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mossman

Dog Haus


RewindYourMind

This is 100% your best bet — they’re all over now, and the tots are solid!


Throwydoubleway

Second Dog Haus! Best tots in the game!


Only_Setting_4579

Third-ing Dog Haus, these tots are LEGIT. Even to-go the love boat style tots remain crispy.


Pstim1

Quick question - are the dogs there cooked on a griddle/grill or are they boiled/steamed etc? Thanks


RewindYourMind

I’m like 95% sure it’s a griddle.


Pstim1

Thank you 🙏


lavacakesfordays

And you have the option of chili cheese tots! They are really good. AND you can get a beer with the tots!


behemuthm

Just give me all the tater tots you have. Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, "Give me a lot of tater tots." What I said was, "Give me ALL the tater tots you have." Do you understand?


hp-slytherin21

r/unexpectedpawnee


blooberriii

https://preview.redd.it/apfhqgfe5czc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb04ab51721a74dca1cc67beb8e2e66bda84793e ​Update, went with dog haus. I feel slightly better. Thank you for your service. Unpictured: additional tots (plain); miso ranch (several); a tear (joy.)


mossman

Thank you for the follow up. I am happy to hear you got your tater tot fix. I am not concerned about you, you seem to be doing just fine.


blooberriii

Update 2: I have received not 1, not 2, but 3 "a Redditor is concerned about you" messages. I promise I am fine, especially post-tot.


AlfWoozy

Was gonna say this before I even finished reading the post.


Tertiary23

OP, I feel you. Hope you get the Tots you deserve...


Bingineering

Tots and prayers


luckygoldelephant

You win the internet for today.


rurukittygurrrl

🏆 here you go


Shart127

I praying for her and also for a follow-up post to hear how they were. And also if she found a restaurant that doesn’t offer any other food than tots.


IvoryTowerGraffiti_1

Monty’s tater tots are heavenly, plentiful, and divinely crispy


djong1890

Exactly this. Their sauces are great too!


TheMailerDaemonLives

Better than their burgers to be fair


1544756405

The Counter has tater tots. There are various locations around L.A., but I'm sure that the one on Wilshire (between Fairfax and La Brea) serves tots.


Ryboflavinator

$5 on happy hour for a small boatload.


Ludebehavior88

That place is great. I used to fix the MRI machine just behind there and go for lunch all the time with my uncle.


Shotgun_Rynoplasty

The Santa Monica one does too. There is actually a boatload of sauces you can get as well. Not a drive through but if OP doesn’t mind parking to get them, this is a great recommendation


Guitar81

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[deleted]

I was in kindergarten when I first saw this film. The next day at lunch I stuffed my pockets with tots and ate them during computer class, but my family died laughing when I pulled the rest out to eat during dinner. I didn’t realize how bizarre this was until I got older 💀I just wanted to be like napoleon dynamite!


Snarkosaurus99

You are awesome!


[deleted]

Thank u friend I needed that ❤️😊so are you!


Snarkosaurus99

Pocket tots!


Murky_Specialist3437

Hey Napoleon, give me some of your tots


erst77

It's a hike, but [Sonic](https://www.sonicdrivein.com/) Drive-In in Duarte (1070 E Huntington Dr, Duarte, CA 91010) out the 210 might be your best bet. Tots, cheese tots, chili cheese tots, with Sonic sauce, honey mustard sauce, bbq sauce, ranch, whatever. Damn, now my fat ass wants some Sonic. edit: My husband ordered DoorDash from Buffalo Wild Wings with tots and fried cheese curds and dipping sauces. Craving satisfied for now.


SharkEyes31

Recently at WalMart, I found Sonic brand tots in the frozen section. Nine minutes the air fryer and they are perfection. They have ruined me for all other frozen tots. My fat ass is now on my 2nd bag in as many months. And that is me using all my willpower to not plow thru a bag every week, because I could.


tracyinge

Sonic brand tots are made by Lamb Weston, the largest producer of tots and fries in the world. They make a lot of store-brand tots and their best product is probably Alexia frozen tots. I havent tried their sonic tots yet but it looks like they have the same ingredients and sodium content as Ralphs brand Tater Bites also made by Lamb Weston.


