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Wee Man's Taco Joint

Wee Man's Taco Joint

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Got a craving from some next-level Mexican fare? Then come with us as we head on over to Chronic Tacos, where the shots are being called by none other than "Jackass" star Wee Man! W.M. scoops us on why he decided to get into the taco game, let's us sample some house faves, and then gives us a tour of the kitchen where we see how to build the perfect taco and burrito! Hosted by Erika Ross (@erikaross_).

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Young Hollywood

This is Camera A. Oh, look at you with all the lingo.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

Camera A, checking one, two. I was doing this when you were still writing love notes to boys in middle school.

Young Hollywood

That sounds about right. Like, Jeremy likes you.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

That sounds about right.

Young Hollywood

It's a very cool spot you have here.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Young Hollywood

Who knew that you'd be in the taco game?

Wee Man's Taco Joint

I never thought I would be. And uh, it's funny that I am because on the red carpet and stuff, I would do movie things and all that and be interviewed by people like you. And there'd be other celebrities in front of me and they'd be like, well, uh, yeah, I just opened up my restaurant and all this. And I'd be sitting there like, really? I'm listening to this right now. And then I'd come up and the next interviewer person would be like, well, what have you, do you have a restaurant or anything? I'd be like, no, but I have all these taco stands everywhere. I'm selling talk this. So, I used to throw it out to the world jokingly. And next thing you know, here I am.

Young Hollywood

So, what is your favorite dish on the menu?

Wee Man's Taco Joint

Well, one of them, we're really hoping to get. Hang on. Hey, Blake, can I get a al pastor taco?

Young Hollywood

Al pastor taco. I didn't know I was going to be stuffing my face this interview.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

You got to try it. You got to try it.

Young Hollywood

Oh well, let's talk about Jackass, of course. That's, that's what you're, you're primarily known for.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

Okay. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Now, what was one stunt where you were like, I could possibly end up in the hospital, or have you ended up in the hospital before?

Wee Man's Taco Joint

Um, knock on wood. Okay. Not from Jackass. I've never. I've gotten pretty hurt on Jackass, but not in the hospital.

Young Hollywood

Now what stunt, what's one stunt?

Wee Man's Taco Joint

One of the stunts though was, uh, thank you. There you go. One of the stunts was, uh, when Preston and I did the double bungee in the second film. Okay. I thought I was like, I'm just going to do it. I thought I was going to go, bungee. We were going to crash midair, and then, like, I was going to get knocked out and drown. Or I thought, okay, I'm going to land in it, and he's going to land on top of me and knock me out and still drown. Yes. But somehow we pulled it off, and it worked exactly the way Bam thought of this one. And he goes, it was exactly how I dreamt of it. Perfect. Thank God, that would have been scary getting crushed by Preston. Oh, yeah.

Young Hollywood

You ready for this?

Wee Man's Taco Joint

Yes. I, well, I've had it many times. I know it's good stuff. Here, here, give me the mic. Thank you.

Young Hollywood

Are you ready for this?

Wee Man's Taco Joint

I'm ready. That's life changing.

Young Hollywood

It is. Isn't it? Now, how did you get involved with Chronic Tacos?

Wee Man's Taco Joint

Well, my buddy, Blake, Okay. He's the guy in the red hat who brought the taco on. He and I have known each other since I was five. And we always like after I did movie success, he thought, well, let's do something that's successful, hopefully, you know, because you never know, that we can continue forever. I thought, well, what could we do? He went by Chronic Taco and he said, man, this place is amazing. We don't have any in our home town. Right. Let's do one. And I said, well, connect me to the owner. If I even like the person first and want to do business with them, then we'll go from there. So, we had a meeting at one of the Chronics about, like, 8:00 at night. I ate there, I loved it. The guy was super cool. To my personality, his name is Randy. Awesome. And uh, we went out all night, partied, had fun, and we're like, okay, we're doing business together. Let's do this. This is our other favorite, uh, item here is the California burrito. Okay. It has french fries, everything in it, and uh, you want to try this?

Young Hollywood

All right, let's do it. Yeah. Actually.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

We're going to do a burrito cheer. Cheers.

Young Hollywood

Cheers. Yeah. Oh, wow. That's next level. That's like amazing, also.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

That's next level. I think it's the french fries that really sets it apart.

Young Hollywood

All right, so we got to go see how this is made. You're going to give us a tour of the kitchen.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

How you want to see how everything's made? And there, yeah. Of course. All right, jump. Hey, Heather, will you make us the al pastor taco just like how we had it. Al pastor is spicy pork. Okay. And we also cook it with pineapple. You see, you can see all the pineapple pieces and stuff like that. We prep every. We don't have freezers or anything. Everything's brought to us daily. All the fresh meat. We prepare it for our lunch crowds, get it ready, and then we just keep it right here, keep it warm. It, and people love it. You tasted it.

Young Hollywood

I did. I loved it.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

So. So, it starts out, we just put the meat on there, warm the tortillas up. So, we'll do cheese, standard issue. Do it just like we had it just now. Lime. Guacamole. Fresh. Back there made every day. And uh

Young Hollywood

We had chili verde. Verde sauce. It was amazing.

Wee Man's Taco Joint

It's my favorite. A little bit of cabbage on top. And voilà. That's it.

Young Hollywood

Voilà. So, basically

Wee Man's Taco Joint

You have a tasty taco. Yeah. Then you just go pay and eat. Awesome. Everyone's happy. Let's go. I'm going to go eat this one too. You want to eat that one? Yeah. Okay. The Cali burrito. Starts out tortilla. You put the french fries right on the tortilla. Then you put the cheese. The way to do it. It's method of madness right here. The cheese goes right on the french, the french fries, and it melts. Right. I'm going to do the carne asada. It's probably the most people order the carne asada. Comes with with guacamole. Okay. Add some, you know, some onions on there. Green sauce is my favorite. Verde, tomatillo, whatever you want to call it. Cabbage for some crunch. And that's it. I mean, it's pretty basic, but it's pretty tasty.

Young Hollywood

It's insane. If, let's say, the chef were to get sick on any given day, could you jump in the back kitchen and and and whip some stuff up?

Wee Man's Taco Joint

Oh, yeah. Yeah. I might need to, like, on the front counter area, I might have to bring in like a skateboard and stand on it to give me a little leverage so I could reach everything. But other than that,

Young Hollywood

But other than that, you'd be good to go. You know.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Wee Man

    Star of the video, discussing his taco business

  • Erika Ross

    Host of the video

  • Blake

    Wee Man's friend and business partner

  • Preston

    Jackass co-star in bungee stunt

  • Bam

    Credited with the double bungee idea

  • Randy

    Owner of Chronic Tacos

  • Heather

    Chronic Tacos kitchen staff member

FAQ

What is Wee Man's role at Chronic Tacos?+
Wee Man, also known as Jason Acuña, is involved in the taco business with Chronic Tacos, having partnered with the owner after trying their food and meeting the team.
What is Wee Man's favorite dish at Chronic Tacos?+
Wee Man's favorite dishes at Chronic Tacos include the al pastor taco and the California burrito.
What ingredients are in the al pastor taco?+
The al pastor taco contains spicy pork cooked with pineapple, cheese, lime, guacamole, and verde sauce, topped with cabbage.
What ingredients are in the California burrito?+
The California burrito includes french fries, cheese, carne asada, guacamole, onions, and green sauce (verde/tomatillo), with cabbage for crunch.
How did Wee Man get involved with Chronic Tacos?+
Wee Man's friend, Blake, introduced him to Chronic Tacos, and after trying the food and meeting the owner, Randy, they decided to go into business together.

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