Great places for lunch
Try out the very cheap but pretty fancy thai restaurant on Beverly blvd (almost in the corner of Fairfax) kalled "JOOM Bangkok café". It's just $5.99 for a whole lunch with rice, salad, your own thai option and a complimentary dessert. Soo worth the money.
You can also try "Larchmonts Noah's bagels" where the cheap chili soup ($3.89) tastes delicious.
"Dough boys" on Highland/Lexington is valuable. The meals you order are at least two servings so you can really take a to-go and have for your next meal. I strongly recommend the chicken, chili and bean soup. Also about just $7
"Soupplantation" - Buffét with fresh salads, soups, bakery and desserts. Everyone loves it, young, old, healthy persons, junkies, vegetarians and meatlovers. The lunchbuffé with cuopon and tax is less than $7.50
"Todai" - The best sushibuffé I've tried, Guess Kado might be good too (never tried). If you love sushi and knows the prices you understand how much value you get when you buy a lunch buffé for about $20 (incl. tax, tips) mon-fri with both appetizers, awesome sushi, hot seafood, crepes and desserts. You roll out - I always have too choose either app and sushi or app and hot food. You never go hungry from this place.
"Mishima" - Japanese food in the corner of 3rd and La Cienega. A good hang out place with good choices for about $10
"Chao Krung" - Great Thai lunch buffé really nice, high recommended place on 111 N. Fairfax avenue abou $10
"The Natural Café" - Organic, Cheap, healthy and nice staff, tried it in Santa Barbara but they have other locations too. But if you are there - try it out! They have all kind of food and great smoothies!
"Lulu's" on Beverly and about one block west of La brea, a place for trendy people, great food - not that cheap but not expensive either. Smaller servings but great for chatting and hanging out...
There is also a great Indian restaurant in San Diego, I don't remember the name of it but it's on the opposite side/across the street from Hard Rock Cafe in San Diego. They have like a Indian lunch buffé for a great price and the best Naan bread.
If you just need to find something quickly don't forget the salad and food bars at Ralphs, Whole Foods, Albertssons etc - they're great! Especially Whole foods on 3rd/Fairfax.
More places will come... and maybe I can share some of the less unhealthy too...

Godmorgon :)
Du glömde reccensra MCDONALDS ;D haha men det där låter som jätte bra tips om jag tar mig till LA. Har du förresten ngr tips för vad jag ska fixa innan jag åker till usa? är det något spec??
Haha jadu - hur kunde jag glömma det? Tror jag blivit blind för de stora Mn. Inte ens värt för bakismat. Har inte ens prövat alla dessa andra kedjor som finns (BK, fatburger, Wendy's, Carl's jr, In n' Out, KFC, Tommies etc etc). Innan du åker - fixa dig själv en bild av (i huvudet alltså) av vad som ligger var, vad du vill se - planera in sjukt mycket tid för allt och ha pengar. Sen när du kommer in i landet var beredd på att de kommer ta bild på dig med webcam, ta fingeravtryck och att du kommer att få ena delen av en lapp du fyller i på flyget i ditt pass - Tappa för gud skull inte bort det och missta dig om att det bara är skräp. Vätskor o annat sånt vet du nog sen sist du reste. Fixa en turistguide (bok) vetja!