Los Angeles Restaurant Tips by MarkLA

Restaurant Name: El Cholo

Great old mexican restaurant. A LA institution. There are actually waiters walking around with name tags that say things like: 'Jose. Fifty Two Years of Service.'

Favorite Dish: Green Corn Tamales (seasonal)

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Directions: For the old school scene its the one on Western, south of Pico. There's also a newer one in Santa Monica.

Restaurant Name: Paco's Tacos.

Another great old mexican restaurant

Favorite Dish: Regional mexican dishes and old stand-bys.

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Directions: Westchester: Manchester, couple blocks east of Sepulveda. Culver City: Centinela (just south of Washington). (The one on Lincoln near Manchest is no more -- it burnt down.)

Restaurant Name: Michael's

Fantastic food in an almost home like setting. Although, a very expensive home like setting. This is an expensive restaurant by LA standards (which, if you are an impoverished student means REALLY expensive, but if you live in NYC, means not too bad at all)(three courses,with wine, for two $100-$200, I'd guess).

Favorite Dish: Most of it.

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Directions: Santa Monica. I forget the exact address, but it is just north of the end of the Third Street Promenade (I think on Second?).

Restaurant Name: Gaucho Grill

Argentinian

Favorite Dish: Chicken dishes

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Address: 3rd Street Promendade in Santa Monica
Other Contact: VERY reasonably priced. Great fo