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El Cholo Restaurant Review

1025 Wilshire Blvd. (11th St.) Send to Phone
Santa MonicaCA 90401
310-899-1106 | Menu
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The Mexican cuisine mainstay draws those in search of good margaritas and a fun atmosphere.

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Lunch & Dinner daily

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Students and families like the good margaritas and festive atmosphere, which are practically guaranteed at El Cholo. The food is pretty good, too: chicken breasts in flour tortillas with guacamole; crab enchiladas with jalapeño-cilantro pesto sauce; Sonora-style enchilada topped with a fried egg; and the famous homemade green corn tamales, which you can get only, alas, from May through October. The patio’s a nice place to relax. Settle yourself under one of the umbrellas.

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