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The 15 Best DineLA Lunch Deals, Summer 2017

The most bang for the buck

by Crystal Coser and Matthew Kang
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| Wonho Frank Lee
by Crystal Coser and Matthew Kang

DineLA is back again, folks. That's right, from July 14 to 28, restaurants around town are putting together prix-fixe lunch menus for either $15, $20, or $25.

These spectacular meal deals targeted towards the leisurely lunching set include everything from affordable lobster rolls from an Encino hot spot to build-a-own barbecue meals. Whether looking for a downtown power lunch or Middle Eastern standby, here are fifteen of the best dineLA lunch deals, presented from west to east.

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Frankland's Crab & Co.

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Phillip Frankland Lee has been on an unstoppable expansion over the past few months. One of his most recent openings, seafood shack Frandland’s Crab & Co, is dropping its already affordable prices by offering diners any shrimp, king crab, or lobster roll with chips, an ice cream sandwich, and lemonade or iced tea for a steal at $15.

 

16101 Ventura Blvd #250, Encino, CA
(818) 906-9609
(818) 906-9609
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CHEZ TEX

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Under-the-radar Venice gem Chez Tex is far more than an average wine bar. Stop in during DineLA to take advantage of its two-course deal that can start with a toasted quinoa and little gem lettuce salad and conclude with house-made ricotta gnocchi with Normandy butter and English peas.

218 Main St, Venice, CA
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Local Kitchen and Wine Bar

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This friendly neighborhood restaurant on the southern stretch of Santa Monica’s Ocean Park Blvd offers a $25 lunch deal with starters like burrata, arancini, or kale salad, then offers a lamb meatball sandwich, NY strip steak salad, or pappardelle bolognese. Dessert options include gelato or budino.

1736 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
(310) 396-9007
(310) 396-9007
Local Kitchen and Wine Bar Yelp

Farsi Cafe

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This approachable Persian restaurant just south of the heart of Tehrangeles in West LA has a two-course lunch for $15 during dineLA with choices like hummus or shirazi salad coupled with chicken drumsticks kabob, ground beef kabob, or shish kabob, with a supplemental $4 dessert of either Persian ice cream or baklava.

1916 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(310) 475-4500
(310) 475-4500
Farsi Cafe Yelp

Little Fatty

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This Mar Vista restaurant with a heavy lean toward Taiwanese and Chinese flavors, is preparing a super-affordable $15 lunch special during dineLA with starters like chili wontons and cucumber gazpacho, with entree choices of orange chicken, walnut shrimp, or XO fatty noodles. The price includes a side of rice and runs 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday.

3809 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(310) 574-7610
(310) 574-7610
Little Fatty Matthew Kang

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Sausal

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Want to experience “Nuevo Ranchero” cuisine? Sausal is putting its best foot forward with a little taste of everything in its sample platter that includes guacamole, corn elote, salsa, pepita-chili hummus, crudité, and chips. Finish it off with a main course like the beef barbacoa enchiladas, and walk away for just $20.

 

219 Main St, El Segundo, CA
(310) 322-2721
(310) 322-2721
Sausal Matthew Kang

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Fishing with Dynamite

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Seafood haven Fishing with Dynamite only offers a lunch deal, and with the sunny Manhattan Beach vibes and a three-course feast that includes options like a raw bar platter, softshell crab po boy, and that signature key lime pie, it’s a must on the list.  

1148 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA
(310) 893-6299
(310) 893-6299
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Ocean Prime

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A handy Beverly Hills restaurant that certainly doesn’t feel like a chain (even though it is), the $25 lunch menu is a great thing to take office mates that stick to boring salads for lunch. Instead, try Ocean Prime’s French onion soup or lobster bisque, then try a teriyaki salmon or Maryland crab melt. A $6 supplement dessert could be the chocolate peanut butter pie or a five layer carrot cake, ideal for sharing before heading back to work.

9595 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA
(310) 859-4818
(310) 859-4818
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Barrel & Ashes

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It’s a down home barbecue feast at Studio City’s Barrel & Ashes, where 20 bucks buys a choice of two smoked meats, two sides, pickles, cornbread, and ice tea/lemonade.

11801 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA
(818) 623-8883
(818) 623-8883
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A.O.C.

