Midtown Lunch

As is customary on Midtown Lunch, every Tuesday we profile a random reader to get their recommendations for the best spots to lunch near their work. This week it’s Daniel, a Jew who loves pork (aka a man I can relate to.)

Name: Daniel

Age: 38

Occupation: Director of Delivery Management (Interactive)

Where in L.A. do you Work?: Work at iCrossing LA – Culver City/Del Rey area. Live in Eagle Rock!

Favorite Kind of Food: Being Jewish, i gotta say anything pork! Pulled pork, roasted pork, steamed pork buns – i think you get the idea.

Least Favorite Kind of Food: I really do not have a cuisine and or ethnic food dislike – However, if it has Bananas in it, you can pretty much count me out.

Favorite Place(s) to Eat Lunch: Culver City area = Tacomiendo (they are one step away from being a corner taco stand, amazing tacos), the Jasmine Cafe (incredible/cheap Burmese food – it’s all good).  Eagle Rock area = I have to give a huge shout out to Dave’s Chillin’ and Grillin’ on Colorado Blvd in Eagle Rock (try the Meatball/Sausage sub and the Hummus and cheese sandwich)

“Go-To” Lunch Place You and Your Coworkers Eat at Too Often? I gotta say Ronnie’s Diner on Culver Blvd and Braddock. TIP: their coleslaw is hands down the best darn coleslaw in all of LA.

Place you discovered thanks to Midtown Lunch? Simpang Asia (Indonesian market and restaurant) – India Sweet and Spices (on Venice, incredible and cheap).

The farthest place you’ll drive for lunch on a normal day? I would be willing to walk up to 1 mile (round trip) for a good lunch place, However, my current location would require me to walk close to 5 so forget about it. Drive? yes, that i will do. I would go as far east as Korea Town, as far north as Santa Monica, as far south as Torrance.

Dream job location (anywhere in the world), purely for lunch purposes, and why? Mexico City – the thought of eating a freshly carved el pastor taco from one of Mexico City’s local corner carnicerea/taco stands just makes me drool.

Anything you’d like to ask the Midtown Lunch readers? I would like to read more east side stories and reviews. We need more love for the east side!

Want to be next week’s Profiled: L.A. Lunch’er (or know somebody you’d want to nominate), email me- zach@midtownlunch.com.