Double-Dip Lamb Sandwich, Small Minestrone Soup, Side of Cole Slaw, Ice Tea One of most prolific LAist Featured Photo contributors, ~db~, submitted this salivating shot of his lunch at Philippe The Original in Chinatown with a mini-review: "The sandwich was surprisingly flavorless. The slaw was too sweet. The soup & tea rocked." LAist will be featuring more of these, so join the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr and submit your food "porn" photos......

Every Friday, LAist is taking you on a trip down to Orange County to uncover the unique dining experiences that await adventurous eaters willing to explore beyond the county line. This month, LAist has brought you daily coverage of some of LA’s finest late night dining spots from all over the Southland. So we’d be remiss if we didn’t throw in at least one spot from OC. Some of you readers that have probably......

Seven Grand had its official “hard opening” Thursday night. (It “softly” opened last month.) The bar is the latest from 213, which also owns Broadway Bar and Golden Gopher and plans to reopen Downtown establishment Cole’s, aka “originator of the French Dip,” in winter 2007. Seven Grand is in the former home of Brocks Jewelry Emporium, although now it’s stocked with stuffed stag and elk heads, a few hot tattooed- and mohawked waiters, and......

The hallowed downtown institution, Philippe the Original, is famous for "creating the 'French Dip Sandwich' and serving the 10 cent cup of coffee Since 1918, Philippe's has been most famous for dipping the French rolls into au jus and then serving up very yummy sandwiches of beef, pork, lamb, ham and turkey between the bread. Like Pink's, it's an experience that every Angeleno should try once. The sandwiches are reasonably priced $4.90 for most......