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The 12 Best dineLA Dinner Deals, Summer 2019

Nab the best dinner deals for dineLA

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When dineLA announces its 12-day dining stretch, that means it’s time to start perusing which of the nearly 430 restaurants to visit. Starting today until July 26, dineLA’s summertime prix-fixe dinner options are abundant and always for a substantially lighter price tag. These restaurants span throughout the city limits, with places like the Westside’s Pikoh, Redondo’s Little Sister, and even a 17-course stunner Sushi Bar in Encino. With that, here are 12 dineLA dinners worthy of time, travel, and dollars.

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Sushi|Bar

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Los Angeles Times critic Patricia Escarcega reviewed Encino’s Sushi Bar in May, which she described as “17 courses with a side of showmanship.” This menu usually runs for $125, but for dineLA it is only $99. Seating is very limited, as are the hours, so plan accordingly.

16101 Ventura Blvd #242, Encino, CA 91436
(818) 789-3992
(818) 789-3992

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Pikoh

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For $39, Pikoh begins dineLA with an amuse bouche with oyster, ponzu, and avocado mousse. But then there’s the fresh and vegetable-filled first course, and entrees like the corn agnolotti with aji, lime and shallots.

11940 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 928-9344
(310) 928-9344
A sunny restaurant set for service, with skylights and tan wooden tables and chairs. Wonho Frank Lee

Jaffa Palms

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Chef/owner Anne Conness’s Israeli restaurant has a $39 dineLA dinner with options for vegetarians and omnivores. She opened a second location in The Palms a month ago, and both locations are participating in dineLA. And while Jaffa’s roasted chicken and carrot cavatelli are worth ordering, so is the spaghetti with Moroccan saffron butter, swiss chard, and pine nuts.

10306 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034
(424) 298-8180
(424) 298-8180
Jaffa Wonho Frank Lee

Little Sister

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Tin Vuong’s Little Sister dominates the South Bay with a location in Manhattan Beach and Redondo. For $39, try the shrimp, pork, and crab-stuffed dumplings to start, then the shaky shaky beef at both locations until dineLA ends.

247 Avenida Del Norte, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(424) 398-0237
(424) 398-0237
Little Sister DTLA
Little Sister DTLA
Matthew Kang

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Noree Thai

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Noree Thai established a presence on Beverly Boulevard a few years after chef/owners Noree Pla and Fern Kaewtathip debuted their Eater LA essential 38 restaurant Luv2eat. Start with the lettuce cup, move on to massaman curry chicken, then sticky rice for dessert, and all for $29.

7669 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 937-3100
(323) 937-3100
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Osteria Mamma

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Osteria Mamma is one of LA’s hidden gems that impresses. The restaurant’s matriarch Loredana “Mamma” Cecchinato passed away in 2015, but her memory lives on. Osteria Mamma’s dineLA dinner menu lists a fresh first course, including tiger shrimp, arugla, carrots, and fennel. Choose from six pastas, plus a glass of wine which is included in the $49 price.

5732 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 284-7060
(323) 284-7060

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Here's Looking At You

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The biggest challenge with a dineLA dinner at Here’s Looking At You, is figuring out which dish to explore. The beef tartare toast is a marvelous start with grilled sirloin, beet barbecue, brown butter, and honey onion. All selections fall in line with Jonathan Gold’s description of Jonathan Whitener and Lien Ta’s restaurant, “Spicy, nimble and adept at crossing cultural boundaries” and all for $49.

4202, 3901 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 568-3573
(213) 568-3573
Here’s Looking at You restaurant in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
Here’s Looking at You, Koreatown
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Atrium

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Atrium’s $49 dineLA menu is a solid choice for the bright Los Feliz restaurant. Chef Hunter Pritchett emphasizes selections from local farmers markets including Brentwood corn, and a hamachi crudo with market cucumbers and radishes to start. When choosing the second course, opt for curry rubbed hanger steak before tasting dessert.

1816 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 607-6944
(323) 607-6944
Atrium Wonho Frank Lee

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Same Same Thai

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Silver Lake’s three-year-old Thai staple only has a dinner option for dineLA, which includes fresh spring rolls, Panang shimp curry, and a smooth coconut flan for $29.

2835 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 273-8424
(213) 273-8424

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The NoMad Hotel Los Angeles

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DTLA’s NoMad is an elegant choice in LA dining, and well worth the $49 to try the fantastic fava bean hummus, hangar steak with baby broccoli, and chocolate ganache all in the NoMad’s impressive dining room.

649 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 358-0000
(213) 358-0000
NoMad Wonho Frank Lee

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Mrs. Fish

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This subterranean restaurant’s $49 dineLA menu is a steal, with kanpachi, a delicate chilled eggplant appetizer, a nigiri platter, and miso-glazed black cod. Since the price tag is so low, a pro move is to spend the saved dollars on Mrs Fish’s fantastic whiskey collection.

448 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 873-4444
(213) 873-4444
Mrs Fish Mrs. Fish

Maccheroni Republic

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Maccheroni Republic’s three-course dineLA menu is only $29, and of course pasta is the star. Maccheroni also maintains a solid wine list to go with the choice of vermicelli, ravioli, a gluten-free penne, and gnocchi bolognese. Reservations are not required.

