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El Cholo

One of the original LA Mexican restaurants is wildly popular, especially for their green corn tamales, when they're in season.

Address
1121 S Western Ave
Hours
Open now · closes 11 pm
Weekly hours
Mon11 am–10 pm
Tue11 am–10 pm
Wed11 am–10 pm
Thu11 am–10 pm
Fri11 am–11 pm
Sat11 am–11 pm
Sun11 am–9 pm

Read from the travel guide, which lists: Mon-Thu 11AM-10PM, Fri Sat 11AM-11PM, Sun 11AM-9PM

Listing from Wikivoyage: Los Angeles/Wilshire, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Updated 11 Oct 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.