blessing of the animals and a cream filled churro to boot

don't get bamboozled by this uber cute face.

sometimes the devil comes out....

so i try to keep charlie on the right side of the spiritual track and brought him to the "blessing of the animals" at olvera street this saturday. he sure needed a good blessing and some bad doo doo knocked out of him.

when we got there, it was jammed packed with two legged and four legged animals. this dog got really into it and promptly plopped down to praise the lord. charlie then promptly went behind him to sniff his butt.

as we braved the looooooooooooooooong line so my little charlie can get blessed, i started thinking about churros. being at olvera street always makes me think of churros, don't you?

we finally got to the end where charlie was blessed with some holy tap water. since i carried him, i got doused with water too so i looked like a wet cat holding a wet dog.

afterwards, i quickly navigated us to mr. churro where i get my churro fix. it's located in one of the side shops in the main thoroughfare that is olvera street. i never feel right leaving this place unless i'm clutching a cream filled churro from the mr. himself.

as you can see, they have other goodies here, but i have a one tracked mind when i come into this little shop and it usually involves......

this big ole bubbling vat of oil that this "thing" that i want gets cooked in. no wonder it's hard to lose the muffin top!

you get a choice of filling for your churro; strawberry, custard, or caramel for $3. i personally like the custard the best (the other two flavors are a tad too sweet for me even though custard is pretty sweet as well). i remember one time, when i had visited mr. churro, i saw this woman buy 50 custard filled churros! i'm sure she brought it to a party, but DANG she is right, it's rather good.

the best part is the first bite. i love the crispy crunch! then my lips get covered in sugar and cinnamon and i stick out my tongue to give my big mouth a good lick, similar to what my charlie does. the custard adds another delicate dimension to this sweet delight and cuts through the crunchiness.

mmmmm.......so charlie got blessed and i got my delectable churro. it was a rather lovely saturday, oh yes it was.

Mr. Churro

15 Olvera St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-9036

price: $
verdict: tasty, try it!

senor churro

Mr Churro's
15 Olvera St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 680-9036

price: $
verdict: tasty, try it!

i know why there's a "mr." in front of mr. churro. it's a sign of respect. show respect everybody and bow down to the best tasting churro on this side of l.a! seriously.

the churros are crispy on the outside but soft on the inside. they are then dredged in cinnamon and sugar to give it that signature churro coating. nothing special about that right? but au contraire my churro eating connoisseurs...mr. churro bumps it up a notch by pumping into the churro your choice of caramel, strawberry, or custard filling. i like the caramel filling the best, but don't hesitate to ask them to fill in two different flavors since they break your churro in half anyways so each half can have its own distinct filling.

they are a badass churro making mofo. after you take a bite of their crispy churro and have the wonderful filling gush into your mouth, you too will know what i'm talking about.

tasteless taquitos

Cielito Lindo
23 Olvera Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 687-4391

price: $
verdict: not worth my time.

i've gone here thrice to try their taquitos. first time it was because of the long lines and i wanted to check out the hype. the second time because i forgot that i didn't like it and was too hungry to forage for food elsewhere. the third time because my friend wanted to eat there and i didn't want to burst her bubble. i left with the same verdict each and every time though: the taquitos ain't so good. the taquitos are fried, but they aren't the crunchy fried kind either. once in your mouth, the texture isn't pleasant. the beef tasted bland, leading me to think that it was just the stage for the real highlight of the meal, the intriguing avocado sauce. i think it's a bit overpriced for what it's worth but i give it 3 stars because i haven't tasted anything else on the menu except for the taquitos and chile relleno which was pretty good.