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Suzanne Goin's two course lunch begins with a selection of cheese and charcuterie or her popular Spanish fried chicken. The main entrees here include a vegetarian smorgasbord of roasted vegetables and spreads, albacore salad, or a roasted turkey sandwich with green harissa. Dessert is a supplemental $6, but the bittersweet chocolate torta is a must.

8700 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 653-6359
(323) 653-6359
AOC Yelp

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Miro

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Downtown power lunch hotspot Miro is hawking a menu of crowd pleasers like Caesar salad, steak sandwich with fontina, and chicken Milanese in its $20 two-course meal.

888 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(213) 988-8880
(213) 988-8880
Miro Farley Elliot

Border Grill Downtown LA

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This enduring Mexican restaurant from the Too Hot Tamales Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken has a handy $20 lunch special starting with farmer's market tostada or seafood ceviche. Entree choices include pollo adobado, tacos flacos, beef enchilada or shrimp chopped salad.

445 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
(213) 486-5171
(213) 486-5171
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K Ramen. Burger. Beer

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This hidden Glendale ramen bar at the Americana at Brand has a nice three-course lunch for just $20 during dineLA. Start with calamari with wasabi cocktail sauce or chicken wings, then have either poke, chicken karaage sandwich, or a bowl of ramen. There’s just one thing for dessert: fried buns with caramelized cinnamon apples.

702 Americana Wy, 2nd Fl, Glendale, CA
(818) 741-2701
(818) 741-2701
K Ramen. Burger. Beer Yelp

Nick & Stef's Steakhouse

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This chic Downtown steakhouse is great for a quick one-hour lunch with cubicle mates. The two-course $25 lunch offers caesar or kale salad, then a steakhouse burger, oak-grilled salmon, or grilled hangar steak. It’s served Monday to Friday, 11:30 to 3 p.m.

330 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA
(213) 680-0330
(213) 680-0330
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The Terrace

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The Terrace at the Langham is always a safe bet for a leisurely afternoon meal when in Pasadena. Now that meal is discounted to twenty bucks, with a selection that includes spicy Ahi tuna tostada and braised pork belly bowl.

 

1401 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA
(626) 585-6218
(626) 585-6218
Farley Elliot

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Frankland's Crab & Co.

16101 Ventura Blvd #250, Encino, CA

Phillip Frankland Lee has been on an unstoppable expansion over the past few months. One of his most recent openings, seafood shack Frandland’s Crab & Co, is dropping its already affordable prices by offering diners any shrimp, king crab, or lobster roll with chips, an ice cream sandwich, and lemonade or iced tea for a steal at $15.

 

16101 Ventura Blvd #250, Encino, CA
(818) 906-9609
(818) 906-9609
Frankland’s Crab & Co. Farley Elliot

CHEZ TEX

218 Main St, Venice, CA

Under-the-radar Venice gem Chez Tex is far more than an average wine bar. Stop in during DineLA to take advantage of its two-course deal that can start with a toasted quinoa and little gem lettuce salad and conclude with house-made ricotta gnocchi with Normandy butter and English peas.

218 Main St, Venice, CA
Chez Tex Yelp

Local Kitchen and Wine Bar

1736 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

This friendly neighborhood restaurant on the southern stretch of Santa Monica’s Ocean Park Blvd offers a $25 lunch deal with starters like burrata, arancini, or kale salad, then offers a lamb meatball sandwich, NY strip steak salad, or pappardelle bolognese. Dessert options include gelato or budino.

1736 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
(310) 396-9007
(310) 396-9007
Local Kitchen and Wine Bar Yelp

Farsi Cafe

1916 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

This approachable Persian restaurant just south of the heart of Tehrangeles in West LA has a two-course lunch for $15 during dineLA with choices like hummus or shirazi salad coupled with chicken drumsticks kabob, ground beef kabob, or shish kabob, with a supplemental $4 dessert of either Persian ice cream or baklava.

1916 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(310) 475-4500
(310) 475-4500
Farsi Cafe Yelp

Little Fatty

3809 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

This Mar Vista restaurant with a heavy lean toward Taiwanese and Chinese flavors, is preparing a super-affordable $15 lunch special during dineLA with starters like chili wontons and cucumber gazpacho, with entree choices of orange chicken, walnut shrimp, or XO fatty noodles. The price includes a side of rice and runs 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday.

