They are closed on Tuesdays.

We’ve been devouring ceviche tostatas recently and so had to come here. Funny thing is, it is so close to South Pasadena (and yet a world away).
We usually do eat there, but this last weekend we ordered to go and BOY oh boy, that is the way to go. They pack the stuff really well, the tostada elements are packed separately so the crunchy chip stays crunchy. Also the portions seem overly generous on the to go, hubby got two fish tostadas to me it seemed it was equivalent to three «for here» tostadas.
The fish tacos are superb, best eaten there as they are fried so (for me) I want to eat it as soon as possible before it gets cold and/​or soggy.
I prefer the fish tostadas to the shrimp, the fish is moist and superb, the shrimp tostata is a bit dry to me.
I love the shrimp cocktail, the seasonings are just right and fresh (chopped tomato, avocado, cucumber, etc.). Sometimes I get the campechana cocktel just for variety.
If you want to eat there you *may* want to bring a camping chair because I’ve noticed when it gets busy all their little plastic bar stools get taken up.

Best shrimp tacos fo sho. $ 2 no problem. Always sell out so make sure u go ASAP. Can call in a order and they’ll save you some. Ppl are super nice. Tip well

I stroll up while the man who owns the truck is packing up. He tells me they are closed and they close between 4 and 6. Don’t bother going out of the way to come here past 4. To be on the safe side I would say 3:30.

Have driven by many times wanting to try. The area can be sketchy. Not exactly Alhambra adjacent.
Finally went and parked. Area immediately around the trailer is not as sketchy as I thought it was going to be. I got the Campechana with two tostadas (I like my tostadas). I drank the juice. I normally do not drink ceviche type stuff, however this was highly drinkable and I believe would pair excellently with vodka. The campechana is really meaty and tasted crisp and fresh. I will be back.

A couple of friends and I went during our lunch break. We found parking on the street and walked on over to this food truck. There was a bit of a wait but boy was it worth it! Food is fresh and made to order.
The most delicious shrimp ceviche I have ever had! I love that their shrimp is diced up with a dash of tomatoes. They are definitely not cheap of the shrimp. It was perfectly sour and seasoned. A must try. Tip: order it to go or tostada on the side. It’s a bit easier to eat this way and they give you 2 tostada chips instead of being served on one.
I also had the shrimp taco which was good. Battered and fried with a bit of veggies.
Thankful my coworkers took me to this gem in El Sereno.