Food is good, it has that authentic Guatemalan taste. Being born and raised in Guatemala it's nice to have a place where you can revisit those memories when your abuelita used to cook some traditional Guatemalan cuisine on Sundays. Been here a few times over the years and things have slowly change but the taste remains. read more

Rating really should be 2.5 stars btw, not 3. Me and my family visited this establishment over the weekend, it was our first time here and had no expectations whatsover besides having a great time with each other and enjoying some Guatemalan food. Although what I ordered was extremely delicious (Carne Guisada) some of the other items such as the garnachas lacked any seasoning on the meat and the maza was hard. The tamale's we ate (chipilin) were extremely dry, as if they had been frozen for a while and then reheated quickly, if that. On the other hand, the freshly made tortillas were good and that green salsa that was served with chips was also tasty, definitely more memorable than the garnachas. There was also live Marimba playing when we got there, very loud but nice nonetheless. One unfortunate problem is the televisions they have throughout the restaurant, playing dirty FOX news. When I approached our waiter about this she expressed that the t.v's needed to stay on for a karaoke event and that she couldn't change the channel, when I asked if they could turn off the tv's- she mentioned she would but she never actually did. **Eye roll** Mind you, we were there for at least two hours and no karaoke ever was played.....and why is FOX news on the T.V while we are trying to have a good time and enjoy the overall vibe? STUPID. Another disappointing factor, they had a drunk homeless man sleeping outside of their restaurant as many of their employees would walk past this man and say nothing...weird? The lack of flavor for the Guatemalan staples such as the garnachas and tamales in addition to Fox news on the tv + drunk man hanging out at their establishment = would probably never come back again, considering other Guatemalan alternatives. Sorry Abuelita's, as a Guatemalan myself, please do better. read more

Abuelitas - MAGA cult on the t.v...are the owners stupid Trump lovers? - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Well, it is a different experience my husband and I I had. He pass many times in front of the restaurant. Today, we decided to try. It is mostly guatematelan food. Really tasty! We feel in a small simple restaurant in a neighborhood in Guatemala. Music loudly in Spanish, customers know each other, the service is friendly and fast. Don't create expectations like a regular restaurant, but go to open for a new culture vibe. They have marimbas on weekends. The nachos are different than Mexican ones. It is delicious.$good. read more

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Tried this place after driving by so many times. Parking is around back and you walk around to the front to enter. The restaurant is small and kind of a little hole in the wall. The tables were sticky when we sat ourselves. There was one server working and she didn't seem too happy to be there. She brought us chips and salsa but the chips were extremely stale. We ordered a coke and a corona and the carne asada plate and taquitos with a side of rice. There prices are outrageous for the quality of food. They brought out the taquitos and they were over fried and burnt on both ends. The taquitos themselves were about 6 inches in length and there was only meat in the very center which would be about 2 inches worth of meat. I had to already rip off the burnt ends so there wasn't much left. The rice was ok not much flavor so I added the sauce they gave me for the taquitos to it for flavor. My husband said the carne asada was good but the beans were like mush and he didn't like the rice. I was very disappointed in this place. For charging those high prices the food should have been of better quality and taste. Do not recommend this place if you're looking for good food and affordable prices. read more

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The food is good and tasty. Unfortunately it came somewhat cold. It was busy and staff were attentive, but service is still good. The ambience is very homely and it reminds you of early 90's restaurant settings. read more

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This is the greatest place in Los Angeles. She cooks with Love and it shows. Excellent food and amazing service

This is a hole-in-the wall type of restaurant. It's very small, and it's tough to find parking but you're able to find some across the street. The food didn't taste bad; however, I'm personally not used to eating food from Guatemala. Its a taste you have to acquire, I went on a Saturday and there was live music, so it was hard to hear the people in my party talk, but it's enjoyable if you like live music. read more

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I've been here twice so far, it's delicious! Service is friendly and attentive. I've had the menudo which is so damn good, mojarra Frita, and the garnachas which were also very good. I will say though, you do need a palate for the mojarra. It's good, but tricky to eat because of all the bones. Little on the fishy side as well, but I mean come on it's fish what else is it supposed to taste like. I can't wait to bring my friends and family here! read more

