Where do I eat lunch?

Okay, so what’s your favorite casual restaurant in LA and what’s your favorite thing on the menu?

–Emily Blake

random advice [Buddha’s Belly](http://www.bbfood.com/location.php) for Buddha’s Chicken Salad.

[Veggie Grill](http://www.veggiegrill.com/) for the Chop-Chop Chef Salad and kale.

[Nyala Ethiopian](http://www.nyala-la.com/), where you should bring a friend and order doro tibs with the vegetarian combo.

[BLD](http://bldrestaurant.com/) for the warm lentil salad.

[Mozza](http://www.mozza-la.com/pizzeria/about.cfm) for the fungi mista pizza.

[El Cholo](http://www.elcholo.com/asp/site/losAngeles/index.asp?Location=1) for the blue corn chicken enchiladas.

Yes, I’m aware that three of my choices are salads. This is Los Angeles.

Also, Veggie Grill is technically a chain, which gives me bad flashbacks to Michael Scott extolling his favorite New York pizzeria, Sbarro.