The Vitals: the spot: Carnitas El Momo 2411 Fairmount St, Los Angeles, CA 90033 the eats: Carnitas tacos the bucks: $2.50 a taco the full nelson: Carnitas so juicy and full of pure porcine flavor that you don’t need salsa . . . When it comes to great tacos, you can reinvent the wheel but you sure don’t have to. Case in point: Carnitas El Momo in the historic Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. Masters of simmering pork in ...

The Vitals: the spot: Dave’s Hot Chicken 970 N. Western Ave Los Angeles CA + locations throughout the city  the eats: Chicken Tenders and Chicken Sliders + fries the bucks: $11-$13 for a combo the full nelson: A delicious gut buster on multiple levels Nashville Hot Chicken ain’t just a Nashville thing anymore. Take it from a guy who has been to Nashville and done the deed, you can now find spicy as Hell fried chicken in Austin, Chicago, NYC ...

The Vitals: the spot: The Goat Mafia 625 N. Alvarado St Los Angeles CA  the eats: Goat tacos(birria and cabrito) the bucks: $2 the full nelson: goat tacos dressed like they were served at a top tier restaurant. And for $2 a pop. Tacos can be delicious in so many ways. They can be authentic street renditions that make you feel like Anthony Bourdain traipsing through Mexico City. They can be horribly Americanized, served in a crunchy shell filled with ...

The Vitals: the spot: Mr. Menudo 15323 Atlantic Ave Compton, CA the eats: Menudo the bucks: $9  the full nelson:  a full on Menudo only specialist working the streets of Compton CA

The Vitals: the spot: Everson Royce Bar 1936 E. 7th St. LA CA 90021 the eats: Single Burger the bucks: $10 the full nelson: a delectably simple statement on a burger that much like LA will take all your money and leave you wanting more And this is the moment when Bang for your Burger Buck jumps the shark.

The Vitals: the spot: Night + Market 2533 Lincoln Blvd Venice CA 90291 the eats: Pretty much whatever you want on the menu – GET THE CLAMS!!! the bucks: Plan on spending about $35 a head on food the full nelson: A hyped Thai spot that satisfies with an respectable level of Bang for your Thai Food Buck It’s not every night that you get to dine with the likes of Sterling K. Brown and Slash(framed pic) but in Los ...

The Vitals: the spot: Birrieria Gonzalez multiple locations in Los Angeles, tested and approved in Compton CA the eats: everything, tacos de birria de res, dorado tacos, mulitas, basically whatever you feel with birria de res the bucks: $2 a taco and the tacos are fat(for LA street tacos), plan on spending $7-$10 to be stuffed the full nelson: my first run at birria de res and it lived up to the hype

The Vitals: the spot: Cassell’s Hamburgers 3600 W. 6th St Los Angeles CA 90020 the eats: Cheeseburger featuring 1/3lb Meyer Angus Beef with cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and Thousand Island dressing the bucks: $11.75 the full nelson: A burger sequel that is better than the original Once upon a time hamburgers were a simple affair. The very best ones were anointed so mostly because of the size and quality of the beef. Cassell’s Hamburgers was such a place, especially ...

I’m gonna be so real right now: I was straight STAR STRUCK to call into Ryan Seacrest. The adrenaline was flowing and I just went with it – I think it worked! If you watch Cheap Eats, read this blog or peep my Instagram you know tacos and burgers are going to be in the mix. Well we also found love for a creamy cake, Italian cold cuts and hey – listening is better than reading so check out my ...

The Vitals: the burger: two patties of a custom triple cut grass fed beef blend, on a sponge bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and thousand island dressing and american cheese the bucks: $7 the coordinates: Los Angeles, CA Last night I dreamt about Zankou Chicken. For those of you who are ignorant to the work of Beck, or happened to have never called LA home, Zankou Chicken is one of those dirty bird chains blessed from the Gods. A Lebanese-Armenian take on the ...