TLT Food

This place rocks. Seriously rocks. The pickled vegetables that they make made me want to cry they were so good. The prices are amazing for what you get. I do feel they could put more protein on the sandwiches but the flavor is so amazing I couldn’t give them more praise. Keep it up !

Haven’t been to this place in over two years after going a few times for drinks and Brussels Sprouts (which were super fried in oil, if I recall correctly). It never really left an impression on me one way or another until last night.
I ordered the chicken nachos, which I believe were a special since the dish was listed on paper taped to the wall and not on the regular menu. It just happened to be the only thing on the menu that sounded simple. Unfortunately, simple translated into tasteless. The «cheese sauce» had no flavor at all, certainly not cheesy, not even fake-​Velveeta cheesy. The shredded chicken was cold and dry, the chips greasy, and the few jalapenos on top appeared to be deep fried (why?). No tomatoes and nothing fresh on them at all (I ended up asking for and receiving a little container of the driest pico de gallo I think I’ve ever encountered).
I had asked for regular salsa or hot sauce, but they don’t have any, just Srirachi. Seriously. For a restaurant that serves f-​ton tacos, ya’d think they could offer a little regular type salsa (moist and flavorful). Nope. No hot sauce either, not even Cholula or Tapatio or Tabasco — which I hate, but would have preferred over Srirachi. And if you want any salt, you have to ask for it, to which they give you salt nuggets in a little plastic cup. Salt is not an appetizer, folks — it shouldn’t be in nugget form!
Oh, and the seating — maybe the reason I never noticed how uncomfortable those benches really are before was because I was drinking adult beverages. Last night, I was not. So perhaps it was my sipping a diet ginger ale while eating the world’s worst nachos sans salsa, that had me realizing how uncomfortable my ass felt, sitting there on hard, plastic-​like stools. Not sure, but I think this is not the place for me. I’ll let the college kids keep it to themselves.
I will give one compliment — and that’s to the staff. All those pretty faces behind the counter were as friendly as can be. Can’t fault them at all.

Absolutely AMAZE BALLS.
This was the first place I ate at when my office moved into the Oppenheimer Building and everything I have ordered since then has exceeded my taste-​buds’ expectations. This is the perfect mix of modern Mexican-​street cuisine. (Although, they file under American– weird)
What I’ve had that I love: Short Rib Quesidilla, Ultimate Taco, Potato Taco, Pork Belly Adobo Taco, Tofu Taco, Ahi Tune Tostada, Crispy Green Rice Bowl, Carnitas Fries, Steak Fries, Pork Belly Nachos, Brussels Sprouts, Roasted Corn and the Lime Panna Cotta.
I’ve tried a good portion of their menu and I have found everything to be delicious and mouth watering.
Only two things to note:
1) LINE IS INSANE @ LUNCH– be prepared to wait, or order online in advance for pickup.
2) Dessert: Lime Panna Cotta– GET IT WITHOUT the topping– I think they season it with a bit of Cumin and the smell lingers of BAD BODY ODOR. Kind of ruins the dessert.

Wow! This place is shockingly good for being in the culinary desert of westwood. I had the sweet and spicy steak tacos and I was very impressed. My 4 stars is mostly because I have only been here once and I don’t like giving 5 stars on a first visit unless I get to try more menu items. Service was friendly as well… will definitely be back.

The smell of my office neighbor’s short rib sandwich wafting through the air, plus the $ 3 off coupon through EatStreet was enticing enough to try place for first time.
Ordered steak quesadilla salad bowl to go. Opened the box, disappointed by flat messy looking entrée that was heavy on the quesadilla, low on salad part. Very few veggies. I added my own butter lettuce. It does have a lot of flavor and the steak meat is tender enough, though.
If Iyou want a delicious taco salad bowl that looks pretty, calorie-​conscious and flavorful, go to Corn Grill down the street.

