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At Phnom Penh Noodle Restaurant in Long Beach, $5 buys you a bowl of house special noodle soup. You can order the soup on the side, as seen above. (Chau Ichiban / April 5, 2012) |
This Salvadoran restaurant with a "Happy Days"-feel has 10 different types of pupusas (stuffed corn tortillas) for about $2. They're sizable, so two should fill you up. Varieties include cheese with pork, chicken, cactus, beans or squash. Other items for $5 or less include tamales ($1.90), empanadas (3 for $4) and shrimp tostada ($4.99).
—JL
Tropicana Bakery & Cuban Café
Neighborhood: Downey
Type: Cuban, bakery
10218 Paramount Blvd., Downey
(562) 806-8343, tropicanabakeryandcubancafe.com
Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
$1.65
Tropicana Bakery opened in 1999 and is owned and operated by the Madrazo family. Melvyn Madrazo Sr., patriarch of the family, received inspiration for the bakery from his childhood in Cuba, where he watched his father bake Cuban bread and pastries. The bakery sells a number of pastries, sides and soups for $5 or less. For $1.65, you can get an empanada. For $1.19, you can get a Cuban potato ball (mashed potatoes filled with ground beef). $4.99 buys a bowl of albondigas soup (meatballs, rice and vegetables).
—JL
Cubano sandwich from Porto's bakery
Neighborhood: Glendale
Type: Cuban, bakery
315 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
(818) 956-5996, portosbakery.com
Open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
$4.85
The bakery may be known best for its sweet treats and long lines, but it's also a go-to place for a traditional Cubano sandwich. This menu favorite comes with slow roasted pork, topped with salty ham, Swiss cheese and pickles. Everything is piled high on a crispy Cuban bread roll, with a hefty dose of special butter, mustard and mayonnaise-based creamy spread.
—JH
—JL
Tropicana Bakery & Cuban Café
Neighborhood: Downey
Type: Cuban, bakery
10218 Paramount Blvd., Downey
(562) 806-8343, tropicanabakeryandcubancafe.com
Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
$1.65
Tropicana Bakery opened in 1999 and is owned and operated by the Madrazo family. Melvyn Madrazo Sr., patriarch of the family, received inspiration for the bakery from his childhood in Cuba, where he watched his father bake Cuban bread and pastries. The bakery sells a number of pastries, sides and soups for $5 or less. For $1.65, you can get an empanada. For $1.19, you can get a Cuban potato ball (mashed potatoes filled with ground beef). $4.99 buys a bowl of albondigas soup (meatballs, rice and vegetables).
—JL
Cubano sandwich from Porto's bakery
Neighborhood: Glendale
Type: Cuban, bakery
315 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
(818) 956-5996, portosbakery.com
Open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
$4.85
The bakery may be known best for its sweet treats and long lines, but it's also a go-to place for a traditional Cubano sandwich. This menu favorite comes with slow roasted pork, topped with salty ham, Swiss cheese and pickles. Everything is piled high on a crispy Cuban bread roll, with a hefty dose of special butter, mustard and mayonnaise-based creamy spread.
—JH