332 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 346-9725
(213) 346-9725

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Sushi|Bar

16101 Ventura Blvd #242, Encino, CA 91436

Los Angeles Times critic Patricia Escarcega reviewed Encino’s Sushi Bar in May, which she described as “17 courses with a side of showmanship.” This menu usually runs for $125, but for dineLA it is only $99. Seating is very limited, as are the hours, so plan accordingly.

16101 Ventura Blvd #242, Encino, CA 91436
(818) 789-3992
(818) 789-3992

Pikoh

11940 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

For $39, Pikoh begins dineLA with an amuse bouche with oyster, ponzu, and avocado mousse. But then there’s the fresh and vegetable-filled first course, and entrees like the corn agnolotti with aji, lime and shallots.

11940 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 928-9344
(310) 928-9344
A sunny restaurant set for service, with skylights and tan wooden tables and chairs. Wonho Frank Lee

Jaffa Palms

10306 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Chef/owner Anne Conness’s Israeli restaurant has a $39 dineLA dinner with options for vegetarians and omnivores. She opened a second location in The Palms a month ago, and both locations are participating in dineLA. And while Jaffa’s roasted chicken and carrot cavatelli are worth ordering, so is the spaghetti with Moroccan saffron butter, swiss chard, and pine nuts.

10306 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034
(424) 298-8180
(424) 298-8180
Jaffa Wonho Frank Lee

Little Sister

247 Avenida Del Norte, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Tin Vuong’s Little Sister dominates the South Bay with a location in Manhattan Beach and Redondo. For $39, try the shrimp, pork, and crab-stuffed dumplings to start, then the shaky shaky beef at both locations until dineLA ends.

247 Avenida Del Norte, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(424) 398-0237
(424) 398-0237
Little Sister DTLA
Little Sister DTLA
Matthew Kang

Noree Thai

7669 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Noree Thai established a presence on Beverly Boulevard a few years after chef/owners Noree Pla and Fern Kaewtathip debuted their Eater LA essential 38 restaurant Luv2eat. Start with the lettuce cup, move on to massaman curry chicken, then sticky rice for dessert, and all for $29.

7669 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 937-3100
(323) 937-3100
Noree Thai Wonho Frank Lee

Osteria Mamma

5732 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004

Osteria Mamma is one of LA’s hidden gems that impresses. The restaurant’s matriarch Loredana “Mamma” Cecchinato passed away in 2015, but her memory lives on. Osteria Mamma’s dineLA dinner menu lists a fresh first course, including tiger shrimp, arugla, carrots, and fennel. Choose from six pastas, plus a glass of wine which is included in the $49 price.

5732 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 284-7060
(323) 284-7060

Here's Looking At You

4202, 3901 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020

The biggest challenge with a dineLA dinner at Here’s Looking At You, is figuring out which dish to explore. The beef tartare toast is a marvelous start with grilled sirloin, beet barbecue, brown butter, and honey onion. All selections fall in line with Jonathan Gold’s description of Jonathan Whitener and Lien Ta’s restaurant, “Spicy, nimble and adept at crossing cultural boundaries” and all for $49.

4202, 3901 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 568-3573
(213) 568-3573
Here’s Looking at You restaurant in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
Here’s Looking at You, Koreatown
Shant Kiraz

Atrium

1816 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Atrium’s $49 dineLA menu is a solid choice for the bright Los Feliz restaurant. Chef Hunter Pritchett emphasizes selections from local farmers markets including Brentwood corn, and a hamachi crudo with market cucumbers and radishes to start. When choosing the second course, opt for curry rubbed hanger steak before tasting dessert.

1816 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 607-6944
(323) 607-6944
Atrium Wonho Frank Lee

Same Same Thai

2835 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Silver Lake’s three-year-old Thai staple only has a dinner option for dineLA, which includes fresh spring rolls, Panang shimp curry, and a smooth coconut flan for $29.

2835 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 273-8424
(213) 273-8424

The NoMad Hotel Los Angeles

649 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014

DTLA’s NoMad is an elegant choice in LA dining, and well worth the $49 to try the fantastic fava bean hummus, hangar steak with baby broccoli, and chocolate ganache all in the NoMad’s impressive dining room.

649 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 358-0000
(213) 358-0000
NoMad Wonho Frank Lee

Mrs. Fish

448 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013

This subterranean restaurant’s $49 dineLA menu is a steal, with kanpachi, a delicate chilled eggplant appetizer, a nigiri platter, and miso-glazed black cod. Since the price tag is so low, a pro move is to spend the saved dollars on Mrs Fish’s fantastic whiskey collection.

448 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 873-4444
(213) 873-4444
Mrs Fish Mrs. Fish

Maccheroni Republic

332 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Maccheroni Republic’s three-course dineLA menu is only $29, and of course pasta is the star. Maccheroni also maintains a solid wine list to go with the choice of vermicelli, ravioli, a gluten-free penne, and gnocchi bolognese. Reservations are not required.

332 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 346-9725
(213) 346-9725

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