By Bill Esparza – LA.Eater.com – Photo: Wonho Frank Lee.

Three weeks ago, Carolina Castro opened Los Dogis in Boyle Heights, California, with partners Cecilia Maya, Alan Gamboa, her cuñada (sister-in-law) Marlene Zaragoza, and her sister Cynthia Caldera.  The hot dog cart looks unassuming enough, with its steel frame set against the hazy LA sunset in the black sky. Glancing at it, you’d never know the road Castro has traveled to get here has been heavy, painful, and crippled by self-doubt.

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