Gloria's Cafe

(310) 838-0963

10227 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034 34.0216 -118.4023

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Neighborhoods: Palms, West LA

GLORIASCAFELA.COM

Hours:

Monday To Thursday From 11:00 AM To 10:00 PM Friday To Saturday From 11:00 AM To 11:00 PM Sunday To Sunday From 11:00 AM To 09:30 PM

Last updated 10.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Carry Out

Cuisine:

Mexican

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Expectional authentic cuisine, great service- prompt and friendly, atmosphere fun-yet can be intimate, it is a must if you like good Mexican and Salvadorian food.”
  2. “The location may put you off (located next to a tire shop and the interior is ok (mismatched table cloths but nice wood decor) but once you get past those things the experience changes for the better.”
  3. “The atmosphere is old style but they have a great attitude.”
  4. “Great price, homey atmosphere, it's truly my favorite Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles.”
  5. “It's cozy, old school, and affordable, with some excellent El Salvador cuisine.”
  6. “It may not look like much from the outside, but once you enter this little restaurant you won't be let down by the place's fabulous artisitic decor and more importantly, all of Gloria's amazing dishes.”
  7. “can't comment on the restaurant atmosphere since we get takeout, but man, is that food good.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “But the agave wine margs are still pretty good.”
  2. “They also have a great little bar and tv(although no hard liqour- but a great Sangria, wine and beer) for afterwork get togethers or sports.”
food quality
93.66999626159668% positive
  1. “They are the NICEST people, have great service, and great food!”
  2. “the pork adobada is spectacular, the sopes are tasty, and my wife swears by the soup.”
  3. “liked the complimentary salsa that came with the chips and rec.”
  4. “The soups are excellent as well, and the guacamole tests very fresh.”
  5. “My girlfriend loves the tortilla soup, and I am especially fond of the fajitas.”
  6. “The food is absolutely phenomenal (she loves the tortilla soup and the fish tacos; i like it all!)”
  7. “this place is way too tasty.”
  8. “tried their burrito once, and it was ok, but then we started trying their salvadorian food (and I got hooked on their awesome pupusas).”
  9. “They have the best carnitas tacos ever!”
  10. “have yet to have a bad meal at Gloria's.”
  11. “Great food, great service and fair prices.”
  12. “It may not look like much from the outside, but once you enter this little restaurant you won't be let down by the place's fabulous artisitic decor and more importantly, all of Gloria's amazing dishes.”
  13. “We have ordered take-out a few times and the food is ready fast, the people are friendly, and it's delicious.”
  14. “Intimate, Inexpensive, and INCREDIBLE food!”
  15. “It's cozy, old school, and affordable, with some excellent El Salvador cuisine.”
  16. “We eat there at least twice a week and love the staff as much as the food.”
  17. “Last year, they had a wonderful couple's special for Valentine's Day, which was a breath of fresh air compared to the expensive, crowded restaurants in Beverly Hills and West LA.”
  18. “Food is consistantly good and fresh and prices are just right.”
  19. “usually order the House Special Burrito with chicken, and it is one of the best I have had anywhere.”
  20. “By that time, my food was cold and the grease was starting to solidify.”
  21. “Gloria's offers more than warm smiles and knock-out pork and cheese (revuleta) pupusas.”
  22. “We went on a Saturday night and the food was very good.”
  23. “Overall, it's a hole in the wall, but you'd be hard pressed to find many restaurants with food this good at such reasonable prices.”
  24. “But most importantly, for a reasonable price you get excellent food.”
  25. “love the salsa and the enchilada's suizas.”
  26. “Expectional authentic cuisine, great service- prompt and friendly, atmosphere fun-yet can be intimate, it is a must if you like good Mexican and Salvadorian food.”
  27. “The food was excellent and Gloria herself made the rounds to all the tables.”
  28. “Salvadoran food at it's best”
  29. “can't comment on the restaurant atmosphere since we get takeout, but man, is that food good.”
  30. “Great mexican food, great enchiladas, great service, low prices”
  31. “love this place for the soup and tamales”
  32. “Good food for great prices.”
  33. “Its got good mexican food.”
  34. “The steak picado and the pork chops are also tasty.”
  35. “The pupsas are awesome, the service was great, and the food is very reasonably priced.”
  36. “loved the cheese enchiladas wuth green sauce and my husband loved the chicken enchiladas with red sauce.”
  37. “Can't comment on the more tex-mex type dishes like enchiladas (I love that stuff, but the Californian versions taste weird to me) but their Salvadoran and chef specials sections are excellent.”
  38. “This is a special place, a great meal and a pleasant experience.”
  39. “The food was very tasty and my wife really liked the pupusas.”
  40. “The refried beans were very tasty and as well as the rice.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Gloria herself is a wonderful woman, always greeting us when we arrive, offering helpful menu suggestions and answering any questions we might have.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “best mexi restaurant in CC”
  2. “Great price, homey atmosphere, it's truly my favorite Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles.”
  3. “Gloria's is a good family style place.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “They are super friendly and the prices reasonable.”
  2. “Great food, great service and fair prices.”
  3. “The servers were friendly and very accomodating.”
  4. “Super friendly staff.”
  5. “friendly home cooking, El Salvadorean style”
  6. “The pupsas are awesome, the service was great, and the food is very reasonably priced.”
  7. “They are the NICEST people, have great service, and great food!”
  8. “We eat there at least twice a week and love the staff as much as the food.”
  9. “First of all, it has a very friendly, attentive owner in Gloria who remembers all her customer's and will actually care what you have to say.”
  10. “We have ordered take-out a few times and the food is ready fast, the people are friendly, and it's delicious.”
  11. “The customer service was so good that it felt like a family owned restaurant that really cared about you.”
  12. “Expectional authentic cuisine, great service- prompt and friendly, atmosphere fun-yet can be intimate, it is a must if you like good Mexican and Salvadorian food.”
  13. “Great mexican food, great enchiladas, great service, low prices”
value
97.22000122070312% positive
  1. “Food is consistantly good and fresh and prices are just right.”
  2. “They are super friendly and the prices reasonable.”
  3. “Very reasonable prices.”
  4. “very good value for the money.”
  5. “Great price, homey atmosphere, it's truly my favorite Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles.”
  6. “Great mexican food, great enchiladas, great service, low prices”
  7. “Great food, great service and fair prices.”
  8. “Good food for great prices.”
  9. “Overall, it's a hole in the wall, but you'd be hard pressed to find many restaurants with food this good at such reasonable prices.”
  10. “Last year, they had a wonderful couple's special for Valentine's Day, which was a breath of fresh air compared to the expensive, crowded restaurants in Beverly Hills and West LA.”
  11. “It's cozy, old school, and affordable, with some excellent El Salvador cuisine.”
  12. “But most importantly, for a reasonable price you get excellent food.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

