The Original Spanish Kitchen was a restaurant on Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax District of

The Original Spanish Kitchen was a restaurant on Beverly Boulevard in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California, US, that became the subject of an urban legend starting in the early 1960s. The restaurant, which opened in 1938, was a popular eating spot until it closed in September 1961.

HISTORY

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For decades, the Original Spanish Kitchen served meals to Hollywood customers like Bob Hope, Buster Keaton, Howard Keel and John and Lionel Barrymore. Opened in the late 1930s, it was a sister restaurant to one downtown, owned by Johnny and Pearl Caretto. Their enchiladas were an immediate success, attracting show-business personalities as regulars. Mary Pickford, legend has it, had her own booth, by the door, offering up not only autographs to fans, but also recipes to Johnny — which would appear on the menu.

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