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    Home » all » Summer Savings! - Los Angeles Magazine's Top 25 Cheap Eats

    June 2005 all

    Summer Savings! - Los Angeles Magazine's Top 25 Cheap Eats

    LA Magazine's cheap eats
    Los Angeles Magazine has published their list of the 25 best bargains around town. The list covers a fairly wide radius, as well as broad spectrum of cuisines. And it's quite interesting that almost everything is ethnic - speaks to this sprawling, colorful ethno-patchwork of a city, I guess.

    And because I am too cheap to go and buy the magazine in the store, I must thank that sassy li'l Lindsay for putting the list up at LAist. Just to keep myself busy and out of trouble last night, I re-organized the list by region, and switched some of Lindsay's original links (which went to that cyberplace I shall not name *wink*) and have linked all the addresses to maps.

    And as if my silly little projects here at work aren't enough to keep me busy, as well as all my personal culinary/dining projects, I'm going to try to make my way to each of these to check them out myself. Okay, maybe not the Thai places, though. I don't know why I keep inflicting these projects upon myself, and have yet to complete my Sawtelle Stripsearch, and now Summer in Italy via San Vicente, so we'll see how far I get. I'm sure I could hit everything on the Westside within a week, and I've already been to Fassica. One down, 24 to go!

    Oh yeah, and if you wanna play, too...well hey, I love having partners in crime. Tell me which dishes to get, which restaurants Los Angeles Magazine must have been high when visiting, and other cheap eats that should have been included.

    WEST
    Bibi's Warmstone Kosher Bakery and Cafe
    8928 West Pico Boulevard (@ La Peer)
    Los Angeles, CA 90035
    310.246.1788

    The Counter (Contemporary/American)
    2901 Ocean Park Boulevard (@ 29th)
    Santa Monica, CA 90405
    310.399.8383
    www.thecounterburger.com

    Fassica Ethiopian Restaurant
    10401 Washington Boulevard (@ Motor Avenue)
    Culver City, CA 90232
    310.815.8463

    Honey's Kettle Fried Chicken
    9537 Culver Boulevard (@ Cardiff)
    Culver City, CA 90232
    310.202.5453
    www.honeyskettle.com

    Katmandu Kitchen (Nepalese)
    10855½ Venice Boulevard (@ Midvale)
    Los Angeles, CA 90034
    310.836.9696
    Lunch – Tue-Sun, 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    Dinner – Sun, Tue-Thu, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM; Fri-Sat, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    www.katmandukitchen.com

    Tacomiendo (Mexican)
    4502 Inglewood Boulevard (@ Culver)
    Culver City, CA 90230-5857
    310.915.0426

    NORTH
    Bua Siam (Thai)
    12924 Sherman Way (@ Coldwater Canyon)
    North Hollywood, CA 91605-4953
    818.765.8395

    Dona Rosa (Mexican)
    577 S Arroyo Parkway (@ Californnia)
    Pasadena, CA 91105
    626.449.2999
    www.dona-rosa.com

    Gingergrass (Vietnamese)
    2396 Glendale Boulevard (one block south of Silver Lake Boulevard)
    Silverlake, CA 90039
    323.644.1600
    www.gingergrass.com

    Ginja Lions (Caribbean/Asian)
    11320 Ventura Bouelvard (1 block east of Tujunga)
    Studio City, CA 91604
    818.763.8100

    KP's, A Vietnamese American Deli
    2616 Hyperion Avenue (between Evans and Griffith Park Boulevard)
    Silverlake, CA 90027
    323.913.1818

    Koko's Middle Eastern Restaurant
    13661 Vanowen Street (@ Woodman)
    Van Nuys, CA 91405
    >818.997.8152
    Tue – Thu, 11:00 AM - 6:45 PM
    Fri – Sat, 12:00 PM - 7:45 PM
    Sun 12:00 PM - 4:45 PM

    The Stand (Hot Dogs)
    17000 Ventura Blvd (just west of Balboa)
    Encino, CA 91316
    818.788.2700

    CENTRAL
    El Nido Restaurant (Nicaraguan)
    2112 S La Brea Avenue (@ 21st)
    Los Angeles, CA 90016
    323.939.6506

    Ganda (Thai)
    5269 Hollywood Boulevard (between Hobart and Harvard)
    Los Angeles, CA 90027
    323.466.4281

    Sallim (Korean Vegetarian)
    3020 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 119 (@ Virgil Avenue)
    Los Angeles, CA 90010
    213.387.5334
    Lunch: Daily, 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM
    Dinner: Daily, 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM

    Shinu Rang-Olke Rang (Korean)
    1032 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite B (just south of Olympic Boulevard)
    Los Angeles, CA 90019
    323.935-2724

    Spring Street Smokehouse (BBQ)
    640 North Spring Street (just north of Sunset Boulevard)
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    213.626.0535

    SOUTH
    Cha For Tea
    5720 E 7th Street
    Long Beach, CA 90803
    562.668.5100
    www.chafortea.com

