Member Reviews
cool atmosphere, wretched food
The margaritas are hallucinogenic but the food is atrocious. The interior is very cool though - filled with kitsch. Sharon Tate had her last meal here.
Information from the business
At El Coyote Cafe you'll find authentic Californian style Mexican food at reasonable prices. Be sure to try El Coyote's most popular item on the menu, the Mexican Pizza along with a tasty margarita!
Business Description from the Web
The decor at El Coyote is a combination of fake-peeling-plaster and authentic Mexican folk art. What draws thousands of people to this unpretentious landmark, including fraternity guys, blue hairs and Hollywood rockers? It can't be the food--countless gallons of refried beans and rice laden with glutinous orange cheese. It must be the margaritas, the fiesta ambience and the prices. Those bent...
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El Coyote Mexican Foods serves you a Mexican cuisine. Expect the average entrée to cost for the most part in the range of $8 to $12, and you`ll be fine if dressed casual.
Come for the margaritas. Stay for the margaritas.
It's a fun, loud party atmosphere at this longstanding classic. Hollywood wannabes, men in shiny shirts and those just looking to quench their thirst happily coalesce into a vivid margarita-fueled blur. Bright walls, waitresses in long, ruffled Mexican dresses and cheap eats add kitschy fun, but really, everyone...
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Posted by lacom
on March 27, 2007
Tips About This Business
Valet is available, but if it's early enough, you can find a meter on Beverly.
Lines are long on weekends and they don't take reservations. Belly up to the bar and wait it out.
Editorial Reviews from the web
The Scene Born of the gringo Mexican craze of the 1930s (which also spawned Olvera Street's tienda look), this joint has all the trimmings: black velvet paintings, Christmas lights galore and waitresses in embroidered folk dresses. Families, college kids and gay dinner dates keep the place packed at all hours. The Food The cuisine is firmly grounded in canned beans,...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited February 23, 2005)
Tequila rite of passage where the wiley skip anything even resembling food. Generous margaritas go down like Slurpies, with double the brain freeze. Legendary scene of Paramount post-posts. Back in the day it was Sharon Tate's unfortunate Last Supper; today it's Dennis Franz and stoned teenagers hoping they're not carding. They are. Kitsch family decor, and a maze of Mexico's most stereotypical...
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You'll find all types here from hipsters to professionals enjoying the bar or the amazing food.
Other Reviews from the web
My family has been going there for over 50 years.
I can no longer go since the owner donated to the
anti-gay Yes on Prop 8.
My loss and they don't get my 15 bucks!
Pros
+ cheap reliable food BUT...
Cons
- El Coyote was Yes on Prop 8
I heard it was a great place when I first moved to LA. I went once. Ate a taco..... ran to the bathroom and threw up. I kid you not. I don't think I had their drinks, but the food horrible. Don't eat there.
Pros
+ None
Cons
- The food is terrible
Posted by fysad
on May 27, 2009
Stick to the basics, crunchy chicken tacos, margaritas, carnitas. Occasionally the tostada works too.
Pros
+ Tallest glass of wine in town.
Cons
- They don't drive you home.