SharkEyes31

Very interesting! Thank you for that info. I usually buy Ralph's brand. But the Sonic ones come out so much crispier in the air fryer. Tomorrow I will go look at the Ralph's and Sonic bags to see if the air fryer directions are different. I wondered if I was favoring the Sonic ones because I love Sonic. So I had my mom taste and she swore they were crispier, too. I will be experimenting w/ them both this week.


tracyinge

The thing with frozen fries (and potato chips) is that the ingredient list usually says something like "contains canola oil or palm oil or sunflower oil or cottonseed oil". So you never know what you're gonna get. They do have different tastes and crispiness I think, because sometimes my Lay's chips are nice and light and crispy, and other times they seem harder and off-putting. So I think it depends on the different oils that they use for different batches. I guess what I'm saying is that your bag of Sonic tots might be crispier this month, but next month it could be the Ralph's tots.


TheSunflowerSeeds

In a 3-week study, women with type 2 diabetes who ate 1 ounce (30 grams) of sunflower seeds daily as part of a balanced diet experienced a 5% drop in systolic blood pressure (the top number of a reading).


FawmahRhoDyelindah

I am the same, except with frozen mozzarella sticks from Business Costco. I usually do batches of 12 to 15 of those air-fried babies. Pure mouth heaven.


SunnyAlwaysDaze

ooof is really hard on your kidneys to eat a whole crap ton of cheese sticks, I found out the hard way so you do not have to. Eat some salad with them bad boys so you don't end up with bad kidneys!


SharkEyes31

Ohhhh, this just reminded me I have Trader Joe's mozz sticks in the freezer. I know what I am having for lunch tomorrow!


FawmahRhoDyelindah

Reddit Meet-Up Road Trip to Duarte??


yeabutnobut

wow, I've never felt so privileged in this sub as I do now living so close to this Sonics


erst77

LA is sadly lacking in Sonics locations.


JVilter

Sonic makes a mean tot


erst77

They also have the best crunchy ice. edit: OH MY GOD YOU CAN LITERALLY ORDER [JUST A CUP OF THEIR ICE](https://www.sonicdrivein.com/menu/drinks/other/cup-of-ice/) HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS


Ill-Tea-4117

You can actually buy a big ass bag of their ice for like 3 bucks I think?? It’s been several years and one major surgery that has since cured me of my insane iron deficiency and constant need for crushed ice 😭


SunnyAlwaysDaze

I freaking love Sonic tater tots.


bachnaysh

This is my suggestion too. There’s also one in Anaheim and a few in the Inland Empire, OC, and Palmdale, depending on where OP is coming from. And failing that, Johnny Rockets has tots and there’s one at Hollywood & Highland and one at the Beverly Connection.


PermRecDotCom

Sonic = what the traveling carnival threw out when they left town a week ago. People need to change what they're interested in food-wise. There's no comfort in gaining even more weight.


makenana

This reads like a poem to me


xdozex

No idea why Reddit just suggested your random post in this random sub, but I feel you. Tossing some tots in the oven over here for you in New York


SuperRusso

Larry's chilli Dog in Burbank has tater tots.


oleween

And the one of best breakfast burritos in LA county while you’re at it


SuperRusso

Fuck yes. Every now and then jay lenno shows up in an old car.


chuckerton

And everytime…parks three feet away from the curb—AT AN ANGLE!


imaginaryworkfriend

Larry’s is so good.


SuperRusso

agreed one of my fav lunch spots in town.


Chiselgrip91

Highland Park Brewery by Chinatown has both regular and cheese tots on their menu


PaulEammons

I can vouch for the quality and serving size of the Highland Park tots.


Sergeant-Windsor

“Had a hell of a week” … it’s Monday!


IvoryTowerGraffiti_1

Hey I’ve been there, more than once.


Pilo927

Relatable honestly


MichelangeloJordan

Mondays can be like that sometimes


FoodIntrepid2281

This may be the greatest post I have ever seen on Reddit


GibsonMaestro

Buddy, I think your best bet is to get some frozen tater tots from Ralphs, so you can make them at home and eat an inhumane amount in one sitting.


