Mar Vista - West LA, Los Angeles · restaurant
The albóndigas come made with chicken and duck instead of beef, dropped into chipotle salsa alongside refried black lentils that quietly replace the pintos you expected. Smoked tuna flautas with avocado-yuzu crema and chicharrón in garlic mojo push the menu further, treating Mexican tradition as a launch point rather than a limit. The warm A-frame dining room (ochre walls, hanging plants, low lighting) keeps the whole thing relaxed enough for an easy Tuesday walk-in.
Chicken and duck meatballs in chipotle salsa with nopales and bacon.
Flour tortilla flautas with smoked tuna, queso chihuahua, avocado yuzu crema.
Crispy pork belly with garlic mojo and pickled red cabbage.