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El Cristalazo

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El Cristalazo is a family-owned Sinaloan seafood restaurant on North Hacienda Boulevard in La Puente, named for its signature ceviche served in a large cup.

Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Menu
  3. Reviews
  4. See also
  5. References

Overview

El Cristalazo is at 1665 North Hacienda Boulevard in La Puente, in the eastern San Gabriel Valley. A 2015 PBS SoCal list of Mexican restaurants in the region by Clarissa Wei described it as a family-owned shop focused on the seafood cooking of Sinaloa.

The house specialty, which gives the restaurant its name, is the cristalazo: shrimp, scallop, onion and cucumber ceviche served in a big cup. The article also pointed to a shrimp tamale and to tlaxtihuille, a shrimp dish in a mole-like sauce.

Sinaloa's coastal kitchen, built around lime-cured shrimp, aguachile and other raw preparations, became one of the dominant styles of Mexican seafood in Southern California. The source consulted does not name the family behind El Cristalazo or give a founding date, and no recent coverage was found to confirm its status.

Reviews

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See also

References

  1. "6 Fantastic Mexican Restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley". PBS SoCal. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
Categories: Mariscos San Gabriel Valley cuisine Taquerías Taquerías in California Taquerías in La Puente Taquerías in Los Angeles County