Midtown Lunch

Komida’s Tacos. Photo courtesy of Gourmet Pigs.

• DTLA Your first look at Josef Centeno’s Baco Mercat [Squid Ink]
• HWOOD Komida’s asian tacos look as good as I remember [Gourmet Pigs]
• MID CITY Short Order is finally opening next week! [Eater]
• SAMO True Food Kitchen makes a good turkey sandwich [Squid Ink]

And don’t forget to check out Jonathan Gold’s 99 Most Essential Restaurants in L.A. for 2011. A number of Midtown Lunches were new to the list this year, including Tsujita L.A. (which appears to have replaced Daikokuya!), Spice Table, and Guisados.