Cheap Eats - Who when what and how much?

[popandmod]

Sardi's Chicken in Beltsville, MD (close to a local weekday training race)
District Taco @ F ST and 13th
Anitas new mexico (several locations just off the WO&D)

Hungry now

[scrubadub]

With all due respect to my fellow New Englanders, this California boy ate once at Anna's and said never again.

The only decent real Mexican I have found so far is Taqueria El Amigo in Waltham. Good tacos, not so good burritos.

The real find so far has been Gene's Flatbread Cafe in Chelmsford. The drive from Brookline is worth it. Hot or cold flat noodles are the way to go.

If you are in San Diego, Super Cocina on University is awesome. I would move to San Diego just to eat there. Better than anything I found in the SF Bay Area.

[Too Tall]

NICE :) Thanks man. I'll drop in at Sardi's after mid-week races look for me.

Keep it easy folks. Links, locations, you know the deal.

Sardi's Chicken in Beltsville, MD (close to a local weekday training race)
District Taco @ F ST and 13th
Anitas new mexico (several locations just off the WO&D)

Hungry now

[robin3mj]

I second the reco for Anita's in NoVa.
We were basically chained to our desks at my old job, but on the rare occasions we went out for a proper meal, it was Anita's in Vienna or an Indian place whose name escapes me. If I can recall that one ill add it to this thread.

[rmplum]

Agh. The Fleetwood Diner. My fondest memory of that place was stopping for breakfast before taking the GREs, and running into friends who were still working on their Friday night.

That was 1981.

It still looks the same.

Yeah, I live here and haven't hit that place in 10+ years (never dined there pre-midnight, that's for sure). Although now I'm sort of thinking the kids might be old enough to dig it.

[Ben]

None of you will ever make it to my corner of small town America, but I'm going to rep my fave anyway.

Thai Noodle Town. In a tiny storefront, next to a wig store, in a rundown strip center next to a long-closed Wal-Mart. Three women -- a daughter, mother and aunt, as best I can tell since there's a pretty significant language barrier -- work there. The average age of the two women who cook has to be 75. From what I gather, one was a chef in a big-deal restaurant in Bangkok until about six months ago, when the younger woman asked her to move here and help run this restaurant. There are about six tables.

It's the best Thai food I've ever had by several orders of magnitude. It's among the best meals I've ever had, period. And you couldn't spend more than $30 on supper for two people if you tried.

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[maunahaole]

None of you will ever make it to my corner of small town America, but I'm going to rep my fave anyway.

Thai Noodle Town. In a tiny storefront, next to a wig store, in a rundown strip center next to a long-closed Wal-Mart. Three women -- a daughter, mother and aunt, as best I can tell since there's a pretty significant language barrier -- work there. The average age of the two women who cook has to be 75. From what I gather, one was a chef in a big-deal restaurant in Bangkok until about six months ago, when the younger woman asked her to move here and help run this restaurant. There are about six tables.

It's the best Thai food I've ever had by several orders of magnitude. It's among the best meals I've ever had, period. And you couldn't spend more than $30 on supper for two people if you tried.

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Tough choice. Little Caesars or Thai Noodle Town.

[jitahs]

el toro

[rowdyhillrambler]

Perfect.. Eat lunch, walk out and get a wig, back in for another dose. They will never know it was you.

None of you will ever make it to my corner of small town America, but I'm going to rep my fave anyway.

Thai Noodle Town. In a tiny storefront, next to a wig store, in a rundown strip center next to a long-closed Wal-Mart. Three women -- a daughter, mother and aunt, as best I can tell since there's a pretty significant language barrier -- work there. The average age of the two women who cook has to be 75. From what I gather, one was a chef in a big-deal restaurant in Bangkok until about six months ago, when the younger woman asked her to move here and help run this restaurant. There are about six tables.

It's the best Thai food I've ever had by several orders of magnitude. It's among the best meals I've ever had, period. And you couldn't spend more than $30 on supper for two people if you tried.

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[rowdyhillrambler]

Ben, i can tell that you are in fact from TN. You said, "supper."

[MacLaughlin]

Yeah, I live here and haven't hit that place in 10+ years (never dined there pre-midnight, that's for sure). Although now I'm sort of thinking the kids might be old enough to dig it.

For every ounce of surly the waitresses dish out to the late-night drunk crowd there's two ounces of friendly in the daylight.

[Ben]

Ben, i can tell that you are in fact from TN. You said, "supper."

You can tell real southerners/old people when they call the noon meal "dinner." My grandparents certainly did.

