Izzy's Cafe — Restaurant in Los Angeles

This is a mom n pop hole in the wall gem located in a somewhat sketchy corner. This was my first time here and it will definitely not be my last. DO NOT LET THE AREA SCARE YOU AWAY!! Restaurant itself is small but the food is amazing. If you want to experience an authentic home cooked Mexican meal, come here. The lady preparing my food reminded me of my mom who always wore her typical Mexican apron (mandil) throughout the day wether she cooked or not haha. The cook makes the food to order, you see it and you can taste it. I had the fried tilapia with garlic and huarrache and oh man was I satisfied. 5 stars, I wish this place stays...

I have loved this place for so long but lately they have been lacking.. I’m not sure why but lately every time I order there’s always something missing ( example got the enchiladas and they forgot the sour cream , or got the chilaquiles and they only put one egg instead of 2) or they get the order wrong. Also the amount of food they are giving is little compared to before. The food still tastes amazing and there’s good service but it’s a bummer that there’s always something off when we order from...

My hubby and I were put off by the inside of the restaurant... it was very dirty even though we saw the grade A in the door... we joked that they had paid someone off for that ;). We decided to stay anyways because we read good reviews... we did like the food. I asked for green sauce to have with my chips because everyone raved about that but we thought it was bland... might have been just a bad day. I ordered cheese enchiladas which were good and my hubby ordered a carne asada burrito that...