Hidden in plain sight in the Mercado la Paloma, Chichen Itza is located right across the street from the DMV near the USC campus.
This place sells Yucatan food and sits toward the back of the market…you’ll first walk past the Oaxacan stand with the interesting looking desserts, vegan ice creams, and fresh juices.
A vegan friend first told me about this place, but there is plenty of meat on the menu. Pictured below the cochinita pibil which is a slow roasted pork that is served up with rice, black beans, and tortillas. There was a habanero chilie sitting on top of the tender pork that I avoided biting into - cause its just too many Scoville units for me to handle.
Check out Chichen Itza for Mexican food that’s close to campus…it doesn’t smell like a horse stable like La Barca does, and it beats Chano’s when the sun is still out. According to their website, Chichen Itza has a location in Koreatown as well. Oh yeah, it’s pretty cheap too, considering the quality and presentation.
For being about stuff near USC (boo), you guys really need to check out Rigo’s Tacos on Union right after it splits from Hoover (yay). Good stuff.
Cool, thanks for the tip!
Boo on USC?
UCLA class of 2001. But my wife, a fellow Bruin, works right nearby, so she knows the taco places in the area. Check out the Sherman-Williams parking lot for the champurrado lady.
Good food transcends Collegiate Boundaries. No?
Absolutely.
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