I can’t believe it took me 3 years (since being here as an undergraduate), to try this place out! TLT has impressed me with both the portions and tastiness. I ordered one of the entrees and I was filled up like a stuffed turkey on Thanksgiving. Perhaps, I’ll just settle with only 2 tacos since it looked more doable for me when my friend ordered it.
Overall, I am quite satisfied with the my first orders from this place, which was the Short Ribs Grilled Cheese and Carnitas Fries. (I didn’t finish the order itself, so I had a friend help me with it). I would recommend ordering the fries ALONE because the size is quite huge… It’s comparable to 4 portions of In-N-Out’s animal style fries… The grilled cheese sandwich had a hint of hot flare in it, so if you do not like spicy, then this dish might not be for you. However, it was only a tingly spice, so you should be able to handle it. In addition, the cheese sandwich was a large enough to make me full halfway through eating it, which means I was only able to eat half the sandwich… Haha.

This review is based on what we ordered: ultimate taco, brussel sprouts, beet salad, cranberry limeade and panna cotta.
All so great! I feel like this place tries to please all the different taste receptors on your tongue! We got sweet, salty, umami, sour, and bitter. Everything was rich in flavor.
Panna cotta was my favorite — so light, rich, fluffy and creamy at the same time. Very delectable.
My least favorite was the beet salad. I love beets and arugula, but that wasn’t the issue. It’s supposed to have goat cheese in it, but the presence was underwhelming as well as the vinaigrette.
The limeade was too sweet for me, but you do get free refills. The cashier was nice. He stopped by our table to see how we were doing and refilled our cup. This place is very casual and not a sit down restaurant so, I thought he went out of his way to check on us. Service was relatively fast since I had arrived as soon as they opened.
I recommend coming here if you’re nearby!

Tried TLT again… I think for me this time it landed somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars. Perhaps we ordered wrong the first time? Tried a few of their favorite items from the menu including the brussell sprouts (delicious!) and the Chimmi noodles. The crispy green rice bowl with pork was delicious as well. The steak quesadilla salad bowl was interesting… had sort of a bbq sauce on it rather than what you would typically expect but still tasty.

Ordered steak and short rib taco, both were amazing! Between the two, I would recommend the steak taco. It tasted more juicy to me. The short rib quesadilla delivered such a big «wow» that I vowed to come back to this place. Seriously, the tortilla was cooked to perfection. Finally, ordered the lime panaa cotta as dessert and it was delicious. Not too heavy and just the amount of sweet and sour.

Taco Tuesdays or late night happy hour is where it’s at!
$ 3 tacos are definitely worth it, regularly $ 4 a bit pricey.
Came here because of the pork kalua nachos! All meat, barely any fat! Must get. Pretty damn good, kinda pricey for it not being so big. Tacos they have a variety of choices.
Seared ahi taco I would pass on. Tuna was a bit tough and it didn’t really taste that good.
Pork belly taco was good! Overload on pork belly with the nachos!
Sweet and spicy was my favorite by far, surprisingly on the spicier side and I handle mine pretty well.
Overall it’s a bit of an expensive fast food joint. If you’re up for trying something than regular tacos, this would be the spot.
Metered parking throughout the entire area, just make sure you read the signs so you don’t get a ticket!

I’ve been here a handful of times now and this place is amazing! Everything I’ve gotten so far has been so delicious: ahi-​tuna tostada (fresh, light, yet filling), the short rib grilled cheese (super savory), brussel sprouts, and pork belly nachos (oh man, the pork belly and the salsa!). The prices are super reasonable, service is quick, and there always have been lots of seats available.
Definitely coming back whenever I’m near UCLA!

I’ve come here twice now for school student org fundraisers, and to sum my emotions up in one word: underwhelmed, or overwhelmed with how disappointing it was.
I ordered the Crispy Green Rice Bowl ($ 8). It includes your choice of meat (pork belly, steak, short rib, carnitas, tofu) and comes with Chimichurri Rice, Pickled Veggies, Miso Radish, Furikake, Sesame, Sambal, Cilantro. I asked for the most popular meat, which the cashier said was pork belly. It sounds pretty good on the menu, right? Pork belly rice bowl with pickled veggies. When I got it, it was served in one of those french fry trays, like the ones you’d get from In-​n-​out. In other words, it was tiny. At first glance it looked like they forgot to put the rice in. The pork belly wasn’t fatty enough — it was like they gave me the lean version of pork belly. The rice was super soggy and disgusting. The whole rice «bowl» was tiny too. I was shocked that it was $ 8. But honestly, I didn’t really care, since it tasted so bad that I didn’t want to finish it.
I know it’s inevitable that we will have another student org fundraiser here before I graduate. So I think next time I’ll order the sliders. One can’t go wrong with sliders, right?! I hope not!
Pros:
–They are very nice to help out with student org fundraisers!
–Friendly service
–Free wifi!
–Booze…lots of booze

