Culina Mariana Cafe & Catering

I have been here 3 times, and am not a huge fan.  The ambience of the restaurant area is really nice, high ceilings, huge windows, a great feel to the place.  I have eaten the buffet twice and lunch once.   The buffet was nothing to write home about.  Average brunch buffet.  The lunch food was average as well.   This place could be really awesome.  It is a great setting, on a beautiful property.  They have the right idea, with using fresh ingredients fresh baked bread etc.

While we came to the actual "Shrine of the Lady Guadalupe" as a joke, we were pleasantly surprised!  Nestled in the corner adjacent to the parking lot we found this cute little restaurant.  This would be the perfect little place for a rehearsal dinner or a private party!  It's very charming inside, and looks really romantic (if you can be romantic in a churchy type of place!).

I was really impressed by the food, and the salads and sandwiches they have are more "gourmet" than they are mainstreamed.  I had a salad, and it was evident that a lot of TLC was given thought to the creation and compilation of the salad.  They also have a variety of home made desserts--the cookies were great!

I hear they have a wicked awesome brunch on Sunday morning.  If I'm back up in LAX on a Sunday morning, I'll be sure to stop by to check out brunch!