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Heavy Handed burger.
Wonho Frank Lee

13 Incredible Lunch Deals to Check Out During DineLA, Spring 2023

Affordable daytime meals to know about for LA’s twice-a-year restaurant week

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| Wonho Frank Lee

The relentless rain finally ended in Southern California, so it’s safe to say that spring has sprung with the arrival of DineLA’s biannual restaurant week. Starting Friday, April 28 through May 12, the two-week event has hundreds of participants, offering LA diners a plethora of options to get solid dining deals at restaurants that run the gamut from casual to fancy. From Argentine fare in Studio City to a modern Japanese izakaya in the South Bay, here are 13 restaurants with destination-worthy DineLA lunch specials. For Eater LA’s DineLA dinnertime deals, head right here.

NOTE: DineLA is for dine-in customers only. Tax and tip are not included in the DineLA price.

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The Penthouse

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There’s nothing like a panoramic beachside view, and one of the region’s best is at the Penthouse at the Huntley Hotel. The $35 DineLA lunch deal here features three courses with a salmon tiradito, dry-aged wagyu burger, and churro affogato for dessert.

Heavy Handed

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Heavy Handed utilizes ground short rib to make their burgers on this busy stretch of Main Street in Santa Monica. For DineLA, diners can find an exceptional deal with a double burger, beef tallow fries, beer, and an ice cream cone for $25.

A basket of loaded fries, a cheeseburger, and a glass of IPA next to the can at Heavy Handed.
Heavy Handed.
Wonho Frank Lee

Chef Jackson Kalb’s El Segundo spot is a local favorite and is worthy of a trek for folks outside the South Bay. For DineLA lunch, he’ll have three courses prepared for $25, including meatballs with arugula, tomato passata, and grana padano. Pasta dominates the main course choices (including a spicy rigatoni) before dessert.

While at Hermosa Beach’s cool modern izakaya-ish Ryla during DineLA, start with an orange mango mimosa, then the strawberry pop tart, and choose one of the following: breakfast sandwich, ramen, or loco moco. Ryla’s DineLA menu is served on weekends only from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Dishes from Ryla in Hermosa Beach.
Ryla.
Wonho Frank Lee

This Beverly Hills steakhouse prides itself on serving a 100 percent wagyu beef tasting menu. For DineLA, Matu has a Philly cheesesteak along with a tomato vinaigrette gem salad topped with grated parmigiano for $35. It’s available Wednesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Matu restaurant bar in Beverly Hills, California.
Matu.
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Lala’s Studio City

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Operating since 1996, Lala’s has a strong Argentine foothold throughout SoCal. Though the original on Melrose is temporarily closed until summer, the DTLA and Studio City locations have a $25 DineLA lunch menu from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Chorizo or traditional empanada starters are sure to please, as well as the six-ounce steak with creamy mushroom sauce. Try the flan or a caramel crepe for dessert.

Head to West Hollywood’s Ardor Wednesday through Saturday from 11:30 to 2 p.m. for one of the best deals on the DineLA list this year. It’s a steal to take in three courses for $55, with options like the popular milk bread or bass sashimi for appetizers, a choice of pan-seared branzino, or roasted chicken breast with crispy sage. For dessert, it’s either mango sorbet or a dreamy earl grey tres leches cake.

Milk bread at Ardor in West Hollywood.
Ardor’s milk bread.
Matthew Kang

Mo's House Of Axe

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Situated directly next door to Koreatown’s Mama Lion, Mo’s House of Axe offers a DineLA weekend lunch for $25. That price scores biscuits and gravy or pancake short stack for starters, with entrees aplenty including a pulled barbecue twist on a croque madame. For good measure, they threw in a 20 percent axe-throwing discount for DineLA customers.

Chilaquiles at Mo’s House Of Axe.
Chilaquiles at Mo’s House Of Axe.
Jakob Layman

Cabra Los Angeles

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Top Chef star Stephanie Izard operates Cabra which sits on the roof of DTLA’s Hoxton Hotel. She’s got a $35 weekend-only DineLA brunch with Peruvian-esque shared plates. Each table starts with a queso fresco avocado dip, then three separate courses with options that range from an herby omelet to a mango-strawberry salad, or peanut butter pancakes.

A Peruvian-inspired brunch spread at Cabra in Downtown.
Cabra.
Cabra

Delicious at The Dunbar

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Located in historic South Central, Delicious at the Dunbar’s lunch is $15. That is an incredible price for a choice of fried chicken, Creole beef spaghetti, or a fried fish po’boy, and with sweet tea or lemonade to boot. The DineLA menu runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., except Tuesdays.

Grand Central Market

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The Grand Central Market team made it easy to feast for DineLA. The $15 price secures dishes from 14 vendors throughout the historic marketplace, including Sari Sari’s adobo rice bowl, a pastrami sandwich from Wexler’s Deli, or two tacos and an agua fresca from Villa Moreliana.

Grand Central Market in Downtown Los Angeles
Grand Central Market.
Mike Baker

Maccheroni Republic

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Maccheroni Republic’s casual Italian menu has been a hit for 10 years running. The restaurant’s three-course DineLA lunch menu starts with carpaccio or a creamy burrata platter. Entrees are all pasta, and the braised short rib casarecce pasta is a house specialty to try before opting for the olive oil cake or white chocolate panna cotta.

