Midtown Lunch

Photo courtesy of Noms Not Bombs

• MOBILE First look at the Manila Machine’s Filipino food [Noms Not Bombs]
• MOBILE This World Cup truck’s menu was designed by Kogi [LAist]
• DOWNTOWN Hello new lunchtime Izakaya! [Grub Street]
• MID-CITY A new pho shop has opened on Melrose [Squid Ink]
• CULVER CITY Gaby’s Express opens another location [Eater]
• PASADENA Good thai food in Pasadena? That’s unpossible! [Eating L.A.]
• PASADENA The Guru comes around to Slaw Dogs [LA Weekly]
• WEST L.A. Pili’s makes a great squash blossom empanada [Squid Ink]

Boat Noodles from Sapp’s Coffee Shop. Photo courtesy of Noah Galuten.

• HOLLYWOOD/K’TOWN Not all the best Asian noodle bowls under $7 are in the SGV! [Squid Ink]
• KOREATOWN Another garlic fan raves about Myung Dong Kyoja [Eat Drink & Be Merry]
• BEVERLY HILLS Momed looks good, sadly it’s all over $10 [Tasting Table]
• DOWNTOWN El Cholo is opening Monday on S. Flower [Eater]
• WEST L.A. California Wok has just been added to my Chinese Food Challenge [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Sky’s Gourmet Tacos is launching a truck [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE For Hawaiian street food, check out the Shrimp Guys [Dig Lounge]
• SANTA MONICA Fig launches a (very expensive!) hot dog cart [E*star LA]
• VENICE Benny’s Tacos & Rotisserie coming soon to Lincoln [Grub Street]

Photo courtesy of Dig Lounge

• DOWNTOWN Blu Burger Cafe is the real deal [Dig Lounge]
• KOREATOWN Atlacatl wins the K-Town pupusa battle [Squid Ink]
• MID-WILSHIRE Food trucks to blame for Koo Koo Roo Closing? Uh, no. [LAist]
• SANTA MONICA Just what the promenade needs! A Chipotle [Grub Street]
• BRENTWOOD Reddi Chick is the perfect pre Sweet Rose Creamery lunch [Savory Hunter]
• WESTWOOD The Glendon starts serving lunch on Wednesday [Eater]
• MOBILE More praise for the Dim Sum Truck [Mattatouille]
• MOBILE Even bad trucks can make decent truffle fries [Noms Not Bombs]
• CHAINS Starry Kitchen owner (and Profiled Lunch’er) Nguyen gets excited about the KFC Double Down [LATimes]

Khao soi from Pailin; Photo courtesy of Sinosoul.

• DOWNTOWN Starry Kitchen has made a few more fans [LAist; NomNotBombs;Savory Hunter]
• HOLLYWOOD The khao soi at Pailin is far superior to Spicy BBQ’s [Sinosoul]
• HOLLYWOOD The “Guru” spills the beans about Jitlada’s off the menu burger [Squid Ink]
• HOLLYWOOD Another rave for the boat noodles at Pa-Ord [Cork & Rind]
• KOREATOWN The Yook heh jang at Mapo is highly recommended [Mattatouille]
• MID-CITY Were we at Dino’s Chicken & Burgers on the very same day!? [Cork & Rind]
• SANTA MONICA Mariscos Guillen La Playita has an awesome $5 burrito [Squid Ink]
• SANTA MONICA Sacramento based Sandwich Spot is opening soon [Grub Street]

India Jones’ butter chicken is just one of the things you’ll be able to eat at this weekend’s Vendy Awards (along with grilled cheese, Mexican hot dogs, BBQ, tacos, and quesadillas)

• NEWS This is what you should be doing on Saturday! [The Vendy Awards]
• KOREATOWN Pollo ala Brasa is expanding [Squid Ink]
• KOREATOWN The banchan alone makes Mapo worth visiting [Food GPS]
• DOWNTOWN Uncle John’s Cafe is now serving HK style waffles!? [Dig Lounge]
• DOWNTOWN Chichen Itza‘s pork edges out Flor de Yucatan [Squid Ink]
• DOWNTOWN Another lackluster reveiw of the Charcoal Grill [Noms Not Bombs]
• WEST L.A. Ramenya offers some of the best noodles west of the 405 [Squid Ink]
• WEST L.A. Sweet Rose Creamery is finally open [Savory Hunter;EAT LA]
• FAIRFAX The preztel roll at Delibar looks amazing [Eating L.A.]
• MOBILE A Ludo Fried Chicken truck is in the works [Grub Street]
• MOBILE A profile of the Dim Sum Truck [Serious Eats]

Potato Stick Pizza (!?!) from Bella Vista in Culver City

• CULVER CITY All you can eat Brazillian pizza for $10 [Squid Ink]
• KOREATOWN Hello mutton kebab! [Gourmet Pigs]
• KOREATOWN Finally a bibimbap that’s worth $10 [SinoSoul]
• SILVERLAKE Cowboys and Turbans gets a new menu [Quarry Girl]
• HOLLYWOOD “The Guru” recommends the boat noodles at Pa-Ord [LAW]
• HOLLYWOOD Whoa! Should have gone here for my cajun seafood fix [Glutster]
• SANTA MONICA Nonna’s Empanadas should open today [UD via Eater]
• MOBILE Fresser’s becomes the latest food truck to call it quits [LAist]

World Fare “Bunny Chow”. Photo courtesy of gas•tron•o•my blog

• MOBILE World Fare’s bus food keeps looking better and better [gas•tron•o•my]
• DOWNTOWN Starry Kitchen makes a righteous banh mi [Food GPS]
• PASADENA The newly opened Taco Station is really good [Immovable Feast]
• CULVER CITY Bawarchi has a great raita [Eater]
• CULVER CITY A new Pinches Tacos location is now open [Grub Street]
• MARINA DEL REY A sneak peak at the new Mendocino Farms [Gourmet Pigs]