[doomridesout]

Having lived in Chicago-- Dragon Lady Lounge, Ba Le banh mi, Harold's Chicken Shack, and a lot of other places I can't remember the names of...
in Lawrence, KS, as if anybody ever makes it here: O Cafe (kickass Korean cafe with the strangest faux-English granny decor and vibe ever. I was greeted here the first time by a girl with a white lace dress with a big bow on it, a bow in her hair, and strangely rouged cheeks. It also used to be a tattoo parlor and has a weird one way glass booth in the back.), Lebanese Flower (cheap schwarma only open late at night).

[steve garro]

Sorry.......Los Altenos in Flagstaff, AZ | 1481 S Milton Rd, Flagstaff, AZ
Four Tacos al Pastor, rice & beans, a chile relleno, and a side of fries with two grande jaimaicas = $15

In Business Since
1901
Products & Services(Edit)
•(All Burritos Include Rice and Beans Inside)
•Adobada Tacos- Marinated Pork With Cilantro & Onions
•Bacon
•Beans
•Beef
More
•Beef Burrito & Tostada Plate- Served With Rice & Beans
•Beef Taco & Tostada Plate- Served With Rice & Beans
•Birria
•Breakfast
•Breakfast Burritos- Ham, Sausage, Beans, Bacon, Chorizo, Machaca
•Burrito de Arroz Y Frijoles Queso- Rice, Beans & Cheese
•Burrito de Pollo- Chicken With Rice, Beans and Cheese
•Burritos
•Carne Asada Tacos- Grilled Lean Steak With Cilantro & Onions
•Carnitas Tacos- Fried Pork With Cilantro & Onions
•Chicken
•Chorizo Tacos- Pork Chorizo With Cilantro & Onions
•Eat In
•Enchiladas
•Enchiladas de Rez- Three Beef Enchiladas With Rice and Beans
•Enchiladas de Rez- Two Beef Enchiladas With Rice & Beans
•Ham
•Hamburgers
•Hamburguesas- (Hamburgers)
•Meats
•Menudo
•Pork
•Quesadilla de Carne Desebrada- Flour Tort
•Quesadilla de Chorizo- Flour Tortillas Filled With Chorizo and Cheese
•Quesadilla de Pollo- Flour Tortilla With Chicken & Cheese
•Quesadillas
•Rice
•Sandwiches
•Sausage
•Steak
•Tacos
•Tacos Al Pastor
•Tacos de Pescado- Fish Tacos With Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Tacos de Pollo- Chicken With Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Take Out
•Tamale Plate- Two Red Tamales Served Wit
•Tamale Plate- Two Red Tamales Served With Rice & Beans
•Tamales
•Tortas
•Tortas- Mexican Sandwiches
•Tortillas
•Tostada de Carnitas- Fried Pork, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Tostada de Pollo- Chicken, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Tostada de Queso Y Frijoles- Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Tostadas
•Vegetarian Burrito- Rice, Beans, Lettuce, Pico de Gallo and Cheese
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Additional Information
Rodriguez Family, Sorry No Personal Checks Accepted., Real Mexican and American Food, Los Altenos Breakfast Express, Huevos Rancheros- Two Eggs Any Style Topped With Green Chile Sauce Served With... More
Rodriguez Family, Sorry No Personal Checks Accepted., Real Mexican and American Food, Los Altenos Breakfast Express, Huevos Rancheros- Two Eggs Any Style Topped With Green Chile Sauce Served With Refried Beans, Hash Browns and Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Chorizo & Eggs- Three Eggs Scrambled Together With A Spicy Mexican Sausage Served With Hash Browns OR Refried Beans & Tortillas. (Flour OR Corn), Los Altenos Combinations, Carne Asada Combo- Grilled Lean Steak Served With Rice, Beans & Tortillas, Mexican Combo- Steak A LA Mexicana- Steak Cooked With Onions, Jalapeno Peppers and Tomatoes. Served With Rice, Beans and Tortillas. (Flour OR Corn), Carnitas Plate- Fried Pork Served With Rice, Beans & Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Chile Relleno Plate- Two Poblano Chile Rellenos Stuffed With Cheese and Dipped in Egg Batter Served With Rice, Beans & Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Tacos de Cabeza, Chorizo Plate- Chorizo Served With Rice, Beans and Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Flauta Plate- Four Flautas Choice of Chicken OR Beef Served With Rice & Beans, Mojarra Frita (Fried Fish)- Served With Rice, Beans & Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Los Altenos Specialties Tacos, Tacos de Carne Desebrada- Shredded Beef With Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese, Tacos de Tripas- Intestine With Cilantro & Onions, Tamales de Mole- Tamales Filled With Pork Meat and Red Mole Sauce, Enchilada Con Queso- Two Enchiladas With Cheese Served With Rice & Beans, Enchiladas de Pollo- Two Chicken Enchiladas Served With Rice & Beans, Enchiladas de Queso- Three Enchiladas With Cheese Served With Rice & Beans, Enchiladas de Pello- Three Chicken Enchiladas With Cheese Served W Rice & Beans, Adobada Burrito- Marinated Pork With Pico de Gallo, Rice & Beans, Carne Asada Burrito- Grilled Lean Steak With Pico de Gallo, Rice & Beans, Carnitas Burrito- Fried Pork With Pico de Gallo, Rice & Beans, Chile Relleno Burrito- Poblano Chiles Stuffed With Cheese Dipped in Egg Batter With Rice & Beans, Tostadas A LA Carte, All Burritos Can Be Prepared Enchilada Style With Choice of Red OR Green Sauce Add, Tostada de Azada- Grilled Lean Steak, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese, Tostada de Carne Desebrada- Shredded Beef, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese, Quesadilla de Adobada- Flour Tortilla Filled With Grilled Marinated Pork & Cheese, Quesadilla de Carnitas- Flour Tortilla Filled With Fried Pork & Cheese, Quesadilla de Carne Asada- Flour Tortilla Filled With Grilled Lean Steak & Cheese, Quesadilla de Lengua- Flour Tortilla Filled With Grilled Lean Steak & Cheese, Quesadilla de Jamon- Flour Tortilla Filled With Ham, Avocado, Tomatoes, Onions & Jalapenos PeppersLess
- Garro.

