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Neighborhood: Griffith Park/Los FelizMon-Thu. 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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I admit it. I'm a t-shirt junkie. And this place is like crack.
It's definitely got the hollywood hipster vibe going for it which simultaneously annoys me and compels me (they're so much cooler than I am... er, kEwLeR). But the shirts are great overall. Some are kinda stupid and annoying and some are pure genius. Plus, they're comfy and relatively cheap. And you get them rolled up and packed in a paper popcorn bag or something equally kitschy. Lots of other goodies to boot, but it'll always be a t-shirt shop to me. And where else can you get a "I'm not gay but my parents are" onesie?
This store has so many knick-knacks!
Just like every other t-shirt/knick-knack store.
The t-shirts are alright, I chuckled maybe once or twice.
They have some collector's iterms.
Really interesting cards.
Nothing too special.
The guy behind the counter was a major asshole.
End of story.
If you aren't a fan of hipsters you might not dig Y-Que's concept of cool. For this aging hipster's taste their style and sense of humor are spot on. And at $15 a shirt I see no reason not to take a few back to the Lower East Side with me.
Only 4 stars because I have no clue when the hell they open, theres no real time that he opens the shop but when they are open its great, get ready to spend a bit of time looking at every cool shirt ranging from old time games to celebrity jokes
good selection of belt buckles and patches as well as random nick nacks that are fun to own and look at
Everytime I am in the neighborhood I like to walk around and do some shopping and have to stop by Y-Que. They have alot of fun merchandise and quirky things that are not super overpriced unlike spencers.
Every time I walk into Y-Que, I get the feeling that it is here that I will eventually meet the man I will fall in love with, date briefly before shacking up with, quarrel with daily, and eventually break up with but never stop loving. This is probably because the types of people who work and frequent this establishment are my kinds of people, and thus, possibly my Bizarro-World soulmate. Having said this, I make an effort of not visiting this place more than once a year. I need to delay the inevitability a little longer.
I have never had a less than wonderful experience here-- and when I say wonderful I mean it in the most bizarrely terrific sense of the word. If you like knick-knacks, clever and unique t-shirts, and useless paraphernalia that makes excellent gifts, then this is the place for you. Note: Your experience at Y-Que is bound to be improved ten-fold if you have a couple drinks before you shop. I was once offered booze by a guy who actually worked there, but it wasn't enough to really make the experience.
Christmas is four days away and I just started my shopping.
I came here and laughed at so many things that I dropped *mmrmmrmrr* dollars on stuff... most of which, at first glance, looks like junk (but on closer inspection is funny as hell).
For the record, the Crime Scene Do Not Enter bandaids are $1 cheaper here than at Wacko. Dun-dun-DUN.
Fun t-shirts (they started the Free Winona thing), gag gifts, and local products. It's a great way to get unique gifts. I considered getting a friend the "Herpes is Sexy" shirt, but I had a feeling they wouldn't find it as funny as I did.
You can also find all your Archie McPhee needs here.
Wow. This place was the most boring store I have ever visited. First of all, this clothing store definitely isn't for women, its more for men who enjoy wearing funny/lamely ironic/i pretend to be a political activist/i wish i could be cool tshirts. They have spencer's gifts-esque items as well. The staff didn't bother to greet me when I came in, and as a matter of fact, I felt extremely uncomfortable as one of the staff members was giving me the stink eye. What a waste of time. I would feel more comfortable at an ex-husbands wedding than this place. OVERRATED.
Love random things that you never knew you needed until you saw them and now you cant live without them??
like for instance....bacon bandaids?
Yeah...me too!!
I love this place.
Great toys for big people!
Great t-shirts!
They have their own press in the back and make them there.
Stop in and buy something that until now, you never knew you needed!
I fuckin' love this place!!!! Let's get one thing straight here....there are about half a dozen stores specializing in Ironic Useless Crap within a half mile radius of Vermont and Hollywood, but this place is by far the best.