I came here for Taco Tuesday ($ 3/​taco), so the rating is mostly based off of that fact. The tacos are unique in flavor and yummy, but I don’t think I’d pay more than $ 3 for one. But considering that 2 – 3 tacos would fill me up (but I am a petite Asian girl), it isn’t too bad.
My bf and I shared/​tried the majority of the tacos:
— ultimate taco: pulled pork, cotija cheese, homemade guac, chipotle-​honey slaw
— pork belly adobo taco: braised pork belly, pico de gallo, sambla, cilantro
— sweet and spicy steak taco: sweet and spicy steak, asian slaw, wontons, chimichurri
–seared ahi tuna taco: ahi, chipotle-​honey slaw, spicy lime –sambal sauce, chipotle-​honey aioli, and cilantro
–beef short rib taco– braised beef short rib, crispy onions, horseradish crema, arugula
The tacos were good, but nothing quite stood out. I don’t even remember which ones were my favorite…
We also ordered the carnitas fries (braised pull pork, cotija cheese, crema, homemade guac, and chipotle-​honey slaw), which were good but expensive ($ 8 – 9?). The portions were decent.
I’d be back for Taco Tuesday. And maybe on another day to check out their other items. This is a nice addition to Westwood :)

Because of the green exterior I was definitely expecting some healthy salad-​y place rather than the menu they were offering!
They have a variety of food, burritos, sandwiches and other small bites. It was my first time here and the waiter kindly recommended me the short rib grilled cheese, which definitely was very flavourful and delicious. My friend had the ahi tuna noodles, which tasted pretty good as well.
It’s not a proper restaurant, more like a food court where you order what you want, wait for the buzzer to pick up your food and promptly find a seat where you can enjoy your meal.
Would definitely order delivery if it weren’t that expensive…

Very good place. It’s fun, the food is a little confused. Lots of fusion, and definitely not five stars because not everything they have works.
My wife loves the ahi tuna tacos. She dreams about it and as long as she’s happy, I am too. So thanks for that.
The place itself isn’t so comfortable, it feels cold. I get the modern thing they are going towards, but it’s a little overdone. Remember, this is still a restaurant. Needs to have some sort of comfort and shouldn’t be a cafeteria.
Anyways, if you want a «could be healthy» and different kind of experience that has tasty Asian/​Latin fusion flavors, here is your place.

We passed by TLT in the area before they opened it and checked the menu out, it looked interesting, so we kept it in mind. On Saturday, we wanted to have dinner in Westwood. Hard decision since there are many good choices for dinning around. But we decided to try TLT.
I liked their décor, modern, airy, clean with long, communal tables and benches. I also like their motif — the lime — from décor, to food and drinks, there’s a bit of it here and there.
TLT started as a food truck, it’s nice to see a business expand. They must be doing something right.
The food is fusion-​Mexican and Asian. The menu has a bit of everything– salads, sandwiches, noodles, tacos, nacho platters, etc. Everyone could be happy here, vegetarians included.
We had a hard time deciding. I tried their ultimate taco (pulled pork, guac, cotija cheese, chipotle honey slaw– love at first sight for me, I’m a slaw freak) and it was delicious. They use corn tortillas (they use 2 tortillas, which is a great idea, it makes it easier to eat) and they are very tasty. My husband got the sweet and spicy steak taco with Asian slaw, chimichurri and wontons. Great mix of ingredients. Tacos are around $ 4. You get one taco, but it’s decent size.
And we split their carnitas fries with pulled pork, guac, crema, the same chipotle honey slaw and cotija cheese. They were great! Sure, we pigged out, but it tasted great!
This place is fun because you can mix and match, try different things. It’s more like a la carte type of place. Great restaurant to come with a group and try things.
All the ingredients were fresh, everything had a cool, unique flavor. I looked around and the other dishes that people around me ordered looked great.
They do serve alcohol (you can drink it only inside), they have a great wine and beer selection and a cool limeade/​tequila drink that sounds good.
We couldn’t skip the desert and shared their lime panacotta, nice, fluffy, light, refreshing.
On top, this place has great limeades, we got the Mango one (with a hint of honey), very good.
Great menu choices, they serve brunch in the weekends, the menu looks good. They have TV-​s, but the sound is off, they play music. I wish their AC was stronger, it was a bit warm inside.
Very good service, you order, pay, get a buzzer and pick up the food. Decent prices. Outstanding food. Ready for more.

