WHY Some of most delicious guacamole ever, chunky and fragrant with cilantro and limes. Homemade tortillas wrap delicioso burritos and seafood tacos, and the chile verde is heavenly. WHAT Warm and welcoming, this little family restaurant has an open kitchen, a tiny patio out back, about eight tables and very good home cooking. A small [...]
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WHY Intensely flavorful, stick-to-your-ribs Oaxacan food served in a sunny yellow room by nice people. Live marimba music most nights. WHAT Only loosely affiliated with the better Guelaguetza in Palms (they’re owned by siblings, but the restaurants themselves aren’t related), this one is still a good and authentic Oaxacan place serving moles of every color, [...]
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WHY Machaca burrito, guacamole and taquitos, all in massive portions. WHAT This venerable L.A. dive is famed for its monstrous burritos, especially the Hollenbeck, which we find dull. Try the machaca instead, and plan to share it with another hungry soul. You can bring your own beer or sip a good horchata. WHO Almost always [...]
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WHY Food just like Grandma’s—if Grandma happened to be a meticulous Mexican village cook committed to using locally grown ingredients. Try to come on Wednesdays, which are pozole days. WHAT Spanish-language media cooking stars Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu have created a place that draws fans from all over the L.A. basin. Absolutely [...]
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WHY Homemade Mexican food that’s anything but generic in a generic strip-mall setting. There’s no beer to drink, but you can have a Mexican Coke, made with cane sugar instead of corn syrup. (That Coke alone draws a loyal clientele.) WHAT Although the bare-bones, order-at-the-counter setting isn’t much, Tere’s cooking provides all the atmosphere you [...]
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WHY Absolutely superb Mexican food: a huge, tender pork shank with tomatillo sauce, addictive potato taquitos, grilled shrimp and achiote-infused chicken, rice so good it makes Mexican-Americans weep in memory of their grandmothers, and heavenly chocolate bread pudding. WHAT Enrique Perez can make a burrito if that’s what you really want, but you’re better off [...]
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WHY Huevos rancheros, huevos oaxaqueños, tender barbacoa, weekend pozole and everyday albondigas soup, just like you wish your grandmother made. WHAT Substantial breakfasts and meaty, nourishing soups are the specialty at this hole-in-the-wall café, where fans get weepy over the quality of the fluffy albondigas, pozole, cocido de res (beef) and menudo. Worth a trip. [...]
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WHY Heavenly Mexican hot chocolate to sip in the charming and romantic upstairs room. WHAT Tiny and vividly colorful, this coffeehouse has Mexican flair and a prime location next to the Pasadena Playhouse. In summer they host live music in the adjacent alley. WHO Shoppers, strollers, readers and theater-goers—in addition to the Playhouse next door, [...]
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WHY Café con leche, fresh-squeezed fruit juices, guava cheese pastry and a hearty Cuban sandwich. WHAT Catch a vestige of Silver Lake before it was completely gentrified at this funky Cuban café, which was once filled with actual cigar-smoking refugees. WHO A regular and longstanding crowd of bohemians. 2900 W. Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake, 323.661.8391 [...]
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WHY The Kobe burger, made with American Kobe beef, smoked mozzarella, caramelized onion, tomato, mixed greens and herb mayo on a ciabatta bun, attracts burger buffs from as far away as Woodland Hills. WHAT This born-in-1952 fast-food institution has been spiffed up for a new era, with gleaming tile and shiny tables. The food is [...]
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