Tryphoon’s Lair

Today’s lunch time was once again a chance to discover some of the hidden places from Los Angeles, the ones that only locals and insiders know about… So, instead of going to one of our local cantinas, we simply hit the road and drove to downtown, somewhere around Union Station and the old local post office and stopped on the side of one of these dirty roads typical of this town, in a zone you wouldn’t expect to even find a piece of bread for lunch…

Once we hit the place, I was only able to wonder. This place has been frozen in time several decades ago. The menu is simple: French Dip Sandwich (shall I add that I don’t remember any dip sandwich in France) with a choice of Pork, Beef, Ham, Turkey or Lamb and a selection of sides… The queues are huge (massive counter, probably 4 to 6 lines, 15 minutes waiting in line). The attendance is surreal. Old couples, groups of people on Jury service, groups of school kids, suits, jeans, pierced goths and Emos… Well, everything under the sun!

This place is simply heaven for any wannabe photographer and you know what? For less than $10, the food is great and  the experience unforgettable. I think I’ll get the family over there sometimes soon!