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el Guapo

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Citysearch | Upscale Mexican-style lounge merges happy-hour revelers with die-hard sports fans.

Owned by some of the same folks as the Continental in Beverly Hills, this easy-on-the-eyes Mexican cantina along the famously funky Melrose shopping strip oozes breezy, laid-back SoCal appeal. The...
citysearch.com - expert review - 01/05/2004
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the anti-gourmet mexican...
cityguide.aol.com - expert review
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User Reviews of el Guapo

Yelp.com Review - by Bow Chicka Wow ..

1 of 5 stars. I wish I could give this place negative stars. Stopped by here after the restaurant my friends and I were going to go to was closed. The margaritas were average....basically the ONLY safe thing to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joanna G.

2 of 5 stars. It's like Senor Frog's for the 19-23 y/o crowd, except you're not in Mexico, and it's not spring break anymore. We went here yesterday on a Saturday night and the place was pretty much desserted.
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adrienne D.

3 of 5 stars. I made a cameo here last night for my friend's birthday party, for some reason I thought it was more of a restaurant than a bar, but I guess it's both. Fun times. My friend had the back section by the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Frankie B.

1 of 5 stars. Its hard to go into detail on such a forgettable place... but...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ms. S.

3 of 5 stars. Great happy hour from 5pm-close on sundays...their battered shrimp is my favorite. Service is very slow...always getting weird things in my food though...but waitress is good in trying to make up for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lesa T.

3 of 5 stars. So I read all the horrible reviews about this place, and was expecting the worst. Some friends invited us for Cinco de Mayo, so we went. When we got there it was super crowded, and there was a cover…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cougar c.

4 of 5 stars. Me and my girlfriend were shopping on Melrose today and came across Guapo this place has a cool set up with tons of tvs and 2 patios we smoke so we decided to sit up on the deck overlooking Melrose…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dorian C.

2 of 5 stars. Half-off Sunday nights are great, but when I get a 64 oz. Margarita ($14), I want to be feeling it once I've finished it, not feeling like I just drank a gallon of margarita mix. If you're going to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tiffany G.

3 of 5 stars. Cheap eats and drinks but horrible service! A friend and I went to El Guapo on Sunday to take part in their nice little outdoor patio and half off eats from 5pm - close every Sunday. The food here is…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by desi b.

5 of 5 stars. Went here a few nights ago after work with bf and had an awesome time. The margarita's were delicious and the appetizers were fantastic. Had a great experience and will be coming here more often.
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cass d.

5 of 5 stars. Guapo is a great place to go and hang out with friends!!!!!!! i go every tuesday for $1 tacos and $10 pitchers of beer. its a great atmosphere and friendly staff that always remembers me. check it out
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ola K.

5 of 5 stars. Best Sports Bar the neighborhood can get. I love their Taco Tuesday!!! My friends and I like to hang out on busy nights to support our favorite teams as well as on Sunday mornings to nurse our…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by big b.

5 of 5 stars. The best sportsbar in hollywood BY FAR!!!!! plus the best tasting Margaritas in town... I love going here after work with some girlfriends and taking advantage of their 1/2 price appitizers for happy…
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Georgous G.

5 of 5 stars. i love this place!! the staff is cool, food and drinks are great, and it's always a fun crowd. beer pong every night, who could ask for more??
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Christopher R.

5 of 5 stars. o wow, where to begin. this place was pretty awesome. no attitudes, great/attractive people EVERYWHERE. had some badass margaritas, played some beirut, slapped some booty and got treated to a round…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe R.

5 of 5 stars. Although this place does get busy on large sports events, the food and the atmosphere make up for it. If your looking to support your favorite team and need a place to go El Guapo is the place to be.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by aracelis h.

5 of 5 stars. This place is awesome.... 2 bars, great food and good place to watch games.
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by dex l.

5 of 5 stars. What's not to love? honestly I dont know why this place has some bad reviews.. I started going for KU games and had a blast.. They have lots of tvs..The hostess is cute the waitresses are hot..it was…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by mel m.

