Apparently the genus Ficus has quite a number of other species besides Carica that are edible, to some degree or another, including Sycomorus and those with seeds for sale among other species. Carica seems to be far and away in general the most rewarding, least difficult: Wikipedia - "The fruit of most other [Ficus] species [apart from Carica] are also edible though they are usually of only local economic importance or eaten as bushfood. However, they are extremely important food resources for wildlife." 

http://www.rarexoticseeds.com/en/all-seeds/ficus-auriculata-seeds-elephant-ear-fig-tree-roxburgh-fig-coconut-strawberry-fig.html

This place says they're edible, then again they say all fig fruits are edible.

If you're ever in downtown LA, there are some large trees that might be ficus auriculata. They have lots of those fig looking fruits on them. I didn't think they were edible or I would have took some. They are walking distance from the Disney Center going south I believe.

I live 6 miles from Downtown Los Angeles, for sure I could go see those plants  Figfinatic, where exactly are they located?

Try:

"Top Tropicals"  for seeds....

San Marcos Growers, California:  for information, history, and description of fruit, which remains inedible, without the help from a specific wasp.  Probably the same is true for Ficus sycomorus.  No wasp, no ripe figs to eat.


Frank

This tree grows very well from seed, very easily.  I ran out of space since it's a tropical so I got rid of it but when I grew them from seeds I had about 70-80% germ rate and they will grow more than a metre the first year (at least they did for me)  No edible figs for me it was too young, but a very nice tree none the less.

Aaron,
If you start at Disney Concert Hall and walk south on 1st St, I recall them being on the east side of the street. If not 1st st then 2nd st. There were more than 1 tree and they had a bunch of the "figs" coming out of the trunk. Big trees and fruit. I hope you find them and let us know how edible they are. Good luck with parking. Go for some ramen in Little Tokyo after the hunt.