Samosa House is an Indian Deli that serves vegetarian food. From curries to thalis, you will find a lot of classics. The combo comes from items in their steam table. When: See website linked above for locations and hours.

The original location in Culver City has a grocery store. As mentioned in: I mentioned the Santa Monica location in Where to Eat in Santa Monica on Main Street. The casual concept from American Beauty. American Beauty is a steakhouse in Venice, and their trimmings go to making the burgers at Win-dow.

When: Check the website for the hours for both locations. As mentioned in: My pandemic take-out issue. A Hokkaido-style ramen stand in the Mitsuwa Marketplace in Mar Vista.

When: The hours are in Japanese, I would check the Yelp page for the Mar Vista and Torrance locations. Mar Vista is amPM. As mentioned in: Where to Eat in Mar Vista.

A greasy spoon steps from Sony Studios. As mentioned in: Where to Eat in Downtown Culver City. Note: Great place to see celebrities since it is so close to Sony. They take cash only. I talk about great places I have eaten every month on my Newsletter. An Italian restaurant and cafe in Downtown Culver City serving Neopolitan-style pizza.

As Mentioned in : Where to Eat in Downtown Culver City. A New York-Style Pizza place steps from the Palms Expo Line Station. As mentioned in: Five Things I Have Been Doing During Safer at Home: Exploring Palms. The place that started the food truck revolution in Los Angeles.

Kogi serves a fusion of Mexican and Korean Food. When: There are several locations and food trucks traveling around, check their website, linked above.

When: Daily, but hours vary. Check out the hours on page two of this menu. As mentioned in: I was on a podcast. A neighborhood wine and cheese shop that just happens to have the best deli sandwiches in town. There is a lot to choose from.

Grab a half sandwich and chips and you are good to go. As mentioned in: Where to eat lunch in Hollywood. Los Angeles is well-known for its Southern Thai restaurants, but have you tried Northern Thai?

You definitely should, and this is the place to go. My favorite is their Khao Soi. A section of Sunset by Dodgers Stadium that is home to some of the best tacos in the city. Here you are trying tacos from Tijuana, Guadalajara, and Los Angeles by way of Mexican kitchens. Read one here that also links to the other.

They are known for their El Pastor. There are vegetarian options here. Plan accordingly at this Sherman Oaks shop, as they sell out early. Lines of eager fans hope to get their hands on bourekas, the specialty item stuffed four different ways including mushrooms and truffles, or spinach and cheese.

The results are excellent. This Westside mainstay, located in a small Centinela Avenue strip mall, serves 19 types of pupusas that include classics like pork and cheese and loroco and cheese, as well as vegan options like squash and potato or beans and soyrizo.

For small-bite options of classic cakes and pies like pecan and sweet potato plus peach cobbler, of course , get over to this decades-old Inglewood spot. The pastries, made on the premises, recall Hong Kong dessert shops with egg tarts, cookies, and pineapple buns that work great with iced milk tea.

A terrific little neighborhood spot for those homesick for Taipei or Hong Kong. Busy Bee may well be the most famous restaurant in all of San Pedro, owing to its giant and meaty belly-buster sandwich. Find king-sized steamed dumplings at this strip mall spot in Koreatown, along with fried chicken, soup, and more.

A post shared by MyungIn Dumplings myungindumplings. Syrian-born Borjstar owner Abu Jemil serves his Arabic-style shawarma in the South Bay, where his chicken and beef both mixed with lamb come either as shawarma wraps or plates with thin, delicate flatbreads.

This means reasonably priced food that still delivers deep, homemade flavors like banh mi, pork riblets, and truly tasty popcorn chicken. The food is served cafeteria style with hot trays of curry, rice, and more that are available as part of a meal, or a la carte.

A post shared by Aloha Cafe and Catering alohacafe. Just look at the chili dogs at this Whittier Boulevard mainstay, especially when served up with American cheese, lots of mustard, and chunks of raw white onion.

Huge Tree Pastry specializes in fan tuan, a Taiwanese breakfast that consists of glutinous rice wrapped around a crispy rod of youtiao and meat floss.

