"After two weeks of back-and-forth on Tinder, that guy you pass every day outside TroGo finally grew a pair and said yes to a date. Everybody does the downtown date thing, so you’ve got other plans - Ktown. LA’s coolest neighborhood has more great restaurants than it knows what to do with, but your move here is to the old standby Escala. The bright Colombian-inspired restaurant has a fun, kitschy interior, good food (frito mac and cheese is a must), and very affordable prices." - brant cox