Reviews for Loreto's Fried Turkey in Compton, CA
I hit the turkey gold mine. I ordered the turkey "soul" sandwich and it was so delicious and finger-licking. The turkey is... seasoned to perfection. The combination of white and dark chopped turkey meat is pure heaven and don't forget the "soul" sauce..the homemade gravy. Yummy! I hope you make the pilgramage to this restaurant... you will be smiling from ear to ear. Read more
Really felt sad after paying as much as we did for such a bad turkey dinner. Loreto is a great talker but the fried turkey... compared to a fresh brined and seasoned turkey just is not comparable. This experience was a very bad one when everyone at thedinner table was expecting a delicious turkey dinner but instead was treated with a skinny dried out bird with terribleseasoning. I followed the directions as Loreto had stated???? but so sad it tasted so bad. I?m sad I lost this years turkeydinner and I was embarrassed for what I had offered to my guest and paid 90 dollars but it is a lesson learned. Won?t recommendloretos as other people because I know good turkey and this was far from it and I believe if you put your effort and time to doit yourself you can make a delicious tasting bird. I feel duped I spend 90 dollars for a really unseasoned dried turkey. Pleasetake my comments as just a warning because maybe not everyone will Feel the same but I will never return or recommend Loreto?s. Read more
This definitely a hidden gem in Compton, they have very good Fried Turkey legs, Turkey tacos with some mac and cheese it usually... be a long wait in line but definitely worth the wait. Read more
Extremely rude very bad customer service. The lights are off as soon as I walk in at 1pm!? And then the cook shook his head and... told us that he only has one turkey leg. How are you going to run a business with lack of food, presentation, and extremely rudepersonnel. I definitely Do NOT recommend this place Read more
My family and I wanted to try fried turkey for Christmas. So I immediately went to google search to look for fried turkeys... nearby. Loreto?s Fried Turkey was the first to pop up. So I looked at the reviews on google as well as Yelp, and everyone hadnothing but nice things to say about the food. So I decided to go ahead and see what the rave is about. I called a week beforeChristmas just to ensure I get my order in, because I saw that during the holidays this place gets really busy. Mr. Loretohimself answered the phone and he said come two days before Christmas to pick it up. As my daughter and I approached the turkeyshack we could smell the aroma of fried turkey as we walk through the door. I immediately was hungry. He was a very nice andpleasant man and handed me instructions on how to reheat the turkey on Christmas morning. So on Christmas I followed theinstructions and WOW!!! THIS TURKEY WAS SO GOOD AND MOIST AND SEASONED TO PERFECTION!!!! My family and I could not stop eatingit. Needless to say that our Christmas dinner was a HIT! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who loves FRIEDTURKEY! ???????????????? Read more
Why are people angry when they come to Loretto's late November and the food is sold out? I imagine the same might happen around... X-mas and other major holidays as well? This is a small business. Joe's turkey is fantastic. Maybe you should be mad at yourselffor not ordering well in advance and not understanding basic supply and demand. Keep the fantastic turkey and sides coming, goJoe. Read more
Loreto's is a Compton take-out spot specializing in deep-fried turkeys and serving turkey dinners. The operation is contained... within a small, modest space bursting with charm, owned and operated since 2003 by turkey prodigy Joe Loreto. Whatever categoryof place that Loreto's is, this is the authentic no-B.S. version of it; I know authentic when I see it, and I know B.S. when Ismell it. I saw a couple of the turkeys out, both monster birds with glistening copper skin that made me want to skip the restof summer and bring on Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, I haven't got a time machine, and I'm not one to need an entire turkey inJune. Fortunately, Loreto's also offers their delightful Cajun-seasoned fried turkey carved up on a plate as a turkey dinner,sliced and heaped into sandwiches, or chopped in tortillas as tacos. Mr. Loreto is a friendly and avuncular operator who wearshis chef's whites (including a toque blanche) while he's in his store. He'll speak transparently about his cooking processes andingredients, not that you'll ever be able to replicate it yourself: Joe knows more about frying turkeys than I've known aboutanything in my life. He fries birds as small as 12 pounds and as large as 25 pounds, and always in peanut oil. While Mr. Loretois chicano, his wife is black, and the recipes used here are a combination of his and hers, fusing the "soul food" of oldCompton with the Mexican appetites and evolving culinary sensibilities of new Compton. The "Turkey Taco" here is excellent.Where other turkey tacos in Compton and South L.A. are made with ground turkey that could just as easily be ground beef,Loreto's uses some of the best sliced turkey you'll have: luscious, savory, with a juicy texture and mouth-feel derived from acombination of white meat, dark meat, and skin. This taco has a warm, griddled tortilla with lettuce and chopped tomatoes in it,as most "black tacos" in this micro-region do. Even better than Loreto's turkey taco is their "Turkey T Read more
It should be noted that this restaurant is temporarily closed until February. From October throughout the holidays, Loreto's is... CATERING & ORDERING ONLY business. It would help save people alot of time and driving if it that was posted. Read more