Visit one of their six LA locations and remember: fold the slice in half vertically! Not where the tip meets the crust, you crazy person! to eat it like a true New Yorker. Pop into their Highland Park location and see for yourself.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Fan-favorite Silverlake Ramen has some surprisingly reasonably-priced dishes that are nothing short of delicious. Made of egg and pickled greens, these delicious rice rolls are made at Yi Mei Deli—an exclusive spot with four locations around LA that serves original Taiwanese Breakfast.

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At Sushi Club, the tone is practically festive, full of diners lit up with that happy all-you-can-eat aura of anticipation. As with many clubs, this one has rules. But the menu sternly warns diners to order only what they can realistically eat in one sitting or else face an additional charge for wasted food.

Traditional maki and rice bits get their fair representation, but Sushi Club really shines with its unhealthy deep-fried creations, like the cream-cheesy 10th Street and the crab-laden Speedy Way. Too often, bargain brunching means sacrificing ambience.

The cafe serves to guests on a typical Saturday or Sunday morning. College Ave. Past the well-stocked aisles of this Latin market the largest of three in a small chain around the city , the grills of an in-store taqueria rarely stop searing steak, chicken, and pork carnitas.

Diners looking to get their Man vs. Fruity aguas frescas or bottled Cokes are a must. Set aside some lunch money and buy a box of crispy, chocolate-dipped Pocky sticks for afternoon snacking back at your desk. A vintage theater dating to the s may be an unlikely locale for digging into outsized platters of slow-cooked meats and hearty sides.

But few eateries of any kind rival this funky Fountain Square favorite for the plenty that arrives with every meal. Sandwiches such as the hand-pressed tenderloin and beer-battered fish are good bets, but pulled pork and ribs with accompaniments of sweet baked beans, slaw with plenty of celery seed, and complimentary fried biscuits with apple butter will more than hit the spot after a night of swing dancing or duckpin bowling.

Skip the chicken, which is no longer the deeply smoked half-chicken it used to be. Try the novel smoked meatloaf for a change. With dough made from scratch daily and quality toppings, either is a good choice. And with all of the gooey, well-browned cheese on these custom pies, you can count on a box to take some home for lunch the next day.

Blind Pig does have salads, potato skins, and Hoosier tenderloins, but with pizza this good—and this good of a deal—the only side you need is a stack of napkins. Avoid the canned mushrooms and stick with classic toppings such as sausage, pepperoni, or olives. Much of the signage is in Vietnamese, but the photos on the menu behind the counter offer reliable guidance.

And if you doctor your sandwich with a little too much chili paste, a glass of sweet coconut juice puts out the fire. New Orleans transplant Art Bouvier has cultivated a loyal following since opening his small establishment in Working the front of the house with the kind of open- armed hospitality usually reserved for big family re-unions, Bouvier offers dine-in customers free iced tea and all-they-can-eat sides of red beans and rice, creole, etouffee, cornbread, and bread pudding—and he practically makes up discounts on the spot.

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Indianapolis Monthly. Blind Pig Pizza Photo by Tony Valainis. Pho Sure: Egg Roll 1 People skip right over the Chinese portion of the menu at modest Egg Roll 1 and go straight to the soothing noodle-and-broth Vietnamese creations.

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