La Carreta De Lily

This elote y neveria (corn and ice cream shop) also serves several tasty versions of raspados de fruta (snow cones), perfect for cooling off during the warm season.

La Casa Del Mariachi

As its name says, part of the restaurant is a mariachi hall. It’s unbelievably packed with musicians and dancers on weekend nights. But the other half of the place is a first-rate Mexican restaurant, specializing in seafood. Garlic fish is outstanding, regional soups are gripping, and when the menu says spicy, it ain’t kidding. Read […]

La Fontanella Italian Restaurant

While trendier restaurants in Arcadia have come and gone, La Fontanella remains a dependable choice for old-school Tuscan cuisine after three decades in business. For a quiet, unassuming dining experience with family or a date, La Fontella fits the bill as well as any eatery in this part of town. Professional servers (some of whom […]

La Frontera

It’s rare to find a more joyful lunch, dinner, or late-night meal than one eaten near a taco truck in a lot on 16th Street. Our favorites along this strip near 16th and Van Buren Street are La Frontera 1 and 3, and, up the street some, Tacos Y Mariscos El Sinaloa. As its name […]

La Frontera Comida Mexicana

Street food might be trending hard, but La Frontera Comida Mexicana has been around long before mobile eateries were cool. The stationary food truck can be found near the intersection of 16th Street and Van Buren serving Mexican fare and some of the city’s best Sonoran-style carne asada. Besides the award-winning carne asada burrito, they’ve […]

La Parrilla Suiza

This Mexico-based chain delivers the fare of Mexico City — it’s different, but not exotic. Grilled meat and cheese dishes are the specialties here, but nothing will torch your tender lips. If you’re not filled by dinner’s end, give the bready sopapillas and dense Mexican flan a try.

La Parrilla Suiza

This Mexico-based chain delivers the fare of Mexico City – it’s different, but not exotic. Grilled meat and cheese dishes are the specialties here, but nothing will torch your tender lips. If you’re not filled by dinner’s end, give the bready sopaipillas and dense Mexican flan a try.