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Original Post: For many of Humboldt’s less forward-thinking 9-5ers (see, LoCO staffers) pre-planning and packing an affordable work day lunch is asking a lot. Too much, really. We know we should be whipping up and tupperware-ing a healthy and reasonably-priced quinoa salad in advance but, alas, we suck.

So in the meantime, while we struggle to get our acts together, we need your help, LoCO army. For this week’s Humboldt Approved, tell us where are the best places in the county to stumble to for a noon-time grub down. The other caveat we’re putting on this: Make it somewhere where a grab-and-go lunch is closer to $5 than $10. These establishments should be celebrated, yes?. Do it by nominating ‘em for a small town popularity contest.

(For bonus points: please indicate in your comment nomination the food you get that is cheap and lunch-y. Thanks.)

We’re looking for two winners this week. Here’s your weekly reminder of how to vote correctly: 

To vote, look through the comments of this Humboldt Approved poll. If someone has already nominated the answer you would give for that week’s category, click the upvote arrow. If you don’t see your desired Humboldt Approved answer nominate it in a comment for others to upvote. (Please be careful to not duplicate answers; redundant answers will be deleted and potential associated upvotes will be lost.) Feel free to make your case by replying to/cheering on the answer you love most, but again the number by the arrows is what counts.

Of course, you can vote for as many nominees as you deem worthy, but of course the more you do that the more watered down your initial vote becomes. That’s math.

We reserve the right to delete superfluous comments that make the voting/comment section hard to sift through. Please try not to get offended when your comment battle reply is deleted. We’re trying to do something here.

We are looking for two winners — one winner from the metropolises of Eureka and Arcata, and one from Humboldt’s smaller communities. Voting closes next Friday at noon and soon after a winner will be declared. (Tip: Sort comments by “BEST” to get a better grasp of how voting is trending.)

Lunch should not be hard. Guide us.