JOIN OUR TEAM ORDER TO-GO SUN: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM MON: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM TUES: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM WED: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM THURS: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM FRI: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM SAT: 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM *All locations open 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM Daily* Accessibility Statement © 2021 El Cholo | All Rights Reserved Website by Ink Refuge Management by Wales Communication Inc. we are el cholo We are an American success story of a hard-working couple that discovered an opportunity in a newly adopted city and proceeded to build a long-lasting family business. Our story spans 6 generations (96 years) and truly tells a beautiful story of Los Angeles and Southern California. Described by critics as an LA “Institution”, we invite you to taste our history in every bite. 6 generations of el cholo 1922 Alejandro Borquez pushes back from the dinner table and says to his beautiful young bride, Rosa,” You are such a good cook we should open up a restaurant” and one year later open The Sonora Cafe in a small storefront on Broadway and Santa Barbara Avenue (near the Coliseum). 1925 A guest wanders in for dinner and while he is waiting for his dinner draws a figure of a man on the menu and calls him “EL CHOLO”. (In those days the name was given their field hands by the Spanish settlers in California). History is made when Alejandro likes the man and the name and immediately changes SONORA CAFE to EL CHOLO CAFE. @elcholo1923 Follow us on social media Visit our family of Restaurants Los Angeles - The Original 1121 S. Western Ave Los Angeles CA 90006 Santa Monica 1025 Wilshire Blvd Santa Monica CA 90401 Downtown Los Angeles 1037 S. Flower St Los Angeles CA 90015 Anaheim Hills 8200 E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd., Anaheim CA 92808 Corona Del Mar 3520 E. Coast Highway Corona Del Mar CA 92625 La Habra 840 E. Whittier Blvd La Habra CA 90631 LocationsOur StoryMenuContact