Guelaguetza Palms Restaurant   

Although it's a cliche, Mexican restaurants don't always serve genuine Mexican food. Instead, they offer mezclas, a combination of Mexican and American styles that lack the originality and flavor of the country's traditional cuisine. Thankfully, Guelaguetza bucks this trend, offering genuine Oaxacan delicacies that will appease even the most homesick of our southern neighbors. With prices somewhere between Burrito King and Border Grill, and mole no one in this town can match (check out the spicy, smoky tamales in red mole, steamed in a banana leaf), Guelaguetza is one of LA's best Mexican restaurants.