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Is El Cholo Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Los Angeles, CA)

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As of September 2026, El Cholo is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.

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elcholo.com ·

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What the source shows: Google Places marks the location operational and the site's ordering/reservation tools were functioning September 9, 2026, despite some stale 2015-dated text on the page.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

The episode, 'A Taste of Time' (S13E5), featured El Cholo, a Mexican restaurant at 1121 S. Western Avenue in Los Angeles that bills itself, on its own site, as a family restaurant. Google's business-profile data lists the location as El Cholo - The Original, distinguishing it from the chain's other Southern California branches. Since the episode, elcholo.com remained live with an active online-reservation and ordering feature when checked on September 9, 2026, promoting a limited-time dine-in offer of a molcajete guacamole and two combination plates; Google's listing marked the Western Avenue location operational the same day. Some page text carried an older 2015 date, but the ordering and reservation tools were functioning at the time of the check.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 13, Episode 5
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
A Taste of Time
What was featured
El Cholo's flagship Western Avenue Mexican menu and family-restaurant setting
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
El Cholo

Frequently asked questions

Is El Cholo still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, El Cholo is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.

What happened to El Cholo after Food Paradise?

The episode, 'A Taste of Time' (S13E5), featured El Cholo, a Mexican restaurant at 1121 S. As of September 2026, El Cholo is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 9, 2026.

Where is El Cholo located?

1121 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured El Cholo?

Season 13, Episode 5 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “A Taste of Time”.

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Visit info

Address
1121 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
elcholo.com

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