By Bill Mendlen Santa Monica
Regarding your “Dining for Dollars” article in the April 15-16 issue, it seems like most of the eateries mentioned are those with “yuppie appeal” — still rather pricey for those of us with lower paying jobs on who may be on limited income.
Perhaps your writer never noticed the lines of people waiting to dine at Rae’s Restaurant (Pico at 29th), or just east of the freeway at Teddy’s Restaurant (Pico at Bundy) owned by the same couple. Great breakfasts and fine dinners are available there for under $10 with coffee included. Also Izzy’s Deli (Wilshire at 15th) offers dinners with beverage for $10.50.
Meals at any of those establishments cost even less than those offered by the local chain coffee shops, with or without “senior discounts.”
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 25, 2007. Read the original PDF.