The Vitals: the spot: Discada 1319 Rosewood Ave Austin TX 78702 the eats: Discada taco the bucks: $1.75 each, 5 (for $8) will do you right the full nelson: a Northern Mexican taco delicacy makes its way to Austin TX

The Vitals: the spot: Johnnie’s Beef 7500 W. North Ave Chicago Il 60707 the eats: Italian Beef sandwich ordered “wet and hot” the bucks: $5.32 the full nelson: a local’s favorite for Chicago’s most revered sandwich

The Vitals: the spot: Cuantos Tacos 108 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702 the eats: Lengua, Buche, Cachete, Suadero, Carnitas, Longaniza, Champioñes – basically all the tacos but in that order the bucks: $2.50 a taco – 5 will do you right so plan on $10 a person the full nelson: the best “street tacos” in Austin TX *Cuantos Tacos has moved since I first wrote this story. Updated address is listed above Tacos in Austin are different. When I ...

The Vitals: the spot: La Casa del Playa Tikinxic South End Bahia, Isla Mujeres Quintana Roo Mexico  the eats: enormous plates of shrimp ceviche, Pescado Veracruzano, Pescado Tikinxic, even my kids pasta was off the chain! the bucks: $10 a head, the Tikinxic is $15 a plate, that’s also a kilo of fish the full nelson: this is the kind of place that makes me want to move to Mexico Maybe it’s the almost two thousand miles that separates me ...

The Vitals: the spot: Mr. Menudo 15323 Atlantic Ave Compton, CA the eats: Menudo the bucks: $9  the full nelson:  a full on Menudo only specialist working the streets of Compton CA

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 ...

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 ...

When it came time for Cheap Eats to come down South, Birmingham AL was high on the foodie radar. Forget that Food & Wine magazine moved here(Southern Living is located here as well), Birmingham is home to a James Beard award winning restaurant, a diverse and contemporary food scene and more than a couple places for Cheap Eats. Now if you saw our episode in Birmingham, you already know about one heck of a meatloaf plate and a meaty grilled ...

Welcome to Cheap Eats Buffalo, the season finale of Cheap Eats Season 5 and a huge strike off the Cheap Eats bucket list: I ate Buffalo wings IN Buffalo NY! You knew there would be wings but did you expect serious taco and cupcake game? I sure didn’t. Throw in some French Toast that were literally on a roll and you have one fine day of Cheap Eating in Buffalo. Well, enough of the chit chat, time to take one ...

When I look at the line up for Cheap Eats Oklahoma City, larger cities with big food reputations like Chicago come to mind. With a population of just over 600k, you might not expect to find legit macarons in OKC, but low and behold, OKC has LEGIT Macarons. And I wish we had a deli as good as Scottie’s down here in Austin. Well, you know what happens now. I’m gonna stop beating around the bush take you back for ...