El Mercado de Los Angeles

I like coming here for all that good chamangos, papitas, aguas frescas, nieve de limon, churros, esquites, etc. It’s like a small city in Mexico where you can find almost anything there. Inside they have the food (which we are not going to anymore «La Cocina» upstairs where they sell gorditas), clothes, mole, cds, etc. I don’t like going on the weekends because there’s always a lot of ppl & it’s super crowded. I like going during the week & stopping by the Virgencita de Guadalupe that they have in the parking lot.

I didn’t even know this place existed until my son and I were invited the other day. It looks like a big warehouse, just keep going then after you pass the building, make a right. Parking. There are vendors galore, like a lil TJ .I kid you not, everyone was selling cowboy boots. The restaurant is up on the 3^rd floor.
I didn’t understand why there were mariachis on both sides of the restaurant. You literally have to yell and with the two bands playing at the same time, you can’t hear a damn thing. I had a headache as I ate my fish tacos. The tacos were delicious though., but not a place I’d ever come back to again… An experience for sure. The tostada de ceviche was layered high. One can fill you up. Too noisy… Lots of space. But a bit on the ghetto side.

Sucio Apesta asqueroso olor a fabuloso bien naco y parese competencia de musica el security no deja pasar al hadicap parking

i loveeeee this place! I’ve been coming here since i was a little girl with my family. its a bit ways from were i live but its worth the drive. You can find everything here, from chamoy to eyelash extension to clothes to just about everything! plus free parking which is a plus. Their snacks are sooooo good, long lines but because its so good! I always have to get a Fresas con crema & a vanilla ice cream!
YUM!
plus theres so much to look around its a perfect spot to spend it with your family shopping/​eating around! i can never get tired of this place, i do wish i lived closer but i will definitely be coming back here for many more years!

Super good food. The food on the 3^rd floor restaurant isn’t that good but the outside vendors make up for it. Authentic goodies from Mexico and great for a distraction. Love coming here ever now and then with my family !

If you’ve never been to Mexico El Mercado is a good substitute. You can find virtually everything they cook, or make in Mexico.
I found something new today, coconut stuffed limes. Little Mexican green Key Limes hollowed out and stuffed with fresh coconut.
An excellent appetizer to serve at a party, or other special event.
Bite sized, so no need to slice like you would a cake, or pastry.
Kind of a sweet and sour dessert, the sweetness of the coconut paired with the thin tart peel of the Key Lime.
About two dollars each, ten to twelve dollars a pound.
Many other similar items to choose from, dozens of Central American and Mexican pickled, dried, or candied fruits.
Plenty of free parking.

This place is awesome if you love anything that is Mexican. It almost feels like you are in TJ without driving down to TJ. They have everything from huaraches, mexican remedies, Mexican candy, Mexican antojitos… well you get the point. This is the place where you want to go if you are craving un elote on a stick, a raspado or tostilocos!

Wow… So disappointed went back this past week and I had to change my review to skip! This used to be the place for esquites (corn) now the corn is tasteless and salty. Not good! They used to taste so authentic now it taste bland and portions are too large. Skip the esquite stand.

This place so many things to eat and a lot of clothing and natural remedies like they do in Mexico. Loved the live mariachi that was upstairs in the restaurant. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was how nasty the elevator entrance and their elevator was. It smelled like old meat and pea. Had to take the elevator since my mom has trouble walking. But besides the elevator being so NASTY if you avoid it you’ll be fine

My boyfriend took me here for some mexican corn. What can I say its cheap and its fresh and its pretty damn good. Other than the fact that the parking is horrible and the place is dirty. But if you can overlook that then you’ve got some damn good corn on the cob.

I love coming to this place and buying esquites (corn in a cup) what I dislike is the fact that the lady that always helps me acts with such a attitude. One day I couldn’t find my money and told her I won’t be able to purchase one of the items. She responded by telling me next time check before you order something because they are already made. The esquites are quite popular so I knew that if I didn’t take it she was going to sale it anyways. I found the money in my purse and purchased the other item because well I am coming from other state and wasn’t going to leave without my goodies. I love getting Raspados, esquites, and papas from a specific spot but I think I might be going to the stand in front of them next time with such poor service.
The place is great if you are visiting LA and want to immerse yourself in a little taste of the Mexican culture!

