Hands down best Mexican food around! The freshest ingredients and the staff are always so friendly'!

This place takes 10/10 in my book. The food is amazing, my favorite dish is grilled chicken with black beans arroz, and plantains. Anything you get from here will be a burst of flavor in your mouth. The service is always great, even during their rush hour. So enjoy read more

great prices & huge portion sizes! every time i come to mercado la paloma i am guilty of getting holbox, but i am glad to have finally tried the og restaurant. everyone's dishes looked delish but i can personally vouch that the price:volume ratio for the pollo asado is fantastic. highly recommend!! read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Pollo Asado- - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love this place for dinner. Highly recommend the Tikin-xic (pronounced: teeken sheek) which is a white fish served in a delicious tangy adobo sauce. It comes with a side salad but I always ask to substitute it for black beans. Also recommend the pollo asado which is a generous portion of grilled marinated chicken thighs. Have also tried the cochinita pibil which are marinated carnitas. So tender and flavorful. Panuchos are amazing!! As are the plantains. Love the corn tortillas from this place, they're different but in a good way and you can only eat them fresh. Also I loveeee the agua de chaya which is like a spinach agua fresca, it's mild on the sweetness and so refreshing the jamaica is also perfect and light on the sweetness. I didn't realize how many items I've tried on this amazing menu. Service is great, you order at the counter and they give you a number to bring to your table. The location is a food hall with plenty of parking. A gem for sure. read more

It was amazing experience with my fiance to this place! They are very attention to details and friendly. In our table the boy was so polite, decent and well manners. We had tried couple of items and I mostly liked their Poc Chuc and Pollo asado. Absolutely 10 stars out of 10, you can also try their Papadzules. Their atmosphere and patio design was super cool, well decorated it was. Best Maxicano restaurant! read more

I went to eat at chichen Itza rest. I was drinking my horchata ,and I noticed something floating in my cup but i thought it was a piece of cinnamon stick that horchata sometimes have. I kept drinking and finally looked closely and it was a cockroach floating in my cup. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Horchata with a cockroach. - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

12:00 pm November 27th 2024 . Absolutely disgusting (see photo) Walked up to a very busy plaza with several restaurants in a crowded dining hall one of which is a Michelin restaurant not the one I am reviewing. Chichèn Itza is very popular and very good but today could no believe what I say the cashier order taker is handling money and cutting radishes all at the same time putting the knife to rest on the cash register taking money making change and going back to touching food horrible to see a lack of basic hygiene. Health department will be advised about this . read more

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You can walk here from Exposition Park if you're a museum-goer looking for good food. Choose your route carefully though - it's safe during the day but hardly scenic. Highly recommend getting the Tacos de cochinita pibil. Even in these times of unprecedented inflation, two generously-stuffed tacos are only $8.21 after tax. The pork is tender and dripping juice, and you get a mouthful of citrus flavors if you don't let the taco drip too much. They have fun drinks as well, like the soursop to wash down the tacos. They're good but not necessary if you're on a budget. Good tacos! Would eat again. read more

Fair but didn't seem quite as special as their sister restaurant Holbox. The Cochinita Pibil was tender and the pickled onions a nice touch. The beans and rice felt rather normal. Tacos De Pescado, possibly the best item. Fresh and lightly fried to crispy perfection. Ceviche De Pescado, basa was pretty good but still prefer Mariscos Jalisco. Tamal Horneado, skip. A fried tamale that was super dried. Get a steamed one instead. The hibiscus drink was a perfect paired drink. Service was really fast. The atmosphere was lively. read more