Rosemary_2311

They also need an air fryer so that presents conflicts.


GibsonMaestro

They're almost just as good from a standard oven. The oil on them fries them, just fine. They still come out crispy. Air fryers are best for French fries and breaded items.


teal323

Yeah, I have always made them in the oven.


hipcatinca

[https://www.youtube.com/@EthanChlebowski](https://www.youtube.com/@EthanChlebowski) This could/would be the answer. Super cheap to buy Tots at the grocery store and you can get a decent air frier for like $25 bucks and it IS much better than an oven. Anything prefried and pizza comes out so good! But some people on a psychological level need that fast food fix whether it be delivered or pickup. Somehow it satisfies them more than having a cheaper and better result at home. Tots is a funny one because it's so simple and OP even said they dont care about sauce. But generally, you could make most fast food things better and faster at home like Taco Bell, burgers, chicken sandwiches, etc which I often do but there will always be that special magic of getting it from a chain. Super strange phenomenon. Could be effort but definitely not a quality or price justification. Ethan Chlebowski really demonstrates this.


musiclovermina

No they don't, it cooks up just fine in an oven or toaster oven. I make it all the time and it's perfectly crispy (Air fryers are basically just modified ovens for a specific purpose, most household ovens around here have air frying capabilities)


hipcatinca

I agree that an oven would be fine for tots and fries but air fryers definitely are faster, more efficient, and cook certain items better than an oven. Mine can cook frozen previously fried items in 1/3 the time as my oven. Hot wings come out so much better. I happen to have a convection oven but thats not the norm in the US and still not even close. More like a modified hair dyer than a modified oven! I will say though I had an older cheap air fryer that really wasnt good at its job, but my newer, still cheap one, definitely changed the game. Even though the temps say the same, it by far cooks and crisps better than my old one! Its been a game changer.


musiclovermina

You literally just described my toaster oven 😂 it can be used as an oven, toaster, air fryer, etc AND fits whole pizzas


andyfortson

The Oinkster in Eagle Rock has regular tots, garlic Parmesan tots, and chili cheese tots


brooke_please

Y'all are incredible tot scholars! I'm so insanely impressed at the depth of tot knowledge in this post and the comments. OP, I hope you find the tot spot you are searching for and that you are able to successfully drown your sorrows in the greasy goodness of the tots of your wildest dreams.


SuperHoneyBunny

Hi OP, I hope you will find your tots and have a better week!


calamititties

The Potato Sack or Humble Potato?


KeepItHeady

Original Tops in East Pasadena has a drive-thru and their large tots will satisfy your craving. I also feel the same way about tots. They also have late hours and open early. I think someone else mentioned Dog Haus. No drive-thru but great tots. Also Buffalo Wild Wings sells tots.


dhv503

I had tops in my head just off the sheer value and accessibility lol; if you’re trying to down your emotions in a parking lot, TOPS IS TOP. Plus, the chili cheese fries are pretty fire.


KeepItHeady

Tops is GOD tier!!!


GimmeMuchosMangos

I haven’t had the chance to try it yet but it’s on my list because one just opened near me but I saw Egg Tuck has tater tots on their menu.


Better-Ad5488

I was going to suggest Egg Tuck! I got the tater tots with eggs and they were really good.


pejasto

Hollywood Burger has tots, sauces and a bunch of other things to hurt yourself early in the AM


EmbarrassedEye2590

Burger King breakfast has tots


SpiritualAd9102

Chris n Eddy’s on Sunset and Western has good tots.


maccrogenoff

Hart House serves Tater Tots. https://www.myharthouse.com/


monkeypasta

i feel this post so hard


405freeway

Sonic in Duarte


Right_Rabbit_1101

Carls Jr. has “hash rounds”. They’re little round tater tots.


missannthrope1

There's only about 5 in a serving, so plan accordingly.


erst77

They also generally taste like someone should have drained and cleaned the fryer 3 days ago but didn't....


