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La Barca Restaurant
(323) 735-6567
2414 S Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Categories: Seafood Restaurants, Full-Service Restaurants, Limited-Service Restaurants, Mexican Restaurants
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By gillians
Updated 08/25/2008
If you're an L.A. "local" (you've lived here for more than a year) there are certain images and landmarks that you can call up when among fellow Angelenos (no matter where you are) that will not only get you 'cred' but you will immediately feel a sense...
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This is a more obscure landmark on the LA cityscape, but near this tasty and frequently raucous Mexican restaurant (they have those awnings over the booths that everyone loves because it feels like you’re eating in a little cabana..especially after a few margaritas and barbs at the expense of nearby sorority girls) is a really spectacular mural of the late Pope John Paul II. It might not be the most true to life, but you can tell that it was painted with the sweat and tears of the faithful. And Jesus.
PS: I’m told this mural has actually been painted over. Yes, Los Angeles is now officially doomed.