Midtown Lunch

Photo courtesy of Street Gourmet L.A.

• DTLA Hello, authentic Tacos de Guisado! [Street Gourmet LA;Squid Ink]
• DTLA Nickel Diner has some awesome looking desserts [The Minty]
• ECHO PARK You can get Seattle style teriyaki at Bernie’s [Squid Ink]
• HWOOD Everything at Street is $10 during lunch through Friday! [Grub Street]
• MID CITY Flavors of Belize looks amazing [Food Marathon]
• MID CITY Robata Jinya only makes 20 bowls of tonkotsu ramen a day!? [Gastronomy]
• WEHO The sausage roll at Salt’s Cure is great [LA Times]

Photo courtesy of Food GPS

• MID CITY Shawarma Palace makes the best shawarma in L.A. [Food GPS]
• DTLA You can get a great quesadilla at La Guadalupana [Table Conversation]
• DTLA Cabbage Patch is now open on 6th [Blogdowntown]
• CULVER CITY Tacomiendo is one of 20 best Mexican restaurants in L.A.!? [Squid Ink]
• CULVER CITY Another Gaby’s Express is opening on Jefferson [Grub Street]
• HOLLYWOOD Pa Ord’s pad see ew is better than Sanamluang’s [Squid Ink]
• KTOWN Mapo Jip’s spicy potato stew is only $6 during lunch! [FoodGPS]
• MID CITY Black Cat Cafe is now open, and serving sandwiches [Thrillist]
• MID CITY A new branch of the Counter is now open on Miracle Mile [Grub Street]
• SAMO Loteria Grill is coming to the 3rd Street Promenade [Eater]
• MOBILE The Lobsta Truck will make a half and half lobster roll [Caroline on Crack]

• CULVER CITY One last lunch at Tokyo 7-7 before it closes [Savory Hunter]
• DTLA Mon+Fri is 99c pupusa day at Golfo de Fonseca [Squid Ink]
• DTLA Must…try… fish sandwich at Golden Wood Spoon [LAist]
• BRENTWOOD FarmShop opening for lunch on Monday? [Eater]
• ECHO PARK Another vote of confidence for Xoia Vietnamese [Eating LA]
• KOREATOWN Soo Rak San makes great hand torn noodle soup [Eat Drink & Be Merry]

This burger from The Park looks amazing. Photo courtesy of AHT.

• NEWS Alan Richman names Umami burger of the year… [GQ]
• ECHO PARK … and yet my next burger will most likely be at The Park [AHT]
• CULVER CITY Scoops Westside is Now Open! [Savory Hunter]
• CULVER CITY Abbot’s Pizza is opening their 3rd location [Eater]
• DTLA Sandwich list includes our fave from MendoFarms [Blogdowntown]
• DTLA D-Town Burger Bar is perfectly acceptable [AHT]
• DTLA Mo Chica is coming to 7th and Grand!?! [Eater;GS;Downtown News]
• H’WOOD Chick-Fil-A is coming to Santa Monica & Highland [Squid Ink]
• KTOWN The chalupas at Pal Cabron look great! [My Last Bite]
• PASADENA Dog Haus is way better than Slaw Dogs [Immovable Feast]
• SANTA MONICA 2 for 1 Syrian pizzas couldn’t save Sham [Eater]
• EVENT Eat My Blog is at Tender Greens Hollywood tomorrow! [Gastonomy]

The tornado potato sausage. Photo courtesy of Guzzle and Nosh.

• MOBILE Best hot dog invention since the corn dog? I say yes. [Squid Ink]
• DTLA Get free lunch from Hop Woo on Thursday and Friday! [Deep End Dining]
• DTLA Nickel Diner is going to be on an H&R Block commercial [Blogdowntown]
• MAR VISTA Saby’s starts Fish Taco Tuesdays [Grub Street]
• MID CITY Simplethings is now open- and serving a Thanksgiving sammy [E*star LA]
• SAMO Sham is still doing their 2 for 1 deal on Syrian pizzas to go [Cork and Rind]
• MOBILE The Lobsta Truck hits the street a week from Friday [Gastronomy;Eating LA;Squid Ink]

Fish custard from Silom Supermarket. Photo by Katie Robbins/Squid Ink

• HOLLYWOOD What the hell is Thai fish custard!? [Squid Ink]
• DTLA Best non-turkey sandwiches in L.A., but only 2 are under $10 [Zagat]
• DTLA The sirlion burger at Gram & Papa’s is a near miss [AHT]
• MID CITY The Gumbo Pot’s shrimp po’boy is better than it used to be? [Immovable Feast]
• MID CITY Tinga is good, but Loteria is better [Squid Ink]
• MID CITY Your first look at Simple Things Pie & Sandwich Shop [The Minty]
• WEST L.A. Everything at Sushi Stop is $2.50 [Grub Street]
• MOBILE Lobster Roll from a truck?  Why not.  [Grub Street;Eater]

Mac and Cheeza, Downtown. Photo courtesy of The Minty.

• DTLA Check out this Downtown mac and cheese crawl! [The Minty]
• BEVERLY Bao Dim Sum House is opening Wednesday [Eater;Squid Ink]
• HOLLYWOOD The Nam Prik Noom is also good at Spicy BBQ [Savory Hunter]
• WESTWOOD Fat Sal’s Deli is worth checking out [Losanjelous]
• WESTWOOD 1st bite of Wally’s truffle grilled cheese is the best [Caroline on Crack]
• MOBILE Shrimp scampi from a food truck!? [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Willoughby is back with a scaled down menu [Squid Ink]