LAist: Late Nite Eats: La Cabana

Sloane Berrent

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:19:24 -0800

Crispy - WOW! What a raving review. I have a friend who moved from here to Gilpin County (middle of nowhere Colorado) and has the same feeling of nostalgia for Gilbert's on Pico and 28th. She makes people bring her things from there when they visit! La Cabana definitely does it for me. And it's been owned and operated by the same family since, I think, 1948.

Elise Thompson

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:20:58 -0800

Nice post! I ate at Casablanca again a few months ago and it has lost its shine. La Cabana once made me so nostalgic for Mexico, a drunken night ended up in a spontaneous trip across the border.

crispy

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:14:43 -0800

I used to live a couple of blocks away from La Cabaña, on Rose Avenue. After I left Los Angeles, I would visit La Cabaña frequently in my dreams. Now I live in Guadalajara and I have an even greater appreciation of it. First off, it's open later than most places in Mexico's second city, but beyond that, it holds up as authentic in many ways that might seem trivial but are oh-so-Mexican. The waiters' uniforms, the spoon in the salsa, the totopos that they make themselves from real tortillas... Then there's the food. You don't order a side of guacamole, you have to order the guacamole salad. Dishes are garnished with shredded cabbage and radishes. They make their own tortillas. That's not common even in Mexico. Those are so tasty, they even make me forgive them for using cheddar cheese. A trip to Los Angeles would be incomplete without a visit to La Cabaña, and whenever I am lucky enough to be introducing a friend to my favorite city in the universe, it's one of the first stops we make.

Deliverance

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:01:17 -0800

AnonEMouse, the info about Mutts and Moms (who are affiliated with Paw Boutique in Pasadena) that's floating around online is: Mutts and Moms Paw Boutique 523 S Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105 626.394.0946 Email: pawboutique@yahoo.com www.muttsandmoms.org [they took this down] I tried La Cabana once and almost broke my tooth on the flautas. Not the best I've had. :-( A Mexican food place I definitely miss is Casa Carlos, which used to be in the Fox Hills Mall years ago.

Venice Playa

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:59:20 -0800

This place is great! Never been disappointed. I've taken friends there and all have enjoyed this wonderful place.

AnonEMouse

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:16:50 -0800

I was wondering if anyone on LAist has the telehpone # or email for "Mutts and Moms", the CA non-profit organization that took away the dog from Ellen DeGeneres. It appears they don't have a listed number & there's a number of us on the east Coast who want to get in contact with this organization... Thanks!