El Cholo - The Original

"Friends I was visiting brought me here, to this historic restaurant. Wonderful ambience. The food was delicious. Haven't had Mexican food that authentic in a long time! Service was friendly, but a bit slow. However, we weren't in a rush. Yum!"

"I wanted to try it because of it's history, but unfortunately the food was bland and not spicy. It is old school Cal-Mex style food geared to people that can't eat spicy food. The drinks we good thoe"

"One of the cool old time places in the city. Can't speak to the food, but the Happy Hour margaritas are on point. Big and boozy served by well trained bar tenders. Knocked 1 star off for the heavy hand on the ice. Otherwise solid."

"Best, old style Mexican! Although they do add new items to the menu and include the date that it was added, which I loved.. The various room's were straight out of a film set. Food was absolutely delicious - our group all agreed it was the best, and as they live locally (in miles) they would be back.. The Harry Bosch series put this on the map, internationally, thank you Michael Connolly, but it appears that the talented, gorgeous, Mr Welliver, does eat here - along with Madonna, Nancy Sinatra, and many more. Don't go here on a budget, it's a bit pricey, but not extortionate, and worth it. The service was excellent and very clever: we ordered the house guacamole and she asked us if we would like it with onions, cilantro, chopped tomatoes and chilies. I knew exactly what she was doing so wasn't surprised that we were charged for the deluxe guacamole. The portions were so big that we got a togo bag for the leftovers and enjoyed the meal again the next day. Definitely a Hollywood must!"

"I went with my husband this past memorial weekend as we were traveling to LA and food was delicious! The portions are huge which makes the price reasonable, and the taste is on point. The service was great! The lady that took care of our table was friendly, she did some awesome recommendations and overall offer a great experience. Parking is valet for $8 in cash only so be aware! If not street parking but not easy! The decoration was great with amazing photos, a couple of tvs, a lot of text with nice quotes and very Mexican style!"