[Dallas Tex]

Fuel City Tacos - BEST TACOS ANYWHERE EVER! cheap gas too. A Dallas institution...in the heart of Downtown Dallas.

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[Shinomaster]

In Boston, any of the multiple Anna's Taqueria locations are great after a long or hard bike ride. $6 for a stuffed burrito.

I've been known to pick up a rotisserie chicken from the Costco right near my office when there is nothing else on offer. $6 fully cooked and enough to feed me, my wife, my 3 year old, and make a sandwich or two the next day.

p.s. I am extra cheap because I don't think of a $10 lunch as cheap

I remember when Anna's was $3.95 for s carnitas burrito. I pretty much lived there in college.

[scrubadub]

Just had to throw out another pleasantly good Mexican restaurant in New England. El Rincon Zacatecano Taqueria in Manchester, NH. Ehh on the burritos but they've sopes, tacos, birria or menudo stew. The horchata and jamaica are good too.

We stopped there both ways going to and from VT.

[Eddie]

Also, in the neighborhood - El Charrito over on Washington - kick ass, cheap El Salvadorian burrito and papusa joint. The gentleman proprietor might be one of the more stoic characters you'll ever meet. I made it one of my life's goals to bring him to smile and eventually laughter. Took a couple of years but eventually succeeded.

Prompted by this thread and thanks to the wonders of the internet, I just learned that this place is next door to Dischord House. Wow. Now there's a destination trip in the making.

[davids]

Vietnamese sandwiches, all over Dorchester.

And Pho, especially from this place:

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Someday I'm going to have to resist the Pho and get the Beef 7 Course. That's seven different kinds of beef.

... and I love the name. The place opened in the middle of 2000, just as the "2000" label was losing all its futuristic cache.

[YO!!!]

Sorry.......Los Altenos in Flagstaff, AZ | 1481 S Milton Rd, Flagstaff, AZ
Four Tacos al Pastor, rice & beans, a chile relleno, and a side of fries with two grande jaimaicas = $15

