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    Good Food

    Mo-Chica

    Jonathan Gold writes for the  L.A. Weekly , for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.  Jonathan recommends  Mo-Chica , a Peruvian restaurant in the  Mercado La Paloma , the Mexican-style marketplace south of downtown L.A.  Jonathan likes the ceviche, seco de cordero, papas a la Huancaina, lomo saltado, quinotto, and the causa (potato salad).

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold writes for the L.A. Weekly, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Jonathan recommends Mo-Chica, a Peruvian restaurant in the Mercado La Paloma, the Mexican-style marketplace south of downtown L.A. Jonathan likes the ceviche, seco de cordero, papas a la Huancaina, lomo saltado, quinotto, and the causa (potato salad).

    Mo-Chica

    3655 S Grand Ave

    Los Angeles, CA 90007

    (213) 747-2141

    All of Jonathan Gold's recommendations are on the Good Food Restaurant Map. Chef Ricardo Zarate's new restaurant, Picca will open in West LA soon.

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