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 →