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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Vitals: the spot: P.J. Clarke’s 915 Third Ave NY NY 10022 the eats: The Clarke Burger the bucks: $19.95 the full nelson: An age old NYC burger classic priced like 21st century NYC real estate  P.J. Clarke’s has got history. Surrounded by skyscrapers in Midtown Manhattan, P.J. Clarke’s has been open for business since 1884. If you have ever seen the movie Gangs of New York, you might remember the ending when the camera widens out from the gravestones ...

The Vitals: the spot: Republic Diner ATX 1401 E. 7th St. Austin TX 78702 (behind Kammok Gear Shop) the eats: Slammer the bucks: $6.75 the full nelson:  a deceptive simple smashed burger that slips in umami and a 4oz patty for under $7

The Vitals: recipe: Chicken Báhn Mì (Vietnamese style sandwich) difficulty: easy health rating: healthy – but watch the calorie count on the bread you use.  time: 30 minutes + 4 hour marinade time(can marinate up to 24 hours) I literally made this last night two nights ago and it was so good(and easy) I just had to sit right down and share the recipe. All you really need to do is get the chicken in the marinade and make sure ...