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Spot Check! Corundas Michoacanas, Chapín Festival, and Bar CDMX in DTLA Now Open

A new bar below Seven Grand in Downtown L.A. has Spanish-language video games like Donkey Kong and mezcal palomas on draft, where to find garnachas just like in Guatemala, plus how to get free Beyoncè tickets with 'Lemonade' cupcakes, and more in this week's Spot Check!

9:11 AM PDT on August 25, 2023

Spot Check! Welcome to L.A. TACO's weekly food column, where we bring you the latest and most exciting openings, pop-ups, and food events around all of Los Angeles to check out.  

Giron Mariscos will pop-up tonight at Benny Boy Brewing in Lincoln Heights, along with Quarantine Pizza. Chef/owner Tiana Giron tells L.A. TACO her culinary inspirations come from El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru. Her menu tonight will have a raw side with ceviche Peruano featuring cured red snapper, leche de tigre, ají amarrilo, and choclo (Andean corn). There will also be black clam salsa negra shooters, while a vegan-friendly Mexican ceviche is made with hearts of palm. Camarones zarandeados will be prepared yakitori-style and served hot with salsa roja and green onion. For dessert: coconut ice cream served inside of a barquillo, or "crepe-like bowl."

Aug. 25, 4-11 pm, 1821 Daly St., Los Angeles, CA 90031. Closest Metro lines and stop: Bus Lines 76 and 251 - “Daly/Main.”

Food vendors at El Festival Chapin