Midtown Lunch

• BEVERLY HILLS Pizza expert agrees: Vito’s white pie is awesome… [Squid Ink]
• BEVERLY HILLS …And their breadsticks are good too! [Savory Hunter]
• DTLA Guisados looks like it’s worth the drive to Boyle Heights [Daily Dish]
• DTLA The Argentine Kachi Deli is now open [Grub Street]
• H’WOOD More dishes you should be ordering at Pailin Thai [Sinosoul]
• H’WOOD Adam Levine from Maroon 5 loves Mozza 2 Go [Food is the New Rock]
• KTOWN Cassell’s burger is a classic [Squid Ink]
• VENICE Poke Poke looks like my kind of place! [Food GPS]
• WEST LA Marukai Japanesen Market is opening soon [Grub Street]
• WEST LA Hello pretzel bun from Hole in the Wall Burger Joint! [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Nom Nom Truck’s Jen crowned hottest chef in L.A. [Eater]
• MOBILE Hear me talking about sushi burritos on the radio! [Dinner Party Download]

Steak Bomb from Soda Pop’s. Photo courtesy of Julie Wolfson/LAist

• BEVERLY HILLS Soda Pop’s looks good, and they make their own chips! [LAist]
• BEVERLY HILLS A new branch of Saffron is now open [Squid Ink]
• CENTURY CITY Sen Asian Kitchen is now open in the CAA bldg [Squid Ink]
• DTLA Lemonade’s $1 cupcakes are great [Cupcakes Take the Cake]
• MID CITY Doughboys makes a great steak soup [Zagat Buzz]
• MID CITY Hickory sauce makes the burger at Apple Pan [Squid Ink]
• WEST LA Naan Hut is making fresh sangak!!! [Squid Ink]

Whoa. That looks way tastier than my photos. Photo by Eat to Blog.

• HWOOD A much prettier look at our Siam Sunset lunch [Eat to Blog]
• DTLA Ruth Reichl loves Clifton’s Cafeteria [Ruth Reichl]
• DTLA Two Bits Market is now open in the Alexandria [Grub Street]
• HWOOD NYC’s Papaya King is coming to L.A. [Eater;Squid Ink]
• KTOWN Kalbi Burger is building up its fan base [Squid Ink]
• KTOWN Sharing a lunch special at Kobawoo!? I don’t think I could do it [Actor’s Diet]
• MID CITY Not everybody likes Simplethings’ pie [Noms Not Bombs]
• MOBILE Sausages outnumber Korean tacos on food trucks now [Grub Street]

Pupusa from El Chipilin. Photo courtesy of The Minty.

• DTLA New York’s Two Boots is coming to Broadway [Blog Downtown]
• H’WOOD There’s a new Thai spot in Ganda’s strip mall [Food GPS]
• KTOWN The Guru recommends blocking out a weekend for Olympic Cheonggukjang [LAW]
• KTOWN El Chipilin makes the best pupusas on Beverly [The Minty]
• KTOWN Bicycle & Gogi combines Korean food w/ barbecue [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Organic ramen… on wheels? Coming Soon [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Dommy Gonzalez/Squid Ink

• CULVER CITY Chicken samusas are the thing at Jasmine Market [Squid Ink]
• CULVER CITY The pastrami at Johnnie’s doesn’t look too bad! [LAist]
• DTLA There’s a great new Thai spot on 5th and Hope [Squid Ink]
• DTLA The shrimp chow fun at New Moon looks great [The Minty]
• KTOWN Corner Place makes some great cold noodles [TasterTots]
• MOBILE Lardon is the second best food truck in L.A. [Gastronomy]
• MOBILE The Flying Pig is now suing that porno company [Eater]
• WEST LA The Naan Hut is hoping to open by this weekend [Grub Street]
• WEST LA Rojas Eatery looks kind of awesome [Grub Street]
• FAST FOOD This inception burrito kind of makes me want Del Taco [Food Beast]

Photo courtesy of Savory Hunter

• MID CITY Our hunch about Simplethings’ Thanksgiving sandwich is confirmed [Savory Hunter]
• BRENTWOOD Lemonade is expanding to B’wood! [Eater]
• BRENTWOOD Lunch at the Country Mart will be super cheap next Friday [Eater]
• CULVER CITY 3 great lunch options on Venice [Grub Street]
• DTLA Umami has plans to launch a delicatessen of sorts [Eater]
• DTLA Mas Malo is now open and looks kind of good [The Minty]
• MOBILE A lot of new Indian trucks hitting the road [Grub Street]

Samosa House & Samosa House East are cheap, vegetarian *and* good

• NEWS Here’s a great map to cheap vegetarian options in L.A. [LAist]
• CULVER CITY A fond farewell to Tokyo 7-7 [Eat Drink & Be Merry]
• DTLA Suehiro Cafe is the Guru’s favorite Little Tokyo lunch [Squid Ink]
• H’WOOD Roubo’s Place looks like it could be a winner [Squid Ink]
• MID CITY Red Medicine is open for lunch. Too bad everything is $10+ [Eater]
• WEHO Vito’s makes a better calzone than Damiano’s [Squid Ink]
• NEWS Umami Burger is devloping a cheaper fast casual concept! [NRN]