Midtown Lunch

The Captain Kangaroo Burger from The Escondite. Photo by LA Food God

• DTLA The Escondite looks like a tasty burger speakeasy [LA Food God via GS]
• DTLA The seafood curry at Fat Spoon is also good [The Minty]
• DTLA Flying Pig Cafe is still disappointing [Darin Dines]
• FAIRFAX Currywurst is now open [Eater]
• INGLEWOOD Is Mariscos Chente’s changing its name? [Grub Street]
• KTOWN A new Oaxacan restaurant has taken the Pal Cabron space [Eater]
• MID CITY Five Guys is coming to Miracle Mile [I Love LA But… via Eater]
• WEHO Soda Pop’s makes the best chicken sandwich in L.A. [Unemployed Eater]
• WEHO The Guru weighs in on ink.sack [LAW]
• WEST L.A. Kabab Mahaleh has great koobideh, and fresh sangak [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Ludo and Roscoe’s make some of the best fried chx in L.A. [LAT]

ink.sack’s cold chicken sandwich. Photo courtesy of Aaron Tell

• WEHO A look at ink.sack’s larger sandwiches [Savory Hunter]
• BEVERLY HILLS Venga’s lunch menu looks pretty good [EstarLA]
• CULVER CITY Moko is being rebranded G2 with cheaper options [Grub Street]
• CULVER CITY Newly open Savor’s has arepas [Grub Street]
• CULVER CITY Ramen Yamadaya opens on Saturday [Grub Street]
• DTLA Korean chain Mr. Pizza is coming to Little Tokyo [Squid Ink]
• DTLA Your first look at Mo Chica on 7th [Food GPS]
• DTLA Shin Sen Gumi is coming to Little Tokyo [LAT]
• DTLA Two Boots Pizza is coming to Downtown [Eater]
• DTLA The BLTA at Nickel Diner is great [SE]
• HWOOD Ricky’s Fish Tacos is still the best [Dig Lounge]
• MOBILE A Chego Truck is still possible! [Eater]

Pork Cutlet Curry from Fat Spoon. Photo courtesy of Treasure LA

• DTLA Fat Spoon is now open in Little Tokyo… [LA Times]
• DTLA … and here’s your first look [Kevin Eats;Treasure LA]
• DTLA Freshii is now open on 7th & Grand, and here’s a freebie coupon [Eater]
• DTLA Not everybody likes the banh mi at Spice Table [Gastronomy]
• DTLA It’s too bad LAX-C doesn’t sell their pork leg during the week! [Food GPS]
• DTLA Add one more person to the I Love Chimu list [Savory Hunter]
• BEVERLY HILLS Bouchon Bakery is now open [Food GPS;Eater;CoC]
• CHINATOWN Yang Chow’s orange chicken > Panda Express [Squid Ink]
• CULVER CITY Gloria’s makes a good carne adobada [Squid Ink]
• PALMS Now that Indo Cafe is closed, you’ll have to go to Simpang Asia for nasi bungkus [Squid Ink]
• WEHO A look at ink.sack’s entire menu, with prettier pics than ours [Serious Eats]
• MOBILE The Westside Food Truck lot is temporarily closed [Squid Ink]

The bao ssam from Moko in Culver City. Photo courtesy of Grub Street

• CULVER CITY Get a beer and a bao for $10 at Moko during lunch [Grub Street]
• DTLA Aladdin Coffee Shop has a great Salvadorean buffet [The Minty]
• KTOWN More people are making it onto the jokbal train [Squid Ink]
• KTOWN The Guru professes his love once again for Mandarin House [Squid Ink]
• KTOWN Word is getting out about our favorite ayce KBBQ place [Gastronomy]
• MID CITY Who eats a salad at The Golden State!? [Amateur Gourmet]
• WEST LA Check out this great little hot dog cart behind Best Buy [Squid Ink]
• SANDWICHES 5 Questions with Mendocino Farms [Unemployed Eater]

Prik khing crispy pork from Crispy Pork Gang & Grill. Photo by Sinosoul

• DTLA Suehiro Cafe makes a good pork katsu don [The Minty]
• HWOOD 3 Thai Town lunch specials [Squid Ink]
• HWOOD There’s a new crispy pork place in Thai Town [Sinosoul]
• KTOWN A list of great places for pork belly [Mattatouille]
• KTOWN Wako Donkasu is now Guru approved! [LAW]
• KTOWN Yuk hwe bibimbap sounds awesome [LAW]
• WESTWOOD For Persian pizza head to Café Glacé [LAT]
• WESTWOOD There’s a BBQ Chicken in Westwood!? [Squid Ink]
• WEST LA Hopefully this new okonomyaki place will be open for lunch! [GS]
• WEST LA Tsujita LA is now open on Sawtelle… [Squid Ink]
• WEST LA … but lunch service doesn’t start until Sept. [LAT]
• MOBILE The pernil at Lidia’s Dominican is great [Squid Ink]

Plantain Sandwich w/ Chicken from Lidia’s Dominican Kitchen

• MOBILE Lidia’s Dominican serves a plantain sandwich stuffed with pork!? [Eater]
• LA BREA The lunch menu at Wirsthaus looks pretty good [Grub Street]
• MAR VISTA Earl’s Gourmet Grub is changing up its menu [Grub Street]
• MID CITY Penguin’s hush puppies are better than Charlie’s [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE The Glowfish Truck is Guru approved! [Squid Ink]

Cochinita Pibil from Tinga. Photo courtesy of E*StarLA

• CULVER CITY The new 101 Noodle Express serves french fries!? [Squid Ink]
• LA BREA Tinga’s cochinita pibil is super spicy [E*starLA]
• MID CITY The mole negro at Gish Bac is brilliant [LAT]
• MOBILE Behold! The Poutine Truck [Grub Street]
• MOBILE Hollywood Pies food truck is coming soon [Eater]