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One of LA’s most enduring restaurants is celebrating 95 years in the game. El Cholo’s six Southern California locations will all be participating in a company-wide deal going down this coming Tuesday, ...

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An intersection will be dedicated Thursday to the founders of a Los Angeles landmark restaurant. Alejandro and Rosa Borquez Square will be located at the intersection of Western Avenue and 11th Street ...

At El Cholo restaurant, the emphasis has always been on trying to collect stories, said Ron Salisbury, the owner of the small Mexican chain and grandson of its founders. As it celebrated its 100th ...

So many celebrity photos cover the inside of the original El Cholo off Western Avenue that they probably hold up the restaurant as much as the walls themselves. There are the sports icons — Magic ...

Countless photographers hope to produce a single indelible image over the course of their careers, something so unforgettable it is seared onto the collective unconscious. Mexican photographer ...

One of La Naranja’s most beloved taquerias has expanded into downtown Santa Ana, bringing its signature mesquite-grilled meats and chiles toreados along with it. Tacos Los Cholos is known for prime ...

LOS ANGELES — The intersection near El Cholo was dedicated Thursday as Alejandro and Rosa Borquez Square in honor of the founders of the Mexican restaurant which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.