Midtown Lunch

Five Guys Burger. Photo by Dig Lounge.

• CULVER CITY What Five Guys lacks in presentation, it makes up for in taste [Dig Lounge]
• DTLA A bunch of new places have opened Downtown recently [Blog Downtown]
• DTLA Pret a Manger is coming soon to Downtown [Eater]
• DTLA Coly’s Stromboil sounds pretty awesome… [Squid Ink]
• HWOOD Get free fries at Papaya King through June 30th [Eater]
• KTOWN Get 50% off at Kalbi Burger [Groupon]
• WEST L.A. Tacos Por Favor is opening a second location [Eater]

Photo courtesy of the L.A. Times

• DTLA Chimu Peruvian looks awesome! Too bad none of it is under $10 [LAT]
• DTLA Urban Noodle is still not a bad lunch [The Minty]
• DTLA Garage Pizza is coming soon to 7th & Main [LAW]
• DTLA Flying Pig Cafe is opening in June [Grub St;Squid Ink]
• HWOOD Nooooo! Rincon Chileno has closed [Eater]
• HWOOD Papaya King’s opening has been pushed back [Squid Ink]
• KTOWN Pal Cabron’s owner is one of LA’s best people [LAW]
• SAMO The Market at Santa Monica Place is now open [LAist]
• VENICE Abbot’s 5 onion slice packs a ton of flavor [Slice]
• WEST LA Torafuku’s tonkatsu is great [Food GPS]
• WEST LA Sweet Home Grill’s teriyaki chx is better than Miyako [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Tamara’s Tamales in Marina del Rey is opening a truck [Feast]

Falafel from Habayit. Photo courtesy of Gary Friedman/LA Times

• BEVERLY HILLS A video of Larry King at Brooklyn Water Bagels [The Daily]
• DTLA Pho Citi is coming soon to Hill [Grub Street]
• DTLA Chimu Peruvian is now open in the Grand Central Market [Zagat]
• HWOOD Captain Thai serves up Esaan classics [Squid Ink]
• KTOWN Zzamong makes a great version of jjanjangmyeon [Table Conversation]
• WEHO The mushrooms at Rounds is a good choice [The Minty]
• WEST LA Habayit makes some amazing falafel [LAT]
• WESTWOOD Is where Five Guys is opening their next location! [Eater]
• WESTWOOD Hello Waffle Chix! [Eater]

Hot damn I love that sandwich. Photo courtesy of The Minty.

• DTLA Another thumbs up for Spice Table’s lunch? [The Minty]
• BEVERLY HILLS Another location of Bibigo is opening [Eater]
• CENTURY CITY Clementine is celebrating grilled cheese month [LAist]
• CULVER CITY Abbot’s Pizza is now open [Eater]
• CULVER CITY The french dip at Johnnie’s is a beauty [Grub Street]
• HWOOD America’s Next Great Restaurant is coming to H&V [FeastNY]
• KTOWN Pollo ala Brasa is getting set to move into nicer digs [Grub Street]

Photo courtesy of Katie Robbins/Serious Eats

• MULTIPLE 8 Great L.A. fried chicken sandwiches [Serious Eats]
• DTLA Garage Pizza is opening on 7th & Main [Squid Ink]
• DTLA Great hidden lunches of Downtown L.A. [LA Times]
• H’WOOD Josh Lurie is a huge fan of Pa Ord’s pad thai [Food GPS]
• WEST LA A new okonomoyaki place is opening on Sawtelle [Grub Street]
• MOBILE The Grilled Cheese Truck serves a chx and waffle sandwich!? [LAist]

Photo courtesy of Grub Street

• WEST L.A. Hoakkaido Seafood Buffet is coming to my hood!! [Grub Street]
• CULVER CITY Gloria’s carne adobada is great [CoC]
• DTLA Sarita’s has an off the menu basil pupusa [Squid Ink]
• HWOOD I still haven’t been to Ruen Pair! [Grub Street]
• KTOWN Jangchung-Dong Wong Jokbal has $10 lunch specials!?! [LAT]
• KTOWN Bon Chon vs Kyochon [Squid Ink]
• MID CITY Charlie’s burger is better than Phil’s [AHT
• MOBILE Papaya King is coming to Los Angeles [Eater]
• EVENT There are a few tix left for Good Food’s Global Street Food event next sunday [KCRW]
• EVENT The Grilled Cheese Invitational is this wekeend and the winning ‘wich will be sold at Mendocino Farms [Squid Ink]

Coachella Crab Fries. Photo courtesy of the OC Register

• EVENTS Going to Coachella this weekend?  Here’s a list of all the food options [Food is the New Rock]
• DTLA Cafe Dulce is now open in Little Tokyo [Eater]
• DTLA Aburiya Toranoko is now open for lunch [The Minty]
• DTLA Wurstkurche is better than Berlin Currywurst [Squid Ink]
• DTLA For Downtown Pho Saigon doesn’t look too bad! [The Minty]
• LAX Front Page Jamaican looks awesome [Savory Hunter]
• MID CITY Speaking of the Farmer’s Mkt, Charlie’s Cheeseburger is great [AHT]
• SAMO Tinga on La Brea is looking to expand [The Feast]
• MOBILE How to make Grilled Cheese Truck’s signature item [Popsugar]
• NEWS More on Mendocino Farms’ planned expansion [City’s Best] [