In downtown LA, across from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, connected to the MET is the City Kitchen. On Olympic Street a small group of tables can be seen on the sidewalk. This is the restaurant. City Kitchen keeps strange hours. It opens about 10am and closes at 4pm. Hot food isn’t prepared after 3pm. However, the food is delicious.
I personally favor the sandwiches. My favorite is the pepper-crusted roast beef. It comes with lettuce, tomato, and horseradish dressing that gives it a little kick on a ciabata roll. It also comes with BBQ chips that are made in house. Just thinking about it makes me drool. The best part is the price: $7.
City Kitchen carries other sandwiches as well such as grilled chicken breast, smoked turkey, fresh grilled vegetable, and tavern ham among others. They also have pan seared salmon, grilled skirt steak, Angus beef burger, bow tie pasta, fruit salad, and fries. The fries are also known as homeless fries because they come in a shopping cart. No one seems to know why.
Service here is slow. I’ve waited 10 minutes to get a coffee and I was the only person in line. I suggest ordering ahead. Their number is (213) 614-1442.