Every time I'm walking around in LF Village, I have to stop and check out the new shirt designs hanging in the window. Whatever pop culture or political icon is worth skewering at the moment, Y-Que will have a brand new silkscreen satirizing them.
You can find anything from homemade soap (Did Tyler Durden make this shit?) to flying Spaghetti Monsters.
The staff is super friendly. One night I was in there talking to the guy working the counter who was kicking back some Jim Beam on the job. I walked out with the Free Saddam! shirt I had purchased and a nice buzz from a couple shots on the house.
Ahhhh yes, the Y-Que Trading Post or the place I like to refer to as, "Oh? You're running late to meet me for dinner on Vermont, no worries I'll go putz around Y-Que and giggle at the super cool and kitsch stuff they have here." Yes, mine is a tad longer, but I think it has a nifty ring to it.
Anyway, this place rocks! If you need a sassy smart assy t-shirt, come here. If you want a super offensive t-shirt, come here. If you want super cute and cool necklaces, rings and bracelets, come here. If you want a naked lady pen, come here. If you want a deck of "male unit" playing cards, come here. And if you want to find an awesome gift and don't feel like driving a few more blocks East to Wacko, then definitely come here!
It's just a super cool and kooky little place and I almost 99.9% guarantee that you will be able to play "I Spy A White Belted Scenester" here ;) Good times!
Penis Pasta? Penis Pasta!
Need I say more?
Well, in all honesty I actually had to down-grade my original review due to the fact that this store is not fully a five-star establishment..
But: I'll point out the great parts of the store:
1. Their t-shirts are always good for a good laugh.
2. The gizmos and toys are PERFECT if you need to get a joke present for a friend.
3. They are (sometimes) open until 4 am, which is awesome. Many times have I driven past Y-Que late 'n' bored and strolled on in for a bit of late-night entertainment.
4. You can get anti-Bush items and also anti-Democrat items, too. Finally, an establishment thats not beating a political drum and that is there to solely "make some dough".
5. And Stephy S. (my Yelp hero!) is dead right: if you are killing time in the Vermont area, Y-Que is the spot. For real.
Do go! Its a fun fun place to go!
4 stars for now, but I reserve the right to throw up a 5th eventually. We love this place and proudly wear our Y-Que neighborhood tees. The staff is wonderful. A couple things you should know:
1) They'll custom make you a shirt for no extra charge with the name of the neighborhood of your choice and the graphic of your choice, on any shirt you choose. My wife took home an olive green tank top that boasts NORTH HOLLYWOOD and features a shopping cart -- not bad!
2) It seemed to me that some shirts were priced slightly cheaper on their website than in the store. So all y'all penny pinchers may want to double check that before buying.
I love Y-Que second only to Wacko which is my heaven. Where else can you find a lobster belt buckle, ruffle butt shorts, cucumber incense, candy cigarettes and bunny boy art? At one time this nifty place carried some of my wares and was one of the few places to carry bags by Gorilla Sue.
I never know when it is open but when they are I don't leave empty handed. The swell people who work here are always good for a chat and the music they play is just dandy. Yay or Y-Que!
Love this store! Great for fun knick-knacks and "cool" gifts. Great priced sunglasses. Love the Tees, Sweatshirts, Ashtrays, Gag Toys, Candy, Incenses ...etc. Wish I could afford their vintage lunch boxes i.e. Partridge Family. Very thankful this shop exists.
I will never shop at this store because of how they conduct their shipping/mailorder business. This may sound petty but hear me out.
On more than one occasion, I've been stuck in line at our local, overworked Los Feliz post office behind someone from Y-Que. You'll recognize them by the huge wheeled postal cart full of hundreds of packages. Late in the day (which is when they arrive) the lines at the post office tend to get heavy so one person mailing tons of labor intensive packages (delivery confirmation, international shipments etc) REALLY slows things down.
