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Cal-Mex Food

Gustavo Arellano is the Managing Editor of the OC Weekly where he reviews restaurants and writes the popular Ask a Mexican column. Today, he visits Mitla Cafe , the oldest restaurant in the Inland Empire. It serves Cal-Mex food, which is style of Mexican food seen in most of the U.S.

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

Gustavo Arellano is the Managing Editor of the OC Weekly where he reviews restaurants and writes the popular Ask a Mexican column. Today, he visits Mitla Cafe, the oldest restaurant in the Inland Empire. It serves Cal-Mex food, which is style of Mexican food seen in most of the U.S. It's highlighted by combination plates, refried beans with orange cheese and lots of sour cream. Mitla Cafe is a family-owned business that has been operating in San Bernardino since 1937. See pictures of the restaurant here.

Mitla Cafe

602 N Mount Vernon Ave

San Bernardino

Gustavo is working on a book called Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, due out Cinco de Mayo of 2012. More about KCRW's stories about Mexican-American culture here.

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Cal-Mex Food

Gustavo Arellano is the Managing Editor of the OC Weekly where he reviews restaurants and writes the popular Ask a Mexican column. Today, he visits Mitla Cafe , the oldest restaurant in the Inland Empire. It serves Cal-Mex food, which is style of Mexican food seen in most of the U.S.

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Cal-Mex Food

Gustavo Arellano is the Managing Editor of the OC Weekly where he reviews restaurants and writes the popular Ask a Mexican column. Today, he visits Mitla Cafe , the oldest restaurant in the Inland Empire. It serves Cal-Mex food, which is style of Mexican food seen in most of the U.S.

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