Perfect spot for the weekend in east LA for some good music and food. Grab some breakfast or lunch at the restaurant upstairs while listening to a live mariachi and then do some shopping at the indoor flea market downstairs afterwards. Don’t forget to go to the bakery downstairs and have their cinnamon cookies, so good! But they run out by about 11am. Only con is the parking — have to make sure to get there early enough so you don’t have to deal with it.

Haven’t been in 10 years, so decided to come and try out the Restaurant with the Mariachi. My family and I were craving Mexican food. Parking was bad, although well lit. My wife ordered Camerones al mojo de ajo, I ordered the chicken enchiladas since I’ve been craving some for a while. I got and Agua de horchata, and boy was it horrible so I had to order a sprite. Once the food arrived the enchiladas looked delicious. … spoke too soon they were horrible!!! What the he’ll was the cook thinking!!! Chicken was hard, black, and awful… the chicken was from probably either earlier in the day or from another day but it was recooked. It wasn’t recooked properly as the chicken was hot from the outside and cold from the inside. Talk about food poisining! Their rice was cold and beans looked like canned beans. … I will never ever come back and eat here!!! So disappointing!

If u want cheap nasty unauthentic Mexican food u come to the right place. I’m shocked how nasty the food is here on the 3^rd floor. Your better off any where else in LA

This place is amazing, feels like walking in the local markets in Mexico. I just came from Michoacan, visited San Juan Nuevo, most of the traditional dresses are the same price as the ones being sold here. We ate at a restaurant close to the the entrance, the food was so delicious, I wanted to try most so I ordered a little of everything. I even liked the beans and I don’t really like beans. When I have that crave to visit Mexico now I know I can come here for the same experience. Parking is a challenge, it is free and, hey its expected it’s a full house.

I’ve been coming here since I was a little girl and have nothing but good memories coming here with my family. The gorditas here are the best I’ve ever had! Everything from the churros, to the esquites, and nieves are incredibly delicious. I love this place and would recommend to anyone!

El mercado de Los Angeles, located in el varrio de la ghetto, comes equipped with La Virgen De Guadalupe Shrine in the parking lot incase you’ve committed crime and couldn’t make it to church. They bring church to you. In other words come prepared and covered up because I don’t think you’d want to arrive exposed to los saints & cochinos con la hard pepe.
With that out of the day, the bazaar is full of strange goods from Satan & Baby Jesus statues, to cooler stuff like day of the dead sugar skulls, authentic Mexican kitchen utensils like stone molcajetes, Huarache Tortilla Press and actual cool colorful leather Huaraches. There’s also a barber shop should you need a quick fade all while your girl could get her broken acrylics repaired in the same shop! How’s that for a couples trip?!
There’s also a ton of grub upstairs from offerings like fresh seafood, mangonada and slushy drinks, mole sold by the pound, to a butcher and actual sit down restaurants. I’ll be sure to return for the Churros sold outside (downstairs) & a deliciously sweet cup of Raspado de nuez right across from the churro spot. It’s basically a shaved ice type of slushy topped with extremely sweet pecan flavored horchata. Might be made with condensed milk or a shit load of sugar for all I know. Just be sure to avoid it if you’re diabetic or have your insulin shot handy.

El Mercado de Los Angeles is deep in East Los. I would have never learned of this place had it not been for my lunch partner. This place is made of small shops as in Olvera Street.
It gets busy during lunch time. It was entertaining to visit.

The parking sucked. But it’s a cute little place to go see. The food and treats inside are good. Too far to visit again.

I love this place. This building has everything. Vendors with food, clothes and jewelry. On the third floor, their is a restaurant with a live Marichi Band. I have the sopes and gordita. They were super delish. I recommend you to bring cash when you come!