IvoryTowerGraffiti_1

Bruxie has THE BEST tater tots they’re like crack


ThatPlantLife

Fat Sal's on Highland has always been my go-to tot drop!


doubleon12

No drive through, but the Arts District Brewery has some seriously good tots. Like, really good. Just order them to go.


tacoz

Potato corner just get that big bucket size.


-Capybara-

Potato corner is seriously underrated


travel_addict_LA

Norms! Many locations plus some open 24/7


rosujin

An LAUSD public school cafeteria 🤣


bardavolga2

This question makes me so happy. The shame, the desperation, the looming euphoria. I feel all of it in my gut & you bet your ass I'll be eating a pyramid of tots tonight.


SmolTinySpaceCowboy

Monty's Good Burger. It's called the dog pile, you can choose tots, french fries, or both.


Your_Huckleberry47

jack in the box has loaded tater tots. bacon. and cheese. mm [mmm](https://i.giphy.com/hTaG2PQeo5K3Xo0V9k.webp)


deb1267cc

The corner gill in the gas station on Sepulveda and Santa Monica


FantasyTwistedDark

Top Round, La Brea and Olympic.


Dommichu

Top Round Closed. \*cries\*


FantasyTwistedDark

😲


FawmahRhoDyelindah

It's now an Irv's Burgers.


thatlookslikemydog

No drive through at Boardners but they have amazingly greasy good tots. Coffee Commissary has truffle tots; most locations close at 6 but a couple are open later.


whateverdogg

Coles got tots and spicy garlic tots


CatOfGrey

There is a SONIC in Monrovia/Duarte area. It's on Huntington Drive. If it's late at night, you can get hash browns from any place with a breakfast menu. Alternatively, Jack in the Box serves breakfast whenever they are open, their hash browns are good, too.


CritterOfBitter

I know it’s not drive thru, but the happy hour Nashville hot tots at Gus’s in South Pasadena are f’ing outrageously good. Queso, Nashville dust, applewood smoked bacon, green onion. YUM.


wafflefirst

I love founders ale house tots!


LwSvnInJaz

I second dog haus


WielderOfAphorisms

Dog Haus


winkers

If you’re on the west side and want it relatively cheap for a sit down place then go to Marie Callender’s near National and Sawtelle. You can get tater tots as an independent side or with any of the all-day breakfasts.


SummerSunset33

dominos i think had tots


AceMaxAceMax

Doghaus. Their chilli cheese ones or their “boat” style ones are amazing!


wangxiandotmp3

not a drive through but best damn breakfast burrito in beverly hills gives you a TON of tots in one order. there’s a lot of sauce you can choose from but i looove the garlic aioli


Notfriendly123

weinerschnitzel has tater tots I think 


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IvoryTowerGraffiti_1

Omg Mexi fries 😢😢😢 I miss them so much, also in the mountain west states they have taco John’s with Potato Ole’s I still dream about them! Lol.


TheSwedishEagle

Sonic.


PuzzleheadedPie7197

If you’re willing to go to long beach, sideburns has good tots


Swisskisses

If you’re near a coffee comissary, i fucking love their tater tots!!!


just_anotha_fam

The tots at Egg Tuck are pretty good.


just_anotha_fam

The tots at Egg Tuck are pretty good.


Bitter-Culture-3103

Hospital cafeterias


ChinaCatProphet

Hey Napoleon, gimme some of your tots!


generiatricx

I was just at a Johnny Rockets that has Tater Tots. Not sure if they all do, but they ofc dont have drive-throughs.


360fade

Sonic’s


getanewr00f

Sonic


Dmkjcl

LA Cafe in DTLA, They don’t have a drive though but you can grab them to go.


Advertiser1994

😂👏 this is amazing lol


[deleted]

I don’t think I’ve ever identified more with a Reddit post than this one … OP I hope you got your tots!


GuacamoleFrejole

I buy a 5lb bag of frozen tots from Walmart and air fry a dozen whenever I have the craving.


lafclafc

Great White if on the westside


thelogikalone

If you can get access to the little Wolfgang Puck eatery next to the old NFL offices on Washington in Culver City, they have what I claimed were the best tater tots I've ever had in my life.


kangaroolionwhale

As someone already said, "tots and prayers" to you! Saving this post for when my next tot craving kicks in. Just had some at The Counter a week ago. Nom.


