Based in the Gardena and Long Beach areas but traveling throughout Southern California, the Slap Yo Mama food truck pays homage to its home turf with a specialty dish named after Snoop Dogg, Long Beach’s most famous rapper.
We caught up with Joe Johnson who owns and operates the truck with his wife Valerie find 
out more about the Creole/soul food truck.
Truck Name: Slap Yo Mama
Cuisine style: Creole/Soul Food
Hometown: Gardena/Long Beach
Usual Locations: Granada Hills, Harbor City, Cerritos, Downtown Los Angeles
Years in Business: One year, seven months
Owner/Chef: Valerie
Background: Food novice
Specialty menu items: Snoop Dogg Crizto, Hog Damn, Suge Knight
Top seller: Snoop Dogg Crizto
Inspiration for the Snoop Dogg Crizto: We did an event at the home of Jamie Foxx, Snoop was there and my wife Valerie turned the traditional Monte Cristo into the monster we now call the Snoop Dogg Crizto.
Has Snoop or any other L.A. rapper stopped by your truck?: Snoop’s people said he was taking the Snoop Dogg Crizto to him while at the Jamie Foxx event, if he had it not sure.
Any relation to Slap Ya Mama seasoning: None at all. Slap Yo Mama is a term that has been down for years. It’s a term of endearment, nothing like it sounds. The highest term you can give the Chef, “Slap Yo Mama!”
Favorite music to listen to in the truck: R&B/Hip Hop
What do you like most about the L.A. Food Truck Scene: So many nice people. Usually in day-to-day life, many of the people we would never meet.
Your favorite food truck: Book BBQ
Favorite location: Granada Hills