El Mercadito has been around since California belonged to Mexico… A looong time ago!!! And we’re lucky it’s still here. We get to enjoy some made to order gorditas, freshly made churros, some greasy potato chips, aguas frescas and my ultimate favorite… artery clogging esquites!!! Yummy!!! Nothing can ever compare to this place. It’s going to be here FOREVER!!!
Oh yeah… BRING CASH!!!

«El mercado» un lugar típico de los países latinos donde se vende comida, casero las, etc.
Es muy particular a los mercados de México ya que al caminar la gente te habla, te vende, el típico mercantil. Tiene 3 pisos segundo piso es más venta de comida y tercer es un restaurante que se llama el mariachi.
En particular este lugar tiene cosas auténticas pero no tiene mucha variedad, podría tener más variedad.

We drive 40 min just to grab snacks from this place because it’s soo good. It Absolutely amazing!!! Soo many yummy snacks and the also make the best handmade mole. I could go here every weekend lol. The corn in a cup is my first stop. Place is busy but the girls help you pretty fast and are very sweet.

La pechuga de pollo estaba tan seca que sabia a puerco y el menudo estaba en malas condiciones 11÷7÷15 11:30 y todavia tendre que pagarlo

It’s like you’re in Mexico, real Mexican food and drinks, mariachis are wonderful. Chiliquiles on the 2^nd floor was delicious.

I’ve been coming here since I was a kid, I love the gorditas & the shrimp cocktails, weather ur looking for authentic mexican cuisine, buying fruit, desserts or other merchandise goodies from mexico… this is the spot ! Also I will say it gets massively packed on the weekend so I usually go for lunch during the week!
None the less tho a must try if you’re in east la /​Boyle heights

My husband and I love this place. Parking can be a nightmare for some but once your over that hurdle this place is bomb! There are all kinds of things to see from traditional Mexican folkloric clothes, pottery, kitchen dishware, toys, spices, candy, jewelry, cd’s, movies, to cowboy boots and hats. With so many choices of Mexican food and other antojitos you won’t know where to start. La Cocina is the best place in the Mercadito to get Gorditas. It’s always a hit! The ice cream downstairs is oh so good, especially the coconut… that’s my favorite. I will say that I have tasted the water based ice cream as well but if your like me and prefer richer creamier taste go for the milk based ice cream!
Oh yeah the only bad is the Mariachi restaurants in the 3^rd floor… they suck. Yes it has been years since I’ve been up there but I can still recall my only bad experience here. The food was bland and the 2 Mariachi groups kept trying to overplay each other so we didn’t even enjoy the music… I hope they work on this so the overall experience will always be a great one!

I love this place many Mexican snacks to choose from.
. Nieve, raspados, mangoniadas, chicharrones, and more.
it has 3 floors with a lot of shops and restaurants.
Restaurant in 3^rd floor has mariachi.
Here you can find lots of imported Mexican goods.
A lot of free parking space.

It’s worth a trip to get to this place. Staff speak spanish. Family of all ages love the food here! We took my mom for the live mariachi music but the food turned out to be excellent. Service is slow but it is a performer’s environment, where you’re suppose to take your time. It’s $ 10 for each song you request. Support musicians! The trumpets are very loud and when people from the audience are allowed to go up and sing, they mostly sing off key. Ouch! *covering my ears
It was a fun experience and I’ll take my mom whenever she visits.

I noticed a few reviews about this place seem to be misplaced — they’re about the restaurant El Mariachi which is found inside the mercado & has it’s own Unilocal page, but not about the mercado itself. Please me weary of that before you pass judgement!
Anyways, I think I gained at least 10 pounds from my 2 visits here while I was in LA. Seriously. The antojitos are simply amazing! Very authentic. I swear my grandma was in the kitchen preparing my churros.
Besides the amazing food, they also have great deals. There were all sorts of things — clothes, vases, shoes, knick-​knacks, décor — most of them imported from Mexico. I bought tons of things during my 2 trips, but my favorite purchase was a traditional folkloric dress I got at a great price!
I really enjoyed this Mercado and would definitely come back.

I used to come here more often since I worked pretty close. I’m kinda glad that I don’t work as close since I swear, this place is good at making me fat… Fatter!
The usual stuff I get include: esquite, raspados, freshly made potato chips with chamoy, churros, mangionada, etc.
This place does get crowded and parking can suck sometimes. I don’t care! It’s so worth it!

