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15 Incredible Lunch Deals to Check Out During DineLA, Fall 2023

Affordable daytime meals to know about for LA’s biannual restaurant week

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DineLA Restaurant Week is back, the twice-a-year event when diners can eat at a seriously discounted rate in Los Angeles. It’s one of the best and most affordable ways to try new spots with multi-course meals or special dishes. With hundreds of LA restaurants participating, the hardest part is figuring out where to go between October 6 to 20. This fall’s DineLA lunch options include fried chicken from a legendary New Orleans restaurant, a ramen specialist, and a Pasadena operator serving a relaxing combination: wine, cheese platter, plus dessert. Here are 15 restaurants featuring 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 tips are not included in the DineLA price.

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Willie Mae's Restaurant

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New Orleans’ most famous fried chicken maker is offering a steal with Dine L.A. this fall. Spend $15 for a shrimp po’boy with a beverage, or take the two-piece meal with a choice of side dishes, cornbread, and drink.

A pair of hands holds a white plate filled with fried chicken at Willie Mae’s in Los Angeles.
Willie Mae’s.
Willie Mae’s

Crustacean Restaurant Beverly Hills

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Helene An’s legendary Vietnamese seafood restaurant opened in 1995 and stays busy. Crustacean’s $55 lunch is three courses which include an add-on for the house specialty: An’s garlic noodles. 

Connie and Ted's

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Chef Michael Cimarusti’s West Hollywood seafood spot has a fantastic $25 deal for DineLA. For $25, course one includes a choice of clam chowder. Course two options are a lobster roll, fried cod sandwich or burger, with a seasonal cookie for dessert

Inside Connie & Ted’s, West Hollywood
Connie & Ted’s.
Elizabeth Daniels

Carnitas El Artista

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An Inglewood carnitas staple, Carnitas El Artista’s DineLA lunch is $25 with an empanada, pork tongue taco, hard-shelled carnitas taco dorado, and a pineapple aguas fresca.

Carnitas nachos and a drink at Carnitas El Artista.
Carnitas El Artista.
Erwin Recinos

Coni’Seafood

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From noon to 3 p.m., owner Connie Cossio is showcasing one of three ceviches for DineLA lunch including a black sauced ceviche marinero with shrimp for $35. Sake or lemonade comes with it.

Camarones aguachiles at Coni’Seafood.
Coni’Seafood.
Cathy Chaplin

Tonchin LA

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Barely open a year, the Tokyo-based Tonchin LA has a $25 DineLA lunch special. Choose one of four types of ramen including one with traditional tonkatsu broth, and a side dish rice ball, or bun.

An overhead shot of three bowls of noodle soups including several with eggs and lots of vegetables in Los Angeles.
Tonchin LA.
Photo via Tonchin/Nicole Franzen

Botanica Restaurant and Market

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Botanica’s DineLA lunchtime meal is pure daytime relaxation. From 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., order the mezze platter with dip, flatbread, egg, kale, Israeli salad, seasonal vegetables, summer pickles, and tahini. It comes with a glass of rose, and all for $35.

From noon until 5 p.m., Hatch in Downtown has DineLA lunch available for $35 with multiple dishes including squid ink karaage, seaweed salad, and a chicken meatball skewer.

Grand Central Market

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Grand Central Market’s $15 DineLA menu is available all day. Lucky Bird has a sandwich with one side. Head to Fat & Flour for cookies, or order a tasting flight from McConnell’s Ice Cream.

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

LA Cha Cha Chá

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With one of the best western views of the DTLA skyline, LA Cha Cha Chá also has a $45 DineLA lunch menu with lamb barbacoa, escabeche, beans, and salsa trio with blue corn tortillas. 

Outdoor patio at Cha Cha Chá in Downtown Los Angeles.
LA Cha Cha Chá.
Wonho Frank Lee

Brooklyn Ave Pizza Co.

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Be sure to arrive hungry at Brooklyn Avenue Pizza, as its DineLA offerings come with mole pizza, lemon pepper wings, and garlic parmesan french fries for $25.

For fantastic pizza on an iconic street corner in Boyle Heights: Brooklyn Ave Pizza Co.
Brooklyn Ave Pizza Co.
Matthew Kang

Malbec Market

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Malbec is one of the few DineLA restaurants where take-out is an option. Lunch comes with three courses including a starter grilled Argentine sausage, skirt steak stewed pasta entree, and gelato for $25.

Las Cazuelas Restaurant & Pupuseria

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Las Casuelas $15 DineLA menu is for lunch or dinner and includes agua fresca or draft beer, two pupusas, and flan or cheesecake to finish. Not bad for this longtime Highland Park restaurant that opened in 1985.

A plate of pupusas, plus salsa and curtido, on a table at Las Cazuelas.
Las Cazuelas Restaurant & Pupuseria.
Frank Wonho Lee

Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery

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During DineLA week, make your way to Agnes, order the three-piece cheese platter with crackers, jams, nuts, and fruits, a choice of wine or a spirit-free spritz, and then finish it with a peanut butter cookie for $35.

