Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is the spicy red version of the classic cheese-flavored snack from Frito Lay. Believe it or not, it was created by a Frito-Lay janitor that pitched the idea over the phone to then CEO Roger Enrico. The result is something of a cultural phenomenon and one of the outcomes was a children’s rap video that racked up more than 4 million views on YouTube.
A number of chefs in LA have created dishes that use Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in an innovative way. Below is a round-up of restaurants offering dishes that incorporate this snack food into their menus.
Downtown LA
Tirsa’s Mexican Café – One of Chef Tirsa Nevarez’s most popular dishes is her Flamin’ Hot Sopes. Ordered a hot Cheetos sope with steak. Other options are chicken, beans or jackfruit!
Tirsa’s Mexican Café, 701 W Cesar Estrada Chavez Ave Space 108, Los Angeles, CA 90012; 213.878.9030
El Taco Rapido – Their Esquite (Mexican street corn salad) is topped with grated Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. If you prefer eating this the conventional way, you can order the elote plain instead.
El Taco Rapido – 7401 Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA 90001; 323.277.9497
Dirt Dog – The Flamin’ Dog is made with an all-beef Nathan’s hot dog wrapped in center-cut bacon, Hot Cheetos, grilled corn, chipotle lime may, cilantro, habanero sauce, and bacon bits.
Dirt Dog – 2528 S Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90007; 213.749.1813
South Los Angeles
La Michoacana Ice Cream and Antojitos – Esquite corn, spread with mayo and sprinkled with grated cheese, chiles, and optional flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Each esquite is made-to-upon order.
La Michoacana Ice Cream and Antojitos, 11128 Long Beach Blvd. Lynwood, CA 90262; 424.785.7131
San Fernando Valley
Ameci Pizza Kitchen – Their website says it all, “Home of the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Pizza”. Ameci takes their cheese pizza and tops it off with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
Ameci Pizza Kitchen, 728 S Glendale Ave, Glendale, CA 91205; 818.247.9944
South Bay
Taqueria Supremex brings loaded burritos and nachos to South Bay residents. For those looking to go all out, there is the California burrito stuffed with french fries and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, served wet or traditional. Rounding out the menu are tacos, taquitos, and tostadas.
Taqueria Supremex, 800 S Pacific Coast Hwy 6, Redondo Beach, CA; 310.316.7528
The Attic – The Mac n’ Cheetos, a signature Attic dish, is mac n’ cheese, with spiraled, thick noodles and cheddar, jack, and mozzarella melted cheeses, topped with crumbled hot cheetos and sliced green onion.
The Attic, 3441 E Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90803; 562.433.0153