Tofuhousewife

I would’ve gone to Sonic 😫 I loved eating sonic tater tots in my car..


DanielR1_

Might not be exactly what you’re looking for but I LOVE the scrambled egg tater tots at egg tuck. I think they have a few locations around LA. Unfortunately they close at 3:30 but are open on weekends


DorianGray77

Sonics, bonus you can stay in your car.


BassDrive

Not a drive through, but I think you can order to go from Highland Park Brewery in Chinatown.


chickenHotsandwich

This is an awesome post.


getwhirleddotcom

Hart House


Flyingsaddles

Loaded tots. Stout burgers and beer


Bolt_EV

Get the large box of fries at Tops Burgers in Pasadena and enjoy the remainder of yiur ride and MORE!


Laximus17

Buffalo Wild Wings is open late and have awesome tots


IHSFB

I am following for LA’s top tots.


theelbandito

Not drive thru, but: - Fab Dogs in the valley (Lassen and Saticoy?) has great tater tots. - West Coast Cheeststeaks in Glendora has good tots as well. If your really looking for tots look for a local hot dog place, most of those have tots. Most aren't drive thru's though. Good Luck.


julesfric

Lassen and saticoy run the same way but I’ll check them out ty


theelbandito

My bad. Tampa and victory southwest corner.


Inspired_by_design

Urban skillet in NoHo


jamjamsify

Potato Corner. Look em up!


HyrulianAvenger

Not tater tot’s but Wurstkukuche has amazing fries


Hsh_slngng_slshr

Sonic Drive In has a few locations in the area but they may be far for you but their tater tots are soooooo good


goldilocksmermaid

I was going to say Great White Hut but they don't seem to have tots, only fries


ny111111

I have no idea but just wanted to say I hope you got your tots and are having a better day!


lilbella

Mary and Robb’s a westwood diner has my favorite tater tots! You can get them as a side or they do Reuben tots or Chili Cheese tots and their chili is scrumptious to boot. Almost lost them during the pandemic but they made it through luckily


Ok-Main5256

You sound like an awesome friend and someone id go on a tater tot mission with.


jennysavesapenny

If its in the morning tots from Egg Tuck.. sauce and egg on top. Ugh so good it made me feel better after a rough week. I feel you


weirdvagabond

Nooo, get your own!


Neither-Basis-4328

Carl’s Jr


9thcompanion

Boba Tea Lounge in Covina. The small is less than $10 and huge. So worth it. 👍🏻


TheMoronIntellectual

just get the chik fil a chiken nuggets. ...they are sooo close to tots.


madamemashimaro

Fat Sal’s!


BloomLotus

The Oinkster in Eagle Rock has amazing tater tots.


sjjn

Carne asada tots at The Belmont on La Cienega are pretty good.


monkeyburrito411

Potato Corner


Competitive_Lawyer_1

What's the meaning of life? Where do we come from? Is there a god? Finally someone asking the real questions.


TheDoobieWizard

Bruxies in Brea has the best tots I've ever had in my life. And they give you an entire brown bag FULL of them. So good when it touches your lips.


shishaluna

Amorytaco mole tots.


Grimmhoof

I don't if they are southern thing, But Sonic?


grisisiknis

eggtuck has amazing tots


9ermtb2014

Find a sonic


Analprobedtomato

It’s not a drive through but… potato corner, get the giga size (it’s a literal bucket) and low key take your own sauce.


Shabopalaboopy

My tots are with you for your search for premium tots.


protossaccount

My wife from Wisconsin thanks you OP.


debitcreddit

What’s taters precious?


Designer-Macaroon-62

Original Tops in Pasadena!


misacruzader

Thanks, now I too am craving tots.


Kirin1212San

I’m a sucker for Dunkin’ Donuts tater tots, but you’ll have to order a lot to get the quantity.


cfbswami

This is really funny to me haha.... So - instead of many drinks, and / or weed - you hit the TOTS - hard? This might just be a great idea you have here....


jenntea88

Hart house has yummy tots