Williams Florists

This happy little store, filled with family photos, candy, and pomegranates from the family’s back yard, sits across from Memorial Community Park, and 99 percent of its business is tele-​floral orders, since the storefront is hardly noticeable, and it boasts very close proximity to the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
But there are two reasons to stop by on a Saturday or Sunday.
One is that the owners are an adorable couple who have been married 50 years and each grew up right here in Logan Heights. When you walk in, you’ll see dozens of photos of R&B artists who have passed through, including Michael Jackson. Proprietor Eddie Williams was a tenor who recorded with a number of singing groups back in his heyday, including the Aladdins, the Hollywood Flames, and the Colts, recording on the Apollo and Chess labels, and he is a family friend of the Jacksons. Pictures of him with Michael, other Jacksons, Harry Belafonte, Marvin Gaye, and other superstars line the walls of his shop.
The second reason to go is that on weekend afternoons, a grill is set up in front, with tables and chairs, and a Guatemalan man cooks up a fabulous Pollo al Carbon. You can take a whole barbecued chicken with you, or you can sit and enjoy a plate with rice and beans and grilled onions, at the low price of embarrassingly-​cheap. And that’s really what I’m reviewing here. Five stars for chicken I can still taste under my fingernails.