While visiting/vacationing in the Los Angeles, CA, we went searching for a different variety of food for dinner, other than the typical Mexican and Chinese food in our area. Just by chance we found El Cochinito, we were glad we did! This little restaurant is tucked away in a small strip of stores. My husband had the shredded beef stew, rice and black beans. Our daughter had the garlic shrimp with beans and rice and the chicken soup. I had the Cuban sandwich and sweet plantains. Our daughter had a friend with her, she too ordered the chicken soup and a side of rice. The girls were surprised at how good the soup was with pieces of chicken, slices of corn on the cob, and other veggies. My husband&#39;s stew had a variety of peppers, onions, peas and tomatoes. The garlic shrimp was seasoned very well and shrimp were plenty full and big. The Cuban sandwich was delicious! Had a Cuban in port o Rico a few years ago, but this one had it beat!! The plantains were so sweet and grilled to perfection! We understand how it was voted one of LA&#39;S best little places to eat. If in the Sunset Blvd area, look for this place, you won&#39;t be disappointed!

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Night + Market Song, the restaurant is a barbecue restaurant, opened by local Chinese, I heard that it is from the Northeast, this skewers are really authentic, delicious and tight.

The cafe that came to the famous, Griffith Observatory played back, and found that the collection of net red cafes was one kilometer away nearby, and the big sun made a special trip to pull the grass. The red scorpion building is very eye-catching. The outdoor open-air seat is already full, and there are only a few indoor locations. This is also a chain store, but there are not many branches in Los Angeles. There are surrounding and coffee beans sales in the store, and the cups of the same color as the cafe floor tiles look fresh. Autumn limited latte season limited latte is very Nice, chili, cinnamon into the coffee is unexpectedly good, a cup of drink is still a little bit of meaning, feel the blue bottle. When I left, the store was still full of customers, and there were already people in line.

Don&#39;t be turned off by the fact this place is a little whole in the wall in a strip mall. That&#39;s TOTALLY normal for Los Angeles :) I was surprised at how cute the interior was considering the outside...but I really shouldn&#39;t be at this point considering I&#39;ve lived in LA 3 years but still... We were quickly and enthusiastically greeted upon walking in and were told to sit wherever. We didn&#39;t have to wait long to order drinks and were given ample time to look at the menu before another server came over to take our order. She had a little difficulty understanding my request of what she recommended but two other employees quickly jumped in and both recommended the slow roasted pork. Done. My husband got the Cubano with beans and rice for a side and we ordered the Tostones to share. ALL OF IT WAS AMAZING. I couldn&#39;t scarf down my pork order fast enough...combined with the potato with garlic sauce (that stuff will leave your mouth garlicky but is totally worth it)...seriously I had NO complaints. None. It was all delicious and is now a new go-to on our places to eat at. I am hoping this experience wasn&#39;t a fluke and we continue to be pleased time and time again :) Go there.

I picked this place over another cuban restaurant in Atwater and I based this decision on the tone from the woman i spoke to on the phone at the other restaurant. The service here was great, friendly and it seems as though its family owned and operated. I ordered the Palomilla, which is thin cut steak. it is complimented with rice and beans but no plantains which i found odd. Anyway my first complaint is that the steak had a lot of fat and was a bit rough, it supposed to be thin and soft. My second complaint is that it is just a bit pricey for the portion served, for example my half was approx. $14.00 with a coke. If this was a reputable restaurant just under fine dining then yes I would understand but it is not. The restaurant setting is plain looking inside, nothing special. I think next stop is going to be Cha Cha Cha. In conclusion I would return to this restaurant and give it another chance, I will possibly try a chicken dish next time.

This used to be one of my favorite places in Silverlake. Apparently there are new owners and they haven&#39;t had a positive effect on the food. The service is very friendly and accommodating but I had the worst 1/2 roasted chicken I have ever had. Not only was it not marinated like every other Cuban roast chicken I&#39;ve had previously, it was as if it was a week old and had been hanging out in the walk in uncovered the whole time. It was smashed flat as well, a great way to squeeze any juice out. They used to serve their dinners with plantains and yucca, no more. I guess these would be an extra charge so that a half chicken in this hole in the wall place would cost about $20. I&#39;m not complaining about the price, but for this kind of money, KFC serves a far superior product.

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