Be advised this place is cash-only, so make sure to stop by the ATM on the way. A post shared by Huge Tree Pastry 大樹 hugetreepastry.

The pani puri are beautifully made delicate whole-wheat shells filled with mung beans, potatoes, and jaljira, a cool liquid imbued with herbs and spices, and drizzled with chutneys.

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Believe it or not, San Francisco is stuffed with financially accessible restaurants, cafes, and bars. Cheap churro waffles in the Bayview and Japanese noodles in the Financial District are here to prove the point for the naysayers in the back: this city can be affordable if you just search for it.

Try any of these 15 businesses to confirm the possibly shocking news for yourself. This Japanese noodle and takeaway sushi shop is little more than a tiny kitchen a few steps away from the heart of the Financial District. After nearly closing in April , the shop is back on its feet.

Stop by Monday through Friday from 9 a. This popular Russian Hill wing-slinger is a takeout- and delivery-only model, with a retail shop selling hot sauce. Fans love this Tenderloin shop for its cheap, loaded bánh mi sandwiches, including the pork combination of grilled pork and pate.

Already the store is littered with teenagers, boba in hand, looking for a relatively cheap sandwich and egg roll combo. It might be the best bang for your buck of any restaurant in the city.

There are so many places to get affordable, excellent Mexican food in the Mission District. That said, newcomer Tacos del Barrio is sitting somewhere in the middle of the various price points. Or, one could purchase a plethora of pupusas, a timeless cheap eat. The 14 Restaurants in San Francisco Changing the Narrative for Gluten-Free Diners.

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Low-budget dining specials - The meal has to be right around $5. 2. We're looking for the best food the joint offers on a budget. It's not about the most food you can get Lake Elsinore Cheap Eats · 1. Rubio's Coastal Grill. (42). Closed Today · 2. In-N-Out Burger. (81). Open Now · 3. In-N-Out Burger. (52) Missing Enjoy reasonably priced, top-notch restaurant meals with our favorite lunch and dinner deals across the city

Enjoy reasonably priced, top-notch restaurant meals with our favorite lunch and dinner deals across the city. restaurant deals, which conscientious diners might call reasonably priced once you factor in the quality of the ingredients, level of service and general ambience.

In practice, this often means eating on weekdays, the days L. Edamame and tuna sashimi in a light ponzu sauce kick off a sushi meal packed with buttery, crowd-pleasing cuts, including albacore, salmon and yellowtail. In our eyes, however, the handrolls are the best part and apparently, most Angelenos agree—since you can find them at the similarly reasonably priced spinoff concept Kazunori, which has locations in Koreatown, Santa Monica, Westwood, Mid-City and Downtown L.

Each week the menu changes—some weeks it might feature a light pasta, others might highlight a seasonal squash farro risotto—but the lineup always includes an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Check Little Dom's website for the most updated Monday night menu. Despite inflation and supply chain-related price increases, this longtime Little Tokyo lunch deal, available Tuesday to Friday, is still one of the best in town.

Each plate comes with nine or ten different types of high-quality raw and cooked fish, plus miso soup, tofu and a small bowl of pickled vegetables. You might find other similarly priced sushi lunches around town, but few come with as much soul or history as Sushi Gen, which first opened over 40 years ago in Downtown L.

A post shared by R Y A N 🍣 LA FOODIE eatwithryan. Ignore the upscale-casual price point and a fancier neighborhood: This cozy Japanese restaurant in Beverly Hills offers a seriously great all-you-can-eat meal deal from 11am to 3pm, every day but Tuesday.

Run by the Wagyu-obsessed hospitality group behind Downtown specialist Niku X, Chubby Curry serves a rich, flavorful curry paired with the likes of Wagyu beef and white rice.

Is it Australian or American? Note: Make sure to call ahead for a reservation—given the reasonable prices and old-school Japanese ambience, Sushi Chitose books up quickly.

