DINING DEALS : DOWN HOME COOKIN'.Skoby's Bar & Grill, 20419 Devonshire St., Chatsworth, (818) 718-0433. This is the home of pan fried chicken Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breading mixture and then deep fried, pan fried or pressure fried. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy. and gravy with mashed potatoes n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal. , blackeyed peas, hot corn bread corn bread or corn·bread n. Bread made from cornmeal. , with soup or salad for $10.95. Early dinners (5 to 6:30 p.m.) are $7.95. The Skoby family used to own the Queen's Arms and King's Arms, onetime Valley dining landmarks. Eastern European Kira's Magic Food, 137 N. Maclay Ave., San Fernando, 818-361-8145. Homey Russian-style and other Eastern European food featuring hearty borscht and chicken soup chicken soup Chicken broth Folk medicine Jewish penicillin A fowl broth with a long tradition as a home remedy for URIs, which may be a nasal decongestant, inhibit growth of pneumococci in vitro, and stimulate immune responsiveness in WBCs Mainstream medicine A , goulash gou·lash n. 1. A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, seasoned mainly with paprika. 2. A mixture of many different elements; a hodgepodge. , kebabs and fresh-baked desserts. This all adds up to complete and satisfying meals often under $12. Meaty rib stop Old Hickory Bar-B-Q, 11715 Moorpark St., Studio City, (818) 763-8414. Teeny Teeny 1/16 or 0.0625 of one full point in price. Steenth. cafe where moist meaty ribs, chicken, good greens, marvelous mashed spuds, vinegary baked beans and habit-forming hush puppies are part of some of the town's best fill-'er-up barbecue fare on plates from $4.75 to $11.50. Pasta for less El Obelisco, 22140 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, (818) 712-0105. Superb freshly-produced pastas range from $3.49 to $5 and other Italian-Argentine accented dishes rarely exceed $7. If you eat here often enough you'll save the air fare to Buenos Aires. Stuff yer face Roscoes, 22746 Roscoe Blvd., Canoga Park, (818) 883-5597. They'll make a full pound burger for you if you order it in advance (because Roscoes bakes its own buns) and stuff you with tasty roast pork or chicken dinners for under $12. Good house produced soups and fresh fruit puddings here, too. Accent trick Xcentric Cafe, 16250 Ventura Blvd., Encino, 818-783-7110. Tiny, engaging eatery with Cuban, Asian, Greek, Mexican and Italian accented fare at low prices (nothing over $8) plus generous portioning. Not eccentric at all. Your pet wok City Wok, 17132 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 783-1299.(Also in North Hollywood and Palm Springs area.) Well-executed, quick and clean, Chinese-style cooking with full size entree platters under $10 and half size ones under $5. Pasadena hangout Mi Piace, 25 Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (818) 795-3131. (Newly opened in Burbank.) Constantly packed, this inexpensive Italian, trattoria-style eatery - lots of offerings under $10 - perpetuates its pasta power over parsimonious par·si·mo·ni·ous adj. Excessively sparing or frugal. par  si·mo Pasadenans.
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