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Cheap Fast Eats

We know. While we love living in SoCal, it can take quite a toll out of your pocket book, time and energy. That’s why we created Cheap Fast Eats — to give you a friend-in-the-know shortcut to finding tasty food you can grab quickly for $10-$15.We’ve been scouting out places for a couple of years now, and have gone as far afield as Santa Ana and the Valley, from Culver City to Pico Union. So check out our new fall edition — a curated list of places we think you’ll like for cool temps.

Cheap Fast Eats: 5 new meals to try for around $10 that are worth the trip

A Honduran baleada on a white plate, filled with mashed beans, sprinkled cheese, and topped with bright pickled red onions, all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla.

Cheap Fast Eats heads to North Hollywood for tasty food around $10

A toasted Guatemalan torta sandwich filled with shredded meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and guacamole, served on parchment paper with a side garnish of parsley and tomato. A small toothpick flag with “Muchá! Comida Chapina” is placed beside it.

Inventive, affordable bites in OC: Cheap Fast Eats visits Santa Ana

Smashburger meal served on a tray lined with classic black-and-white checkered paper, paired with a tall serving of golden fries in a playful Chinese takeout-style box

Cheap Fast Eats visits Pico-Union for globetrotting bites around $10

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The beloved Arby's Hollywood on Sunset sign has a temporary reprieve! But you'll never guess who's moved in

Pizza fans and fast food nostalgia fans rejoice: The former site of Arby’s on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood is now serving pizza via drive-thru till Halloween.
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These LA and Orange County chefs and restaurants won big at the Michelin Guide awards

The biggest winner Monday night was Los Angeles Chef Jordan Kahn, who took home honors in three different categories.
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Why I believe LA's best tacos can be found in Whittier (yes, Whittier)

It's fighting talk, but LAist associate food editor Gab Chabrán says his hometown's combo of newcomers making waves and old timers making faves hits the spot.

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From fast-food to fine-dining sticker shock, why restaurant math isn't working for anyone

As steep as your checks have gotten, restaurants are closing a-plenty. The math just doesn't work. What's going on?
After a century as a downtown LA staple, The Original Pantry closes its doors

Hundreds of Angelenos line up for one last comfort meal. Barring a miracle, The Pantry is set to close today.
USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis

Egg prices have been going through the roof.
All grill, no bill — Fair Oaks Burger is serving free meals in Altadena

The restaurant is one of a few surviving structures on its block of Fair Oaks Avenue and is serving displaced residents and first responders in the parking lot.
Cheap Fast Eats goes vegan, with meatless dishes across LA for around $10

Eating a plant-based diet doesn’t have to cost the earth.
Hot pot breakdown: three distinct styles you need to try

Explore the differences between traditions, from Sichuan’s spicy mala to Japan’s delicate shabu-shabu and Korea’s hearty jeongol.
For restaurants on the coast, Palisades Fire is just the latest disaster

Some restaurants in Malibu, the Palisades and Santa Monica, like those throughout the industry, were already on life support after pandemic lockdowns, the Hollywood writers strike and inflation.
Angelenos, you have special affection for local breakfast spots. These are some of your favorites

Grits and eggs, Taiwanese dishes, and omelettes galore — some of you even claim certain breakfast burritos can even "change your life."
A bagel battle is underway in LA as two newcomers ride into town

Boichik bagels from the Bay Area and New York’s H&H bagels are opening stores in LA this month.