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Julie’s Noodles ~ Austin TX

Asian
July 27, 2019

Julie’s Noodles ~ Austin TX

Asian
July 27, 2019
Ali Khan Eats Julie's Noodles in Austin Texas. This hole in the wall offers tremendous value and some of the better soup dumplings in the city
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El Norteño Pollos Asados ~ Austin TX

Austin
July 18, 2019
The Vitals: the spot: El Norteño Pollos Asados 4925 Craigwood Drive Austin TX 78725 the eats: tacos, carnitas by the pound, chicken and ribs grilled over hardwood charcoal the bucks: $2 a taco, carnitas $10/lb, whole chicken $17, ribs $18 a rack the full nelson: a real deal cheap taco truck that smokes up chicken and ribs + carnitas by the pound El Norteño Pollos Asados is the kind of Cheap Eats find you want to keep to yourself but ...
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Uroko ~ Austin TX

Asian
July 12, 2019

Uroko ~ Austin TX

Asian
July 12, 2019
The Vitals: the spot: Uroko 1023 Springdale road bldg 1 ste C Austin TX 78721 the eats: handrolls all day! the bucks: $4.50 – $7 per roll, factor about $20-$25 per person for a reasonable meal the full nelson: Quality sushi hand rolls at an almost hand roll only sushi spot Uroko is a fascinating sushi concept: a high quality hand roll only joint that moonlights as a sushi school on Thursdays and a Omakase(Chef’s tasting menu) restaurant by reservation ...
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40 North ~ Austin TX

Austin
July 4, 2019

40 North ~ Austin TX

Austin
July 4, 2019
The Vitals: the spot: 40 North 900 W. 10th St. Austin TX 78703 the eats: 40 North Burger the bucks: $13.40 the full nelson: a double cheeseburger for grown ups and with a grown up price tag It might surprise you to learn that Austin TX has a respectable pizza scene, including the likes of Neapolitan, NY style, New Jersey Bar pizzas and Detroit style pies. Within that flurry of pizza know how, 40 North stands out with some very ...
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Tacos El Gordo ~ Las Vegas NV

Cheap Eats
June 27, 2019

Tacos El Gordo ~ Las Vegas NV

Cheap Eats
June 27, 2019
The Vitals: the spot: Tacos El Gordo 3049 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109 the eats: Cabeza, Al Pastor, Buche, Suadero the bucks: $2.40 – $2.60 per taco the full nelson: celebrated San Diego taco joint serving up Baja California/Tijuana style street tacos in Las Vegas Vegas baby, Vegas. One expects to come to Las Vegas and drop some coin. The usual M.O. for Sin City taking your money is of course, gambling, though strip clubs and steakhouses ...
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The Collins Quarter ~ Savannah GA

Burgers
June 20, 2019

The Collins Quarter ~ Savannah GA

Burgers
June 20, 2019
The Vitals: the spot: The Collins Quarter 151 Bull Street Savannah GA 31404 the eats: Lamb Burger the bucks: $15 the full nelson: a bougie take on an under appreciated  burger genre: the lamb burger
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Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum ~ Austin TX

Asian
June 13, 2019
The Vitals: the spot: Lin Asian Bar + Dim Sum 1203 W. 6th Street Austin TX  the eats: Xiao Long Bao, Chao Shou, really all the dumplings + anything else on the menu you can afford the bucks: $20 a person and you will be stuffed with premium dumplings the full nelson: Top shelf Dim Sum in the heart of Austin TX
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Night + Market ~ Los Angeles CA

Asian
June 6, 2019

Night + Market ~ Los Angeles CA

Asian
June 6, 2019
The Vitals: the spot: Night + Market 2533 Lincoln Blvd Venice CA 90291 the eats: Pretty much whatever you want on the menu – GET THE CLAMS!!! the bucks: Plan on spending about $35 a head on food the full nelson: A hyped Thai spot that satisfies with an respectable level of Bang for your Thai Food Buck It’s not every night that you get to dine with the likes of Sterling K. Brown and Slash(framed pic) but in Los ...
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Birrieria Gonzalez ~ Los Angeles CA

Los Angeles
May 29, 2019

Birrieria Gonzalez ~ Los Angeles CA

Los Angeles
May 29, 2019
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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Dan’s Hamburgers ~ Austin TX

Austin
May 15, 2019

Dan’s Hamburgers ~ Austin TX

Austin
May 15, 2019
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 ...
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