Soba Pop-Up at Cooks County, L&E Oyster Bar Opens Wed, MORE!

MID-CITY— That Common Grains soba pop-up continues on from Breadbar for a one night stint at Cooks County on February 1 from 6-11PM. The soba-centric menu prepared by Sonoko Sakai, Mutsuko Soma, Daniel Mattern and Roxana Jullapat costs $32 for a three-course prix fixe or $45 for the prix fixe plus sake pairings. Dishes available a la carte, too. [EaterWire]

AROUND TOWN— Jump here to score a coupon for a free Firecracker chicken entree today at Panda Express. [OCR]

SILVER LAKE— Urban Daddy says L&E Oyster Bar opens Wednesday night. Note, there are only about 10 or so tables and reservations are not accepted. [Urban Daddy]

AROUND TOWN— Looking for edible Chinese food closer than the SGV? Midtown Lunch shares four top picks located between Downtown and Santa Monica: Uncle John’s Cafe, Dragon Restaurant, King Buffet, and 101 Noodle Express. [Midtown Lunch]