Guelaguetza (restaurant) explained

Guelaguetza
Food-Type:Mexican
Street-Address:3014 West Olympic Boulevard
City:Los Angeles
State:California
Postcode:90006
Country:United States
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Guelaguetza is a Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles, California.[1] Established by Fernando Lopez (father of restaurateur and author Bricia Lopez) in 1994, the business has been recognized as one of "America's Classics" in 2015 by the James Beard Foundation.[2] [3] The restaurant is the winner of the 2021 Gold Award.[4]

Guelaguetza is one of the few places in Los Angeles (or even the United States) in which patrons can intentionally ingest insects, namely chapulines (fried grasshoppers), an Oaxacan delicacy.[5] [6] [7]

History

Fernando Lopez emigrate from his native Oaxaca to Los Angeles in 1993 and opened his original restaurant on Eighth Street the following year.[8] After outgrowing its original location, Guelaguetza was moved to its current location on Olympic Boulevard in 2000 that previously housed the VIP Palace Korean Restaurant.[9] In 2012, Fernando turned the business over to his four children after he decided to retire and return to Oaxaca.[10] [11] [12]

Reception

The reviewer from Condé Nast Traveler wrote, "This is a great meal to enjoy with family and friends, especially for a celebratory occasion where you don't want to spend your entire rent check."[13] While writing for the LA Weekly, food critic Jonathan Gold called the restaurant "one of the best Oaxacan restaurants in the country."[14] Time Out Magazine called "Guelaguetza a citywide institution, and the kind of place worth visiting over and over again."[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-01-14 . Guelaguetza Review - Koreatown - Los Angeles . 2024-04-15 . The Infatuation . en . 2023-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206120244/https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/reviews/guelaguetza . live . Brant . Cox.
  2. Web site: 2015 America's Classics: Guelaguetza . 2024-04-15 . . en . 2023-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230227164230/https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-americas-classics-guelaguetza . live .
  3. Web site: Kuschner . Erin . 2015-02-26 . Guelaguetza named a James Beard America's Classics Award honoree . 2024-04-15 . Time Out Los Angeles . en-US . 2016-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505090847/http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/blog/guelaguetza-named-a-james-beard-americas-classics-award-honoree . live .
  4. News: And the winner of the 2021 Gold Award is ... Guelaguetza . . Laurie . Ochoa . May 16, 2021 . 2024-04-24 . 2024-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422155441/https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-05-16/winner-of-2021-gold-award-guelaguetza . live .
  5. News: Crickets: They're What's for Dinner . Avishay . Artsy . August 1, 2015 . . April 24, 2024 . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424104238/https://www.kqed.org/news/10622688/crickets-theyre-whats-for-dinner . live .
  6. News: Eat your crickets: Los Angeles is the chapulin capital of the U.S. . Javier . Cabral . July 12, 2013 . . April 24, 2024 . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424104237/https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-eat-your-crickets-los-angeles-chapulin-capital-20130709-story.html . live .
  7. News: California Is Getting Its First Edible Cricket Farm In The Valley . Juliet Bennett . Rylah . May 3, 2015 . . April 24, 2024 . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424104238/https://laist.com/news/food/cricket-farm . live .
  8. Web site: Why Oaxacan legend Guelaguetza is still a Los Angeles staple after 29 years . Karen . Palmer . September 18, 2023 . . April 25, 2024 . September 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922115212/https://www.opentable.com/blog/guelaguetza-mexican-restaurant-menu-los-angeles/ . live .
  9. News: The Koreatown that never was . Sam . Quinones . June 3, 2001 . Los Angeles Times.
  10. News: The Family Story Behind Guelaguetza, The Restaurant Serving L.A.'s Best Mole . Jean . Trinh . December 14, 2016 . . April 25, 2024 . March 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240321175951/https://www.pbssocal.org/about/history . live .
  11. News: For founder of renowned Oaxacan restaurant, there's no place like home . Adolfo . Guzman-Lopez . June 3, 2013 . KPCC.
  12. Web site: For Guelaguetza, family is the key to survival . Vonnie . Williams . . 2024-04-25 . 2023-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127203556/https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/guelaguetza . live .
  13. Guelaguetza . . Krista . Simmons . 2024-04-24 . 2023-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101160743/https://www.cntraveler.com/restaurants/los-angeles/guelaguetza . live .
  14. News: Guelaguetza . Jonathan . Gold . Jonathan Gold . June 24, 2010 . . April 24, 2024 . April 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240424071958/https://www.laweekly.com/guelaguetza/ . live .
  15. Guelaguetza . . Patricia Kelly . Yeo . February 17, 2023 . April 25, 2024 . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317035532/https://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/restaurants/guelaguetza . live .

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