Oh My Poki – Little Tokyo
Poke bowls are so mainstream now it’s ridiculous. Maybe it’s just me, but I didn’t even know about poke until maybe two summers ago when several shops popped up in LA. […]
Tag Archives: Cheap Eats
Howdy pilgrim: Starbucks turkey and stuffing panini
When November rolls around, I am surprised by how little thought I’ve given to three distinct issues: Oh shit, I need to think about presents; Bing Crosby; and stuffing. Retailers […]
Clearance Room Adventures: Marukai Market Sushi Rolls
Below the Curry House in “Li’l Tokes” is a friendly neighborhood market with a claustrophobic layout, a hundred rules (no rollerblading in the store; “absolutely no photography”), and a hundred awesome […]
Clearance Room Adventures: Private Selection Pizza, and 3 Days Of French Toast For 99 Cents
I’m always looking for a good deal. Sometimes, getting a bargain becomes more important than actually buying what I needed in the first place (kind of like a “garage sale” […]
Taco Tuesday At Casa La Doña, Downtown
I love a good deal as much as the next guy, but sometimes it’s just too damn inconvenient to swoop in on a food bargain. A store could be practically […]
Eating In
Earlier this month, Stu made a New Years Resolution (sort of?) about eating reasonably. So in the spirit of being reasonable, I’m sharing some alternatives to eating out. Look, I […]
A Hipper Hole-in-the-Wall: Silverlake Ramen, Silverlake
There used to be a great Japanese restaurant on Vermont called Mako. It was walking distance from my house, and it had a gloriously limited menu. You could get a […]
Guisados, Echo Park – Stu
I’m not a taco guy at all. Tacos have always seemed like a boring food to me. But, somehow I end up going with people to taco places and ordering […]
Guisados, Echo Park – Thu
Handmade corn tortillas. That is the first thing you need to know about Guisados. The second is that Guisados Tacos on Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park is the second location […]
Sabado Gigante: El Tepeyac Cafe, Boyle Heights
I love Boyle Heights. It’s one of the few areas left in LA where chihuahuas still roam free (if you ever visit Hollenbeck park, you’ll be treated to chihuahuas scaling […]
Two Men Chew 