Las 7 Regiones

delicious tamale de mole negro con pollo… lord.
hella masa in every crevice of the leaves, the mole was chocolatey & lovely, the pollo tender – it was the gift that kept on giving.
the memela con carne was also yummy.
good cafecito!
the staff were sweet as well.

My favorite place to eat and enjoy a good service. Ladies are very nice and speed of service is great. Oaxacan food is awesome! I enjoy every dish of this restaurant, its like home made food. This time we got the Molcajete which has a variety of meat and and shrimps.

Tlayula con asiento un platillo originario de Oaxaca me dejo sorprendido. Una tortilla hecha a mano embarrada con frijoles negros, queso con una carne de asada tan mas buena, chorizo y a chuparse los dedos. Amantes a los mariscos un siete mares con diferente tipos de pescado y con langosta una chulada.

One of my favorite Oaxacan restaurants, hands down! From the mole to the tlayudas, t’s one of the few that continues to be authentic.
If you are not familiar with Oaxacan food, there are authentic typical Mexican plates as well! The menu is in English as well, and can help you identify what each plate consists of.
Oaxacan basics include: quesillo (string cheese), mole (spiced-​based sauce), and tlayudas (big tortillas topped with blended beans, cabbage, quesillo, and your choice of meat).
I have been coming here for the past 12 years, and service is always exceptional!

The tlayudas, mole, birria, and everything else is so good. Can’t go wrong with Oaxacan food. The parking can be a hassle sometimes but it’s worth the walk.

If You Want To Try Some Authentic Top Of The Line Mexican Food, This Is The Place. There Portion Of Food Is Great. Breakfast On The Weekend Is Fabulous. Especially The Chilaquiles For Breakfast And The Mole.

This is used to be my favorite restaurant. La weekend I went to have breakfast with my family. We order chocolate and my niece ordered agua de chilacayota, she found two pieces of bone inside the agua the chilacayota. Definitely I’m not coming back.

Oh hole in the wall, do I sing your praises or do I water down my opinion of you just to keep you to myself… Much like Olé Abe «I cannot tell a lie…» this place truly rocks my world.
I come here for some QT with the family unit and we get the molcajete. For those who don’t know what this is it’s a big stone mortar. In this mortar they drop some salsa, some beautiful pieces of cheese, 4 garlic shrimp, some chorizo, green onions, two pieces of cecina (not my fave, but still good), grilled jalapeño, and… I think that’s it… Since the mortar is hot, hot, hot CALIENTE the cheese melts nicely. YUM
With this meal also come some bean sopes and beans and rice. I dare you not to appreciate the heartiness and flavors in this little stoneware treasure, I’ll be surprised if you succeed…
I’ve also had the tlayudas, we get them with just cheese and beans. I’ve tried them with the chicken but I’m really not a fan of chickeny chicken, so now I just leave it off. For those wondering: chickeny chicken is underseasoned chicken. So all you really taste is chicken, no flavors just the all naturel taste of nasty chicken. But I digress.
I’ve also had the parrillada, which is the same feast as the molcajetes except it comes on a grill instead of stoneware. It was still good, but I felt the stoneware was much more flavorful. I think it’s because the salsa didn’t dry out like it did on the grill, instead it collected at the bottom where you could dip at your leisure.

Authentic flavors and dishes from Oaxaca. Few do Mole poblano, or tlayudas well outside of Mexico, this one is one of those few good ones. Small maybe a bit drabby looking but the food is where it’s at.

Ooh! A new favorite… I’m addicted to Oaxacan restaurants because food tastes more authentic than regular Mexican food restaurants. Oaxaca is a Southern state of Mexico and the dishes are not as influenced by American or European foods.
This place is no taco bell or del taco so beware mild palates! Spicy means spicy! lol Parking may be a problem during busy hours. Parking & seating was quick in the evening. Lots of hand made corn dishes, yummy hearty soups, delicious tamales, black beans to die for, colorful ambiance, pleasant patient staff, clean bathrooms.
Separate area is available for banquets.

Just tried to place an order for delivery, lady there said she can’t deliver right now because the owner wasn’t there… they didnt have half of the things I wanted to order either.

Love their chilaquiles :). This is true Oaxacan food

Let’s say someone becomes sick. And then, let’s say that someone becomes obsessed with a certain type of food, like say, chicken soup, that will make them feel better. Now, let’s say that person is unable to get that type of food due to their favorite samgyetang (see below review) being closed for renovations. Then, let’s say that person is unable to get that food for a whole other 2 days! Grumpiness ensues.
A long-​winded intro as a way of saying this place saved me and my stuffy nose. Perusing Jonathon Gold’s recommendations for the area, I found this place, which he claimed to have a decent Oaxacan chicken soup. It might have been my general desperation, but the soup was more than decent. It was my saviour!
It came in a big bowl, with a half a chayote squash and a potato. The chicken is still on the bone, but they give you a half a chicken, give or take so no matter. I just peeled it off the bone and plopped it in. Comes with rice and then you garnish with fresh onions, jalapenos and a mound of cilantro.
And, I swear it worked. Next day, bye-​bye stuffy nose and scratchy throat.
(Will write more later. We are definitely going back to try the mole and barbacoa).

