Hollywood’s Henry’s Tacos Faces Wrecking Ball

What started as an effort to preserve Henry’s Tacos with a large rally became a rally to celebrate its contribution to the local community.

Actor Elijah Wood gives autographs and talks to the crowd. Wood has been eating at Henry’s since his childhood. Robin Kemker/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—A crowd of hundreds inundated Henry’s Tacos, the historic first “Anglo taco” stand, on Dec. 16, after it was revealed that the North Hollywood restaurant failed to obtain a new lease and would close by the end of the year.

Several Hollywood customers, including stars Elijah Wood, Aaron Paul, and George Lopez, organized a rally to bring attention to efforts to designate the site as a Historic-Cultural Monument or sell it to new owners. 

“I first started going here when I was eight or nine years old,” said Elijah Wood. “I lived here; this is where we would hang out.”