In Business Since
1901
Products & Services(Edit)
•(All Burritos Include Rice and Beans Inside)
•Adobada Tacos- Marinated Pork With Cilantro & Onions
•Bacon
•Beans
•Beef
More
•Beef Burrito & Tostada Plate- Served With Rice & Beans
•Beef Taco & Tostada Plate- Served With Rice & Beans
•Birria
•Breakfast
•Breakfast Burritos- Ham, Sausage, Beans, Bacon, Chorizo, Machaca
•Burrito de Arroz Y Frijoles Queso- Rice, Beans & Cheese
•Burrito de Pollo- Chicken With Rice, Beans and Cheese
•Burritos
•Carne Asada Tacos- Grilled Lean Steak With Cilantro & Onions
•Carnitas Tacos- Fried Pork With Cilantro & Onions
•Chicken
•Chorizo Tacos- Pork Chorizo With Cilantro & Onions
•Eat In
•Enchiladas
•Enchiladas de Rez- Three Beef Enchiladas With Rice and Beans
•Enchiladas de Rez- Two Beef Enchiladas With Rice & Beans
•Ham
•Hamburgers
•Hamburguesas- (Hamburgers)
•Meats
•Menudo
•Pork
•Quesadilla de Carne Desebrada- Flour Tort
•Quesadilla de Chorizo- Flour Tortillas Filled With Chorizo and Cheese
•Quesadilla de Pollo- Flour Tortilla With Chicken & Cheese
•Quesadillas
•Rice
•Sandwiches
•Sausage
•Steak
•Tacos
•Tacos Al Pastor
•Tacos de Pescado- Fish Tacos With Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Tacos de Pollo- Chicken With Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Take Out
•Tamale Plate- Two Red Tamales Served Wit
•Tamale Plate- Two Red Tamales Served With Rice & Beans
•Tamales
•Tortas
•Tortas- Mexican Sandwiches
•Tortillas
•Tostada de Carnitas- Fried Pork, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Tostada de Pollo- Chicken, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Tostada de Queso Y Frijoles- Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese
•Tostadas
•Vegetarian Burrito- Rice, Beans, Lettuce, Pico de Gallo and Cheese
Less
Additional Information
Rodriguez Family, Sorry No Personal Checks Accepted., Real Mexican and American Food, Los Altenos Breakfast Express, Huevos Rancheros- Two Eggs Any Style Topped With Green Chile Sauce Served With... More
Rodriguez Family, Sorry No Personal Checks Accepted., Real Mexican and American Food, Los Altenos Breakfast Express, Huevos Rancheros- Two Eggs Any Style Topped With Green Chile Sauce Served With Refried Beans, Hash Browns and Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Chorizo & Eggs- Three Eggs Scrambled Together With A Spicy Mexican Sausage Served With Hash Browns OR Refried Beans & Tortillas. (Flour OR Corn), Los Altenos Combinations, Carne Asada Combo- Grilled Lean Steak Served With Rice, Beans & Tortillas, Mexican Combo- Steak A LA Mexicana- Steak Cooked With Onions, Jalapeno Peppers and Tomatoes. Served With Rice, Beans and Tortillas. (Flour OR Corn), Carnitas Plate- Fried Pork Served With Rice, Beans & Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Chile Relleno Plate- Two Poblano Chile Rellenos Stuffed With Cheese and Dipped in Egg Batter Served With Rice, Beans & Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Tacos de Cabeza, Chorizo Plate- Chorizo Served With Rice, Beans and Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Flauta Plate- Four Flautas Choice of Chicken OR Beef Served With Rice & Beans, Mojarra Frita (Fried Fish)- Served With Rice, Beans & Tortillas (Flour OR Corn), Los Altenos Specialties Tacos, Tacos de Carne Desebrada- Shredded Beef With Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese, Tacos de Tripas- Intestine With Cilantro & Onions, Tamales de Mole- Tamales Filled With Pork Meat and Red Mole Sauce, Enchilada Con Queso- Two Enchiladas With Cheese Served With Rice & Beans, Enchiladas de Pollo- Two Chicken Enchiladas Served With Rice & Beans, Enchiladas de Queso- Three Enchiladas With Cheese Served With Rice & Beans, Enchiladas de Pello- Three Chicken Enchiladas With Cheese Served W Rice & Beans, Adobada Burrito- Marinated Pork With Pico de Gallo, Rice & Beans, Carne Asada Burrito- Grilled Lean Steak With Pico de Gallo, Rice & Beans, Carnitas Burrito- Fried Pork With Pico de Gallo, Rice & Beans, Chile Relleno Burrito- Poblano Chiles Stuffed With Cheese Dipped in Egg Batter With Rice & Beans, Tostadas A LA Carte, All Burritos Can Be Prepared Enchilada Style With Choice of Red OR Green Sauce Add, Tostada de Azada- Grilled Lean Steak, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese, Tostada de Carne Desebrada- Shredded Beef, Beans, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Cheese, Quesadilla de Adobada- Flour Tortilla Filled With Grilled Marinated Pork & Cheese, Quesadilla de Carnitas- Flour Tortilla Filled With Fried Pork & Cheese, Quesadilla de Carne Asada- Flour Tortilla Filled With Grilled Lean Steak & Cheese, Quesadilla de Lengua- Flour Tortilla Filled With Grilled Lean Steak & Cheese, Quesadilla de Jamon- Flour Tortilla Filled With Ham, Avocado, Tomatoes, Onions & Jalapenos PeppersLess
- Garro.

Carnitas, adobada, and chorizo in that order...the three major food groups.