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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

A plate with roasted chicken, potatoes, a salad, pita bread, and three different sauce containers against a pale blue tiled surface.

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Food Friday

Food

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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Seven local spots serving grim goodies this Halloween season

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Hollywood Farmers' Market needs the public's help to stay afloat

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Meet the woman who's tried nearly 40 breakfast burritos to find the best in LA

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Sushi chef Yasu Ouchi dreams of locally caught sushi

Ouchi has opened sushi restaurants worldwide, but it wasn’t until he came to Los Angeles that he had the radical idea to start serving locally caught fish.
Lake Forest is Orange County’s under-the-radar dining destination

Lake Forest, located in South Orange County, boasts many restaurants specializing in international cuisine. We've previewed some for you on your next trip down south.
Special Delivery: 150 lb. tuna flown in from Japan satisfies hungry customers

Sashimi and sushi lovers experience fresh tuna from the renowned Toyosu Market in Japan
'Historic' Clifton's sign is in a DTLA back alley. But it's not junk, owner says

The story of why a vintage Clifton's neon sign is hung in the restaurant's back alley — and what led to its suspected theft or vandalism this week.
Cheap Fast Eats visits West Hollywood for superstar bites at a garage band price

We visit the historic West Hollywood neighborhood to find some solid chow that keeps your wallet in check.