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Cochinita pibil tacos are not amazing but priced right and nice presentation. I will definitely come back to try other items on the menu read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Cochinita pibil tacos - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Doesn't seem like they wanted my business at the restaurant. My coworkers were hyping this place up, so I figured I would place an order for pick up. Turns out instead of a Torta de Poc Chuc, I was served tacos. Also, the tacos were cold and the tortilla was hard as a rock. When I order from somewhere that has such a high rating, I expect my food to be as tasty as described by others. Such a disappointment ... don't think I'll head back there any time soon. I have had better tasting food at other places. I just happened to be in the area and wanted a torta, not 2 bland tacos. Oh and the presentation seriously lacked and I didn't get any salsas. Apparently, these tacos didn't have any onions, tomato sauce or puree as described onlinennor did they look as juicy as others have shown in their pictures. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Widely recognized as one of the best Yucatan-style Mexican restaurants in the country (GQ Magazine, Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Condé Nast Traveler, etc.), Chichen Itza is well worth a visit. In a weekend filled with top notch dining, this was perhaps my favorite stop of them all. Chichen Itza Restaurant far exceeded expectations, and I cannot wait to come back. To eat, I ordered the bistec a la yucateca, priced around $20. Served with caramelized onions, rice, black bean puree, pico de gallo, fried plantain, and fried potato, the thinly pounded new york strip was the most flavorful piece of meat I've had in a very long time. It was incredibly delicious and memorable. I also loved the black bean puree. Everything was truly outstanding. Located inside the Mercado la Paloma, this isn't an area I visit often. That said, I now have a very good reason too. Food this good and flavorful is hard to come by. I know I've been leaving a lot of 5-star reviews lately, but this one is maybe the most deserving based on the meal itself. If you are in the area, this restaurant is a must! Go ahead and give it a try. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Bistec a la Yucateca - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Food from Yucatán is always delicious. This little place is in the heart of LA and in a Latino Marketplace with other great foods inspired by Mexico. This was a great experience and delicious. My only concern is the busyness and lack of tables. Eventually we found one and enjoyed our food. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food here is just delicious. We got Cochinita Pibil and Tikin Xic and both are just amazing. But tikin xic is just on another level of delicious. This dish is one of the few dishes that truly earns the 5 stars all around. It was so good that I had to order one to go because I know I was going to crave it the next day. The service is really good. The ambiance is a food court but they give you a number and bring you the food any place where you seat. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Mi lugar favorito para comer comida di mi lindo tierra de Yucatán! Si nunca has probado la comida yucateca tienes que venir a este lugar! El frijol con puerco, la cochinita, el mondongo, los vaporzitos, pocchuc, el trío yucateco, y todo lo que tiene es muy delicioso! The best place to get food from the mother land of Yucatán! If you've never experienced food from the Yucatán this is the place to go! From the frijol con puerco, mondongo, vaporzitos, pocchuc, panuchos, salbutes, and every dish from there! read more

This place is super nice and amazingly good, everything from the panuchos to the lechon really impressed me. Their menu is super traditional and good their portions are filling. They take your order and put it out really quickly it's always so good coming. A major downside is that with the food being so traditional I would expect some handmade tortillas to compliment the meal. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Lechon rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Chichen Itza is our Favorite place for delicious traditional food from Yucatan. From the sopa de Lima to the queso relleno plate. Every dish Is done to perfection. The Sunday treat is to get there when the crispy lechon is available. The Torta is unbelievably good. The traditional aguas Frescas and horchata are always a must. Love this place . read more

I've always heard great things about this place and took the opportunity to try them out. I ordered the two cochinita pibil tacos. The tacos arrived within 10 minutes of ordering. The meat was so flavorful and juicy. The tortilla also held the juice well and didn't break apart. The addition of the pickled onions gave a nice refreshing taste and crunchy texture. Overall, these were amazing tacos. I will be coming back for more and trying out other items on their menu. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Tacos De Cochinita (order Of 2) - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Okay food, but when you're in the same food court as Holbox and Komal, this place just doesn't measure up. Food was lukewarm, tamale was close to room temperature. The cochinita taco was kind of bland. Fairly average food. read more

Food delicious and service is great. My family and I love to come here at least twice a month. We will definitely recommend family and friends here. read more

