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Cheap Los Angeles Restaurants

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Cheapism's editors recommend the best cheap Los Angeles restaurants on foursquare. Here is the complete list:

(Please check out Cheap Santa Monica Restaurants, Cheap Hollywood Restaurants, Cheap Culver City Restaurants, Cheap Venice Beach Restaurants, Cheap Glendale Restaurants, Cheap Pasadena Restaurants and Cheap Downtown LA Restaurants ).

Bonaventure Brewing Company

404 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Neighborhood: Downtown
Phone #: 213-236-0802
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From 3-7pm and 11pm-1am on Mon-Fri, this brewery features a wide range of good eats for $2.50-$4, including chicken potstickers, nachos deluxe, lobster bisque, and more.

Taix French Restaurant

1911 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Neighborhood: Echo Park
Phone #: 213-484-1265
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This place offers specials daily from 4-7pm, from draft beer for three bucks, to well martinis and cocktails for five. There is also food ranging from $2.50 pommes frites to short ribs for $4.50.

Malo

4326 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029

Neighborhood: SIlver Lake
Phone #: 323-664-1011
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This Echo Park locale features Happy Hour Tues-Fri from 5-7pm. You can get $3 chips and very spicy salsa. They also offer $2 tacos, and many drink specials. Mondays are also $1 taco nights.

Cha Cha Lounge

2375 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039

Neighborhood: Silver Lake
Phone #: 323-660-7595
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Silverlake’s popular Hipster hangout spot offers $2.50 Bloody Marys every Sunday from 5-9pm, and they have PBR on tap for those looking to save money at any time of the day.

Tigeores’ Chicken

2215 S Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90007

Neighborhood: Silver Lake
Phone #: 213-353-9994
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Featuring a unique indoor avocado wood-burning rotisserie split, this Haitian spot serves a half chicken with two salads and beans and rice for $7.65 at lunch or $10.25 at dinner.

La Caridad

2137 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Neighborhood: Silver Lake
Phone #: 213-484-0099

This cheap Los Angeles restaurant is known for it's luscious $5 cubanos. Make sure you go early though, as they close around 6pm everyday, which is when their food supply usually runs out.

City Sip

2150 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Neighborhood: Echo Park
Phone #: 213-483-9463
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This wine shop/wine bar offers fans of the grape happy hour at 5:30pm nightly, featuring wine and beer from $4-$6. If you need a nosh, there are plenty of cheeses for just under $10.

Allston Yacht Club

1320 Echo Park Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Neighborhood: Echo Park
Phone #: 213-481-0454
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Though it’s not a traditional yacht club, this spot offers an amazing happy hour Tues-Sat from 5:30-7pm. Every item on the food menu is just $5, and selected wines are only $18 a bottle.

Gold Room

1558 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Neighborhood: Echo Park
Phone #: 213-482-5259

This cheap Los Angeles restaurant is a bit small, but they have a special that includes two soft tacos, a beer, and a shot of tequila for only $5. They also offer a pint of PBR with a shot of tequila for $4. They have a facebook.

The Satellite

1717 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Neighborhood: Silver Lake
Phone #: 323-661-4380
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One of the premier spots for live performances in Echo Park, come early and avoid the cover. For the early birds, there are also $3 beers nightly till 10pm, just make sure to tip.

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