Firstly. Let me say. I’ve been coming here since I can remember but never have I tried the restaurant that is on the 3^rd floor (w/​the mariachi). And I’m so disappointed. Why?
–awful service, the waitress looked like she wasn’t having it. She took forever to take our order and when I reminded her that we were ready, she got all upset.
–mariachi is awful, (and I have the right to judge because I’m Mexican lol)
–it’s so HOT up there. I had to use the menu to fan myself.
–the food is not worth it. It’s EXPENSIVE and you get so little. (I ordered flautas and got 2 with more rice on the plate than anything).
Other than that!!! I love the place (at the bottom of course where they sell the goodies).

Heck no! Never again. This review is mostly for the restaurant on the third floor. We were so excited. Who wouldn’t be with two stages on either side with mariachi playing. Well it guess it was amiture night. You had to pay $ 20 bucks to sing on stage with the mariachi. No talent needed. If you have vocal cords, your good to go.

A waitress came right away and took our drink order. About 15 mins later she came back with drinks and chips. Time to put in our order. We yelled our order to our waitress who had a hard time hearing us because of the howling (singing from the amitures). Once our order was in, the wait began.

Every few mins our over worked waitress came to check on us. A full hour went by. No food. I was about to ask our waitress to cancel our order but it finally came. Food was decent. The problem was we were no longer hungry. We ate all our chips and drank our drinks. We were hungry after all. Any way, as soon as our food hit the table I asked for the bill. Otherwise we would be there all night.

The waitress disappeared. We tracked her down and asked for it again. I almost fainted. $ 70 for a decent meal. And when I say decent, I mean barley edible. I wish i could have left there with out paying. But dine & dash isn’t my style. I paid the f$#&en bill and left.

I understand it wasn’t the waitresses fault. She only works there after all. I don’t understand why anyone would open a restaurant with too many tables, not enough waitresses and a kitchen too small to accommodate that many tables. Parking sucked, very crowded and hella expensive.

OH MY GOSH!!!
Where do I begin?
I came here on Mother’s day, maybe that was a bad choice but i been to other places on Mother’s day and it has been crowded but the customer service has been impeccable.
It did not take us long to get seated but it took forever for someone to take our order. We were seated in one section and the waitress was the slowest one of all. We did not get no courteous chips and salsa we waited 45 minutes and we did not have our drinks either.
So what we did is we had to move to the other side of the restaurant. Same thing, but at least this time they took our order rapidly and brought our drinks in 20 minutes a bit of improvement.
The food too literally about an Hour for it to come out.
I under stand that Mother’s day gets busy, but why not Prepare in advance for that day. Get more people to work on that shift.
Last the mariachi band was not all that and their speakers were not connected for the whole restaurant to hear which is the whole point of going there.
Definitely not satisfied.

Pull into this massive three floors Mexican plaza and you have found yourself in Little Mexico. People, music and hanging pig parts, gives this special Mercado a whole new meaning to bringing Mexico to LA.
1^st floor: Rows and Rows of stores that include food, clothes, leather products, western wear, musics, books, cell phones, beauty salons, acupuncture, jewelry, florists & many many more. Kinda fun just walking through, looking at all the trinkets. Found some really cool mexican blankets & rugs for great prices.
2^nd floor: More stores that include, Mexian sweets, café, crafts, market & restaurants.
3^rd floor: The restaurant La Perla that includes a live Mariachi Band. See La Perla on 1^st street, for this review. Hint: two thumbs down =(

If you’re looking to go to Mexico without leaving Los Angeles, this is the place.
Walking through the halls of this building gives a feeling like I’m no longer in America. It might be the abundance of pig snouts on display.
It’s a short walk from Indiana Train Station. Everything from gummy bears to cowboy boots are for sale here. Upstairs you’ll find restaurants where Mariachis take the central stage. Interesting mood here when there’s more Mariachis on stage then people in the audience.

i love that place real mexican things and good food
but they need to close like at 10:00 pm or some thing because i get off of my work at 8