5 of 5 stars. Honestly I have read some of these reviews and I couldn't disagree more - the drinks ARE cheap ,the food IS great and the Guapo team really make your time there enjoyable!! People if all you are going…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Vlad S.

5 of 5 stars. LA lacks good sports bars, we all know that. But El Guapo makes us all forget that. If you need to see a game, any game this is the place to go. They have a ton of TV's and will turn on any game you…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Guillermo G.

2 of 5 stars. Ugh this place is horrible!!! bad food... not as cheap as a crappy place like this should be... and the music was an early to mid 90's nightmare with classic CRAP-tastic bands like Live, the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily R.

2 of 5 stars. I was so excited to visit this place because of the name. I love The Three Amigos and love to say El Guapo. EPIC FAIL.
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jericha s.

1 of 5 stars. update: 5/9/08 What's up with all the fake reviews on here??? no picture, only one review and it's a 5 star for el guapo??? nice try...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian S.

2 of 5 stars. Why don't I ever have a good time here? They have a bunch of TVs but they aren't arranged in a particularly useful way. They do have 1/2 priced appetizers at happy hour, but, alas, no drink…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin M.

4 of 5 stars. My friends and I scored a sweet table outside on a gorgeous day last March. Apparently this is the watch party location for KU alumni living in LA so we had a TON of fun watching the game. Our…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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Best place to hang with old friends!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok.. I've lived here over 6 years now from the eastcoast. I love nice steakhouses, sushi joints, and sometimes the Hollywood scene, but really miss the old eastcoast comfortable places I can meet real/good...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cindy j.

5 of 5 stars. Ha!!! I just went to El Guapo for UFC a couple weeks ago with my boyfriend and friends and it was a blast!! I was actually there for New Year's Eve and once when my parents came in town for an early…
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mich W.

4 of 5 stars. Ive been going there for two years and always thought it was great. Its not Katana... its a sports bar. It has an indoor/ outdoor setting that you dont see anywhere else. Drinks are cheap, theres a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Pete B.

5 of 5 stars. had a blast, waitreses are smokin, we had our own room with 5 big tvs. its my dream bar!
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike P.

5 of 5 stars. Beer pong big league! played in a tourny there two weeks ago. If your into that this is the place
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bob S.

3 of 5 stars. I definitely wouldn't recommend El Guapo as a restaurant, but it's pretty good for a bar. On a busy night, it can take a while to get a drink since they usually seem understaffed at the bar. And the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by George M.

2 of 5 stars. The good, Coronas are only $5. The bad, the waitresses are easily overwhelmed. You have to order at the bar. But its a good place to see a UFC fight, they have lots of TV's.
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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best patio margarita bar, a must for all sporting events

this place is one of a kind - it has the best & biggest outdoor patio i've ever seen in LA - margaritas are fantastic - if you're from back east you'll love this place - it has beer pong & a ton of hi def tv's...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by cristina d.

1 of 5 stars. seriously they really need to learn a little phrase called "happy hour" because it doesn't mean 1/2 appetizers between the hours of 5-6. appetizers don't make me happy beer does
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Collin K.

4 of 5 stars. I read some of the reviews for El Guapo Cantina, and I don't agree with some of the really god awful scores. I was in a Beer Pong League (yeah! there's such a thing) during the fall/winter, and I…
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa P.

1 of 5 stars. I had signed up for email invites etc to let me know of special events. Ok, so I got one for maybe it was there anniversary party. It said all u can drink for free. It also said u had to RSVP. I…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ericka S.

1 of 5 stars. Worst restaurant experience ever! Warm beer, awful salsa (it takes a lot to screw up salsa), service was horrible (mind you - we were the only customers in the restaurant). Despite all that we left…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly H.

1 of 5 stars. Trust everyone and do not come here. I came on Taco Tuesday, normally the busiest night for Mexican food restaurants and it was empty, empty, empty. That should have been my first clue. Regardless,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Chelsea L.

2 of 5 stars. I have had such good times at this place, but recently its been not so good. Beer pong is awesome...I used to play every Tuesday until stupid douche bag idiots came and took over and would never let…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Victor L.

