Silver Lake / Echo Park Mexican Restaurants
3510 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
When presented with the option of grabbing dinner in a strip mall, visitors to L.A. often have a dismissive or condescending response. Happily, Alegria on Sunset offers a...
1538 W Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
Decorated like your grandma’s living room, complete with pastel upholstery in non-threatening patterns, Barragan’s Mexican restaurant has emerged as an unlikely...
1918 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
The Brite spot caters to Echo Park and Silver Lake residents looking for a quick fix of grease -- a mountainous pastrami sandwich, eggs and bacon, a hearty burrito --...
3143 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026
The idea of sitting at a plastic table near a Sunset Boulevard bus stop and eating off of a grease-soaked paper plate may turn you off, but take heart -- what this place...
1400 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
1449 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026
Did the name for your indie-rock band come to you in a dream on the rim of a flaming margarita? That was no dream. You blacked out at El Compadre. Specializing in lighting...
3701 W Sunset Blvd., L.A., CA, 90026
Every day is Cinco de Mayo at El Conquistador, and although that might sound like fun in theory, in practice it has left many a formerly happy reveler with a tragically...
1807 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026
Nothing overcomes the English-Spanish language barrier faster that a pictorial wall menu. At Happy Tom’s, the colorful assortment of filling items arrayed above the...
1521 Griffith Park Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
4326 W Sunset Blvd., L.A., CA, 90029
What do ground beef-and-pickle tacos have in common with razor-thin young women in skinny jeans with nostril-length bangs? Both can be found in the penumbral glow of...
1721 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
It's not fancy, but Rodeo Grill is the prototpyical Mexican-American greasy spoon, serving up tacos, burritos, tortas and the like for very reasonable prices. But where Rodeo...
3806 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90026
Tacos Delta doesn't look like much from the street, but it has a lovely tree-shaded patio out back with mismatched tablecloths and plastic seats. If you spent too much time...