Category Archive: dtla lunch

Chinatown: Shopping & Eating at LAX-C

  After reading Midtown Lunch’s post on LAX-C, I plotted when I could get over there. Conveniently, I had a friend who was craving Thai food. We thought it would be a hilarious… Continue reading

DTLA: Fat Spoon Opens in Little Tokyo

  Michael Cardenas is a busy man these days. Besides his other two restaurants in Little Tokyo; Aburiya Toranoko and neighborhood favorite, the Lazy Ox, he along with partner Chef Hiroyuki Fujita opened… Continue reading

DTLA: Aladdin’s Coffee Shop

  In my quest to find a good affordable lunch around my office in South Park, Downtown Los Angeles, I stumbled upon Aladdin’s Coffee Shop. Owned by Salvadorans for 30+ years, Aladdin’s Coffee… Continue reading

DTLA: Lunch at Suehiro

  One Friday I found myself restless and without a clear plan of where to go for lunch. I hopped on the local mini bus (or DASH to all you LA denizens) and… Continue reading

DTLA: Downtown Kabob

  In my wanderings to try to find some decent lunch in DTLA, I came across a food court down in the fashion district. Now, I know what you’re thinking…a food court? But… Continue reading

DTLA: Lunch at Chimu

Chimu, named for the ancient people of what is now Peru, is not in fact a mythical dragon-like creature as depicted above. But it’s a cute mascot anyway. Chimu recently opened on the… Continue reading

Revisiting Urban Noodle

It’s been over a year since I’ve been to Urban Noodle. I thought I check it out again for lunch. They recently started offering some dim sum and have a dim sum sampler… Continue reading

The Spice Table Opens for Lunch

A few days after I checked out the Spice Table for dinner, they started serving lunch. I couldn’t resist going back to try the chicken wings, the only item from dinner that is… Continue reading

DTLA: St. Vincent’s Court

The second cicLAvia happened a couple of weeks ago, giving me the perfect opportunity to walk around DTLA to explore. We started on the cicLAvia route in Little Tokyo and headed up 7th… Continue reading

DTLA: Toshi Sushi

I’ve been hearing about Toshi Sushi‘s chirashi bowls as a great value for some time now. I finally  made it over there a couple of weeks ago. We grabbed a table but there… Continue reading