I love this place. Okay, not the fastest service, but the food is authentic. This place is great for folks who know Oaxacan food. I recommend the Emoladas or enfrioladas or any other typical Oaxacan fare. Hardly anyone speaks english, so come equip with a spanish speaking pal to help order food.

I been to 7 regiones a few times, the food is good but the service is slow. It always takes a long time and the girls serving do not seem to care. Prices are a little inflated considering they charge you almost 5 dollars for a tamal? I would suggest you try the Clayuda, or tlayuda (same in Oaxaca) It is made with giant tortillas (Tlayuda is the name of it), then they are asiento or pork lard and then they add pasta beans and quesillo. Your choice of meat and some cabbage. The best ingredient is the Tlayuda itself, since it is imported from Oaxaca, Mexico.
A lot of things are changing in traditional Oaxacan cuisine, BC of FDA regulations, but most places like 7 regiones do their best to keep it as «authentic» as possible. I would recommend El rinconcito Oaxaqueno instead. Just my opinion.

The food is excellent, authentic and well priced. The red mole in the chile colorado is particularly good and our service was friendly and quick. If you speak any Spanish, be sure to use it. Only held back a fifth star because it’s small and there isn’t much in the way of ambience or frills. You go for the food, not much else. Highly recommended.

We stopped by Las 7 Regiones yesterday and were dying waiting for our food to come, it seemed like it took forever! But after the food arrived I realized it was all worth the wait, they really put some loving attention into their food.
We ordered a clayuda with quesillo (Oaxacan string cheese), black beans and veggies. This was hands-​down the best clayuda I have ever had, it was super thin and crispy not the thick jawbreaker consistency of some clayudas. You have to try the huitlacoche enchilada (handmade tortilla filled with a sort of corn fungus) it was AMAZING! Not for the faint of heart with its weird black color and creamy texture, the huitlacoche has a really complex smoky truffle-​like flavor. We also ordered the caldo de camaron (shrimp stew) and it totally blew me away. The bowl was enormous, with perfect ratio of huge prawns and fresh vegetables in a super delicious shrimp and tomato based broth. I love that it came with a plate full of chopped onions, jalapenos, cilantro and wedges of lime so you can customize the heat and flavor, kind of like at phở restaurants.
I love this place, no frills, just really really good Oaxacan cooking with fresh ingredients.

1^st of all parking sucks. You have to either find parking on pico or on one of the small streets around there. if they had parking they would def get 4 stars!
If you walk in and see that it looks packed, dont be fooled! and think oh its full lets get out of here. They have more seating areas in the back.
The food is great. I got 2 memelas. (google it) Its sort of like a sope but bigger and flatter. It has beans and cheese on top as well as tasajo (meat) you can also get chorizo with it if you like.
Stop by and give this place a try if you dont find anything on the menu that draws your attention order the memelas. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back! hahahaha (limited to 1 Unilocaler)

I went there to try the barbacoa, which was delicious. I also had some of my friend’s chicken mole. We were the only people there, but the service was excellent. The waiter was friendly and played along with my pigeon Spanish.

God I love Mexicans.
I don’t wanna make too redundant a review, but, as credit is due to the previous two reviewers (props to them) I nonetheless want to further emphasize the valid point that this is authentic Oaxacan food at a cheaper price than Guelaguetza. Not quite as good, but well worth the money. In fact, the authenticity of this place is quite pervasive, and I’d imagine the local Oaxacans coming here for a variety of reasons.
The waiter did not speak english, so remember some key words like «agua» and «la cuenta».
Pretty much everything on the menu was Oaxacan, only vaguely resembling «mexican» food. The enchiladas, for example, were constructed rather curiously with tortillas laying on the bottom of the plate, loads of mole on top, and a hunk of meat on top of it all. The meat was «Cecina», which was essentially a thin pork chop cooked in spices resembling a chorizo. So good.
The Chips were meh– store bought bulk stuff… but the salsa was good.
I must confess however, I am wary of reviewing places like this. Personally, I enjoy being the only white person in there probably all day. So while I recommend Las 7 Regiones, please don’t make this your fixie squad’s next hipster hangout. Luckily for me, white people are usually afraid of minorities.

When you grow weary of Guelaguetza, try this place. Or better yet, come here first.
It’s deep in the Pico-​Union, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. Beware of zombies.
Yah, like my fellow below says, se arreglaron la horchata con tunas, the fruit, not the fish. Solid good food. Give these guys business. Make them famous like Guelaguetza.
This is a good area for food. Check the others out too. Be brave.