Taco Favorite Guisados Will Open a New Location in Beverly Hills

Guisados takes it west

Beverly Hills must have done something to appease the taco gods, as Guisados is planning a new location slightly south of Wilshire at 120 South Linden Drive. The new spot will bump Guisados’s count to seven with the original Boyle Heights location, Echo Park, Downtown, West Hollywood, Burbank, and Koreatown. Owner Armando de la Torre and son Armando Jr. took over Cool Basil Thai Bistro after it closed in 2016. Despite being off the beaten track, the Thai joint made a good run, having opened around 2006. When open, Guisados will assist a section of town that could use a solid taco stop. The ever-roving Toddrickallen spotted signage about the pending opening.

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Coffee mainstay Cofax spends the summer in Little Tokyo

Starting tomorrow, Cofax will bring its popular breakfast burrito to Little Tokyo’s Golden State with a weekend pop-up. It’ll last throughout summer weekends from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. with bacon, vegetarian, and chorizo breakfast burrito varieties, and coffee to boot. And if all goes well, Cofax owners James Starr, Nick Starr, and Jason Bernstein might make breakfast service more permanent.

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Indigo Coffee amps up the coffee experience

The new Indigo House opened in Culver City last Friday, marking a unique caffeinated introduction to Angelenos. Owner Noelani Riehle sources her coffee from Groundwork and describes her cozy spot as a coffee lounge complete with a board game parlor, retail boutique, event space, and pool table in the rear. It’s only one block away from Hatchet Hall and the Corner Door, towards the western section of Culver City.

Long Beach Beer Lab births a second location

One of Long Beach’s favorite breweries will expand just above the 405 and into a large space called The Uptown. Long Beach Beer Lab opened in Long Beach’s Wrigley neighborhood in 2017, and its next taproom will reside in a 19,000 square foot commercial space, according to the Long Beach Post.

Suspect in custody after attempted kidnapping in Downtown McDonald’s

Surveillance footage from a Downtown McDonald’s caught footage of an alleged attempted kidnapping this week. On Tuesday, 33-year-old Maralyn Ramos picked up a four-year-old boy and tried to leave with the toddler in a parked vehicle, according to ABC-7. LAPD says Ramos fled on foot when questioned by a bystander. Ramos is in LAPD custody as of Wednesday.

Cheese, glorious cheese

Cypress Grove, the actual cheesemakers behind the famous curd Humboldt Fog is putting together a cheeseboards for dinner event this Sunday. Thought the event has a slightly corporate feel, the bargain $10 ticket price is pretty great. Head to Silver Lake’s Small Town Restaurant anytime from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. for a customizable two-ounce cheese board with goods from Northern California’s 21st Amendment Brewery and Rustic Bakery.