
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)
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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)