After opening in fits and starts since the pandemic, this Edomae-style sushi counter along Sawtelle Boulevard has reopened for dinner service with three excellent, budget-friendly set meals deserving of your attention regardless of whether you live on the Westside.

Owned by the same group behind some of L. Options on the menu include spaghetti and meatballs, a one-egg breakfast plate, chicken amandine, grilled salmon tapenade or meatloaf.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paco Tacos pacoarriaga Buffet-style and all-you-can-eat restaurants in L. Just be warned: The wait can be punishing at peak dinner hour and on weekends, so you might want to grab boba nearby to break up the wait. Each combo comes with an assorted soondubu and your choice of main entrée, which includes bibimbap the cheapest , galbi ribs the priciest , yellow corvina and our favorite: spicy raw crab.

Available 11am—3pm Monday to Friday, the weekday chicken lunch specials at this Mid-City Caribbean restaurant are reasonably priced and full of flavor.

Each budget-friendly plate also comes with plantains and a choice of two heaping sides. Found mainly in the Southwest, El Pollo Loco is the place to indulge in Mexican favorites based around savory grilled chicken, including grilled chicken breasts.

Dating all the way back to , Bob Evans serves up hearty comfort food in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic in a country living-themed atmosphere. Cooking up sliders since , White Castle is often credited as the first fast-food burger chain.

Now it can be found in 13 states, mostly in the Midwest. Named after the football huddle, Huddle House is a hour family restaurant that was founded in the s and is concentrated in the Southeast. Spaghetti, lasagna, and garlic breadsticks are crowd-pleasers, so it's no surprise this Italian restaurant chain is a hit with families.

Best known for its outlandish slogans, commercials, and having "all the meat," Arby's satisfies its customers with roast beef, curly fries, and fresh deli sandwiches.

Biscuit and fried chicken lovers adore this Southern fast-food chain that serves breakfast all day. You can add a swipe of creamy pimento cheese to any biscuit — and you should. Looking for a healthier breakfast option?

Check out these healthy fast-food breakfast items. With about locations, mostly in the Southern states, Zaxby's has carved a niche out of the fried chicken market, selling only tenders sometimes in sandwiches and wings. Cheapism may earn a commission if you buy through a link on our site.

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This looks like something that took hours in a crockpot to make, but in reality, the black-eyed peas soak up the flavors of an onion- and tomato-based gravy in under 30 minutes. Tuna salad deserves to be considered a dinner dish, not just a sandwich filling.

Let the pan-fried chickpeas and red endive in this recipe convince you. Pan-crisped and glazed sweet potatoes. With hearty, almost meaty lentils. And pistachios. Purchase lasagna noodles, mushrooms, mozzarella, and Parmesan.

The rest of the ingredients for this cheap dinner recipe are already in your fridge or pantry. One style of cheap meals: recipes chosen with their leftovers in mind , making two meals out of one.

For example, these ground beef meatballs and their tomato sauce make for a great hoagie filling the next day. If you've already got miso in your fridge and don't want to spend on something new, you could use that in this stew recipe instead of gochujang.

It will be a whole different vibe, but a vibe nonetheless. Serve it with a poached egg and a slice of bread for a good cheap meal. Easy homemade tomato soup is an upgrade to the canned stuff, but we don't judge.

Try pouring the soup directly over the sliced sandwich for an irresistible comfort food. Consider this roast chicken your Sunday dinner. And then your Monday lunch, too. You can turn the leftover meat into pulled chicken sandwiches or a chicken noodle salad. Do not underestimate the potential of the often underrated legume, the lentil, a key ingredient when it comes to filling but cheap meals.

Our creamy, almost Alfredo pasta -looking stovetop mac and cheese is about as easy as opening one of those little boxes of shells and powdered sauce —but a lot more delicious. Freeze half of these burgers to pull out during those times when you get the craving for fast food.

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It might be the best bang for your buck of any restaurant in the city. There are so many places to get affordable, excellent Mexican food in the Mission District.

That said, newcomer Tacos del Barrio is sitting somewhere in the middle of the various price points. Or, one could purchase a plethora of pupusas, a timeless cheap eat.

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