"Every LA neighborhood has an old third or fourth-generation California-Mexican spot to claim as their own. Koreatown has El Cholo, Sherman Oaks has Casa Vega, and Boyle Heights has El Tepeyac. But the most storied of them is El Coyote. This combo plate landmark on Beverly is home to lots of bizarre local history, and its Christmas-light-strung dining rooms still swell with people who are down to get a little weird. The food is by no means special, and that's fine. You’re here to drink potent margaritas, fill up on complimentary chips and salsa, and eat enchiladas plastered with an obscene amount of melted cheese. Chips and salsa, Enchilada Howard, house margarita with ice on the side" - brant cox, cathy park, garrett snyder, sylvio martins
