Midtown Lunch

Tacos from La Isla Bonita Truck. Photo courtesy of Great Taco Hunt

• BEV HILLS Voters will get a free half and half at Burger Lounge! [Eater]
• HWOOD The crispy pork w/ morning glory is the thing to get at Crispy Pork Gang & Grill [Squid Ink]
• NOHO Word is starting to get out about Joe’s Falafel [Food GPS]
• MID CITY Fritzi Dog is now open in the Farmer’s Market [Grub Street]
• SANTA MONICA ShopHouse is coming to Los Angeles [Eater;GS]
• VENICE La Isla Bonita is an underrated taco truck [Great Taco Hunt]
• WESTWOOD A look inside Umami’s U-Mini [Eater]
• WESTWOOD A sandwich walk through Westwood [Squid Ink]
• LISTS A Guide to L.A.’s Best Sandwiches [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Darin Dines

• DTLA Men Oh Tukushima puts out an interesting bowl of ramen [Darin Dines]
• DTLA Spice Table will be closed for lunch until it relocates [LA Mag]
• DTLA Not everybody loves the pizza at Pizzanista! [Slice]
• HWOOD The best pupusa in L.A. is at Altlacatl [Squid Ink]
• HWOOD Storefront makes a great burger [TT]
• KTOWN We never tire of reading praise of Kobawoo [Squid Ink]
• MID CITY Kebab Mahaleh gets mentioned in the Times [NYT]
• SAMO Here’s a sneak peak inside Hummus Bar Express [Eater]
• WEST LA Noah Galuten visits Clusi Batusi on his new show [The Food Feeder]
• WEST LA This guy was a little let down by Clusi Batusi & Slice Truck [UE]
• LISTS The 10 best moles in Los Angeles [Squid Ink]

Photo courtesy of the Unemployed Eater

• CHAINS California Chicken Cafe has a secret menu? [Unemployed Eater]
• DTLA Guisados is coming Downtown! [LAMag]
• DTLA Men Oh Tokushima Ramen is now open [LAW]
• MELROSE Taeem is one of the 10 best cheap eats in L.A.!? [LAW]
• MELROSE Marcona’s Lomo is a great sandwich [SENY]
• WEST LA Bun Bo Hue is the best thing about NongLA [Mattatouille]

Tostada from Jesse’s Camarones. Photo by FTM

• DTLA The sicilian slice is the thing to get at Pizzanista [Squid Ink]
• DTLA You can now get dim sum for lunch in Little Tokyo!? [Brigham Yen]
• HWOOD Salt’s Cure have opened a new deli on H’wood Blvd!? [UD]
• MID CITY Taqueria Los Anaya makes a great sope [Squid Ink]
• MID CITY Jesse’s Camarones looks pretty tasty [Feed the Monster]
• WEST LA Seoul Sausage is finally opening on October 6th [Eater]

Photo courtesy of Tatiana Arbogas/Grub Street

• DTLA Stick to the curry and pastas at Fat Spoon [Mattatouille]
• HWOOD Krua Siri makes a great papaya salad [Squid Ink]
• MID CITY Taqueria Los Anaya makes great seafood tacos [Squid Ink]
• SAMO Huckleberry does an off the menu egg mcmuffin?! [Grub St]
• WEST LA NongLA’s bon bo hue is really spicy [The Minty]
• WEST LA Roc Star Dumplings are coming to Sawtelle [Eater]
• WEST LA The Guru likes Hannosuke is his own special way [LAT]

Photo Courtesy of Garrett Snyder/Squid Ink

• DTLA The house wonton soup at China Cafe is great [Squid Ink]
• DTLA Everything on Kula Sushi’s conveyor belt is $2 [Squid Ink]
• DTLA Tokushima ramen is coming to Little Tokyo [Squid Ink]
• WEHO Omi Sushi is MVolt’s favorite for the cheap stuff [Squid Ink]
• WEST LA We’re getting another Asian burger place from Vegas [Grub St.]
• WESTWOOD The Lime Truck is opening a shop near 800 Degrees [Eater]
• WESTWOOD The turkey sandwich at Fundamental is great [Unemployed Eater]
• LISTS The 10 Best Pupusas in L.A. [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is coming to L.A.!!! [Eater]

A Fish Called Wondo. Photo courtesy of Garrett Snyder/Squid Ink

• DTLA Fat Spoon’s chef talks lunch in Little Tokyo [LA Downtown News]
• KTOWN You get a ton of free fruit with your lunch at Wondo! [Squid Ink]
• WEST LA We told you L.A. wasn’t quite ready for Miyata Menji [Grub Street]
• MOBILE For a gourmet truck sandwich, Tortas 2 Die 4 is solid [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE 7 Biggest challenges for food truck operators [Food GPS]