At El Bolivar, fruit juices with milk: blackberry, left, sour sop and passion fruit. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Arepa con queso. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Myram Lara cooks a daily lunch special at El Bolivar. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Lentil soup. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Bandeja paisa: fried pork with Colombian sausage, egg, fried plantains and avocado. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Marisol Lara serves the daily special to Antonio and Lucy Morino at El Bolivar. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
The daily special at El Bolivar comes with soup, salad, meat, plantains and rice. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