2 of 5 stars. I'm torn as to whether giving this 2 or 3 stars. First, find ample parking on side streets. Or try to. Being on vacation from New York I think obviously the biggest shock was just the amount of…
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by bryan f.

4 of 5 stars. I wandered in Saturday, late afternoon, to catch the NLDS games and the USC game. After cheering the USC loss to Stanford and the Rockies win, I decided to pay my tab and make my way home when the 2…
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sonia J.

3 of 5 stars. I started going here with Jason C for the giant margarita's which I have since abandoned. Now I go because I walk my dog there and fulfill my obligations to him. it's a great spot for weekend…
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by julieanne s.

2 of 5 stars. Needless to say, we were not expecting Ferran Adria to be hiding out in the kitchen. But the Guap, and our delinquient waitress "melanie," somehow managed to make us feel like we were enjoying our…
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kim P.

4 of 5 stars. I always take my out-of-town visitors here for excellent chips and a Sam Adams seasonal, which is impossible to find out West. Open-air, indoor/outdoor, with lots of pretty plants and comfy wicker…
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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A disappointment

Despite the glowing reviews this place has gotten, I've been stunned at truly how bad the service was. Generally I don't mind slow service when a place is slammed, but to be flat out ignored was a bit too...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ed C.

3 of 5 stars. Ten reasons why I like El Guapo: 1) It shares a name with the bandito villain in that most excellent comedy THE THREE AMIGOS.
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex M.

3 of 5 stars. The food is ok... but if you're looking for a good time on a Sunday afternoon with a mix of football, drinks and food then this is the place. They have an outdoor courtyard surrounded with a friendly…
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by David S.

4 of 5 stars. I don't know why there's all the hate for this place! I had a blast when I went here for $1 Taco Tuesdays! The bartenders (guy and gal) were pretty cool, which is not my usual description of LA…
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren J.

1 of 5 stars. This is the worst service on earth. This place is Horrible. 1. There is a bouncer outside the door who uses APE signs to communicate.
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Joie P.

1 of 5 stars. THIS PLACE CAN SUCK MY LEFT NIP!! This is the sucky mexican restaurant we went to while waiting for Necromance to open. I had been to this place years ago with friends and it wasn't half bad. I think…
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin M.

3 of 5 stars. 2 words...Beer Pong. Regulation tables. It'd been years..but I've still got it!
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by SAM Y.

1 of 5 stars. i hate this place! well i hate everything on melrose. why am i even on melrose? everything that melrose stands for goes against what i stand for? and thats being very manly. i came to watch the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by G C.

1 of 5 stars. i usually go there during lunch hours. -always dark so it feels like a morgue
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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Great Time!

I had my girlfriends birthday day there last night (Friday, Aug 10th). Our group was about 15 at first and kept growing to probably close to 40. Our server was this very sweet girl named Naomi who was badass,...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2007
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beer pong

i went to el guapo for the first time this past weekend and i thought it was great! it was different than most bars in LA and it had beer pong! i went to meet some friends to have a drink before we went out...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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great crowd. fine drinks. perfect bar food. FRIDAY

i am obsessed. last friday was one of the best nights of my life! i actually arrived @ guapo by myself around 10pm. i was bummed that my friends were late until i bumped into a crowd of people that seemed to...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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Feels like home!!

I just moved out here from across the country and I'm huge sports fan. El quapo always has the games on I want to see and the atmosphere I am used too. They also have beirut/beer pong which is great when...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/06/2007
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the best place to hang out! go every weekend!

el guapo cantina has such an awesome atmosphere, hot people, the servers are all friendly and efficient, and the foods not bad either! we even got free funshots one day! i highly recommend this restaurant/bar...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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Drunken servers, terrible management, an absolute joke of a restaurant!!

Let me preface this review by stating that I have been to El Guapo a few times. Each time my experience has been an abomination. Why would I keep coming back you ask? It's because I work in the area and a...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Aimee S.

