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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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LA is in the middle of an ice cream evolution. And you're invited to get a taste!

As the summer sizzles, LAist is gearing up for an Ice Cream Social event that promises diverse and compelling flavors from our favorite local independent ice cream makers around L.A. Picture this: a calm, creamy oasis in the city's heart. It's all happening on Wednesday, July 31, at The Crawford in Pasadena.
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Yes, Mercado is a hit, but the rest of OC’s extensive food hall scene is also worth your attention

A comprehensive listing of OC’s food halls to use when Mercado Gonzalez is too crowded (or at any time, really).
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A new culinary workshop in East Hollywood helps refugees gain skills and, ideally, a job

The restaurant Flavors From Afar started an 8-week group program after training aspiring chefs one-on-one for the last few years.

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The tiny coastal Mexican state of Colima has standout seafood — and two LA food trucks to try

These food trucks offer distinctive offerings from this coastal region.
Move over Disneyland, the new H Mart in Westminster is my happiest place

The Korean grocery chain's biggest location stateside in Westminster is now open.
‘This ain’t no damn fish and chips': OC pop-up brings Southern cuisine to SoCal

Asha Starks, owner of Hot Grease, is honoring a Black tradition on her home turf — the OC.
Recession-era recipes flourish on TikTok

Influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms are going back to recession-era recipes for nutritious and filling food — and building new communities online.

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Culver City meets Venice at Ciclavia this weekend. Here's 8 spots to eat, drink and refresh

From square pan pizzas to Oaxacan tlayudas and ceviche on the beach, we've rounded up a few of our favorite spots.
We bought, we tried, we sputtered: looking for LA's spiciest Nashville hot chicken

We tried out the highest spice levels so you don't have to.
We asked you: Is LA a coffee city? Here’s what you said

Yes it is! No it’s not! Okay, let’s call the whole thing off (while sipping coffee at this great spot we know).

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Angel City Brewing in the Arts District to close next year unless new buyer is found

The craft brewery, along with Truly LA bar restaurant, will have reduced hours until next April..
California wine industry torn on Trump tariffs

American wine industry stakeholders have different opinions about the potential fallout from tariffs on European wine, with California likely feeling the biggest impact.
These groups are helping revive Altadena eateries that lost customers after the Eaton fire

Restaurant crawls and dining clubs are the latest efforts from community members to revive struggling Altadena eateries affected by the Eaton Fire.