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Lucy's El Adobe Cafe


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#1,461 of 3,745 restaurants in Los Angeles
  • Cuisines: Mexican
  • Average price*: $ 30
  • Neighborhood: South San Gabriel Valley
  • Address: 5536 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038-3114
  • Phone:  (323) 462-9421
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2 of 5 stars
kevina1111 1 contribution
hollywood, california
Feb 20, 2009

Wow this is rather interesting since Lucy's is been there for 40+ years and she still does not allow credit card tips or rather does not pay them to the servers she keeps them. Bad Lucy! Good food, good drinks, good service but too much work to dine here, you need to bring change, cash for tip and argue about... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
May 11, 2008

Love the mole! more

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4 of 5 stars
magyarmaggie 1 contribution
southern CA
Mar 23, 2008

I have been going to Lucy's since I was a teenager in the seventies. I must say that after the reading the reviews I have seen on this site, I am perplexed. Over the years I have gone there for many different occassions and celebrations and have always had an above average meal at a reseasonable price. I never had... more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 28, 2008

Margaritas are leathal. more

a classic
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Dec 31, 2007

a classic more

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2 of 5 stars
julessLosAngeles 2 contributions
los angeles
Aug 4, 2007

My husband and I are both born and raised in LA and tonight we said "let's go to Lucy's, why don't we ever eat there?" As soon as we arrived, we remembered: prices are absolutely exhorbitant, they START at about $15 for a simple meal and the food is very bland and not at all tasty. We paid $8.50 for... more

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4 of 5 stars
PickyEater78 4 contributions
Central California
Aug 1, 2007

We had some time to kill before an audition and stopped in for a quick mid day meal. This was our first time at Lucy's. The service seemed a bit slow considering there was only one other table of patrons but maybe it was because we were there in the middle of the afternoon and maybe they were short staffed.... more

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1 of 5 stars
OneLAFoodie 1 contribution
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 2, 2007

This is THE worst excuse for a Mexican restaurant I've ever seen! The only thing authentic was the decor. I ordered the BBQ beef tostada and, because I don't eat dairy, asked for no cheese or guacamole (after I was told it had sour cream in it, which we thought was weird). The flavorless, tough and paltry BBQ beef was... more

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1 of 5 stars
laresident 1 contribution
laresident
Nov 11, 2006

My son celebrated his 25th birthday at Lucy's El Adobe last night. Quite a few people showed up to celebrate with him on a self pay basis. At the end of the night, this simple-menu restaurant charged $1500 and could not explain the high charge, an estimated over charge of $800. It took 2 hours to get our food and... more

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Lucy's El Adobe Cafe Address

5536 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038-3114
Tel: (323) 462-9421
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.