Chichen Itza Restaurant
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Phone: (213) 380-0051
- Price:
- $$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Mexican Food 2008, Mexican Food 2007
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Editorial Review for Chichen Itza Restaurant – by Andrew Rosenblum
In Short
The owners of a celebrated but far-flung Yucatecan food stall have opened this cozy, eponymous restaurant near MacArthur Park. The menu highlights the Mayan, Spanish and Lebanese influences of the cuisine, with specialty appetizers like beef and cracked wheat patties known as kibi. The chef seasons a familiar Mexican entree like pollo asado with sour orange juice, achiote and pickled red onions, and also serves Yucatecan specialties like the marinated pork dish cochinita pibil, and papadzules which are hardboiled egg-filled tortillas spiced with epazote and pumpkin seed sauce.
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Insider Tips
Save TimeCustomers who live near downtown can order delivery, and anyone can make a takeout order.
What to DrinkThe restaurant offers a small selection of beer and primarily California-based wines. Corkage is $9.
The ExtrasIf you're looking to cater an event for 20 or more people, the staff has designed menus for both casual and upscale occasions.
User Reviews for Chichen Itza Restaurant
06/17/2008 Posted by YucatanMerida
Dinning here is as close to Yucatan your going to get, without the travel...Thank you for the incredible food, great serivce and memorable evening with my family. We are from Yucatan and we cound not have been more pleased.
Pros: Food, Service, Clean
Cons: Location
05/05/2008 Posted by junekook
I've only been to this place once and I will have to agree with everyone else: the service rocks. The food was simply awesome. I lived in Yucatan for over 6 years and let me tell you folks- the flavor is as close as you can get to the real thing. My boyfriend had the cochinita pibil which he totally fell in love with. For appetizers we had the panuchos which I HIGHLY recommend. If you thought Mexican food was all about burritos, quesadillas, and taquitos think again. Yucatecan cuisine is like no other. We can write great reviews about t his place ranting and raving about the excellent food and service but you have got to check it out for yourselves.
Pros: the food
Cons: nada
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