A charcuterie and cheese selection on a plate at Agnes in Pasadena, California.
Agnes.
Jakob N. Layman

江戸前鮨 㐂扇 Sushi Kisen

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DineLA lunch runs Monday through Saturday at Sushi Kisen. The entire meal costs $45 with three appetizers, miso soup, and a choice of chirashi or a five-piece mackerel roll. Dessert is ice cream that’s made on-site. 

Willie Mae's Restaurant

New Orleans’ most famous fried chicken maker is offering a steal with Dine L.A. this fall. Spend $15 for a shrimp po’boy with a beverage, or take the two-piece meal with a choice of side dishes, cornbread, and drink.

A pair of hands holds a white plate filled with fried chicken at Willie Mae’s in Los Angeles.
Willie Mae’s.
Willie Mae’s

Crustacean Restaurant Beverly Hills

Helene An’s legendary Vietnamese seafood restaurant opened in 1995 and stays busy. Crustacean’s $55 lunch is three courses which include an add-on for the house specialty: An’s garlic noodles. 

Connie and Ted's

Chef Michael Cimarusti’s West Hollywood seafood spot has a fantastic $25 deal for DineLA. For $25, course one includes a choice of clam chowder. Course two options are a lobster roll, fried cod sandwich or burger, with a seasonal cookie for dessert

Inside Connie & Ted’s, West Hollywood
Connie & Ted’s.
Elizabeth Daniels

Carnitas El Artista

An Inglewood carnitas staple, Carnitas El Artista’s DineLA lunch is $25 with an empanada, pork tongue taco, hard-shelled carnitas taco dorado, and a pineapple aguas fresca.

Carnitas nachos and a drink at Carnitas El Artista.
Carnitas El Artista.
Erwin Recinos

Coni’Seafood

From noon to 3 p.m., owner Connie Cossio is showcasing one of three ceviches for DineLA lunch including a black sauced ceviche marinero with shrimp for $35. Sake or lemonade comes with it.

Camarones aguachiles at Coni’Seafood.
Coni’Seafood.
Cathy Chaplin

Tonchin LA

Barely open a year, the Tokyo-based Tonchin LA has a $25 DineLA lunch special. Choose one of four types of ramen including one with traditional tonkatsu broth, and a side dish rice ball, or bun.

An overhead shot of three bowls of noodle soups including several with eggs and lots of vegetables in Los Angeles.
Tonchin LA.
Photo via Tonchin/Nicole Franzen

Botanica Restaurant and Market

Botanica’s DineLA lunchtime meal is pure daytime relaxation. From 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., order the mezze platter with dip, flatbread, egg, kale, Israeli salad, seasonal vegetables, summer pickles, and tahini. It comes with a glass of rose, and all for $35.

Hatch

From noon until 5 p.m., Hatch in Downtown has DineLA lunch available for $35 with multiple dishes including squid ink karaage, seaweed salad, and a chicken meatball skewer.

Grand Central Market

Grand Central Market’s $15 DineLA menu is available all day. Lucky Bird has a sandwich with one side. Head to Fat & Flour for cookies, or order a tasting flight from McConnell’s Ice Cream.

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

LA Cha Cha Chá

With one of the best western views of the DTLA skyline, LA Cha Cha Chá also has a $45 DineLA lunch menu with lamb barbacoa, escabeche, beans, and salsa trio with blue corn tortillas. 

Outdoor patio at Cha Cha Chá in Downtown Los Angeles.
LA Cha Cha Chá.
Wonho Frank Lee

Brooklyn Ave Pizza Co.

Be sure to arrive hungry at Brooklyn Avenue Pizza, as its DineLA offerings come with mole pizza, lemon pepper wings, and garlic parmesan french fries for $25.

For fantastic pizza on an iconic street corner in Boyle Heights: Brooklyn Ave Pizza Co.
Brooklyn Ave Pizza Co.
Matthew Kang

Malbec Market

Malbec is one of the few DineLA restaurants where take-out is an option. Lunch comes with three courses including a starter grilled Argentine sausage, skirt steak stewed pasta entree, and gelato for $25.

Las Cazuelas Restaurant & Pupuseria

Las Casuelas $15 DineLA menu is for lunch or dinner and includes agua fresca or draft beer, two pupusas, and flan or cheesecake to finish. Not bad for this longtime Highland Park restaurant that opened in 1985.

A plate of pupusas, plus salsa and curtido, on a table at Las Cazuelas.
Las Cazuelas Restaurant & Pupuseria.
Frank Wonho Lee

Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery

During DineLA week, make your way to Agnes, order the three-piece cheese platter with crackers, jams, nuts, and fruits, a choice of wine or a spirit-free spritz, and then finish it with a peanut butter cookie for $35.

A charcuterie and cheese selection on a plate at Agnes in Pasadena, California.
Agnes.
Jakob N. Layman

江戸前鮨 㐂扇 Sushi Kisen

DineLA lunch runs Monday through Saturday at Sushi Kisen. The entire meal costs $45 with three appetizers, miso soup, and a choice of chirashi or a five-piece mackerel roll. Dessert is ice cream that’s made on-site. 

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