The place is unique and attractive. The food around the mall-like, cafeteria-like assortment of different eateries is great, with something for every taste! The clear champion of the group is Holbox but Chichen Itzá is also outstanding. The service by all the dynamic and efficient servers is outstanding and they will find you wherever you are sitting. I recommend both places that co-exist with many other restaurants inside of the Mercado La Paloma in 3655 South Grand Avenue in LA! Great discovery for us! read more

I think I pulled a muscle in my stomach, from eating so much. The horchata is creamy as all get out!! I have never had nor heard of papadzules. How dare the world let me walk around for all these years without this papagoodness in my life. Fo' Shame!! It's basically chopped boiled egg, stuffed inside a fresh, handmade tortilla, smothered creamy, green and red sauce with pumpkin seeds. It was too legit to quit. Im now sitting in my car too exhausted from eating to drive. Wooo is me and my papabelly. read more

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So good!! Tacos chicharrón my favorite!! I'm sure I'll be back Cafe Maya is delicious. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

All food is delicious! Very authentic and fast service. We love to come here on Sunday's for dinner. We highly recommend this restaurant.

I am the biggest fan of this place! I've had it at a catered event and have been here a few times on my own and it never disappoints. I find the prices to be reasonable and fun fact, they're owned by the same people as Holbox. Their stand out dishes are definitely the salbutes and panuchos (both have shredded turkey, which I love and haven't seen anywhere else). The chicken is great too! Make sure to try their hot sauce as well, hot as heck but worth the burn. read more

Food was Good I definitely will go back again its a hole in the wall. Definitely wanting to go back to eat here again.

Best Yucatán cuisine in Los Ángeles... I been a client for their food for at least 30 years. Cochinita Pibil is the classic, but their Vaporcitos that are small tamales with chicken or meat cocked in a banana leave are great!!! Their best gourmet surely is their Queso Relleno, a Netherlands ball cheese stuffed with grounded meat in a delicious sauce!! Their service is polite to deliver the orders you make after overcoming their line of clientele and paying at their register box... The ambience is nice and clean, inside of the Mercado La Paloma that resembles a Mexican food market where you can find some other options of ethnic food... Try it, you won't regret it. read more

Good is amazing, the fish plate is the best with the habanero sauce. Highly recommend!

I ordered on ubereats and let me just say this place is very,very authentic. Omg , to the t. I ordered their ceviche, and veggie vaporcitos . I called to make sure they were vegan friendly and they assured me there is no lard only vegetable oil. I Can confirm because the texture and the taste definitely backs this up. I lvoe that they are wrapped in banana leaves the presentation and flavor are very nice. My husband loved the ceviche. My favorite item was the orange sauce that came with the vaporcito tamale fully next level and my favorite item. I wish I could buy a bottle of that sooo good! Their citrus jicama salad was super refreshing and a major hit. The small orange sauce that came with it is crazy spicy though lol very tasty read more

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Located in the food hall Mercado la Paloma, Chichen Itza serves traditional cuisine of the Yucatán Peninsula. One of the most classic dishes of the region is Cochinita Pibil, made of pork in a marinade of annatto seed and citrus juice, wrapped in banana leaf and slow-roasted. The juicy pork had a slightly orange color and a balanced sweet, acidic, and savory flavor, and I got the meat in two tacos topped with pickled onions and a dash of their habanero sauce. The yellow corn tortillas the tacos were built on were rather unremarkable and tore apart under the juicy shredded pork, but the flavors definitely took me back to the Yucatán! read more

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as someone from the yucatán peninsula, i'm pleased to say this food made me feel at home. i went with my mom to check it out and we were excited to try the menu since it had some of our favorite foods. we ordered panuchos, salbutes, kibi, and poc chuc. every single one was incredible. the food is authentic and is made fresh. if you're yucatecan please try it out and see if it meets your standards, if not try it anyway! read more

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For Yucatan-styl food, Chichen Itza has a well-earned reputation for being excellent. Friends who haven't been for years absolutely recognize it on their return, and it is still good! Mercado La Paloma has quite a few tasty places inside, which means their tiny parking lot is always busy, but there's street parking if you're willing to walk a block or two, and seating is sufficient that you can usually get a table. And the vibe inside is great, with lots of character yet still a contemporary feel. Ceviche de tostada, plus their cochinita de pibil, are both very tasty. Tikin-xic is excellent too. Did not get tacos but I know many rave about them. read more

