Rivera Restaurant

Broken Spanish follows the evolution of its chef, Ray Garcia. An amalgamation of the classically trained chef, born and raised in Los Angels, with the powerful influence of a Latin upbringing. Drawing inspiration and flavors from a diverse community, Broken Spanish offers an experience that is Unique, Characteristic, and Beautiful. Broken Spanish displays Chef Ray Garcia?s distinct culinary...

Broken Spanish in downtown Los Angeles is a sister restaurant to the more casual B.S. Taqueria. Chef Ray Garcia teamed up with Sprout LA restaurant group on both concepts, and each has its own distinctive menu of progressive Mexican fare. The space feels open and airy, with window panels doubling as fold-down tables for sidewalk seating. Inside, guests can perch at the marble counter and watch...

Bizarre? Yes. Trendy? Definitely. A good idea at Rivera? Perhaps. John Sedlar is never one to shy away from trying out a good idea, and after a trip to State Bird Provisions in San Francisco, the Rivera chef decided on this format for dinner service.

In 1984, John Rivera Sedlar opened his first restaurant, St. Estephe, in Manhattan Beach. Here is what we wrote about it at the time: "One must be a formidable artist to create an equal marriage without allowing one to erase each other."… Read More

Jeremy Lake launched his bartending career with gusto at Rivera, where he trained under Julian Cox at the then-revolutionary seasonal, creative cocktail station. Since then, he's put together a strong program at Crossroads, which opened in the former Philippe space on Melrose. While cocktails have flown under the radar, Lake's foundation at Rivera, bolstered with a heightened sense of...

"Modern Latin Cusine voted ""Best Restaurants in Los Angeles"" located in downtown L.A. across from the Staples Center."