Midtown Lunch

Bacon & Egg Sandwich w/ a side of bacon wrapped potato and cheese.
Photo from the new Lardon Truck by E*star LA.

• MOBILE File this under “it was only a matter of time” [Eating LA;E*star LA]
• MOBILE Manila Machine answers some FAQs about food trucks [Serious Eats]
• DOWNTOWN A Kebab and taco option for those in DTLA [The Minty]
• DOWNTOWN The Guru will serve Langer’s at his funeral [LAW]
• HOLLYWOOD Armenian bakery Mush makes a great borek [Food GPS]
• MID CITY These guys are also fans of Tinga for lunch [LAist]
• SILVER LAKE Cowboys & Turbans is now serving a masala dosa [Squid Ink]
• VENICE The west side is getting a Wurstkuche! [Eater]
• WESTWOOD It sounds like Gushi may be better than Bibigo [Losanjealous]
• WEST L.A. Your first look at Obika Mozzarella Bar [Food GPS;Grub Street]
• MOBILE A new Singaporean street food truck is opening on Monday [Grub Street]

The meatball sandwich from Bay Cities. Photo courtesy of Noah Galuten.

• SAMO/DTLA Bread gives Bay Cities the edge over Eastside Market’s meatball parm [Squid Ink]
• DTLA French macaron bakery Paulette’s is now open [Blogdowntown]
• DTLA Ciudad is becoming a Border Grill [LAist]
• KTOWN Two new Korean blood sausage places you need to try [LAT]
• MID CITY Paper or Plastik brings good coffee to Pico & Fairfax [Mattatouille]
• HOLLYWOOD Juicy Burger is decent for the price [AHT]
• WEHO You can get a big, quick lunch for $8 at Hunger Market Cafe [LAist]
• WESTWOOD Bibigo brings fast casual bibimbap to Westwood [Eater]

Shrimp Tacos from Ricky’s Fish Tacos. Photo courtesy of NomsNotBombs.

• HOLLYWOOD Fish haters can order shrimp at RFT [Noms Not Bombs]
• DOWNTOWN A new macaron place is opening in Little Tokyo [LoveLA via Eater]
• DOWNTOWN Q&A with the Chef of Starry Kitchen [Part 1;Part 2]
• DOWNTOWN Q&A with the Chef of Izakaya Fu-Ga [Blog Downtown]
• DOWNTOWN Can’t make it to the SGV? Mandarin Chateau is acceptable [Squid Ink]
• KOREATOWN Kogi’s Roy Choi recommends his favorite spots [LAW]
• MID-CITY Miracle Mile is getting a Chipotle [Grub Street]
• WEHO The Guru says Salt’s Cure makes a great BLT [LAW]
• WEST L.A. “Big Fat Pita” is coming to the Westfield Mall [Grub Street]

Photo courtesy of LAist/Julie Wolfson

• WEHO Must… have… Shaki Alibi ham & cheese waffle NOW! [LAist]
• WEHO “The Guru” loves the BLT at Salt’s Cure [Squid Ink]
• KOREATOWN New Boiling Crab outpost coming to Wilshire [Grub St.]
• COMPTON Bludso’s makes some of the best BBQ in L.A…. [Noms Not Bombs]
• COMPTON … just make sure you ask for the sauce on the side [Exile Kiss]
• MID CITY Black Dog Coffee has added new sandwiches [Eater]
• DOWNTOWN Just what DTLA needs… a Chipotle! [Blogdowntown]
• VENICE “New York Style Chinese Cusine” does sound wacky! [Grub St.]
• HOLLYWOOD Pailin Thai is good, but “Last Meal Ever” good?! [Citysearch]
• MOBILE Grill ‘Em All calls 8oz Burger underrated [AHT]

Photo courtesy of Deep End Dining

• MOBILE Cool Haus’ bacon/brown butter ice cream is *amazing* [Deep End Dining]
• KOREATOWN Authentic Thai food in K’town!? I’m intrigued. [Squid Ink]
• PASADENA Lunch at the new Intelligentsia looks pretty good [Mattatouille]
• BEVERLY You can get liege waffles at Shaky Alibi [Squid Ink]
• STUDIO CITY Even the chicken ramen at Jinya is good [Savory Hunter]
• MOBILE SaMo has approved a permit for temporary food truck lots [SM Daily Press]
• MOBILE L.A.’s 1st Kosher taco truck rolls out on Monday [Squid Ink]
• VIDEO Lord help me, I’m not an attractive man [Eater LA]

Jade Noodles from Sapp’s Coffee Shop in Thai Town

• HOLLYWOOD Jade noodles at Sapp’s are a perfect summer dish [Gourmet Pigs]
• WEHO Carney’s Chili Cheese Dog is better than Pink’s [Squid Ink]
• WEHO Vito’s makes the best NYC style pizza in L.A. [HuffPo]
• CULVER CITY Japanese b’fast for lunch!?! [LAist]
• DOWNTOWN A Chick-Fil-A has opened near USC [LAist]
• MIRACLE MILE The tinga at Tinga is great [Savory Hunter]
• PASADENA “The Guru” samples the food at the new Intellegentsia [Squid Ink]
• SAMO The new SMP Bloomingdales has a Forty Carrots! [Toddrickallen via Eater]
• MOBILE L.A. City Council held a panel to discuss food truck issues [LAist]

Photo courtesy of Noms Not Bombs

• KOREATOWN Wako Donkasu makes the best tonkatsu in all of Cali [Noms Not Bombs]
• MID CITY Pico has a ton of amazing looking Kosher lunch spots [Eat LA]
• MID CITY More praise for Tinga on La Brea [Squid Ink;Grub Street]
• MID CITY Tacos El Paisano is now open on Venice [Grub Street]
• SAMO The trick to The Counter is keeping it simple [Burger Conquest]
• HOLLYWOOD The whole fried catfish at Ganda is also good [Savory Hunter]
• WEHO Fatburger is better than Astro. But is it worth the $$ [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE The Manila Machine on The Manila Machine [Serious Eats]
• MOBILE The Flying Pig Truck’s pork belly bao are Momofuku-esque [Gastronomy]
• EVENTS Get a taste of K-Town at this weekend’s Korean BBQ Cook Off [Squid Ink]