This place is located in a seedyish part but don't be deterred there are so many great restaurants around here! Amalias is one of those gems. Came here on a Thursday night and it was karaoke night! So fun but really loud! Not the place to come if you want to have meaningful conversations! Haha! But you don't really come here for conversations, you come here for the best Guatemalan food in L.A.! Here's what we ordered: Enchiladas- which are nothing like Mexican enchiladas. There's no tortilla. It's actually a really fresh healthy dish and more like a salad. Fresh beets either queso fresco. So good! Cheeseburger and fries - ha! Yes the kid ordered that! He said it was delicious! The grilled fish - this comes with rice, beans and a salad. So filling. The fish was perfectly cooked and so light. The grilled shrimp - one this was my favorite. The shrimp was tasty. I keep craving it and need to go back for more. The thing that I could literally bathe in is there salsas. The green one isn't like regular salsa verde. It's more herbaceous and has just the right amount of spice. The red one is more like a tomato based sauce but I think it has red chilis too although it isn't really spicy at all. It is one of the tastiest sauces. It has a richness and the taste is indescribable. It's just delicious!! I'll be back for tubs of that thank you very much. :) read more

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Authentic. Delicious. Two words to describe my experience at Amalia's Restaurant. Right in the heart of LA, at the corner of Beverly and Normandie. If you know the area, you'll know the parking situation. There's a plaza lot, which, on the night I came, was half empty--and it's free. Or you can try your luck on one of the side streets. I'm not sure about restrictions, but I didn't see any meters (though I wasn't really looking). Speak Spanish or bring someone who does. The evening I dropped in, the host/server/cashier didn't speak much English. I managed, but it definitely helped that my plus-one is fluent. Inside, it's all tables, set up to accommodate live music and dancing. Combined with the décor, including paintings, it felt like sitting in a Guatemalan courtyard, hanging out with food and drinks. There wasn't any music or dancing that night, but it was lively enough with the background music and the other guests enjoying their meals and having a good time. As for the food--see my pics! My friend and I shared everything in the photos. It was a combo, so we got a little bit of everything. We included drinks and dessert, and there were no to-go boxes needed. Knowing how labor-intensive some of the dishes can be, I have to say I really enjoyed how simple yet flavorful the dishes were--even down to the salsa. One of the two house salsas had a nice kick, and I enjoyed mixing them together. Hell yeah, this place is on my list to visit again--more than likely, sooner rather than later. read more

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Food was delicious! Came in on a busy Sunday after church, the wait was not long & after we ordered our food came out pretty fast. They had live marimba for music. Definitely coming back! read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Flautas, garnachas, carne guisada plate - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Amalia's is unlike no other ! Flavours can't even be found in our hometown Guatemala ! Such a beautiful place has a beautiful setting you will be welcomed as if family, such quick and compassionate, consistent service honestly by far 10 out of 10 place I've been coming hear since a child was introduced to this pearl by my grandparents that's how you know it's good lol read more

I had a great experience at Amalia's Restaurant! The service was excellent, the staff was friendly, attentive, and made sure we felt welcome from the moment we walked in. The food was delicious and full of flavor, definitely worth the wait. It did take a little while for our food to come out, but that's pretty normal since everything tastes freshly made and prepared with care. The atmosphere was cozy and inviting, perfect for enjoying a nice meal with family or friends. Overall, I'd definitely recommend Amalia's Restaurant if you're looking for great food, good portions, and friendly service! read more

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Great and delicious Guatemala food been ordering for year's now and never disappointed today i went with my family and everyone was happy with the service and food totally recommend if you want to try Guatemala food. read more

The food was phenomenal but the service was bad. I had to call out to random workers for a To go box and for my check since my server(short lady with glasses )was no where in sight. I also had to stand next to the register so I can pay. Very disappointing. Hopefully the servers can be more attentive next time. read more

Terrible place and service. The food was delivered more than 40 minutes after ordering. The rice was overcooked by leaving the plate waiting on the grill. Live music so load we couldn't talk. read more

My brother brought for dinner the services great and friendly waitress. Thank you for the service.

Service was fantastic and quick. Waiters were all super nice and helpful. If you need anything just be loud and respectful.

Large place. Plenty of seating. Nice staff. Horchata is good. The food is plenty. The assorted appetizer plate is large. Good for 4 people. Has a little bit of everything. From tamales, chuchito, platanos, crema, tostadas, taquitos. We had breakfast for lunch. Platanos were very good. The beans were burned. Couldn't eat from the burnt flavor. The caldos that were being served looked delicious. There is parking in the shopping center. Would go back to try their caldos. read more

most expensive broth I have ever paid. I had the flu and wanted some broth so I went to this place and I paid about $11 for it and when I got home I noticed that it was only half a pint. A quart would have cost me $44. I know we are in a severe financial inflation but come on. At a vietmamese restauran, a quart of simple pho cost me about $14 a quart. 44 dollars for a quart of broth? insane! read more

Amazing place! Great food and hospitality Feels at home and I will be coming here again and again

