Have a margarita somewhere during happy hour and stiff the bartender - $6
Go to tacos Leo afterwards and have 6 glorious al pastor tacos - $6
Finish the night off with a single scoop of ice cream from salt $ straw - $6
Bang^3
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Awesome. This is really inspiring you.
I’m poor, this is life.
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Rich, poor, faking it… this could be a good exercise for all. The best part of living in L.A. is the cheap thrills. But there’s all this expensive stuff to distract us.
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Oh, that sounds familiar! I don’t think @jesstifer posts much/at all anymore, but I could’ve sworn that he was one who originated such a thread. Can’t recall whether it was here or on CH (and I ain’t gonna try to do a search on the old board… 
).
Truth be told, a running thread on cheap eats isn’t a bad idea at all… But maybe it being DoTM will kickstart things.
These got a lot of traffic… and some collisions 
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Thanks @TheCookie. Those were it. 
They already got over 200 replies. I think maybe we should do a different DOTM.
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(in the face of you hot dog deviants 
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Aw shucks. Maybe you’re right. It could be fun though… more pictures than those other threads.
Yes. There was a $5 and under (and I think a $10 and under) discussion on that other website. Perhaps a re-boot is warranted here.
Yes to CHEAP EATS or TACOS or EGGS!
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CHEAP EATS – defined as $8 or under for main dish at breakfast or lunch, $12 for the meal all in; $10 main item at dinner, $15 for the meal per person at dinner.
NORTHERN ITALIAN as a region.
PASTA.
(too early and hot for soups/stews for me)
Thanks for your service, pgl! If you have an end-of-month period when you are traveling or have obligations, let me know and I’ll sub back in temporarily.
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I don’t know if this would fit into the spirit of DOTM or if it would be too confusing, so feel free to dismiss, but I nominate…
NEW
All dishes must be new to you (the poster), whether it be the first time ever having that dish/cuisine or the first time at a particular restaurant/truck.
I also second FISH and CURRY
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I love the idea of NEW!
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I like soup/curries/stews as well, but this heat wave has really been brutal. 
In this heat, I don’t feel like any of those items, but I hear it’s supposed to cool down soon.
New is really interesting. But it might not make for a very organized DOTM Thread (not as nicely categorized if visitors or ourselves wanted to go back and reference a thread on, say, “Pasta” or “Hamburgers” etc.). But it’s a neat idea.
I’ll vote for PASTA or REGIONAL.
Very interesting and high-concept. 
@nosh: most gracious of you to offer! And I’ll definitely take you up on it if/when it occurs. 
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I don’t know if this would fit into the spirit of DOTM or if it would be too confusing, so feel free to dismiss, but I nominate…
NEW
All dishes must be new to you (the poster), whether it be the first time ever having that dish/cuisine or the first time at a particular restaurant/truck.
[/quote]NEW! Oh I wish you had posted or I had seen this sooner…
@TheCookie - I know! Alas, inspiration struck too late. Another month, perhaps.
@Chowseeker1999 - All fair points!
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I like NEW too!
How do you withdraw a post?