3809 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(310) 574-7610
(310) 574-7610
Little Fatty Matthew Kang

Sausal

219 Main St, El Segundo, CA

Want to experience “Nuevo Ranchero” cuisine? Sausal is putting its best foot forward with a little taste of everything in its sample platter that includes guacamole, corn elote, salsa, pepita-chili hummus, crudité, and chips. Finish it off with a main course like the beef barbacoa enchiladas, and walk away for just $20.

 

219 Main St, El Segundo, CA
(310) 322-2721
(310) 322-2721
Sausal Matthew Kang

Fishing with Dynamite

1148 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA

Seafood haven Fishing with Dynamite only offers a lunch deal, and with the sunny Manhattan Beach vibes and a three-course feast that includes options like a raw bar platter, softshell crab po boy, and that signature key lime pie, it’s a must on the list.  

1148 Manhattan Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA
(310) 893-6299
(310) 893-6299
Key Lime Pie Na’ama Landau

Ocean Prime

9595 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA

A handy Beverly Hills restaurant that certainly doesn’t feel like a chain (even though it is), the $25 lunch menu is a great thing to take office mates that stick to boring salads for lunch. Instead, try Ocean Prime’s French onion soup or lobster bisque, then try a teriyaki salmon or Maryland crab melt. A $6 supplement dessert could be the chocolate peanut butter pie or a five layer carrot cake, ideal for sharing before heading back to work.

9595 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, CA
(310) 859-4818
(310) 859-4818
Ocean Prime Yelp

Barrel & Ashes

11801 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA

It’s a down home barbecue feast at Studio City’s Barrel & Ashes, where 20 bucks buys a choice of two smoked meats, two sides, pickles, cornbread, and ice tea/lemonade.

11801 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA
(818) 623-8883
(818) 623-8883
Barrel & Ashes Wonho Frank Lee

A.O.C.

8700 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA

Suzanne Goin's two course lunch begins with a selection of cheese and charcuterie or her popular Spanish fried chicken. The main entrees here include a vegetarian smorgasbord of roasted vegetables and spreads, albacore salad, or a roasted turkey sandwich with green harissa. Dessert is a supplemental $6, but the bittersweet chocolate torta is a must.

8700 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 653-6359
(323) 653-6359
AOC Yelp

Miro

888 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Downtown power lunch hotspot Miro is hawking a menu of crowd pleasers like Caesar salad, steak sandwich with fontina, and chicken Milanese in its $20 two-course meal.

888 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(213) 988-8880
(213) 988-8880
Miro Farley Elliot

Border Grill Downtown LA

445 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA

This enduring Mexican restaurant from the Too Hot Tamales Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken has a handy $20 lunch special starting with farmer's market tostada or seafood ceviche. Entree choices include pollo adobado, tacos flacos, beef enchilada or shrimp chopped salad.

445 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA
(213) 486-5171
(213) 486-5171
Border Grill Downtown Yelp

K Ramen. Burger. Beer

702 Americana Wy, 2nd Fl, Glendale, CA

This hidden Glendale ramen bar at the Americana at Brand has a nice three-course lunch for just $20 during dineLA. Start with calamari with wasabi cocktail sauce or chicken wings, then have either poke, chicken karaage sandwich, or a bowl of ramen. There’s just one thing for dessert: fried buns with caramelized cinnamon apples.

702 Americana Wy, 2nd Fl, Glendale, CA
(818) 741-2701
(818) 741-2701
K Ramen. Burger. Beer Yelp

Nick & Stef's Steakhouse

330 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA

This chic Downtown steakhouse is great for a quick one-hour lunch with cubicle mates. The two-course $25 lunch offers caesar or kale salad, then a steakhouse burger, oak-grilled salmon, or grilled hangar steak. It’s served Monday to Friday, 11:30 to 3 p.m.

330 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA
(213) 680-0330
(213) 680-0330
Nick and Stef’s Yelp

The Terrace

1401 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA

The Terrace at the Langham is always a safe bet for a leisurely afternoon meal when in Pasadena. Now that meal is discounted to twenty bucks, with a selection that includes spicy Ahi tuna tostada and braised pork belly bowl.

 

1401 S Oak Knoll Ave, Pasadena, CA
(626) 585-6218
(626) 585-6218
Farley Elliot

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