Maccheroni Republic, Downtown.
Maccheroni Republic, Downtown.
Darin Dines/Eater LA Flickr Pool

Homegirl Café

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Father Greg Boyle opened Homeboy Industries in 1992 to provide support, training, and resources to former gang members and those who were previously incarcerated. The popular bakery’s DineLA price is $15 for an entree and one agua fresca. That includes three choices: a half serving of chilaquiles, a turkey bacon sandwich on house-made sourdough, or a keto bowl with chicken or carne asada.

The Penthouse

There’s nothing like a panoramic beachside view, and one of the region’s best is at the Penthouse at the Huntley Hotel. The $35 DineLA lunch deal here features three courses with a salmon tiradito, dry-aged wagyu burger, and churro affogato for dessert.

Heavy Handed

Heavy Handed utilizes ground short rib to make their burgers on this busy stretch of Main Street in Santa Monica. For DineLA, diners can find an exceptional deal with a double burger, beef tallow fries, beer, and an ice cream cone for $25.

A basket of loaded fries, a cheeseburger, and a glass of IPA next to the can at Heavy Handed.
Heavy Handed.
Wonho Frank Lee

Jame

Chef Jackson Kalb’s El Segundo spot is a local favorite and is worthy of a trek for folks outside the South Bay. For DineLA lunch, he’ll have three courses prepared for $25, including meatballs with arugula, tomato passata, and grana padano. Pasta dominates the main course choices (including a spicy rigatoni) before dessert.

RYLA

While at Hermosa Beach’s cool modern izakaya-ish Ryla during DineLA, start with an orange mango mimosa, then the strawberry pop tart, and choose one of the following: breakfast sandwich, ramen, or loco moco. Ryla’s DineLA menu is served on weekends only from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Dishes from Ryla in Hermosa Beach.
Ryla.
Wonho Frank Lee

Matu

This Beverly Hills steakhouse prides itself on serving a 100 percent wagyu beef tasting menu. For DineLA, Matu has a Philly cheesesteak along with a tomato vinaigrette gem salad topped with grated parmigiano for $35. It’s available Wednesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Matu restaurant bar in Beverly Hills, California.
Matu.
Virtually Here Studios

Lala’s Studio City

Operating since 1996, Lala’s has a strong Argentine foothold throughout SoCal. Though the original on Melrose is temporarily closed until summer, the DTLA and Studio City locations have a $25 DineLA lunch menu from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Chorizo or traditional empanada starters are sure to please, as well as the six-ounce steak with creamy mushroom sauce. Try the flan or a caramel crepe for dessert.

Ardor

Head to West Hollywood’s Ardor Wednesday through Saturday from 11:30 to 2 p.m. for one of the best deals on the DineLA list this year. It’s a steal to take in three courses for $55, with options like the popular milk bread or bass sashimi for appetizers, a choice of pan-seared branzino, or roasted chicken breast with crispy sage. For dessert, it’s either mango sorbet or a dreamy earl grey tres leches cake.

Milk bread at Ardor in West Hollywood.
Ardor’s milk bread.
Matthew Kang

Mo's House Of Axe

Situated directly next door to Koreatown’s Mama Lion, Mo’s House of Axe offers a DineLA weekend lunch for $25. That price scores biscuits and gravy or pancake short stack for starters, with entrees aplenty including a pulled barbecue twist on a croque madame. For good measure, they threw in a 20 percent axe-throwing discount for DineLA customers.

Chilaquiles at Mo’s House Of Axe.
Chilaquiles at Mo’s House Of Axe.
Jakob Layman

Cabra Los Angeles

Top Chef star Stephanie Izard operates Cabra which sits on the roof of DTLA’s Hoxton Hotel. She’s got a $35 weekend-only DineLA brunch with Peruvian-esque shared plates. Each table starts with a queso fresco avocado dip, then three separate courses with options that range from an herby omelet to a mango-strawberry salad, or peanut butter pancakes.

A Peruvian-inspired brunch spread at Cabra in Downtown.
Cabra.
Cabra

Delicious at The Dunbar

Located in historic South Central, Delicious at the Dunbar’s lunch is $15. That is an incredible price for a choice of fried chicken, Creole beef spaghetti, or a fried fish po’boy, and with sweet tea or lemonade to boot. The DineLA menu runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., except Tuesdays.

Grand Central Market

The Grand Central Market team made it easy to feast for DineLA. The $15 price secures dishes from 14 vendors throughout the historic marketplace, including Sari Sari’s adobo rice bowl, a pastrami sandwich from Wexler’s Deli, or two tacos and an agua fresca from Villa Moreliana.

Grand Central Market in Downtown Los Angeles
Grand Central Market.
Mike Baker

Maccheroni Republic

Maccheroni Republic’s casual Italian menu has been a hit for 10 years running. The restaurant’s three-course DineLA lunch menu starts with carpaccio or a creamy burrata platter. Entrees are all pasta, and the braised short rib casarecce pasta is a house specialty to try before opting for the olive oil cake or white chocolate panna cotta.

Maccheroni Republic, Downtown.
Maccheroni Republic, Downtown.
Darin Dines/Eater LA Flickr Pool

Homegirl Café

Father Greg Boyle opened Homeboy Industries in 1992 to provide support, training, and resources to former gang members and those who were previously incarcerated. The popular bakery’s DineLA price is $15 for an entree and one agua fresca. That includes three choices: a half serving of chilaquiles, a turkey bacon sandwich on house-made sourdough, or a keto bowl with chicken or carne asada.

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