El Abajeno

$ • Mexican, Vegetarian

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About El Abajeno

El Abajeno is a mid-casual Mexican restaurant with a homey atmosphere. The menu offers a wide variety of options, including vegetarian choices like the excellent vegetarian burrito. Delicious chips and salsa are served, and the staff is accommodating. The restaurant is closed on Tuesdays, but offers free parking and serves authentic Mexican cuisine, including best-ever taquitos de carnitas. The owners and staff are always wonderful, helpful, and polite, and the food quality is consistently incredible. Generations of customers have dined here with expectations that were always met, though the pandemic has resulted in some changes to the dining experience.

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El Abajeno Reviews

4.4
272 ratings
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63%
4
16%
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12%
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4%
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5%
Food
4.5
Atmosphere
4.2
Service
4.3

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This place is a standard in the area. Little Mexican restaurant in L.A.
Been going here for years and it's always good and fair. It's what L.A. natives grew up on.
Absolutely loved this place. If you’re looking for authentic Mexican food, this is it.

The food was incredibly fresh, the portions were huge, and everything came out packed with flavor. The chilaquiles were outstanding, and you can tell they don’t cut corners on quality or ingredients.

A special shoutout to Arthur for the amazing service. He was friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed throughout the meal. Service like that makes a great...read full review
This is a place where when I was younger I used to take my mother-in-law are she used to take me to have a good time always remember the times with her and I'll always cherish fewer always be one of the greatest people and I have ever loved my right my mother-in-law mama kush

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Hours

Monday 9AM - 7:30PM
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 9AM - 7:30PM
Thursday 9AM - 7:30PM
Friday 9AM - 7:30PM
Saturday 8AM - 7:30PM
Sunday 8AM - 7:30PM
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