Midtown Lunch

Photo courtesy of Food GPS

• WESTWOOD You can get a lamb brain/beef tongue sando at Persepolis Cafe [Food GPS]
• BEV HILLS Choppe Choppe is moving from Culver City to Camden [Toddrickallen]
• DTLA Mexicali’s brick and mortar is opening Tuesday Feb. 15th [Eater]
• HWOOD The Fat Dog has introduced a soup and sandwich combo menu [Grub Street]
• KTOWN It looks like Bud Namu has a $10 ayce grand opening lunch special [SinoSoul]
• MID CITY Five Guys on Wilshire is opening Feb 13th [Eater]
• MID CITY Sangak Bakery & Cafe is set to open this week [Squid Ink]
• MID CITY Chinese food recs outside of the SGV [Eater]

Chashu Tsukemen from Tsujita L.A. Photo courtesy of Gourmet Pigs

• WEST LA Tsujita’s chashu tsukemen looks worth the extra $3 [Gourmet Pigs;Darin Dines]
• DTLA Daikokuya’s shredded pork bowl is better than their ramen [Chowhound]
• DTLA How do we get this market to open on the weekdays!? [Street Gourmet LA]
• DTLA Philippe’s is raising the price of their 10 cent coffee to 45 cents [Blogdowntown,LAT]
• HWOOD Ruen Pair’s tom kha gai is a great cold remedy [Amateur Gourmet]
• KTOWN The katsu at Meyongdong Donkasu looks really good [Food GPS]
• SAMO Arepas are back at Cafe Bolivar [Squid Ink]
• WEST LA Clusi Batusi jumps on the personal pizza bandwagon [Eater]
• WESTWOOD This blogger agrees with our assessment of 800 Degrees (and he didn’t even get the food for free!) [Sinosoul]

Yen Ta Fo from Moo Moo Thai. Photo courtesy of Garrett Snyder

• CULVER CITY Yen Ta Fo is the thing to get at Moo Moo Thai [Squid Ink]
• LA BREA Tinga expands into space next door [Eater]
• WEST LA Aroma Cafe sounds pretty tasty [Squid Ink]
• WESTWOOD It seems impossible to not like 800 Degrees [Savory Hunter]
• EVENTS Tickets for Gold Standard go on sale next week! [Squid Ink]
• EVENTS Foods of Coachella (In Lineup Poster form) [Food is the New Rock]

I do love the Kogi Truck’s burrito. Photo courtesy of Javier Cabral.

• BEV HILLS The bagels at Brooklyn Water Bagel Co are not terrible [Unemployed Eater]
• BURRITOS Why aren’t more of these burritos available at lunch!!! [Squid Ink]
• CULVER CITY The food court that we called the best in the city back in August, gets the official JGold treatment [LAW]
• DTLA The crispy catfish banh mi at Spice Table is “a winner” [Amateur Gourmet]
• KTOWN Must try jokbal bokkeum at Jang Choong Dong [LAT]
• MID CITY Simplethings is now serving a vegan po-boy [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Mac & Cheesa to become a food truck? [Squid Ink]

Photo courtesy of Damon Gambuto/AHT

• CULVER CITY The falafel burger at Rush Street is surprisingly great [AHT]
• MID CITY Angeli Caffe will also be open for lunch for its last week [LAist]
• MID CITY A first look at the new Ramen Jinya [Eating LA]
• WEHO You may be able to get away w/ 1 sando at ink.sack (but probably not) [The Minty]
• WEHO Pork dumplings are discounted all month long at Bao Dim Sum House [Grub Street]
• WEST LA If Lemon Moon is good enough for Ludo, maybe it’s good for lunch [Eater]
• MOBILE Frysmith will sport a soup only menu the week after next [Squid Ink;Eater]

Uh… yes. Those are pancake tacos. Photo courtesy of LAist.

• BEV HILLS U-Sushi is now open (and has robots!) [Eater]
• DTLA Pho Citi is now open on 2nd & Hill [Grub Street]
• HWOOD Even the burger experts are fans of Fukuburger [AHT]
• HWOOD Pa Ord is a great spot for lunch [Eating L.A.]
• MID CITY Miracle Mile gets a Ramen Jinya! [Grub Street]
• WEST LA Tsujita’s tsukemen is one of the ten best dishes of 2011 [Squid Ink]
• WESTWOOD Umami’s new pizza place 800° opens Tuesday… [Grub Street]
• WESTWOOD … and everything is under $10!?!?!!!!!!!  [Squid Ink;Eater]
• WESTWOOD Ramen Yamadaya is now open on Westwood Blvd [Eater]
• MOBILE The Eggslut Truck makes pancake tacos!? [LAist]
• CLOSINGS Everybody should eat at Angeli Caffe this week [LAT]

Bacon & Egg Sandwich from the Egg Slut Truck. Photo courtesy of Guzzle & Nosh

• MOBILE The Egg Slut Truck makes a great bacon and egg sandwich [Squid Ink]
• DTLA The sandwiches at Daily Dose look pretty damn good [Squid Ink]
• KTOWN Guelaguetza’s mole negro is so good [Amateur Gourmet]
• MID CITY Short Order’s bakery opened this morning [Eater]
• SAMO Shaka Shack (!?!) is now open and slinging burgers [Grub Street]
• WEHO You can get piroshki at Stolichnaya Bakery [Squid Ink]
• MOBILE Steel City Sandwich Truck brings Pittsburgh to L.A. [Pitt Tribune Review]