I was at VNY on business and stopped by here for lunch! Ordered the sunny side up eggs with longanisa and beans. There were also fresh fluffy corn tortillas that I loooved (not pictured). The only reason for the drop in the star was that it was an unusually long wait for the food considering we were one of the only new customers in the restaurant, maybe 20 mins? read more

Abuelitas - Sunny side up eggs with sour cream, beans, and longanisa - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

When I go to a restaurant I haven't dined at before I always like to try several different things. Abuelitas makes this easy with their "Abuelitas Main Course" (Especial de la casa) which features a nice variety of Guatemalan dishes. Included on this marvelous platter are a thin cut Rib Eye steak, Carne Adobada, homemade sausage, a chile relleno, guacamole, fried plantains, and beans and rice. Everything was cooked perfectly and tasted great. The chile relleno had meat in it making it surprisingly unique compared to the relleno I've had in Mexican restaurants. There was so much food I took the Carne Adobada and the plantains home with me. I also ordered the appetizer sampler for take out. This took up 2 large to go containers and featured mini garnachas, enchiladas, taquitos, a chuchito, a chiplin tamale, and fried plantains. These were all delicious as well. The restaurant was busy but the servers were all friendly and made sure I had everything I needed. Prices were very reasonable for the generous portions. read more

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When I was homeless I visited and asked before being seated for a meal "on the house," to which my waitress agreed. At the end of my meal she brought my check. Confused, I said we'd agreed that I would not be paying and that my meal was covered by the restaurant. I was living on the streets and had no money whatsoever (digitally or cash) to afford any food, let alone my bill at the restaurant. In response, the waitress took the bag I had with me that contained all of my belongings (I carried every thing with me every where since I had no place to keep them), and held onto them as payment. To this day, I have not forgiven this offense, and it disgusts me to have ever been treated so coldly and to have been lied to up front. I would not recommend this establishment to my worst enemy. The customer service is sinister. read more

The tamale was poorly made. Barely any thing inside and the masa was not tasty just watery.

Vine a Este changaro. Servicio horrible las ordenes todas mala's . . La meserita de Todo Mal modo atendiendo. No recomendado para nada. .

Everything we were served was delicious. We tried the Atol de Platano (not for diabetics) for the first time and it was great - it's a little thick, warm and sweet...just the perfect blend The Atol de Elote was just as good. My fiancé and I shared the House Special with a few meats and even a stuffed chili relleno with meats veggies and great spices. I'm a fan of chili rellenos- the filling was well blended with chicken. We recommend anything we had. Can't wait to visit Abuelitas again! read more

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Mi hermana y yo fuimos a comer pupusas a este restaurante y honestamente, nunca hemos comido unas pupusas tan horriblessssss. Que asco. De verdad, bien feas. Es un pecado tirar la comida a la basura pero no nos quedó de otra. No tenía sabor la masa ni los frijoles. Si les pudiera dar 0 estrellas, yo le diera 0 estrellas Si quieren comida rica, vayan a Mamá Boni's sobre la Sherman way y white oak, Jaltepque Restaurant en North Hollywood, o Pulgarcito Querido en North Hollywood read more

Always a good spot to go. Food is good and consistent. Never had a bad meal here, although I follow their main staples. Decent prices and they have hand made tortillas. They have outdoor seating and a parking lot in the back. Their garnachas can be a bit greasy at times but compliments well with the sauce. read more

My daughter order a hot chocolate and the price in the menu was $2.50, when we got the check, they had charge us $4.75 for the hot chocolate, when I asked the waiter why he charged me more, his answer was..... those prices are wrong we don't go by those prices anymore! and after we realized that he had over charged us for all 3 drinks a hot chocolate, coffee and atol de elote! RIDICULOUS Besides this problem, the black beans are delicious and the handmade tortillas are DELICIOUS read more

Online order announcement: do not order from their website! Their website links you to "Clorder" for online delivery, and the delivery is fulfilled by DoorDash. I placed an order online today at 5:30pm, only to get a call just now at 7pm from DoorDash that my order has been cancelled because they never received it. I then call the restaurant and speak with someone who confirms that they no longer use Clorder, and I should instead order from Postmates or Uber. The restaurant should turn off the link which appears DIRECTLY ON THEIR PERSONAL WEBSITE (pic attached) and rectify this situation immediately. I paid via PayPal and was charged immediately, and now I have to go through PayPal to get a refund, I'm still hella hungry, and have to do a plan B on dinner tonight. Damn you guys cause the food is pretty good (though Kakik too salty sometimes), but this is a massive online order fail. read more

