In an old post I asked if anyone knows any Mexican place in LA serves cafe de olla, a reader recommended Chico’s at Highland Park. At that time I wrote it down on my little notebook and soon after forgot about it. I’ve been craving Mexican food lately so I digged it up and decided [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mexican’
Birrieria Jalisco (Boyle Heights)
By Joan in 19: East LAOn the gold line we got out at the Mariachi Plaza station (for those who never been there, it’s a square where you can find local Mariachi musicians gathered around for hired. It feels very Mexico there.) There’re several restaurants nearby that’s worth checking out. We chose Birrieria Jalisco, a restaurant that has been around [...]
Border Grill Truck
By Joan in 21: Food truckMore food trucks! Popular Mexican restaurant Border Grill has joined in the rising food truck scene. I haven’t been to Border Grill before (only been to one of the owners’ other place: Street). My coworkers who live at the west side like the place but said it’s way too crowded all the time so they [...]
Tags: food truck, Mexican, Taco
Loteria Grill (Hollywood)
By Joan in 08: Hollywood, Favorite Food EntriesEveryone at work has been raving about the new-ish Loteria Grill on Hollywood Blvd ever since it opened late last year. I always missd the chance to go, either too busy at work or some other reasons. Last week was a co-worker’s birthday, so a big group of us went there for lunch to celebrate. [...]
Tags: Mexican
Gloria’s Cafe (Culver City)
By Freda in 13: Culver CityGloria Cafe may look like a bar from the outside with its neon sign and dark interior, but it’s actually a Salvadorian/Mexican restaurant operate by friendly owner Gloria and her family. There’s a sign saids Pupusa outside highlighting their specialty. The rest of the menu offers a variety of meat and seafood dishes. A table [...]
Tags: Mexican, Salvadorian




