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Guelaguetza Restaurant

2562 E Gage Ave
Huntington Park, CA 90255
(323) 277-9899

Awards: 3 Awards
Web Links: 13 Links
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Nominated Best Mexican - AOL CityGuide Poll 2006


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colleencuisine.blogspot.com review
(for location at 3337 W 8th St)
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"X-topia is a dirty, run-down, old-school arcade that has an entire room devoted to..."
erinskitchen.blogspot.com review
(for location at 3014 W Olympic Blvd)
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"Guelaguetza has three locations in LA (we visited the one at Olympic/Normandie) and specializes in mole. For those unfamiliar with this Oaxacan treat, it's not..."
foodieuniverse.blogspot.com review
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"It is always topped with bean paste and cabbage, but the rest of the toppings can vary. Non-vegetarian versions add a layer of pork fat called aciento to the bean layer and can also have meat toppings...."
insiderpages.com review
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"In a converted warehouse, with live music and a lively crowd, the food is authentic and incredibly tasty...."

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la.com review
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"The room is small and clean, the servers are friendly (brush up on your Spanish), making this a must-visit on anyone's mole circuit. The dark, rich, complex, intensely flavored mole dishes are the stars, whether it's smothered on chicken, pork or tamales...."
lacitybeat.com review
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"While the clayuda ($8) is among the most famous Oaxacan specialties, I found it more odd than good. Perhaps it’s a matter of texture – the base is a tortilla that’s slow-smoked for hours over a low fire, giving it an interesting flavor but a texture simil..."
laweekly.com review
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"I went with LouAnne Greenwald’s USC cultural-studies class to the Oaxacan restaurant Guelaguetza for clayudas, for mole-soaked tamales and for a beyond-wonderful plate of chapulines, tiny insects that had been stir-fried with onions, tomatoes and superhot..."
local.yahoo.com review
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"the source of guelaguetza's fame is probably mostly due to l. however, i wasn't a huge fan of the mole, which came as a huge plate of sauce with a few bits of meat hiding in it...."

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losangeles.metromix.com review
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"Mole lovers are in for a treat at this traditional Oaxacan restaurant. Nestled within one of the many bustling Koreatown streets, sun yellow walls and unassuming furniture adorn the room as busy waiters shuffle between tables serving the exotic (cricket e..."
search.cityguide.aol.com review
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"Although it's a tired cliche by now, Mexican restaurants don't always serve up Mexican food. Instead, they offer mezclas that lack the originality and flavor of the country's traditional cuisine...."

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taste-buzz.com review
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"One visit to the 8th St location of Guelaguetza, though, and we were all pretty much in mutual disgust. It wasn't an overblown snobby foodie reaction -- it really was bad...."
tripadvisor.com review
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