I even once asked the guy doing the shipping why Y-Que doesn't do their shipping from the store itself and he gave me some ridiculous excuse about how they'd have to hire another person (?). Uh guy, in the time it took you to wait in the PO line and then deal with a postal clerk, you could have done it yourself in much less time and without aggravating the rest of the customers. I know people who only sell the occasional book or CD on eBay who have their own postal scales and machines in their homes. You run a store that deals HEAVILY with mailorder and still use the post office like you're a regular customer mailing a birthday card? The people at Y-Que have decided that the people of this neighborhood should wait even longer in the post office line so some guy in Iowa can get his pink 'Free Paris Hilton" shirt.
No thanks Y-Que. I will not be shopping in your store any time soon.
Its Wacko meets American Apparel.
T-shirts that say all sorta of hilarious stuff.... Small store, lots of shirts.
My favorite of the lot was some snarky thing about the GOP.
I love that they have shirts with all the Eastside neighborghoods names on them. So get your highland park, echo park, Los feliz shirt here.
Love it. Great place for taking tourists who want funny LA shirts.
Spearheaded the Free Winona shirts.
Have lots of cute knick knacks you never need but always buy.
Staff is very friendly!
Great place to spend your whole paycheck! Fun shirts, sea monkey gear, cheaper American Apparel clothes, smelly oils, whoopie cushions...it just rocks out.
I like the sign for the hours...! I know the owner is from DC (I think?) and I believe that makes the store less pretentious than nearby Wacko. Well..it's not pretentious at all.....just fun....lots and lots of fun. Anything I think would be a good gift, I always check at Y-Que first because I don't want to give my money to Wacko......................I see a trend.. ;D
A great store that really sums up the attitude of the neighborhood it inhabits.
Here's a tip for the ladies that they may already know. If you're dating a guy who lives in Los Feliz for the first few times you can totally tell how lazy he is about his wardrobe if you know how many shirts from Y-Que he has.
... I only have two because my girlfriend keeps me in check...
On my journey in Los Feliz, I stopped by Y Que after Squaresville.
It's a very cute store.
My fave item: THE BAR SOAP THAT SAYS FIGHT CLUB!!! :) it was my avatar on AOL for a long time.... or was it msn? anywhoo.
Lots of cute old school ash trays, lunch pals, crazy baby gear, cool t-shirts, cute sayings, and accessories. It's just cute and sassy overall. The guys in the front are pretty chill and nice too.
:)
If you're ever in need of useless and yet funny/cool paraphernalia for yourself, or as a gift for others, please peruse this little shop. Ever wondered where you can find sushi giftwrap? Or little scented erasers shaped like sushi? Look no further!
They also offer a huge selection of offensive and/or witty t-shirts that you may want to wear only in the privacy of your own home! Tons of baubles to clutter your desk and everyone else's too!
My dad bought the shirt that says, in glow-in-the-dark, "Pluto: Never Forget." He and my mom thought it was hee-larious and rushed right in to buy it. It was funny cause my dad doesn't even really wear tee shirts, only polos. I guess that's the kind of draw Y-Que Trading Post has on people. The great unifier.
I like the neighborhood shirts too. Los Feliz Represent! And they have Fight Club Soap.
The staff is friendly and chatty and don't seem to mind that people just come in to look and laugh. (And by staff, I mean that one guy who's been working every time I've been in there.)
Y que? Try it, you'll like it.
Some of the best unique t-shirts around. For instance, I got a shirt that reads, 'I wish I were dead.' ....I had it for about a week until my mom threw it out... =(
Also, watch out for the meter-maid Nazis! Make sure to feed your meter!
Disclaimer: Ok, maybe i'm slightly biased (my best friend works here) But thats not why all the stars! Good staff, and fun wares are why.
I walked in to this store (to meet said friend) and he is no where to be found. Guy-behind-the-counter Aaron smiles at me, asks if i'm over 21, and offers me a selection of complimentary, yay Friday! cocktails. He is funny and friendly (not creepy) as i browse the store. And when my friend does come in, he even offers to bring back dinner for us on his break.
