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  so now that you've seen some of the "value-packed" menus that restaurant week has to offer, i'm gonna take it a step back and say that great food deals can be found anywhere ... and it's not just related to the price ... well, ok ... price has a little bit to do with it, but so does taste ... and convenience ... who want to get dressed up and pay a $10 valet charge? ... who wants to wait for a table to open up? .... sometime you just want to eat good food quickly ... and i am all about that ...
why do we get food at bossa nova so often? it's not the cheapest joint in town ... but it is the closest sit down restaurant to my apartment ... and it's open until 4am ... what other joint can offer that without a lengthy drive and desperate search for parking? plus they have bad-ass plantains and their pasta dishes are pretty good (and calorific) ...
and you can get a taste of history in downtown for cheap ... less than $10 will net you a french dip and a couple of sides from philippe the original ... arguably the first place to ever offer a french dip sandwich in LA, the place has been around (at least in name) for over a 100 years ... and even though cole's is technically older, i'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they're not as famous as philippe ... but yeah, a french roll w/ meat of your choice drenched in meat juices ... double-dip the sandwich in meat juice if you want ... or even totally juicy sopping wet w/ tasty goodness ... don't miss out on the side man salads ... i'm a big fan of the mac salad for about a buck ...
and then you want bang for your buck ... we practically ate our weight in marinated meat for under $20 at tahoe ... amazingly not busy around noon on a sunday ... we got full service ... partially because they thought i was korean ... soups, salads, tasty pine-nut beverages ... all included in the AYCE price ...
you definitely don't have to wait for a designated week to get yo' grub on in LA ...
andy
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