Latin Restaurant Week makes its way to Los Angeles beginning September 13th and running through the 27th. This culinary celebration highlights the contributions of Latin chefs, restaurant owners, and food businesses. Latin Restaurant Week features special menu offerings and more as this is a fantastic opportunity to experience new restaurants and flavors as you explore authentic and creative Latin cuisine.
Latin Restaurant Weeks (LRW), sponsored by U.S. Bank and Elavon and in partnership with Feed the Soul Foundation, is celebrating its inaugural year in Los Angeles with various local Latin chefs, restaurant owners, caterers, coffee shops, bakeries and culinary pop-up events. While this is Los Angeles Latin Restaurant Week, one of the best parts is that you will find restaurants not just in Los Angeles, but in an assortment of other neighborhoods including Long Beach, Whittier and more.
Latin Restaurant Week has countless specials for diners, but the premise beyond trying one special is getting an introduction to a restaurant you likely don’t know and finding a special one that will become a future and long-time favorite of yours. A perfect example is El Barrio Cantina in Long Beach, which offers the truly memorable LA Clash Chimichanga, loaded with chorizo and chile con carne.
El Barrio Cantina gets as creative with their cocktails as they do with their food. The perfect combination of cocktail and dessert comes in the form of the Horchata Colada, a frozen drink made with 1800 Coconut Tequila, horchata and chocolate abuela dust, sweet and refreshing, the perfect Southern California cocktail. While a long list of tequilas and mezcals highlight the bar, they also feature whiskey and gin-based cocktails as well along with your choice of micheladas that are made with their in-house mix that makes these simply better than any version you are going to find in Los Angeles. Beyond the wide-ranging menu, El Barrio is always has something going on and it is sure to be entertaining. You might find a Latine Drag Brunch on the weekend, a DJ set late at night, or a comedy night. If you have not visited El Barrio Cantina before, this is the perfect time to get introduced to this incredible restaurant.
LRW encourages businesses to create an experience outside of their traditional menus by developing prix fixe specials as well as meal-beverage pairings to pique the public’s interest. This year’s participants include a nearly 20-year-old Los Angeles staple based in the Fashion District serving authentic Mexican fare from mojarra frita to green enchiladas and flan de elote at Cuernavaca’s Grill, Sonoran-style tacos including ‘El Muneco’ and quesatacos highlighted in Netflix’s “The Taco Chronicles” available at El Ruso in Echo Park. You can try one of the multiple locations from Teddy’s Red Tacos, A Green Spot Juice Bar that features unique flavors for juices and smoothies and has an acai bowl featured for Latin Restaurant Week. If you are looking for Puerto Rican flavors, Mofongos in Los Angeles is a great option.
Latin Restaurant Week is the perfect time to experience something new, whether it is a restaurant, flavor, dish, or cocktail or to venture out to a different part of Southern California. Latin flavor can mean so much and that is why taking the opportunity to experience the creativity that is being created in the kitchens of the participating menus is a true treat. Once you venture out and find that everyone has their own flavorful take on classic dishes as well as creating new ones, you are likely to find a few new favorite restaurants during Latin Restaurant Week.
For more information, visit: Latin Restaurant Week Los Angeles
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