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    Let's Do Lunch

    Lesley Bargar Suter is the dine editor at Los Angeles Magazine .  There are so many places to have lunch in L.A., from food trucks to sandwiches to high-end sit down meals.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Lesley Bargar Suter is the dine editor at Los Angeles Magazine. There are so many places to have lunch in L.A., from food trucks to sandwiches to high-end sit down meals.

    Sandwiches

    La Brea Bakery (624 S. La Brea Ave., L.A.) - Marinated Artichoke Sandwich on Olive Bread

    All About the Bread (7111 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood) - Meatball Sub

    Artari Sandwich Shop (1388 Westwood Blvd., West L.A.) - Tongue sandwich

    Porto’s Bakery (315 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale) - Cubano

    Bay Cities Italian Deli (1517 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica) - The Godmother

    Banh Mi My Tho (304 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra) - Charbroiled Pork Banh Mi

    Mobile Trucks

    Louck's - Gyro

    Food Malls

    Korea Town Plaza (928 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, 213-382-1234)

    Korea Town Galleria (3250 W. Olympic Blvd., L.A., 323-733-6000) - Cham Cham Cham's Boribap

    Mitsuwa Marketplace (21515 S. Western Ave., Torrance, 310-782-0335) - Santouka's Ramen and Udon

    Sit-down Lunch

    The Water Grill (544 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, (213) 891-0900‎)

    Sweetsalt Food Shop (10218 Riverside Drive, Toluca Lake, CA‎, (818) 509-7790‎)

    Orochon Ramen (123 Astronaut E S Onizuka Street, Los Angeles, CA‎, (213) 617-1766‎)

    The full episode

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    Hot Dogs; Ligurian Honey; Let's Do Lunch; Salt
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Stir Fry
    3. 14:00Hot Dogs for Everyone
    4. 21:00Free Bar Food in NYC
    5. 26:00Let's Do LunchYou’re reading this
    6. 36:00Ligurian Honey
    7. 41:00Finger Limes
    8. 46:00Salt
    9. 52:00Cooking with Salt
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      Evan Kleiman

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      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    5 of 9
    Hot Dogs; Ligurian Honey; Let's Do Lunch; Salt
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:00Stir Fry
    3. 14:00Hot Dogs for Everyone
    4. 21:00Free Bar Food in NYC
    5. 26:00Let's Do LunchYou’re reading this
    6. 36:00Ligurian Honey
    7. 41:00Finger Limes
    8. 46:00Salt
    9. 52:00Cooking with Salt
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