I've been a fan since they were in the residential area--that homey vibe was wonderful. The food and service was excellent. We live in the Inland Empire and there's truly nothing out here that compares to Amalia's. They should definitely consider opening a location on this side of town; while other Guatemalan spots have popped up, none are as authentic. I'm certain it would be a huge success here! Something to think about and share more of our delicious food out here. read more

This place is absolutely delicious!! I want to try everything on the menu! Atmosphere was so lively, there was live music and karaoke and lots of family talking. Everything was so flavorful and well-seasoned. Service was super sweet, but it was rather hectic so understandably sometimes you have to get their attention. I came in on a Saturday around 2pm. I saw this place while driving by before and wanted to give it a try. I regret having driven by so many times and not trying it. The parking lot is a big bonus, but there's street parking too I believe. If there's one thing you should do in your lifetime, it's eating here. read more

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The service was just a big no there were only three tables occupied and the waitresses took almost 15 minutes to come and attend us and then when we would ask for something it would take very long time just to bring it and it took me more than five minutes for them to run my card maybe because it was Counting day for them, but it was just a big no the food was overall mid, but not the best place to come and eat specially the service it was just horrible in all honesty. There are better places out there. read more

This is the worst guatemalan restaurant I've ever been invited to. We made a reservation for a group of ten ,when we were already seated a waitress came and said that we "didn't pay for it? "" and quickly kicked us out. The restaurant is dirty and smelly . Pao was very loud and disrespectful . Never coming back to this place. read more

Delicious Guatemalan food. My family is Guatemalan so when we are craving Guatemalan food we come here to eat. I had the tostadas which include : one of salsa, one of beans, and a guacamole one. I also had the garnachas. Everything was so delicious. They also have so many drinks including the Gallo beer, which is the beer of Guatemala. This is a must try location if you want delicious Guatemalan food. read more

This is a relatively new location. It's in a shopping center/strip mall. Parking is difficult but the service is fast and friendly. The food is excellent and the ambiance is bright and friendly. It's a must try and I look forward to going again. read more

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I just ordered the chicken soup today and I can't believe what I saw. While I was eating my soup I found a small cockroach! I was disgusted and disappointed. Their food is good but this is plain disgusting. read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Sopa de Gallina - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Omg delicious food, friendly and helpful staff, beautiful decorations. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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The most disgusting food I've ever tasted. Very dissatisfied, flavorless and tastes old. Waste of money read more

The food here is delicious! The menu is a step up from similar places. A lot of care taken with preparation. The owners are so friendly and attentive. I'll be back. read more

I give this beautiful plate a solid 9 out of 10. Our server was attentive they started off with tortilla chips and 2 different dipping sauces which were both equally delicious the green one is a tiny bit spicy and the red sauce is not spicy at all. We were having trouble choosing between all the good looking plates in the menu that we decided to go with Amalias Antojitos which is like a bit of everything. Food was great, but I just felt like the chuchitos needed more sauce inside ... maybe that's just my liking other than that everything was great. The Restaurant looks well maintained and clean. read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Antojitos Amalia's - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

We were craving some garnachas and decided to drive out to amalia's. However we were really dissatisfied, the only plate of food that was good was the carne asada & shrimp plate. And the fried plátanos as you can't really mess that up. The prices also do NOT match what their menus show, the prices are increased between $2-$4. The bill was extremely high for the food and service we received. Next time we're craving garnachas we'll be going elsewhere. Here is what we ordered *antojitos amalia- this included 4 garnachas that we're okay but did not have escabeche, 4 enchiladas that were on the same small tortilla garnachas were on (these should be on a tostada not on fried masa) enchiladas normally have lettuce, remolacha, queso and hardboiled egg. These were just ground beef with remolacha and cheese. 1 chuchito that was dry and in a banana leaf 1 chipilin tamal that was okay. * pollo en crema- bland and very dry in the middle. * chile relleno plate- small in portion, but not completely bad * Salpicon- missing seasoning and it was also dry read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Pollo En Crema - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I really wanted to like this place because I love Guatemalan cuisine. They have live marimba on the weekends (which is nice) but it's very very loud inside the dining area. It's hard to carry a conversation with your table. We got a platter with different bites and nothing was memorable. This place has more appeal before it moved to this current location. read more

Fui al restaurante el fin de semana por primera vez con mi esposo. Ordenamos un caldo de gallina, jugo de naranja, unos chuchitos, y un plato típico. Desafortunadamente, no fue lo que me esperaba. Los chuchitos estaban simples, sin sabor sin color, y me cobraron 4 pero me dieron 3. El caldo de gallina también no le gusto a mi esposo como que usaron agua del chorro. Tanto que cobran por comida desagradable. El servicio era lo mínimo pero solo para cobrar la cuenta del orden nada mas. Decepcionante fue la visita. read more

Wow! I must say their food is delicious. Yes, the food does take some time to be ready. But, than again it was a Sunday, and the establishment was to its maximum capacity. They had live music, Marimba. Pretty neat! - I must add, their waitress was one of the most sweet and attentive waitress I have ever encountered. Smiling every single time, checked in with us multiple times if we needed anything. Didn't even let us touch the plates once we were done... she said "nope! I got it!" And gave us a great smile! Her name is Shyrlie if I'm not mistaken! We are coming back very soon! Shyrlie, YOU ARE AMAZING! Ps. We tried the Amalias Antojitos! SOOOOO GOOD! Also their Horchata... ugh! So good! read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Amalia's Antojitos - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Though my experience is very limited. I bought tamales for Xmas to go. They were quite good. And the atol de elote was yummy.

