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El Colmao

4.0 (331 reviews)
ModerateCuban
Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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What's the vibe?
Casual
Moderate noise
Good for kids
Good for groups

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C11. Boliche Mechado
Sassy T.

This place came highly recommended so I gave it a try for a weekday lunch and it did not disappoint. There is a big selection of items and the food was very good. I had the C11, sausage stuffed beef with sauce, rice, and black beans. They have lots of GF options. Definitely try the salsa provided in the side. The staff were great, the location is pretty standard for a stop mall restaurant. Free parking is available but there is not a lot of it.

X1. Paella
Steve C.

A surprising gem for the neighborhood. A Cuban restaurant in a neighborhood that can seem a little "one-note." Service is friendly and food was good. The Ambiance reminds me of a neighborhood diner. If this place were hype or in a more robust food destination neighborhood, maybe it would've gotten a lower review, but for the neighborhood this place truly shines. I will be back to see what I've missed out on.

Ordered picadillo....too salty and too much fat. Pap rellena good even though the same meat from Picadillo used at least it's well packed. They burned the fried plantains so I won't order that anymore.

Picadillo with white rice, black beans and a side of platanos.
Vanessa P.

Found this spot after searching for a Cuban restaurant in the area of the convention center. Let me tell you, it's delicious! I ordered the picadillo and the flavor is amazing. The caldo gallego was soooo good! The service was excellent and the staff were all so friendly! Definitely coming back!

P1. Pollo al Jerez
Atilio H.

Amazing!!! Food is bomb pollo aljerez, bistec empanizado, rice and beans are delicious and had tostones. Food here is fire, been coming here since I was 2 years old..

Ropa vieja
Ruby P.

This is a nice Cuban food place. I got ropa vieja for take out. It's beef with Cuban sauce. The waiter kindly asked me if I wanted both rice and black beans, and I told him I preferred to have 2 servings of white rice. They also included 1 roll. Food tastes great. The interior of the restaurant looks elegant.

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Betancourt E.

This place has been around for 54 years and the food is a big reason why, I ordered up the chicken breast plate with rice and beans , it was very good , very fresh and it had a good seasoning to it . We also ordered up five empanadas both beef and chicken, they were brought out very fast, they were tender and very good , the service here is very fast and attentive . The ambiance is family like this is a very old restaurant and there are a lot of people who have been coming here for the last 54 years .

Sooo many good things to choose from so we chose a lot.

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Fantastic cuban food. A little out of the way, but worth it. Lily & Eddie are great, they treat you like family

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Great place for the family to experience cuban cuisine the old fashioned way. We enjoyed the special of the day, fish and I had the ox tail.

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1 year ago

This is our go to place for Cuban food. So delicious and very friendly service, we drive over 25 miles to enjoy this food.

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I've been coming here for 15 years. It always been great. The food is excellent. This is one of the best Cuban restaurants in LA

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Came here with my boss and coworkers. The food was amazing! Everyone was so friendly. A big hug of an experience!

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Versailles

Versailles

3.9
(1.8k reviews)
5.1 mi
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Versailles has some of the best Latin Caribbean food in LA. I have tried other Cuban restaurants in…read moreLos Angeles I must admit none of them comes close to Versailles. If you can't find a good Puerto Rican restaurant or Dominican restaurant in LA this is your best bet. Onsite parking. Thank me later

The breaded chicken plate slapped. Not politely. Not quietly. It came in like it had something to…read moreprove. Golden. Crispy. Juicy. The kind of chicken that makes the office stop talking for a second and respect the process. We ordered lunch and accidentally started a staff meeting about flavor. The black beans were on point. Thick. Savory. Serious. No watery cafeteria behavior. These beans had credit history. These beans had a passport. They tasted like somebody in the kitchen has been trusted with the family recipes and knows where all the secrets are buried. The yellow rice hit too. Fluffy. Seasoned. Dependable. It did exactly what yellow rice is supposed to do. Support the plate. Hold the team down. Make everything around it better. Basically the office manager of the meal. We ordered through Uber Eats and the packaging came correct. Nothing spilled. Nothing slid around like it was fighting for its life. No surprise soup at the bottom of the bag. Everything arrived neat and ready. Which, in delivery terms, is basically a luxury experience. The whole staff loved it. People were quiet. Plates were cleaned. Productivity may have dropped for a few minutes but morale went way up. Versailles understood the assignment and turned a regular workday lunch into a small Cuban celebration with better beans than most people's personality. it's giving... The Bear if Carmy took one deep breath and opened a Cuban lunch spot.

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El Colmao - cuban - Updated July 2026

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