2 of 5 stars. Oh Guapo. Crazy little Guapo. My Rum Runner was lacking in Rum-ness.
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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Applebees-style "Mexican" food

While the margaritas were passable, the "Mexican" fare at El Guapo was bland and had all the authenticity of any corporate chain. There are probably 135 better Mexican restaurants in Los Angeles.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason C.

4 of 5 stars. "I'm sorry but do you carry bathtub size Margarita's? Oh, you do. Great. I'll have forty of them." That's about how it begins when I arrive at this establishment wearing a monocle and debating whether…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Joane R.

3 of 5 stars. I was a lil shocked to read all the bad reviews of this place! I came here on a Sunday and had a great time. I loved the outdoor patio. Maybe it was because I was with a large group. Our waitress…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2007
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I love this place!

I usually meet my friends here Friday night to kick off a great weekend!!!! We always come for Happy Hour around 6 and usually end up staying the rest of the night. (The waitresses at El Guapo are cuter than...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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THE VEGAS OF HOLLYWOOD

Two bars. A huge outdoor patio equipped with TV's. A plethora of plasmas. A bevy of hot chicks working. Above average bar food. Every sporting event under the sun including all the UFC games. What more could...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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HD TV's everywhere, good cheap food, and a great atmosphere

I came into El Guapo to watch a Dodger's game a couple of days ago. A buddy of mine referred me here and boasted about the cute staff and massive array of T.V.'s. He was right! The whole staff is very friendly...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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$1 Taco Tuesdays and front row seating to any sports game all week long!!!

Great food at very affordable prices and not to mention that the waitresses are gorgeous! Also, many great specials like $1 Tacos on Tuesdays (highly recommend the fish tacos) and 50% off all food on Sundays...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by William H.

2 of 5 stars. I think the problem with El Guapo is that it caters to such a general audience that it can't be anything better than mediocre. There are some things I like about this place but more I don't like. The…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Anh T.

1 of 5 stars. How can I be happy about Happy Hour if there are no drink specials? Hoping to at least appease my empty belly, I tried ordering their 1/2 priced appetizers. Boy was it crap. Soggy nachos, dry chicken…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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$1 Taco Tuesdays, TVs

We were looking for a different place to watch the game and walked by this place on Melrose. Good fun fellow sport loving crowd and hot wait staff. It's kind of like a "H*oters", but an actual place you can...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/13/2007
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Great way to spend an afternoon!

I was at El Guapo on Sunday and had a great time! The patio is a nice place to lounge with a margarita (I had peach - so good!!) and they have umbrellas, so you can enjoy the weather and not get sunburned. It...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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looking for a good time?!

I have been going to El Guapo for years and have always had a great time. I was there last Friday, it had been a few months since my last visit. El Guapo continues to be THE sports bar/fun place to go out....
citysearch.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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cool place

This past week/end a few of my guy friends were in town and after looking up a few places we decided on El Guapo. I figured a sports bar on melrose, pretty perfect. I'm glad we went. This place is unique. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/10/2007
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Now this is a bar

I went to EL Guapo for the first time last week with four of my good friends. It was actually recommended to me by a co-worker. We wanted to go and watch the basketball game, talk, eat, and get hammered. We...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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DO NOT GO FOR THE FOOD OR SERVICE!!!

I haven't had such horrible service in a while. I never write these types of reviews but I do use Citysearch all the time so I felt like I HAD to write a review to warn future patrons. We went to El Guapo...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/03/2007
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great for me and my girl

this is just what LA needed - el guapo seems to be a margaritaville / sports bar which is the best of both worlds for me and my girlfriend and her friends. it has the best & biggest patio in LA hands down....
citysearch.com - user review - 05/16/2007
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Dinnertime on the patio

The food here was good and not really expensive. Pretty casual, you just go in and seat yourself. My bf and I sat out on the patio...it was nice they have heaters to keep you warm. I got their "world famous"...
menupages.com - user review - 05/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Akkara S.

2 of 5 stars. This place gets two stars for the Monster Margaritas - 42 ounces!! Can you believe it? It's a good place to chill on th