I’m a huge fan of TLT.
They have delicious short rib tacos with crunchy onions which are possibly my favorite taco anywhere. The steak tacos seem to be a Kogi rip off but still taste awesome. My normal order is two of each and it’s definitely filling. If you want to get more flavor skip the horseradish crema on the short rib tacos.
The tuna tostada is okay but really just too many flavors and not what I expected from what i ordered. The corn here is absolutely disgusting. Who wants corn covered in sauce and cheese? Corn is great on its own.
Those two dishes and the fact that the staff is often unhelpful and condescending lead to the four star review. In fact if the staff was just a bit friendlier and didn’t ignore customers I’d likely have given TLT five stars.
Nonetheless I have to recommend TLT’s food… it’s really really good.

Having been overwhelmingly UNDERWHELMED by food in Westwood Village for years, I’m so excited to say that TLT (The Lime Truck) is the real deal! They have heavy and light menu options for every appetite size.
We were here for lunch today at about 11:45am. They got pretty crowded by noon. You order at the counter and wait for your little buzzer thing to… well, buzz when your food is ready.
I got the short rib grilled cheese and vegan ceviche. They were both so good! The short rib grilled cheese is perfectly greasy, messy, meaty, cheesy and spicy. After eating one half of this sandwich, I was pretty stuffed! They serve this hot off the grill. For the first five minutes, I couldn’t even pick up the sandwich because it was way too hot. I couldn’t wait any longer after five and just went ahead and burnt my fingers and tongue! It just smelled too good and it tasted way better. For $ 10, this is a steal. The meat was really tender and moist. Can’t wait to eat my second half for dinner tonight.
The vegan ceviche ($ 5) was really special. I didn’t like the chips that came with it. I was too full from my sandwich to have it anyway but it was served like a nacho. The ceviche has cauliflower, avocado, jalapeños, red onions and lime. It was so very flavorful!
I also got the pear limeade for $ 3. I couldn’t really taste the pears. The serving is large and you get free refill of any flavor they have! I tried my friend’s strawberry limeade and I liked that way more.
It finally won’t be a total challenge figuring out where to eat in Westwood now. I can eat at TLT for a long time before running out of things to try and order.

TLT stands for The Lime Truck, which is a pretty sensible name since most of their items are seasoned with the citrus fruit. This is due in part to it being Mexican-​Asian influenced cuisine, ranging from short-​rib quesadillas to adobo tacos.
You place your order in the front and are given a buzzer as you look for free-​for-​all seating in the restaurant. There is a long window where you can see the food being prepared. Looking around, you quickly realize that the set-​up of the place is pretty ingenious — despite being a restaurant, it is like you are actually at a food truck but only bigger and indoors.
Dishes are served on top of a metal tray, and the portions are huge. Pork Belly Nachos are definitely a must-​have! Large portions, incredibly greasy and slathered in tasty sauce that doesn’t taste good for you at all. But if you are already here, might as well go all out and leave your guilt behind.

TLT is one purty-​lookin’ restaurant.
Everything feels clean and new and modern. You order at a counter, get a buzzer and sit down and wait. When the buzzer goes off, you go to another counter to collect your grub.
I ordered the steak fries and enjoyed them, even though I think $ 10 is way too steep for 90% fries, 5% steak and 5% slaw. The steak had a nice marinated taste.
I’d be happy to go back and try some more fusion creations.