Mole, Mole, Mole: Guelaguetza

It seems that, if I eat with Wandering Chopsticks and L.A. and OC Foodventures, we must have mole. Gourmet Pigs joined us for this feast at Guelaguetza.

The location pictured above has since been transformed into Pal Cabron, which is owned and run by the same family. Nevertheless, Guelaguetza remains a local Oaxacan powerhouse with two other locations still booming.

Horchata con tuna y nuez ($2.00).

Sweet rice drink, chopped nuts, cactus fruit puree. So pretty!

Chapulines ($6).

Yes, crickets. Tangy, crunchy, and a little spicy. Chirp chirp!

We ordered a lot of stuff. I could list it all, but really all you need to know is that my favorite thing was the Festival de Moles ($17.95), which featured shredded chicken, handmade tortilla, rice, and black, red, coloradito, and estofado moles.

Believe it or not, we ate almost everything.

Platanos fritos ($5.95), arroz con leche ($2.50), flan ($2.00), nicuatole ($3.50), chocoflan.




I liked the platanos fritos the most. Fernando Lopez, one of the young owners of the Guelaguetza-Pal Cabron empire, treated us to the chocoflan...and maybe a few other small treats, too. He is such a nice guy!

During another visit to the Olympic Boulevard location, my dear college pal and I enjoyed some more mole. Guelaguetza was a great choice to show off L.A.'s authentic Mexican food to my New York City friend.

Enchiladas de mole rojo con tasajo ($12.95). Coloradito con pollo ($12.95).


Hooray for mole! And I looooooooooove the string cheese here!

Guelaguetza is an L.A. institution worthy of your support!