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Barragans Mexican Restaurant

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Local(213) 250-4256

1538 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

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Barragans Mexican Restaurant
Local(213) 250-4256

1538 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

http://www.barragansrestaurants.com/index.html

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The Open View

Barragan's Mexican Restaurant in Los Angeles is a four star Mexican restaurant. Here's a place to get good food. It's been around for the last 5 years. The menu is a digest of rewarding authentic dishes as well as tempting old standards. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a casual atmosphere. This restaurant is good for groups.

User Reviews of Barragans Mexican Restaurant

Yelp.com Review - by Jason M.

3.0 of 5 stars. Margie Night Wednesday is the only reason to step into this place. The crowd is young and dumb and drinks are cheap and strong. Ole!
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by brandon h.

4.0 of 5 stars. mediocre food, pretty awesome atmosphere, friendly service. i was thinking to myself as we were leaving that i would give them a three star review, but as my dad and i were a block away we hear someone…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by AUBREY W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Its like an underground hallucinogenic watering hole for African safari creatures.
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stringer B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Far be it from me to judge a margarita discount day such as Wednesdays here at Barragan's. Once you get right down to it, if the margaritas are moderately passable and enough to keep you smiling all…
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam W.

4.0 of 5 stars. So since moving to Echo Park like 3 months ago I havent missed one wednesday night here(well except for the wednesdays where I cant find anyone to go with, since I am new to the hood and all,...and I…
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eli B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Funny, I didn't come here for the longest time because I thought it was a chain - there being another one in Burbank and Glendale and all, and the sign didn't look like a family-owned joint. Plus, I…
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jacqueline Q.

3.0 of 5 stars. Barragan's - Where occult scenesters go to die. click...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tricia M.

3.0 of 5 stars. ok...after fridays and fridays of avoiding hanging out with "my boys" from work...my friend told me that this was his last weekend to party before permanently going on some meds...in leiu of asking…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David M.

4.0 of 5 stars. A nice Mexican restaurant that also serves American food. The decor is nice and there is a lot of privacy for each table. Parking isn't that bad because there is a small private lot... otherwise…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by matt p.

3.0 of 5 stars. the food is ok, but i think better mexican can be found in echo park. just come here for the $2.50 margaritas and chips on wednesdays.
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aaron G.

4.0 of 5 stars. barragan's is great these are the two reason i go
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jill B.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place should receive an award for being the epitome of cool. One reason.. I've witnessed Justin Long and Jonah Hill keep it real here. Second reason.. their margaritas will molest your soul, they…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aurelie D.

3.0 of 5 stars. The 3 stars are for the kareoke which is hosted by a funky 50 year old woman wearing a pony tail hair extension. She is really funny and has that 'East-Los' accent down. The participating singers…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kyle V.

3.0 of 5 stars. i just drink the margaritas. they aren't even that good, but i'm no snob. now that so many kids show up here on wednesday nights they've upped the price of the margaritas. i missed the patio the first…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ellsworth A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Monday night tacos for a buck. That's all I've ever eaten here. Never had a wait. These aren't street style tacos with radish and cilantro, etc. They're ground beef and taste homemade, but you can't…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by George L.

2.0 of 5 stars. OK, this place has been around for a long time. To me, its a bit stuffy/boring due to the lack of decor, its looked the same for ever. If you want to get wasted and you are watching your wallet, this…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lilly M.

4.0 of 5 stars. OK im giving minus a star because its pricier than I think mexican should be.. with that being said. I love barragans. we only come here when we are in the market to booze it while eating. their…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mitzi Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. Dude, if you ever wondered where the hipsters are when they aren't at The Echo, The Echoplex, The Cat and Fiddle, etc. THEY ARE ALL HERE. F**king serious. hipters:barragans :: rats:sewer
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve K.

3.0 of 5 stars. ...So- LISTEN UP. Barragan's isn't the best Mexican restaraunt in L.A., or even in Echo Park/Silver Lake, where there are a high number of Mexican places to chose from. So, if you are going to go…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer R.

2.0 of 5 stars. After trying to figure out which Mexican restaurant to have lunch at we decided to be nostalgic and check out the restaurant my parents had their wedding dinner at. The decor was welcoming and I…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by lisa z.

2.0 of 5 stars. Yuck. Went here with a party of about 12 for a friend's birthday dinner on Friday and it was just terrible. The Margaritas were strong...I will give them that (*ok one more star for strong…
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay M.

5.0 of 5 stars. the real deal. not for hipsters.
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by lothari o.

2.0 of 5 stars. Not too great. So many superior places around LA.
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by melia l.

4.0 of 5 stars. Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday! Well, yes, it is a restaurant and the food is certainly not offensive, and gets much better with a couple drinks, but Wednesday Happy Hour with kick your ass margs for…
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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Cheap Margaritas! Free chips!

Though their regular margaritas might not taste that great, for $2.50 they don't have to. I highly suggest splurging and spending an extra dollar for the flavored margaritas, they're tasty. Most importantly,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Elsy B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Damn you two dollar margaritas! Seriously if you go on a Wednesday be prepared to drink (and ask your friends to leave their video cameras at home cause someone is bound to make in ass of themselves.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by KATELYNN R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Barragan's you are KILLING me with your margaritas! Weds nights $2.50 margaritas and they go down easy. Just the right amount of tequila and they make their mix from scratch behind the bar. The carne…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Daniel G.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is awesome!! I've been coming here ever since I was a toddler. My parents & I would crash to this place almost every weekend. All of the dishes are recommended. I have to admit. I would…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by klause traffobi a.