Abuelitas - This page shows there's a link on their website called "order online" - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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The dish I ordered was tasty, the drinks were good, the waiter who treated us friendly. I give them four stars for the parking lot and the place where it is located. read more

Abuelitas - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This place is so good that my boyfriend and I have been there three times in one week before. Everything from the food to the service is just amazing. The menu is perfect with a wide variety of options. The food always tastes flavorful and fresh. I highly recommend ordering the Plato Amalia. It comes with carne asada, carne adobada, sausage, beans, rice, fried plantains, guacamole and tortillas. Everything is well priced. All the plates I have tried are big portion size. The service is great and the servers are very friendly and kind. They all really know the menu so they have really good recommendations on what to try. This is one of my favorite restaurants for so many reasons and I highly recommend trying this authentic and traditional cuisine! read more

We came in and ordered the garnachas and the Abuelita's house breakfast which is a big platter. Everything was flavorful and service was great. I will definitely be returning. read more

Abuelitas - Garnachas and the Abuelita's House Breakfast - Latin American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

No bueno! Placed an order online. My husband and son went to pick up my order since it said it would be 30 minutes and they said the owner was supposed to give the order to the restaurant and didn't. So my husband had to replace the order and wait. My husband comes home almost an hour later with foot that looked and tasted like it was just thrown on the place and in a foil. Their tamales had maybe a tiny piece of meat in each and it was completely mushy, even mashed potatoes hold together better then what this was and just heavy of lard. Horchata was watered down and flavorless. Aroz en leche was pretty much all liquid I thought this was just some liquid or waterdown sauce nothing aroz en leche about it and that it was given to us by mistake. I thought maybe they gave my husband an horchata for their wait with the mistake they made with my order but not even sure what that was. Plantanos fritos were cooked in nothing but grease. Seems like this business the cook and staff are so disorganized and no love or passion which is sad and a waste of an establishment. I'm just waiting for my stomach to mess up with all this grease. What a waste of money. Please save yourself the money. NEVER AGAIN!!! read more

Order the house special, can't go wrong with multiple meats on a plate! I had dinner but it looks like they've changed to a lunch only schedule. Stop in before getting on the Flyaway. read more

Very cute place. It's small and charming inside. Food was delicious and didn't take long to get to us. The waitress was very sweet and helpful. We saw that they have music often so we will have to go back! read more

I FOUND HAIR IN MY FOOD!!! Disgusting... Very unprofessional staffs, I guess you can't expect more from them. They did not even try to compensate on the bill as an appology. Terrible customer service!!! read more

Fresh handmade tortillas, perfectly fluffy rice, black beans that I've never had before but I love! Don't hesitate stopping at this restaurant for authentic Guatemalan cuisine! read more

Great food just like my Nanas. Very authentic and full of the best flavors and smells

This is some of the best Mexican fusion food I've ever tried in a while. By far amazing prices and amazing dishes. All the stuff is exquisite which makes the experience 10 times better. I recommend this restaurant to anyone! read more

This is my favorite restaurant, the only down side is, it's TOO FAR FROM ME lol. If it was any closer I'd be there every day. From their plantains to their fresh made tortillas and pupusas. Not only is their food good, but the staff and servers are the nicest people around, it doesn't get much better than Abuelitas! read more

I wanted to try this for the first time so I called, 30 minutes away, to do a phone order because i was driving from CHLA to Van Nuys (I live a block away) and they never got back to me but kept the phone on the desk while i heard music. I guess I won't try it out after all. read more

The food is really disgusting!!!! I asked for a chicken plate and the food wasn't even cooked all the way food was cold and took 30 min to make with very little of it. Waitress was rude asked me to wait outside I did go outside and she asked me to sit down on the bench. Didn't need to take orders from her. Never am I ever coming here again read more

Love this place! Come here with my friends sometimes. Super authentic food and a very good vibe about the place. The plantains are amazing!!!! read more

Really enjoy the ambiance here. The food is delicious. Service is great. Karaoke Friday Fun!