I right here.

We saw it, man.

Right here you got.

Even if you drive a Knauer an hour and 1/2 to come here Jingle Burger to eat a burger, it's worth it when the sun sets in Los Angeles.

That's when the true spirit of Tommy's comes alive before and now.

Another late night haunts started the boulevard Night Owls were first drawn to the neon lights of this mom and pop chain, which famously popularized chili burgers throughout.

So called.

But the legend of Tommy's has just as much to do with its gritty party vibe as a greasy burgers themselves.

Hardcore Angelina's understand it sora, which is why I brought along 20 jeez, Kogi pioneer Roy Choi and radio personality have inclined to dish about what makes Tommy is the ultimate late night Burger Temple.

Okay, so here we are, legendary Los Angeles eatery Tommy's.

There's something just institutional about with one on Beverly and Ramparts.

This is our spot.

I mean, for me in and out didn't exist when I was growing up, didn't come into the city of L.

A to die until I was out of college, right?

So for me, this this was it.

This was the place.

Pops brought me here, you know?

So, yeah, like it's the first thing that I experienced a burger.

Everyone thinks like, Oh, you know, L a in and out.

But like, if your true ballet if you grew up here, you know it's a secret handshake.

Well, it's also the chili.

The chili makes it a completely different experience and makes when you want to eat it.

Different to true.

And you know what's crazy about that is like it doesn't even say on the menu like it's like the order.

A cheeseburger or hamburger hot dog automatically comes in Chile.

The consistency of it is some other different.

Like this game's, too, where you shoot things when there's like a thing that comes with the chili.

Feels like it has that density and weight, right?

It has to melt.

You asked the male with the burger like like sauce, but it's worth it usually when you can.

You maybe had a few right exactly.

Needs something for all that liquid refreshment.

A restaurant tour.

Look at all like the elements, right?

Wouldn't this be like your dream restaurant.

If you open a restaurant, you know, like these little things.

I want to be cool thing.

This place is so much about live.

I mean, Tami's family of you hear this?

We love you, but like the vibing five at the other place.

58 This spot.

If I feel like every time I come here, especially late at night, it's like a flex.

Do you like you have to have a fly car?

Like, if you have a nice car, you at least have to give it up.

One like one tribe in the main parking lot.

Just so you're like, you know, I'm sure my car a little bit well, especially when used to low.

Right, Because I use a little right, Right.

Come in at the angle.

Yeah.

Come here.

And then you swoop this way, and then you swoop around like this when I was coming here.

You know, there are a lot of low riders, but I have a VW bug like Loretta.

You have a bug.

And that's the best thing about Tom.

That's what about flexing.

That's that's fucking Tommy's baby.

Get out Field lines looking a little long.

Yeah, that's well, he's pulling our place.

Yeah, that's my brother over there.

Come from you.

Ah, let's go get some of the Syracuse murders.

So wait, let's go eat.

They're gonna cut you.

I've probably been coming to Tommy since I was a little girl.

Maybe 9 25 Now she's lying.

It's 41.

Yeah, definitely a part of.

I've never like a dull moment here.

David.

Jonathan.

Jonathan hated fresh out of the Dodger gang.

Stand in line with everybody else.

Get fucked up.

I mean, shit.

Excuse my French.

But whatever you go through, if you got some problems at home, come to Tommy's on the late night and get you put a nice meal, right?

I mean, you can't go wrong with Tommy's.

I'll have a number two when add a chili tamales.

No tomato extra pickles.

I'm Bob Auerbach.

I'm Tommy.

Cool Axis steps on the founder of Dummies.

Tommy started in this shack behind me.

1946 May 15th.

The Chilli Burger is on L.

A tradition and did start here in Tommy's hamburgers when the Dodgers air winning.

We're doing really well down here.

I want a cheeseburger, extra onions and a side of chillies.

Yeah.

Mammy burgers Come here.

Price.

Because it's original.

It really is original.

Yeah.

Remind you of your childhood.

Fresh out of a game, you come ashore to get burgers and fries.

I need to have beer, and they'll be lit.

Your turn.

I'll be Oh, a regular chili cheeseburger.

No tomatoes, no pickles.

Extra onions, extra cheese.

World famous chili burgers.

To be exact.

No matter what race, religion, everybody likes hobbies.

Right?

Okay.

Who got the No pickles, No tomato.

I got it.

This one with extra onions is mine.

That mean you left?

This is the absolute way to eat this evening at the tailgate.

Eating at Tommy's is the way you do this.

I've never taken one.

Yeah, you can go home.

I've had Tommy's brought to me.

You're kidding.

But I've never brought Thomas Anybody love that.

Defend copies.

The flavors are amazing.

The chili is unique.

Killing yellow.

Yeah.

It's like almost like Bowlin A's.

Yeah, something like a bull in a is.

Yeah, in a burger.

It's not dripping like you could tell.

This is a well thought out recipe.

You like tipoff?

Always, Ugo.

I even do that.

This corn is the most important part.

So uniquely Allaire is the first time I ever did.

It's fucking genius way have to remember that this place was found in 1946.

These credit chilies in 1946.

That was like some spicy shit, right?

Yeah.

Tamale, man, I've never had it before in the second by 2nd 1 writes a story like that, this is like, the first thing I really ate.

When I came here, my pops used to bring me in without a little, like, you know, really, really little.

That's something I always went back to.

So at every stage of my life in the first place I came when I got my car was I can't hear.

Yeah, had a 76 Thunderbird dropped to the ground.

The ship now was a cruise right over here.

But the tamale was Our thing is just a thing that me and my dad really liked, right?

And, um, I really never I had the burgers here, but, like for me, I grew up on the tamales.

For me, this was like the treat after going to the dentist.

So if you can stand getting a cavity filled.

We'll go to Thomas afterwards like a like a late night talk show.

Perfect Segway.

Visit three tamales.

You can't hate on that.

You know, one thing that I think sets this place apart that I love is that you're standing up.

There's something about it that's just awesome, because everybody's in the same boat when it's really busy.

You're like jostling, and it's that kind of thing where you can get into like a conversation with somebody would normally not have a conversation with while you're in line.

And for California's we don't need we don't need tables.

We don't need chairs.

This is what it is.

We eat, our car, be in, our car is laid back.

California, Peter.

All that you know.

Everybody has not fucking fake.

It's really thanks for hanging out with me.

That time is two of the best people.

Most knowledgeable Los Angelenos.

Look at the flexing.

The complex Go with real estate.

Yeah, to you never get to park right here.

Yeah, your spot pumping If you got crushed ice in a Styrofoam cup with the rebuild, right, So homey.

Order your mountain to the next police show amount on the streets looking for something that keeps life.

I just wonder we just have to take off our jerseys because I made it.

Some guys have a column for the Burger Show.

Thank you for watching Hit the like button.

Hit the subscribe button, If not for me.

For the burgers, please.

And thank you.