Have you ever been to a Mexican restaurant and wondered what all of the items on the menu were?  We have to, so we have put together a list of items you will find at your Culver City Mexican Restaurants.

We have also included the top Mexican restaurants near your Culver City apartment.

Tacos – cooked meat, fish or veggies wrapped in a tortilla and topped with salsa, cheese (Tex-Mex) and cilantro.  Tacos can be soft or hard.

Street Tacos – cooked meats or fish folded open face style in a small open faced CORN tortilla often then wrapped with a second tortilla.

Burritos – Tex-Mex dish where fillings are wrapped into a wheat flour tortilla and completely enclosed.

Wet Burrito –  same as a Burrito, but smothered with a red chili sauce and melted shredded cheese.

Sopes – small masa (corn) shells that are shaped by hand and cooked on a griddle with a thin layer of beans and salsa and topped with meat and cheese.

Gorditas – round masa cakes that are baked until puffy and topped with black, pinto or fava beans.

Tostadas – a baked (or sometimes fried) tortilla and then topped with toppings such as chicken, beans, lettuce, avocado and queso fresco (fresh cheese).

Tamales – made with masa and lard and stuffed with stewed meats either wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves and then steamed.

Menundo – a spicy Mexican soup made from tripe, served primarily on Saturdays and Sundays in California Mexican restaurants.

Mole Poblano – not all moles are poblano style which is a think, rich, chocolate-tinged sauce.

Top Mexican Restaurants in Culver City:

Primos Tacos

8693 Venice Blvd
Culver City, CA

El Jacalito Oaxaqueño

12618 W Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA

El Abajeño

4513 Inglewood Blvd
Culver City, CA

Casa Oaxaca

9609 Venice Blvd
Culver City, CA

E K Valley Restaurant

6121 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232