9 cheap eats rooms in Los Angeles, editor-picked. the best low-budget rooms in Los Angeles — the places editors actually return to. All Los Angeles food.
Guisados ★ 4.6
boyle-heights · 2100 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Guisados in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles serves mini braised-meat tacos from a tortilleria a block away. Six locations across the city, this is the original.
Tip: The original Boyle Heights branch is the strongest; salsas are made every morning. Closes by 21:00.
Kogi BBQ Truck ★ 4.6
boyle-heights · Mobile, schedule on kogibbq.com
Roy Choi's Kogi BBQ truck has rolled around Los Angeles since 2008, inventing the Korean-Mexican taco and the modern American food-truck movement.
Tip: Follow the truck's daily schedule on the website or Twitter; usually four stops a day across LA.
Burritos La Palma ★ 4.6
highland-park · 5200 Monte Vista St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Burritos La Palma in East LA, Los Angeles wraps birria de res in handmade flour tortillas from Jerez, Zacatecas. James Beard finalist since 2018.
Tip: Open 09:00 to 17:00; the burritos sell out by 14:00 on weekends. Eat in the car.
Broken Mouth - Lee's Homestyle ★ 4.5
downtown-la · 718 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Broken Mouth - Lee's Homestyle in Downtown Los Angeles serves Korean-Hawaiian rice bowls and spam musubi at lunch from a single counter on Hill Street.
Tip: Lunch counter, downtown business district; closed Sundays. Cash and card both.
In-N-Out Burger Sunset ★ 4.4
hollywood · 7009 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
In-N-Out Burger on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, is the chain landmark closest to the Walk of Fame, with late-night drive-through service until 1:30.
Tip: Late-night Friday and Saturday closes at 1:30, the queue spills around the block by midnight.
In-N-Out Burger LAX ★ 4.3
westchester · 9149 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
In-N-Out Burger near LAX on Sepulveda sits at the end of runway 24R, making it the chain branch that doubles as a plane-spotting picnic spot.
Tip: The patio is the move; aircraft pass directly overhead on approach to runway 24R every two minutes.
Tacos Tu Madre ★ 4.1
westwood · 1945 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tacos Tu Madre on Westwood Boulevard near UCLA, Los Angeles, is a small walk-up window for tacos, burritos and famous loaded carne asada fries.
Tip: Order at the walk-up window; the line moves fast and the half-portion is a meal for one.
Tito's Tacos ★ 4.0
culver-city · 11222 Washington Pl, Culver City, CA 90230
Tito's Tacos in Culver City, Los Angeles has fried hard-shell beef tacos at the same walk-up window on Washington Place since 1959. Cash only.
Tip: Cash only at the original walk-up window; the picnic tables are 1959 vintage.
Eduardo's Border Grill ★ 4.0
westwood · 1830 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Eduardo's Border Grill on Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, has served carne asada fries, burritos and combo plates from a corner counter for decades.
Tip: This is a Westwood lunch counter; cash and card both fine, expect a queue around the UCLA lunch hour.