371530 Thu Feb 15 13:14:53 -0800 2007 11 2 Los Angeles Area 0 2296572 Looking for good, inexpensive, relatively authentice - anything but Indian. Thu Feb 15 13:14:53 -0800 2007 71183 jazzlover 1 2296681 where? Thu Feb 15 13:38:01 -0800 2007 2296572 11398 silverlakebodhisattva 1 2296702 Just about anywhere, but primarily Pasadena, NE Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale, downtown, Silverlake, etc. Thu Feb 15 13:42:02 -0800 2007 2296572 71183 jazzlover 1 2296728 The Prince 3198 W Seventh St Los Angeles, CA 90005 (213) 389-2007 "If this sucker doesn't grab you then your octopus has been dead too long" Thu Feb 15 13:46:18 -0800 2007 2296572 63713 tony michaels 1 2296737 The Prince has a couple of amazing dishes. The Korean fried chicken is good as is the super spicy fried chicken. Thu Feb 15 13:49:00 -0800 2007 2296572 19403 pjsace 1 2297961 Tacomiendo has great taqueria items and other Mexican dishes. And the tortillas they use for the tacos are made fresh - you'll see them being pressed as you make your order. I know of two locations: Inglewood Blvd, just south of Culver, and on Gateway, about a half block east of Barrington. Thu Feb 15 20:22:34 -0800 2007 2296572 64003 bulavinaka 1 2298134 Tonny's, on Orange Grove just west of Lake in NE Pasadena, has chile verde, machaca, and birria which is terrific, and it's abierto 24 horas. Most times I have gone (probably a dozen or so) it has been packed regardless of the time of day or night. Thu Feb 15 22:03:49 -0800 2007 2296572 72925 ttriche 1 2298191 My favorite dives: J & J Shanghai (aka Jin Jian) 301 W. Valley Blvd. #109 San Gabriel, CA 91776 (626) 308-9238 Pho 87 1019 N Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90012 (323) 227-0758 (not exactly a dive but very casual and inexpensive, great place for breakfast) Rutt's Hawaiian Cafe 12114 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90066 (310) 398-6326 www.ruttscafes.com Thu Feb 15 22:54:42 -0800 2007 2296572 56773 chowmominLA 1 2299068 A couple of other spots that might be what you are looking for. Yuca's is a true dive with excellent grilled carne asada, machacha, carnitas and cochinita pibil. 2056 Hillhurst Ave (Cross Street: Ambrose Avenue) Los Angeles, CA 90027-2719 (323) 662-1214 And Dino's on Pico Blvd. in the Pico-Union district for their chicken manaico plate. $5 for a half chicken, fries soaked in the manaico sauce and some tortillas to wrap it up in. 2575 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA · More Locations Phone: (213) 380-3554 Fri Feb 16 08:52:59 -0800 2007 2296572 63713 tony michaels 1 2300284 Since you are interested in those areas, this thread on Top 5 Cheap restaurants will probably be of great use: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/82792?query=northeast%20glendale Fri Feb 16 13:42:00 -0800 2007 2296572 12460 Chowpatty 1 2300301 In Pasadena, I like Tarantino's on Green. Fri Feb 16 13:46:06 -0800 2007 2296572 50350 SauceSupreme 1 2300305 Assuming you want dive-y restaurants, and not bars, see: Thi's reviews of half the noodle houses in Thai-town. Some have moved; most are still there, or can be found by a little digging around. in Glendale, there's Elena's, Chicken Al Wazir, and a half-dozen places, all called "something-Kabob-something" which I haven't tried. in Eagle Rock, they're all being gentrified, but there are still some. La Parrilla. The Mexican place at Sunset and Douglas. Fri Feb 16 13:46:51 -0800 2007 2296572 11398 silverlakebodhisattva