Hugo's Tacos Comes to Atwater Village

The Atwater Village Newbie wrote last month that Hugo's Tacos is opening an outpost in the 'hood... and as of today, the "coming soon" signs are up.

The new Hugo's Tacos is located on Glendale Blvd. in the tiny store that formerly housed Long's Realty. Not sure how Long's stayed in business; the only property they ever touted was some 400 sq. foot office space on Broadway in Glendale. Guess it finally caught up to them.

Maria and I were actually thinking the space would be perfect for a small wine bar or other mini food spot. But I gotta imagine Hugo's has some work ahead of it, as there isn't any sort of kitchen in the tiny space, as far as I can tell.



We reviewed the original Hugo's Tacos -- itself an off-shoot of the popular Hugo's brunch chain -- in 2006. Here's our review from then. A highlight:

It still seems weird that brunch staple Hugo's now also operates a taco stand. But because it's fairly new, the stand is clean, operates well, and is a gourmet alternative to your typical greasy taco shack. It also offers up vegetarian options, like a soy chorizo and potato taco, as well as a zucchini/corn/string bean one.

Always nice to have yet another dining option in Atwater Village. And since I pass by that old Long's Realty shack every day on the way home from work, I can imagine plenty of nights in the future where I'm bringing home tacos to the Franklin Avenue 3.