Casual Weeknight Dinner
Casual Weeknight Dinner
Page 4Tacos Los Cholos
Tacos Los Cholos in Huntington Park is the smoky taquería we send out-of-towners to first.
Awash
Awash is a casual Ethiopian restaurant that makes some of our favorite meat dishes in Little Ethiopia.
Dudley Market
Dudley Market doesn't miss. It's part oyster disco, part oceanfront wine bar, and our first choice for seafood and burgers in Venice.
Angel's Tijuana Tacos
Angel's Tacos is a great taco chain with sidewalk stands all over LA, and the Eagle Rock location is our favorite of the bunch.
Rincon Chileno
Rincon Chileno in East Hollywood is one of LA's few Chilean restaurants. They make some excellent empanadas.
Tonchin
Tonchin is an upscale ramen spot on the border of Larchmont and Hollywood that serves great housemade noodles and desserts.
Cojutepeque Restaurant
Cojutepeque is a roadside diner in Westlake that's great for eating a hearty Salvadoran breakfast while you watch telenovelas.
Mis Raíces
This casual Salvadoran spot in Reseda has 26 different kinds of pupusas, each one crispy, golden, and absolutely delicious.
Marouch
Marouch is an iconic Armenian-Lebanese restaurant in East Hollywood that does amazing things with mezze.
PZK BBQ
PZK is a straightforward KBBQ spot in Beverly Grove with reasonably priced AYCE menus. It's also open until 2am.
Tacos La Rueda
Tacos La Rueda is a Sonoran-style taquería in Bellflower where the asada is juicy, the tripe is extra crispy, and the flour tortillas defy gravity.
Peru Chicha
Peru Chicha is a casual Peruvian spot in Gardena with tremendous ceviche and Cantonese-Peruvian dishes.
Bludso’s
Bludso’s second location in Santa Monica serves the same great BBQ as the original spot. Bring a hungry group.
Elf Cafe
Elf Cafe is a reliably good Mediterranean restaurant in Echo Park where vegetables and lamb kebap are the stars.
Dae Sung Ro
Dae Sung Ro is a small KBBQ restaurant in Koreatown with high-quality cuts and excellent a la carte side dishes.
Rahel
Rahel is the only vegan restaurant in Little Ethiopia. They make an incredible "millennium" combination platter for $40.
Pizza Wagon of Brooklyn
Pizza Wagon of Brooklyn is a NY-style slice shop in Sherman Oaks. Ditch the slices and get a whole pie instead.
Soto's Cuban Kitchen
Soto's Cuban Kitchen serves incredible lechon asado and other Latin diner staples from a food stall in Lincoln Heights.
Willie Mae's
Willie Mae's is a New Orleans' institution with a West Coast location in Venice. The speciality: spectacular fried chicken. You can skip the sides.
Black Sheep Burgers
Black Sheep Burgers is a fusion-y burger spot in Sawtelle that's great for a quick, casual bite.
Augie's
Augie's is a modern Mexican cantina on State Street with great tequila cocktails and solid food.
Taqueria La Unica
Taqueria La Unica is a modern taquería in North State that offers all kinds of Mexican street food classics, like excellent tacos al pastor.