Adnan Ghalib lunches at Good Earth in Studio City

A weekend visit to the Good Earth Restaurant in Studio City, Calif., is a reliable source of minor and mid-level star sightings (Jon Voight's a regular, as is Ed Begley Jr.), but today we spotted a celebrity of a different kind -- Adnan Ghalib.

Yes, the paparazzo who has been ever-so-close to Britney Spears of late (but not lately, it appears) was lunching at a window table with a young blonde -- not Britney -- about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19.

I've gotta tell you, he loses that funky beard-stripe thingy that extends from lower lip to chin, and he's just another dude in an Ed Hardy hoodie.

But give the man his due. He's been on the cover of the Star more times that even he may care to admit ... and that's good enough for me.