Offbeat L A.: The Oldest Surviving Mexican Restaurants in Los Angeles
Table Of Content Arches Bar Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska … Other Reds Bar Menu (1978) La Parrilla 2126 East Cesar E Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033.Opened in 1978 by Maria del Carmen Salas, an immigrant from Sinoloa, Mexico, this small Boyle Heights Mexican restaurant is filled to the brim with over-the-top festive decor, brightly colored murals and singing mariachi. The original late ’70s details are evident under the clutter, touches of knobby wood, a few original burgundy vinyl booths, alongside those added later, and brick work. The name La Parrilla is a style of Mexican barbecue-grilled meat and the restaurant is known for their parrillada plates, homemade tortillas and tableside preparation of guacamole A second location of La Parrilla was opened in 1996 on Wilshire Blvd, in the Westlake neighborhood, near downtown L.A. (1928) La Golondrina Mexican Cafe17 Olvera St, Los Angeles, CA 90012.One of the earliest Mexican restaurants to open in Los