I've spent many hours and walked many miles, and basically falling in love with South LA. Sounds cheesy, I know, but that's a big deal, especially when I wanted to leave South LA so badly a couple of years ago. I hope that this blog series, Gems of South LA, captures some of the love that has been renewed for South LA.
One of the restaurants that I first heard about from people at my church was Bacaro LA. They called it "the date place" because it was the nicest restaurant in the area where couples could go on dates.
I want to be mindful of gentrification in South LA as I want to advocate for our indigent neighbors. Bacaro LA is not what I would call a "cheap eat" restaurant, but I still want to highlight it because they are mindful of the community. It is a splurge to go there, so it's especially a treat. Anytime they have a groupon or Living Social deal for Bacaro, I always snap it up.
It is a quality restaurant with delicious and creative tapas, or small dishes. Enjoy and go try Bacaro LA sometime, especially when you want to get dressed up and look swanky on a date!
I want to be mindful of gentrification in South LA as I want to advocate for our indigent neighbors. Bacaro LA is not what I would call a "cheap eat" restaurant, but I still want to highlight it because they are mindful of the community. It is a splurge to go there, so it's especially a treat. Anytime they have a groupon or Living Social deal for Bacaro, I always snap it up.
It is a quality restaurant with delicious and creative tapas, or small dishes. Enjoy and go try Bacaro LA sometime, especially when you want to get dressed up and look swanky on a date!
Outside shot. Love this entire little strip mall. Bacaro LA owners also run the coffee/tea place down the street called Nature's Brew. That's for another Gems of South LA post.
Inside shot with fun chalkboard walls with wine menus, etc. It was pretty crowded that night as usual, lots of USC students.
We ordered my usual favorite tapas that are of course, gluten free. I'm a gluten free gal in case you didn't know (more future posts on getting AFFORDABLE gluten free), so it can make eating out a bit of a challenge at times. From top to bottom: caprese salad, pork belly skewers, polenta with eggplant puree, cauliflower with amazing chipotle sauce, the Bacaro burger on a bed of greens, and hanger steak. All delicious!
My friend and date for the night, Lindsay Modrow! Amazing woman!
This post would not be complete without some outfit pics. A night at Bacaro LA called for sparkly tops (from the clothing swap), my vintage silk pants, gold wedges, and of course the amazing beaded bag (it was my mom's!)!
Enjoy your weekend and PEACE.