The food is exceptional, authentic chapin food! Service by Shylie was excellent. So sweet and helpful. Great attitude and made the whole ambiance even more comfortable and relaxed. Thank you! We will be back read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Taquitos, nachos, mixtas - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles does not have enough Guatemalan food, my family is originally from Guatemala, and it is tough to find a good-tasting Guetamalan spot. Amalia's is one of the best if not the best place we have found in our area. The staff is very friendly, and my loved the food. And she does not like to eat out at all lol, she claims her cooking is better than the food she can buy on the street. She is a very good cook btw. I recommend this place to anyone looking to try some Guatemalan food. read more

Friendly staff with good quality food for the price. They are Spot on flavor with the salpicón dish. The enchiladas were great though can use more beef. The steak was great but the black beans were ultra greasy (lost a star for that.) read more

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Finally was able to check out this restaurant! Customer service was great! The food was super yummy!! The tortillas was warm and fresh! Can't wait to bring my family back! read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Breakfast - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I really like the food it was so tasty, the service was good very friendly staff .the mix drinks need a little help but the original Gallo beer was delicious . The place is small but cousey, parking is a nightmare do .and looks like they have marimba playing live but dont know what days . Also very clean place read more

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"In my 37 years in this country, I have never had a soup this good." These were the words my mom spoke halfway through her seafood soup Stopped by Amalia's for lunch with my mom, a native Guatemalan. We ordered appetizers first (Antojitos), which consisted of fried plantains, taquitos, garnachas and enchiladas, as well as a chipillin tamale and a "chuchito". Every single one of these entries was amazing, with special shoutout to the garnachas which were tiny little bombs of flavor that could not possibly have had enough of! My food came later, which was the Churrasco plate which consisted of a large piece of steak, refried beans, rice, and two fried slices of potato, with guacamole, salsa, and a chile pepper to accompany. I went to town on my steak and immediately found myself dousing it in the condiments which only further accentuated the flavors. The pepper in particular made my dish phenomenal; as I am a spice lover, it gave the meat an extra kick that was much welcomed. The rice and beans were also very good, with special shoutout to the beans which IMMEDIATELY stood out to me as some of the best beans I've had in a restaurant of this nature. Mom got the seafood soup and was immediately blown away. They DO NOT skimp on the seafood in this one, and my mom was pleased at the abundance of shrimp, mussels, and octopus in her soup. Not pictured are the tortillas that accompanied our meal. These were DELICIOUS, particularly when doused with the refried beans from my meal and a few pieces of cheese which our waitress happily brought over. Also not pictured are the several times my mom uttered the phrase "It's just like the ones I ate as a kid" Special shoutout to our server (Shylie), who was among the sweetest servers I have ever encountered in a restaurant. She took the time to have brief conversations with my mom, which only helped to elevate our overall experience. All in all, one of the best hidden gems in Los Angeles. I will certainly be back. read more

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Food was beyond salty- beans, rice, everything. Didn't enjoy at all. Super expensive too. And it wasIt was also super cold in there with loud noises from someone doing repairs to the restaurant. Seriously, street food or food from comedores taste better! read more

We came last night for Mother's Day and it was so packed but the wait was so fast The service Amazing The women were so nice The food omg it was the best thing ever. I got the mojarra and I didn't even need salt it was so seasoned The rice was the best thing ever I can't even tell you enough how delicious this place is. The table we sat was for 4 and it was 5 so it was tight but it was beautiful inside and the music amazing. Love love love read more

Amalia's Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Came here to have a late lunch on a Sunday afternoon. Place was hopping. They have live marimba playing from 11 to 3. So took a while to be seated and to take our order. Because of it being busy we were told this before hand. So I guess it was ok. What we ordered some enchiladas to start. I ordered the salpicón, kids ordered hilachas, carne guisada and my wife ordered the Chile Relleno plate. All the plates come with rice,black beans, and plátanos. Good portion size. Growing up eating these dishes it doesn't compare to my grandmas and moms cooking but it's close. So if your looking for great Guatemalan cuisine come to Amalias. read more

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Food was delicious ,a bit busy service was great highly recommended. The plátanos are ripe and very delicious

I order take out , and they got the order wrong. It wouldn't be a problem if they had the music in the restaurant lower to hear. I'm screaming at the waitress to take my order and they can't hear. If you order food from here good luck . Check your food before you leave from there .!!!!! read more