Restaurante Tierra Caliente: Authentic Mexican Cuisine in Los Angeles

Delicious food with hand made tortillas! Got the Chile Relleno, was delicious and very generous amount of cheese. Flavors are on point and the hand made tortillas are delicious! Definitely coming back to try their other dishes.

Small parking out back available. Street parking too. Not busy. The service was ok. Could have been more attentive. Food was decent for the price. Best part was the Cafe de olla and lentil soup. Alcohol available.

First time trying Albondigas! Growing up my Greek grandmother would make us meatball soup and this bowl of Albondigas here really reminded me of my grandmother's meatball soup. So comforting, full of flavor, warm and soothing to the soul!

Ordered the birria on a Wednesday afternoon. It was okay but lacked flavor. The tortillas were fresh(?) but definitely hand made. Service was ok and I was the only one in the restaurant for a late lunch.

The chorizo was tasty and plentiful along with healthy portions of rice and beans l. The homemade corn tortillas was a treat and the apparently bottomless coffee was appreciated. Service was top-notch.

Cozy family run and operated Mexican food specialty. Food is on French and made to order, no skimping on the extras amazing and fantastic corn tortillas just really add to the experience. The service was impeccable

UNESCO has recognized traditional Mexican cuisine as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the cuisine of Michoacán won Mexico this great distinction. Michoacán was selected by Mexico to represent traditional cuisine - not Oaxaca or Puebla. The best food in Michoacán is made by cooks in Tierra Caliente which is a region of Michoacán. This restaurant features food in the Tierra Caliente style! I did not find our most famous dish Morisqueta here but I found Aporreado and Albondigas. I ordered Albondigas which is a meatball soup. The meatballs are large and numerous and superbly condimented. They were incredibly delicious! The broth was slightly too salty and they do not use Yerba buena here which is spearmint. Still, I recommend the Albondigas! Regardless of the chayote squash. I don’t like it. It reminds me of being a kid and not wanting to eat it. Lol! You may enjoy it though! There’s also potatoes and carrots in the soup. I took the Aporreado to go. It’s a red chile sauce with Serranos to spice it up. Here they make a Cecina “machaca” and cover it with the sauce. The Cecina is mixed into eggs. Cecina is a kind of jerky but it’s not smoked. It’s simply dried meat. You get huge hand made tortillas with any dish! Francisco is an incredibly well mannered server. So West Mexican in his etiquette! You can eat inside or outside. There’s free parking around the restaurant.

Molcajete was superb . Unfortunately, the Mole was too sweet for my taste buds. Corn tortillas was good as well. Ambiance not too cozy, seats were too outdated and tight legroom.