La Barca

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The lunch crowd of cops gives way to Trojan happy hour at this sit-down restaurant—especially on Tuesdays, when the entire USC populace arrives for the $2 (plus 95-cent) margaritas. Plain or strawberry? Salt? On the rocks? Whatever your poison, you’ll get it potent. The quality of one’s food experience may be proportionate to the number of drinks one imbibes, ranging from "damn good" to "a notch above Acapulco." But no one would argue with La Barca’s signature El Coloso burrito, which delivers on its colossal name and has inspired gluttonous legends.

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