I usually order pretty frequently from here through Grubhub, but this might be my last order. Whoever made those pork tacos with all that unchewable fat and gristle that almost choked me to death needs to be fired. I don't know what happened to the quality, but my food was NEVER this poor. If it wasn't for the chicken tacos, I'd be pretty hungry. Very disappointed and grossed out. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - The fat and gristle that almost choked me. - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

What a surprised~ So glad my friends found this place! My friends and I were going to the museum nearby and we decided to go somewhere for lunch. We stumbled union this place and decided to give it a try. Its setup is similar to a small food court with a small parking lot outside or street parking is available. We ordered tacos, tamale and the sandwich. Out of everything we ordered, my favorite was the poc chuc taco and the chicharron taco. The poc chuc's pork shoulder has a nice smoking flavor to it. The meat was juicy, tender and flavorful. Has a nice combination with other ingredients in the taco. As for the chicharron taco, it's crunchy and had a interesting texture to it. If you think these are your typical street taco, think again! I would definitely come back and try other items. read more

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I was really exited to try this place because the same owner of Holbox is the owner of this place. I had really high expectations knowing who is behind the whole thing. I ordered the huevos Motuleńos and they were so bad. -The sauce just wasn't the one -The ham was horrible -Pea were bad -Eggs were okay but really they were not cooked how they are supposed to be cooked on this dish I rate this place heavy because I know the owner can do better he has a Michelin place next door. Also he charged me 16.00$ and I know he only spent 3.00$ max with everything including workers pay. I don't mind I know he needs to make money, but make the food worth it. If you need help let me know I'll point you in the right direction. read more

The bomb! If you haven't been, go. The Tikken Xic fish place is amazing. Every person I've ever taken loves the food. Trust me, you will too. And if you like hot salsa, do yourself a favor and buy a bottle of the yellow habanero salsa to take bake home. I put it on everything. read more

Located in the mercado la paloma, Chichen Itza is a great place to get a taco fix if you're in the area. Parking is super easy, which you wouldn't expect in downtown. +1 already! Also, even though its a mercado, it's not too busy and has plenty of seating. Another plus! You order at the counter and they give you a number to bring to your table. I wasn't too hungry, so I just ordered the cochinita pibil tacos and a jamaica to drink. The jamaica was good and hit the spot, although nothing to wax poetic about. Similarly, the cochinita pibil tacos were good, but I feel like I've had better pork tacos in LA. Perhaps some hot sauce on it would have helped its case, but there wasn't any brought with the dish or that I saw around (we were sitting outside). In terms of price and size, two tacos were definitely enough to fill me and seemed reasonably priced. Next time I'm in the area, I'd definitely try another set of tacos or a plate, but I'm not gunning to make my way back asap. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I love chicken Itza with a passion. I always bring people here from locals to out of towners. My top dishes are the bistec a la yucateca, pollo pibil, or tiling xic. SThe best sides are the ensalada de jicama, and platano frito. You can never go wrong here! read more

We've seen this place on tv shows for years. One morning we were in LA and it popped up on Yelp. So we hit it up. It's in a Mercado Latino with a half a dozen other places. Quick and easy service. The menu is unconventional Mexican for most Americans because it is from the Yucatán. Big bold flavors and lots of spice. Definitely worth a stop if you like adventurous foods. The other fun thing was we also got to have Oaxacan cuisine with their neighbors at the same time. read more

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Chichen Itza is remarkably delicious food stall that specializes in Yucatán fare. The service was quick and effective, and eating in the food hall is honestly a wonderful experience. We ordered the Cochinita Pibil and it was so flavorful, savory and satisfying. I especially loved the handmade corn tortillas, which really tied the meal together. read more

Chichen Itza Restaurant - Cochinita Pibil - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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