The Vitals: the spot: Birrieria Gonzalez multiple locations in Los Angeles, tested and approved in Compton CA the eats: everything, tacos de birria de res, dorado tacos, mulitas, basically whatever you feel with birria de res the bucks: $2 a taco and the tacos are fat(for LA street tacos), plan on spending $7-$10 to be stuffed the full nelson: my first run at birria de res and it lived up to the hype
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The Vitals: the spot: Dan's Hamburgers multiple locations in Austin TX the eats: Double Medium Cheeseburger the bucks: $6.04 the full nelson: an Austin classic hamburger joint that sizzles up a true working man's lunch
I started Bang for your Burger Buck to tell the world about places like Dan's Hamburgers: an honest refuge for the Working Man's Lunch. That's how Armando Fernandez, a Cheap Eats fan and Instagrammer described when it when he treated to me to a Dan's Hamburger lunch a few weeks ago. Anyway you slice it, at Dan's Hamburgers, you are gonna be set for one cheap and tasty lunch. (more…)
The Vitals: the spot: Kingfish 337 Chartres St. New Orleans LA 70125 the eats: Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Jambalaya Risotto, Shrimp n Grits, Ribeye steak(special) the bucks: $9, $12, $22 and market price respectively(around $30-$35) the full nelson: one of the few restaurants in New Orleans I have gone to more than once
New Orleans is my favorite food city in America. I love Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Austin and Los Angeles but Nola is just the gem that rises above them all. I lived in LA for 20 years which included numerous weekend excursions to San Francisco. Because of that, the cities I regret not living in, especially during my 20s, are Chicago, NYC and Nola. When one factors cost, food and character, New Orleans rises above the rest. In 2017 I had the pleasure of spending two weeks in New Orleans shooting Spring Baking Championship Season 4. Armed with a decent per diem(more than a day on Cheap Eats), I went to town in New Orleans and ate to my heart's content. Kingfish was the kick off Nola restaurant bender and one of only two places I ate at twice in those two weeks. In those two visits, I went deep into the menu. Just how deep? Well . . read on to find out! (more…)
