Rosa Mexicano 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

The Squirt: Upscale and elegant with truly outstanding gourmet Mexican food
Must Eats: Guacamole en Molcajete; Tablones, Alambre a la Mexicana
Prices: Moderate

Rosa Mexicano, Interior

The other day, we had a simply amazing dinner at Rosa Mexicano at LA Live in Los Angeles, California. Rosa Mexicano is one of our favorite Mexican Restaurants that we like to frequent whenever we can. We’ve been to a couple of their other locations – New York and Washington DC and every one of them is wonderful. This location is within the fairly new LA Live area in downtown Los Angeles which features several other eating establishments as well.

The atmosphere of Rosa Mexicano is really elegant and upscale. It’s very stylish and features some really authentic Mexican artwork and accents. The atmosphere combines with the food to create a wonderful experience. Our server for the evening was Matt. He was polite and really professional. He always made sure we were well taken care of and made sure everything was prepared to our liking.

Ren and I ordered a wonderful full bodied Malbec from Argentina. It was reasonably priced, yet delicious and smooth. Just the way we like it. For our appetizer, we ordered the Guacamole en Molcajete, which is prepared right in front of you with all fresh ingredients. The preparation of guacamole is always fun to watch. It also makes our mouths water as we watch the merging of so many fresh savory ingredients. Mmmm. Their guacamole come with a heaping basket of delicious tortilla chips and a cute little container of tiny fresh soft corn tortillas that taste simply wonderful with heaping amounts of the fresh guacamole. We were also served a few wonderful dipping salsas, that were the perfect accompaniment to the salsa, as you can lightly drizzle the salsa onto your guacamole and tortillas. Totally amazing!

For our entrees, we ordered two to share. Matt was considerate to bring us both of our entrees and side dishes along with two empty plates to serve ourselves. The Mexican Rice and Black Beans were came to us in a serving bowl for us to share. Thank you, Matt! Our first entree, the Tablones, was totally wonderful. Tablones are Short Ribs served with Meztiza Sauce (tomatillo-tomato-chipotle) and Rajas (slow cooked mexican peppers). The meat was so tender and flavorful that our eyes simply rolled into our heads in ecstasy. Now if the first entree wasn’t amazing enough, our second, was just as amazing! It was the Alambre a la Mexicana which consisted of grilled cubes of beef tenderloin, chorizo sausage, onions, tomatoes and roasted serrano peppers. This dish was also truly phenomenal. The taste of all of the food was amazing. The service was impeccable.

To sum it up, our experience at Rosa Mexicano was totally wonderful. We just could not get enough of the food and ate every last tidbit. The atmosphere, the service, the food; the entire experience was perfect! Rosa Mexicano lived up to our expectations again! This is one of our highly recommended favorite restaurants. We cannot wait to eat at Rosa Mexciano again!

Guacamole en Molcajete

Alambre a la Mexicana

Tablones

Rosa Mexicano

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