I Tested Street Food in NYC vs LA: A Flavorful Showdown!
Join me on an epic culinary journey as I pit two of America’s vibrant food scenes against each other in “I Tested Street Food in NYC vs LA”! In this video, I dive deep into the bustling streets of New York City, renowned for its iconic hot dogs and pretzels, and the sun-kissed avenues of Los Angeles, famous for its gourmet food trucks and fusion delights.
From classic NYC slices to LA’s avocado toast, we’ll explore the diverse flavors that each city has to offer. With tips on where to find the best bites and quirky anecdotes along the way, I’ll give you a taste of what sets these urban culinary experiences apart.
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Curious to see which city reigns supreme in the street food arena? Tune in, and let’s savor every moment together!
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Grab your fork and join the feast! 🍴🌆
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“Thats a big freaking wiener” PAUSE
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So much hot dog to play with there! Bruh
Saltpepperketchup
The last spot could only be done in the state with sun 70% of the time
Pleasure to be part of this! Queens represent
if a hot dog vendor started dancing like that in New York people would be like, "…. what the fuck are you doing?" LOL more power to him though
The best Mexican American food is in Chicago.
Yay, Jon and Greg! Hello, Jorge and Alfred! Everything looks so good, but it's definitely the NY halal for me.
Thank you for letting me represent my beautiful city of LA
The only thing is that you can get every type of food from almost every nation in NYC at any hour. Now I've never been to LA but my gut says we have the advantage there. In the background of Sammy's Halal you have the Tibetan trucks. That whole area has some of the best Tibetan/Nepalese Momos.
NYC isn't as good as anyone hypes it up to be, neither is LA. Both are mid.
wow shocker the NYC native thinks everything is better in NYC that's a first
"…In the world" is a bold opening statement
As a mexican, we don’t use jalapeño with tacos ja ja ja.
What the price difference 🌭NY vs 🌭LA?
The BEC vs breakfast burrito is similar to how I feel about nyc pizza vs deep dish: both are for different moods/situations. If it’s breakfast, BEC is grab and go on your way to do stuff much like pizza. The breakfast burrito is good, hearty, and filling much like deep dish. But it’s a lot for breakfast and more of a sit down food just like deep dish. Deep dish is good but it serves a different purpose compared to a nyc slice: deep dish in sitting down for a heavy meal, nyc slice I’m getting like two slices for a satisfying meal as I go to bars or walk around
Love these spots. I was at the skewer spot you went to win Queens like two weeks ago, and it was really good. and affordable. Great video Jon 😎
Common bro, the hotdog in LA was definitely better.
Who has better Street Food NYC or LA? ….
Concrete truck. There's no cement truck.
Philadelphia has better street food
Hard to pick who has better street food overall but the best NYC street food for me is Halal Food over rice and for LA it’s the Breakfast burritos.
Wish we had street food like this in England! When markets on in town sure you can get some good food then but nothing is permanent or normal as it is I’m America ❤
I'm from Pittsburgh and for me it was a clean sweep by LA.
I added Dominick's HotDog Truck to my food list next time I visit NYC
Two of my favorite cities!! While I call CA home, I love visiting NY – no place like it in the world
Come to Tampa next. Lots of NY spots here claiming to be "authentic " since supposedly from NY. With everyone moving to Florida, Tampa is blowing up
Who has better Street Food NYC or LA?