Archive for 'Latin American Restaurants' Category

Border Grill, Gourment Mexican Restaurant, Santa Monica, California

1 March 2006

Border Grill
1445 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 451-1655
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The same 2 chef’s as Cuidad, this was their earlier restaurant. Excellent gourmet Mexican food with great ingredients and very little oil, and excellent margaritas. Well trying out if you are down at the 3rd Street Promenade, but expect a wait if it is the weekend.

La Parrilla, Mexican Family Style Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA

20 November 2005

3129 W. Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026-2131
(323) 661-8055
(though their are two more of these, and the one in Boyle Heights is the original and supposedly the best of the bunch)
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An excellent and tasty family style mexican restaurant, with good food and cheap and tasty Margaritas ($3.5 to $4). The waitresses are dressed in costume […]

Cuidad, Latin American Restaurant, Los Angeles, California

14 October 2005

Ciudad
445 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA, 90071
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I had read about this place, from the Chef’s at the Border Grill, and had always wanted to try it, and my girlfriend (this was Nan Lan Ye) had been there and enjoyed it, so we decided to go and have a nice evening meal. Their was an […]

El Coyote, Los Angeles, CA

16 September 2005

7312 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 939-2255
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The prices are fairly reasonable at this famous Los Angels watering hole. The food is alright, nothing too special, but I am not sure I have ever had fine dining mexican food. After eating it I burped all night. The Margaritas are what the place is known for […]