03/16/11

USED TO be a regular (PAST TENSE)

by neuaehs at Citysearch

If it wasn't for their food, I would give it zero or negative stars.

We live around the corner from this place and prior to their remodel we would come here on weeknights when we didn't feel like cooking and wanted some awesome El Salvadoran food. Never have gone wrong with the food, service is not speedy but it's a mom and pop hole in the wall so we make allowances.

Until this time...

We got there after the dining room had filled up, there were two couples ahead of us in line. It took us 25 minutes to get a table and another 45 minutes later we still didn't have our food even though they had taken our order while we waited to "speed things up."

after over an hour of waiting at the table and the server hadn't come back after we asked him to check on our food we got up to go pay. right as that happened he walks out with just my plate of food. the cashier askes us if we want to pack up our food so we thought why not might as well. 5 minutes later our food still isn't out. probably because my husbands plate wasn't ready yet. So after 2 hours we walk back to our apartment food in hand with a bill close to 40 bucks (they said they were sorry but didn't sound like they meant it or offered to discount our drinks while we had a hour plus wait for our food) only to discover no tortillas. It was the most expensive time consuming "take out" we ever ordered. It ruined our Sunday date night.

Getting featured on Diners Drive Ins and Dives was probably a blessing and a curse. Lots of new customers but as a FORMER regular, I would never go back or endorse this place.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/24/10

GREAT food!

by TsukiSoo at Citysearch

After seeing a recent episode of Diners,Drive-ins and Dives while visiting California, we decided to go here to eat the next day while out sight-seeing. It was very busy and very crowded, if we had not seen it reviewed by Guy, we too may not have stopped......but don't let the location and size fool you. The food was great, the staff was wonderful, though very,very busy and once you are inside, it is very charming.

If you are near here, you must go in and eat, you won't be disappointed.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/11/10

Topnotch!

by Linda J Alexander at Citysearch

Had dinner here w/recent L.A. visit, after a Google search. From the outside, we probably would've never gone in but glad we did. Topnotch service, excellent food, friendly staff. If you're in L.A., eat @ Gloria's!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/21/10

The whole enchilada...

by DianaTakesaBite at Citysearch

"Hello, my friends, what can I get for you this evening," the server intones with a genuine smile. He's gentle, disarming and eager to ensure that every diner's evening at the Culver City Mexican/Salvadorian restaurant is a memorable experience. It's refreshing to see a family-owned-and-operated local business with such heart -- especially in a dingy strip mall on Venice Blvd. The personal service, however, is just one reason to stop in for a pitcher of sangria and order of pupusas. Gloria's offers more than warm smiles and knock-out pork and cheese (revuleta) pupusas. The rest of the expansive menu is just as compelling -- in particular the carne adobado and the epic sopa de 7 mares which truly is "the king of soups." The best part? One doesn't have to be a king to afford it.

  • Pros: Pupusas, carnitas, affordable, service, sangria
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/21/10

great tamales de elote

by jennifermontiel at Citysearch

i love this place for the soup and tamales . great salvadorean style !!!

  • Pros: the sopa de 7 mares. tamales de elote
  • Cons: pupusas

The Details on Gloria's Cafe

Place Categories:

  • excellent salvadoran food
  • reasonable fair prices
  • love family style place
  • great customer service
  • very accomodating servers
  • like enchiladas
  • loves tortilla soup
  • memorable experience
  • great mexican food
  • liked complimentary salsa
  • great el salvadorean style
  • authentic el salvador cuisine
  • bad meal
  • outstanding gloria
  • love staff
  • good takeout
  • very fresh guacamole
  • helpful menu suggestions
  • fabulous artisitic decor
  • great tamales
  • very tasty refried beans
  • friendly home cooking
  • helpful everyone
  • really liked pupusas
  • great sangria
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