someone run off with your old lady, legally you're allowed to cut them. >> or more grizzled than danny trejoght. >> but off screen. >> hi darling. >> you're more likely to find him all smiles. greeting and feeding folks at his chain of l.a. restaurants, trejo's tacos. >> it's good food, people know it's my restaurant they want to see me so i try to be here. >> and it's not just tacos, he sells doughnuts too recently named best in l.a. on l.a. weekly and he's even got a beer. while he's quick to admit that he's mostly the weathered face of the operation trejo did taste test every item and he knew what he was looking for. >> my mom was an unbelievable cook but latino families you know we eat really good like the first of the month all the way up to about 19th. and then things start getting scarce. >> considering those early lean times, his success might seem improbable but it's actually unbelievable if you consider if you consider where he started. >> county jail shirt. >> he would know, having been in and out of prison on a variety of charges, drugs, robbery, assault. >> it's all intimidation