Midtown Lunch

The scene from last year’s L.A. Street Food Festival Summer Tasting Event

• EVENTS Who’s going to the LA Street Food Festival on Saturday!? [Official Website]
• DTLA Your first look at Flying Pig Cafe, opening this weekend [Eater]
• HWOOD O-Chai makes the best Khao Soi in Thai Town [Eat Drink Be Merry]
• HWOOD Chick Fil-A is coming soon [Eater]
• KTOWN Jun Won has a ban chan store on Olympic [LAT]
• KTOWN Pal Cabron is now closed! :-( [Eater;Squid Ink]
• SAMO La Monarca is a good back up for Huckleberry [TasterTotsLA]
• WEST LA Tsujita Ramen should be opening soon [Grub Street]
• MOBILE Great Balls on Tires makes a good burger? [The Minty]

A slice from LaRocco’s. Photo courtesy of Slice/Kelly Bone

• CULVER CITY LaRocco’s suffers from tip sag, but is otherwise good [Slice]
• DTLA The barg at Downtown Kebab is really flavorful [The Minty]
• DTLA Hooters is opening Monday near the LACC [Blogdowntown]
• WESTWOOD Jean Georges’ wife loves Bibigo [Popsugar]
• VARIOUS LOCATIONS The Veggie Grill has a secret menu! [LAist]
• MOBILE The Glowfish Truck makes a mean okonomyaki [Squid Ink]

Seafood pancake from Jun Won in Koreatown

• CULVER CITY 9021PHO is coming to Washington [Eater]
• DTLA Clifton’s Cafeteria is closed, but will reopen soon [Eater]
• HWOOD A new AYCE Chinese buffet has opened on Western [Eater]
• HWOOD LAMag says Arax is one of L.A.’s 10 best Armenian spots [Grub Street]
• KTOWN Jun Won is a comfort food lunchtime splurge [Mattatouille]
• MAR VISTA Check out this crepe pop up at Mitsuwa Market [Grub Street]
• MOBILE Ta Bom’s empanadas are great [Squid Ink]

Bibim Naeng Myun from O Jang Dong

• DTLA Skip the nose tacos at Roast to Go [Deep End Dining]
• DTLA The tongue is the best thing at Chimu [LAT]
• HWOOD A guide to Thai sweets at Bhan Khanom [Serious Eats]
• KTOWN The cold noodles at O Jang Dong Naeng Myun are great [Mattatouille]
• KTOWN We are in the middle of a soondae renaissance! [LAW]
• MID CITY Tinga is really not that expensive! [Eating L.A.]
• WEST LA Ramen Jinya is coming to Sawtelle [Eater]
• MOBILE Saturday is Roaming Hunger’s Gourmet Food Truck Race! [Eventbrite]

Saheefa from Kebab Grill. Photo courtesy of the LA Times.

• CULVER CITY Bawarchi makes paneer tikka masala [Gourmet Pigs]
• CULVER CITY Kebab Grill specializes in Syrian flatbread [LAT]
• DTLA Bottega Louie is looking to upgrade their sandwiches [Grub Street]
• DTLA Chichen Itza’s cochinita pibil is awesome [The Minty]
• DTLA One Year In: A Look at Starry Kitchen [Eater]
• KTOWN Han Bat makes a good sulongtang [Squid Ink]
• VENICE A look at Gjelina’s new take out window [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Roadstoves owner says “Be Cool!” [Squid Ink]

Chimu photo courtesy of The Minty

• DTLA The Counter is coming to 7th Street [Brigham Yen via Eater]
• DTLA Another look at Chimu, the new Peruvian place in Grand Central [The Minty]
• HWOOD The Guru weighs in on Papaya Dog [Squid Ink]
• HWOOD The stewed duck at Ruen Pair is good [The Minty]
• SAMO Gjelina is now doing takeaway! [Eater]
• VENICE LA Isla Bonita can compete with any taco stand in L.A. [The Eaten Path]
• WESTWOOD Isaac Toast is now closed [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Katie Robbins/Serious Eats

• BRENTWOOD A new branch of Lemonade is now open [Eater]
• DTLA JJ’s makes a mean chicken sandwich, and also serves teriyaki [Serious Eats]
• DTLA Banh Mi crawl yields mixed results [The Minty]
• HWOOD Another thumbs up for Ruen Pair [Gastronomy]
• SAMO Get the “Say What?” at Bru’s Wiffle [Squid Ink]
• SILVER LAKE Vinny Dotolo recommends El Cochinito [944 via Eater]
• WESTWOOD Lunch is the best meal to get at Shamshiri [Grub Street]
• BURGERS Bloggers share their favorite burgers in L.A. [HuffPo]