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Photo by Asia Morris.<\/em><\/p>\n Jason Acu\u00f1a, the professional skateboarder, stunt performer and television personality known for his appearances on shows like Jackass and Celebrity Circus\u2014and better known by his stage name, Wee-Man\u2014just opened a Chronic Tacos in Long Beach.<\/p>\n The Chronic Tacos location off of Stearns Street and Bellflower Boulevard has been remodeled and reopened, boasting third-generation Mexican recipes and your food, most notably the fish and shrimp, grilled to order.<\/p>\n Acu\u00f1a, who recently closed a Chronic Tacos location in Redondo Beach because of its less-than-ideal location, seems more than happy to be back in a city where he used to skate, and seems to enjoy the community that frequents the Los Altos Shopping Center, where his revamped and remodeled franchise is now located.<\/p>\n \u201cAll the people who live in this neighborhood right here all walk over,\u201d he said. \u201cOne lady, she came the other day, and she has the youngest little baby, I think it\u2019s just starting to walk, a little girl. And she goes, \u2018Yeah, we live across the street, and it took us an hour to get here.\u2019 So it\u2019s pretty funny, you just hear good stories.\u201d<\/p>\n The franchise was founded in 2002, and Acu\u00f1a came in as partner in 2008 after trying it out and deciding right then and there he wanted to be involved. He brings new ideas to the table and, blatantly put, thousands of fans.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of fans think that I\u2019m the founder so it\u2019s pretty funny,\u201d he said. \u201cRandy, who is the founder, will be in stores settin\u2019 them up and they\u2019ll be like, \u2018Oh, hey, is your boss here?\u2019 And he\u2019ll be like, \u2018Wadeya mean?\u2019 \u2018Wee-Man? Isn\u2019t he your boss?\u2019 He\u2019ll laugh about it.\u201d<\/p>\n The El Pastor is Acu\u00f1a\u2019s favorite protein at Chronic Tacos, saying they \u201cdo it authentic Mexican style.\u201d The spicy pork, with fresh pineapple and onions cooked into it, makes for a sweet and spicy entrance to the stomach. He\u2019ll eat any of the tacos, but only half a burrito, which he said are \u201chuge.\u201d<\/p>\n Acu\u00f1a\u2019s mother is German and his father is Mexican, and would have him, his brother and two sisters eat menudo every Sunday when they were kids, adding to his \u201chalf-background\u201d in Mexican food, as he calls it.<\/p>\n \u201cWe didn\u2019t even know that it was cow stomach and all that, we just loved it,\u201d Acu\u00f1a said. \u201cIf I would have known back then what I know now that I\u2019m older, I probably wouldn\u2019t have eaten it, but since I grew up on it, I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n Acu\u00f1a, who grew up in Torrance and has lived in Hermosa and Redondo Beach, said he used to skateboard in Long Beach all the time, and has been in town more frequently now since the soft opening the Chronic Tacos. Every Wednesday night he skates a \u201ccouple different curbs in downtown,\u201d but like a true skater, not wanting to blow up any particularly good spots, he wouldn\u2019t give away too many details.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a 4th Street curb, and then there\u2019s a Hamburger Mary\u2019s curb,\u201d he said. \u201cThen there\u2019s a pretty cool ledge over at Cesar Chavez Park, that\u2019s right by the 710, we skate there a bunch, too.\u201d<\/p>\n The grand opening party and an official ribbon cutting with city officials is scheduled for Sunday, February 12 from 11:00AM to 4:00PM.<\/p>\n The first 20 people get a free taco every week for a year, and the first 50 get a free taco that day. Attendees can meet Wee-Man himself, while KROQ, mariachi bands and Gringo Bandito, Dexter Holland of The Offspring fame\u2019s Orange County-based hot sauce company, will be onsite.<\/p>\n Twenty percent of all sales will go to the ECO Warrior Foundation, which strives to \u201ceducate, activate and motivate individuals and communities to keep our beaches and oceans clean and pollution free.\u201d<\/p>\n