They specialize in random pop culture toys, and funny t-shirts.
Where else can i buy my very own lesbian barbie, *and* a "Pluto: Never Forget" glow-in-the-dark shirt?
I go here before I travel back east. This is where I buy hip & ironic LA swag that I give to my nieces and nephews.
They think I'm the coolest young Uncle ever.
I have a banana tee shirt that I bought here that I wear quite a bit.
Who doesn't like bananas?
I've been going here for about 5 years now and I love this place. I recently moved so I haven't been going a lot & i don't really buy the shirts anymore but I still love the place. The guy who works there, Ray Ray is really nice.If you want to buy someone a last minute gift this is the place to go.
edit.
aww i just found out recently that Ray Ray doesn't work there and supposedly works at the marc jacobs store.cute!
Y-que rocks.
The other reviews pretty much sum it up. But I will say there is nothing better than walking into Y-que on a Friday night and being offered a TGIF shot of Southern Comfort (Yep, it's that kind of place. )
True Story.
T-shirts are Haute Couture. And why have a tshirt that's been pre-approved by hip at some suit in Urban Outfitters HQ office? Go to Y-Que and find something that all of your friends in every other Western metropolis don't have. If you don't want something for yourself, buy a gift. I bet they won't have it.
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They have funny screen tees and plenty of little goodies - but I left empty handed.
Oh wait, I forgot, a friend of mine spotted a cool Jaguar pin made from 'double-glass' and he bought it for me but other than that it was just another place to walk in and out of. I do love that pin.
Roar!
Do you want perfect fitting, soft(thanks A Apparrel), amazzzing T's silked screened that are witty, clever, funny or just dope? Go to Y Que!!! I have been coming here for years, a long time ago I got a green and white baseball style T that said "Chinese food" on it(I am half Korean half Irish) and people really admired that one(Annoyingly, but I loved it). I have also gotten amazing belt buckles and fun gifts for friends here. Today I went in after maybe 3 years and got a "K Town" shirt in the "neighborhoods" section. If you grew up or represent a neighborhood in LA go HERE for shirts! I almost got the "Free Lindsey" muscle shirt with her mugshot in the five dolla bin but declined(semi regreting it). So when checking out the guy was like- "Damn! I just ran out of free gifts! I was like "what???" he goes - I have beverages- "Do you want vodka????" It's 1pm and I was almost tempted, lol..however- I declined. I love this place. GO here. Make mad love to the T industry.
Hands down, this store rocks. I'm not even into knick-knacky stuff, but if you bypass the front of the store and go directly to the t-shirts I promise you won't be disappointed.
I found a "Save the Mooninite" t-shirt here mocking the day that Boston shut down over a few lite-brites. That day was pretty much the highlight of my year, so I was pretty pleased. I think this will be my new place to go to buy gifts for birthdays, etc. The guy behind the counter was friendly, too.
Y-Que is super cute, good place to kill time, look at everything and walk out empty handed.
For some reason i never purchase anything. i guess their stuff is stuff you look at once laugh, look at twice and roll yr eyes.
but the employees seem cool.
My personal christmas tradition.
Its easy to make a dozen or so grab bags and use their quirky popcorn bags to stuff them in.
Y-Que's wry little t-shirts that tell the world what's on your mind in 5 words or less are soft and cuddly.
Any place selling a "PRIESTS DO IT WITH SPIRIT" t shirt...and then prominently displaying said shirt in its front store window, is kind of awesome.
luv
Very cool t-shirt and knick-knack shop in Los Feliz. They specialize in outrageous slogans. There is also a nice selection of American Apparel clothing in the back that is cheaper than at the American Apparel outlets. Sweet!
I long for the Y Que of yester-year. I used to love this place. They had the coolest loot in town. Now it seems like a crappy t-shirt business. These days I find my cool gifts and such @ Monkeyhouse or Under the Table.
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