    Chaba Thai Bay Grill
    525 S Pacific Coast Highway (@ Ruby Street)
    Redondo Beach, CA 90277
    310.540.8441

    O-Nami, The Japanese Seafood Buffet
    1925 W. Carson Street (@ Cabrillo)
    Torrance, CA 90501
    310.787.1632
    www.o-nami.com

    Rasraj (Indian)
    18511 S. Pioneer Boulevard
    Artesia, CA 90701
    562-809-3141
    Tues – Sun, 10 AM - 9 PM

    Shisen Ramen
    1730 W. Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 6, (@ Western Avenue)
    Torrance, CA 90501
    310.534.1698

    EAST
    Indo Kitchen (Indonesian)
    5 N. Fourth Street (@ Main Street)
    Alhambra, CA 91801
    626.282.1676
    Tue-Sun, 11 AM-9 PM

    Pearl's Restaurant (Chinese)
    644 W Garvey Avenue (between Chandler and Moore)
    Monterey Park, CA 91754
    626.284.2761

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    1. Daily Gluttony says

      July 01, 2005 at 3:41 am

      Sarah, how cool are you for organizing this list!!! =) I was actually a sucka and bought this issue and while reading the 25 cheap eats article, found myself going, "Ooooh this looks good; Cool! It's near work!" and then going, "Ooooh, I wanna go there too, awww man, it's in the South Bay, I'll have to wait..." My eyes were all over the page trying to find stuff in my hood. So thanks again!

      Reply
    2. Xericx says

      July 01, 2005 at 2:11 pm

      Onami's on that list? Yikes.

      Reply
    3. Xericx says

      July 01, 2005 at 2:11 pm

      Onami's on that list? Yikes.

      Reply
    4. Kirk says

      July 01, 2005 at 3:57 pm

      So Sarah - You'll be going to everyone of these places? Yikes! Including all the IMBB stuff, and other projects you've got going, that'll be quite an undertaking...

      Reply
    5. Lindsay says

      July 01, 2005 at 7:17 pm

      thanks for the link props, sarah! i'll be trying to hit up some of these spots, too. we'll have to compare notes.

      Reply
    6. Anonymous says

      July 02, 2005 at 3:32 am

      Thanks for puting the list up =)

      Can I ask why you don't want to try the Thai places? I'm actually surprised that Ganda is on the list. I prefer Yai Restaurant on Hollywood in the same area. Also, at Sunshine Restaurant in North Hollywood, you can get small plates of authentic Thai items hard to find in the U.S. Just thinking about it makes me reminisce about my last visit to my homeland last year....

      nan

      Reply
    7. BBQ Junkie says

      July 02, 2005 at 2:04 pm

      Nice list, but does $25 and under really count as cheap eats? The only restaurant that I have visited from this list is the Counter for lunch... it wasn't very cheap. It was very good though :)

      Reply
    8. sarah says

      July 06, 2005 at 1:57 am

      thanks again, lindsay, for putting the list up in the first place! and you're welcome to pam, for doing the geo-sort ;) after quality, my tastes are driven by location, lol!

      xericx: tell me more about onami! is it one i should leave off my list to try?

      kirk: maybe you should put together your own top 25 cheap eats for SD :)

      nan: well, the thing is, i am not exactly fond of thai food. it just doesn't seem to do it for me the way other cuisines do. nothing wrong with thai overall, just my silly peculiar tastebuds!

      big lu: um, yeah, i wasn't quite sure how $25 per person is CHEAP either, but i guess compared to a dinner at urasawa or bastide...;)

      Reply
    9. Mirmaduke says

      July 19, 2005 at 4:56 pm

      honey's kettle chicken in culver city is closed due to a kitchen fire. went to check it out and says they'll be back soon! just thought i'd save you the trip :-D

      Reply
    10. Anonymous says

      August 02, 2005 at 5:35 pm

      went to el nido and the food was good. the grilled skirt steak was excellent as well as the crab soup (don't get this if you don't like fishy foods).

      Reply
    11. Anonymous says

      August 18, 2005 at 4:46 am

      I love Onami!!!
      Did you know they prep fresh fish every morning, I mean FRESH compare to those frozen ones... If, you going to try this place, I strongly recommend you visit during the week days because it's CHEAPER than weekends. I don't know why the price higher on weekends when they serve the same menu. Service/Quality I give it a four star.

      Reply
    12. Anonymous says

      January 03, 2006 at 9:23 pm

      The Counter has HUGE burgers with anything and everything you can imagine on them...for less than 10 bucks!

      I don't know what you had there, but try the burgers. For real.

      Reply
    13. sarah says

      January 03, 2006 at 9:49 pm

      yeap - the counter is on my to-dine list for 2006!

      Reply
    14. PnC says

      September 13, 2006 at 10:32 pm

      Gingergrass is delightful and located very close to the art district in Silverlake.

      I agree with the first O-Nami nay-sayer. It's not that great.

      Reply

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