Oaxacan · Koreatown / Mid-City, Los Angeles
Guelaguetza
Guelaguetza: Oaxacan in Koreatown / Mid-City, Los Angeles. Critics: 86% liked it, from 4 reviews (2015 to 2026). Order: Mole sampler (Festival de Moles: negro, rojo, coloradito, estofado), mole negro, tlayuda, chocoflan.
100No. 62 in America on the Restaurant 100
What to order
Mole sampler (Festival de Moles: negro, rojo, coloradito, estofado), mole negro, tlayuda, chocoflan.
Mole sampler: negro, rojo, coloradito, estofado
Why go
The family Oaxacan restaurant that put moles on the LA map.
A Oaxacan family restaurant with a menu built around the moles; its site calls mole negro the signature smoky black mole. A James Beard America's Classics honoree.
What the critics say
Critics: 86% liked it, from 4 reviews (2015 to 2026). Written up by Michelin Guide 2026, James Beard Foundation 2015, Time Out 2024.
The crowd: 4.4 of 5 on Tripadvisor (187 ratings), kept apart from the critics on purpose.
On Chef Amazing’s lists
- Address
- 3014 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90006
- Neighborhood
- Koreatown / Mid-City
- Price
- $$
- Hours
- Open until 10pm the day checked (full week not found) (as listed; check before you go)
- Website
- ilovemole.com
Seen in Guelaguetza, Time Out Los Angeles, guide.michelin.com, eatingtheworld.net
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Researched October 23, 2026 from the sources linked above. Places change; confirm hours and reservations before you go.
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