Los Angeles

Food Dining

6.12.09

Mini Bites

God instructed Noah to save the animals by placing them on his ark two by two, so that one day you could place them in your stomach in the exact same manner. And something about a flood. But who cares, because your day is here, courtesy of Mini Bites.

Bites is a just-opened, bright yellow sidewalk shack w/ classy wooden patio seating, dedicated to serving up burgers, burritos, and more as mini-portion pairs -- small enough to fill in the spaces in your day between other, more substantial cheeseburgers. Since they've got no freezers, all ingredients are deliciously day-fresh; burgers're the main event, with the basic number a surprisingly-juicy-for-its-size 3oz patty w/ grilled onions, a pickle chip, and house-made spicy ketchup, with add-ons like cheese, bacon, jalapenos, and sauteed mushrooms, all served on a slightly browned 2in-diameter-bun, custom-made at an off-site factory which is obviously capable of absolutely anything. Burritos're available with your choice of grilled chicken/steak/veggies or scrambled eggs, and come standard w/ bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and provolone, all crammed into a 3in-diameter flour tortilla, with the end result about the size of a slightly-larger-than-normal spring roll, which you've been told on multiple occasions is "nothing to be ashamed of".

Mini also serves up petite pairs of grilled chicken and steak sandwiches, as well as chili and homemade fries/onion rings, not served in twos, because God was very explicit about saving 50-or-so fries.

The currently spartan website's at MiniBitesInLA.com
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