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Cha Cha Cha Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Breakfast, Caribbean, Cuban
Hours Mon-Thurs 8am-10pm; Fri-Sat 8am-11pm
Address
656 N. Virgil Ave
Location At Melrose Ave., Silver Lake, Downtown
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 323/664-7723
Web site www.theoriginalchachacha.com
Prices Main courses $12-$22
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V
Other Valet parking $3.50

Frommer's Review

Cha Cha Cha serves the West Coast's best Caribbean food in a fun and funky space on the seedy fringe of Downtown. The restaurant is a festival of flavors and colors both upbeat and offbeat. It's impossible to feel down when you're part of this eclectic hodgepodge of pulsating Caribbean music, wild decor, and kaleidoscopic clutter; still, the intimate dining rooms cater to lively romantics, not the obnoxious types. Claustrophobes should choose seats in the airy covered courtyard. The very spicy black-pepper jumbo shrimp gets top marks, as does the paella, a generous mixture of chicken, sausage, and seafood blended with saffron rice. Other Jamaican-, Haitian-, Cuban-, and Puerto Rican-inspired recommendations include jerk pork and mambo gumbo, a zesty soup of okra, shredded chicken, and spices. Hard-core fans of Caribbean cuisine might visit for breakfast, when the fare ranges from plantain, yucca, onion, and herb omelets to scrambled eggs with fresh tomatillos served on hot grilled tortillas.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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