4.0 of 5 stars. The Good: . Enchiladas verde
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon V.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best bet for an early morning weekend breakfast! Full service, including a full bar! We were picking up friends from LAX at like 6am and we all needed to eat! My husband the LA pro directed us to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I've been eating here since I started eating solid food -- yes, that's a long time -- and every time I came back to visit LA before I moved back here I craved Barragan's. This is old skool Mexican…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Gretchen H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Thumbs up for Margarita Wednesday, oh yeah! Our friends ordered food, but we were not interested until we saw the size of the burritos. Wow. We split one (our chicken burrito tasted like chicken…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Frank N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Margarita NIGHT!!!! 4 Stars for the Wednesday Night Maragritas
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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great food at great prices!

I've been going here for over 10 years and seen the place go from no one inside, to it being the new hipster hangout. Their food is always good and the drinks - fantastic. I usually get the fish tacos - made...
menupages.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alexei K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Before college I went to Barragan's about once a month with my parents. I love it, but that's at least in part because I value dark, homey Mexican restaurants where the waitresses are all middle-aged…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Akkara S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Good margaritas. Good food. MACHACA!!!
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I think I am in love! I went last night for the first time and had a blast! Wednesday is margarita night, I think it lasts all night. They also give free nachos but that ends at 7:30 :( I was kinda…
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz M.

4.0 of 5 stars. i can honestly say that any place that has a bomb margarita for $2.25 is def a place i'd like to be at. dudes!! EVERY WEDNESDAY.
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Erica F.

4.0 of 5 stars. I grew up on Barragan's, across the street from the Echo, in the heart of Echo Park this is a great Mexican restaurant. There are better Mexican restaurants out there true, but this is my perfect mix…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alysia M.

4.0 of 5 stars. so i'm not a fan of mexican food to begin with.. well it's good just not my first choice after years of living in southern california and eating a sufficient amount of it.. but that's besides the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah T.

3.0 of 5 stars. I think this is the right place.... If it is, then I've been here twice. Both 1 year apart, both for the same person's bday. Now I don't know if it's because I've sucked down 3-4 of their $2 margaritas…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Raymond M.

2.0 of 5 stars. If these guys are only good for breakfast then they should close for lunch and dinner. Hell . . . I can make a good breakfast. The service was as poor as their sorry sack of a Margarita. I had a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cinque P.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've only been there on Wednesday for $2.25 margarita and nacho night. If you're cheap, unemployed, or live in the area and don't feel like driving then this is your spot. The margaritas aren't…
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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Wonderful place to share with someone special.

A very memorable experience. I will definitely be back and hope to re-live that experience over and over. The atmosphere is very romantic and during the holidays is beautifully decorated. I cannot wait to...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Andy S.

4.0 of 5 stars. 4 stars because it's a great stop on the way home on Wednesdays, for $2 (plus tax) margaritas (made in bulk but not quite as noxious/Windex tasting as I've had elsewhere) and free beef nachos. Last…
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Imelda M.

3.0 of 5 stars. The only two reasons to come to Barragan's: breakfast and Happy Hour. Breakfast - 9 to 11am, you can get a massive coronary from chilaquiles, rice, beans, chips, salsa, complete with coffee - for $4.…
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Runt T.

3.0 of 5 stars. We have our annual holiday lunch here and quite frankly, we don't usually have much to remember except that everyone is pretty much blitzed off of the very inexpensive but relatively tasty margaritas.…
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by kelly b.

1.0 of 5 stars. I have been here only for margaritas and appetizers so I really can't speak to their regular menu but what I had there was truly terrible. On Wednesday's (I believe) Barragan's has a margarita special…
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Antonio A.

4.0 of 5 stars. So what sets this place apart from other Mexican Restaurants? Well, first of all their breakfast on the weekends is awesome. When I was a kid I used to only order pancakes and it would never even…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2006
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echoparkcat

I have been going to Barragan's for over a decade. The food is fresh as can be and their Cadillac Margarita's are fantastic. I recently tried their ceviche... excellent. My Mejicana momma loves their cocido...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/22/2006
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Go on Wednesdays!!

Great Mexican food, ambiance and service. This family-owned establishment in Echo Park has been around for years. They offer great weekly specials. Sit in the bar area on Wednesdays and get discounted...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2005
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Barragans Forever!

I love Barragans so much. We go there all the time, and its always good. The margaritas are excellent. The Chicken Fajita Tostada is my favorite, I love the Mole and the Nachos Barragans. Its a really homey,...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/22/2004
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just like home, only better

God i love this place. The food, like moms home cooking, the staff, like family. I have been coming here for years and have never had a bad experience. the food is so generous and tasty. One thing for sure, by...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/23/2004
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The Bomb Mexican place to go!

This food is excellent, I have been going here for years. I have not seen very many Mexican restaurants come close. Very nice people. Full Bar. Great pleace to take a date, and the whole family. They can host...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2002
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AOL CityGuide

excellent mexican food in the unlikeliest place...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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Wcities

don't let the name throw you. this authentic mexican restaurant has been serving up great food under the same ownership since 1961. the large and pleasant venue is always crowded but service is friendly, fast...
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Yahoo! Travel

The Mexican Food at this restaurant is excellent. Good prices and friendly staff. I have been going to this restaurant since I was a child more than 15 years ago. My favorite is the Steak Picado
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Open List

I've been eating at Barragan's. When I was about 5 years old, my Nana [Grandmother] and I used to walk to Barragan's for the menudo. To this day, I still enjoy the food they serve up. The chips & dip are to...
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