Ali Khan is back on the road in Scottsdale Arizona. In between shooting a new Food Network show, he checks out Barrio Queen in Scottsdale Arizona for authentic Mexican in a sit down setting.

The Vitals: the spot: Spicy Boys Fried Chicken 1701 E. 6th St. Austin, TX 78702 the eats:bone in fried chicken the bucks: $11 the full nelson: how to get hooked on dark meat chicken I’ve been eating fried chicken all wrong. I like white meat. And I order white meat almost every time. The thing is, you can’t do that at Spicy Boys Fried Chicken. It ain’t on the menu. And it’s because like most awesome chefs, they know their ...

The Vitals: the spot: Southside Market & BBQ 534 Highway 71 Bastrop, TX the eats: Hot Gut Sausage, spare ribs, pork steak, coleslaw, pinto beans, potato salad the bucks: $15 a head if you’re looking for a proper spread by the pound  the full nelson: the oldest bbq in Texas but not the best Southside Market & BBQ is the oldest barbecue restaurant in Texas. Their sausage is of legend and their history is very much the evolution of Central ...

The Vitals: the spot: Salt and Time 1912 E. 7th St. Austin TX 78702 the eats: Butcher’s Burger the bucks: $11(with cheese) the full nelson: the best burger I have had in years . . . I’ve been reading Aaron Franklin’s book about steak recently, and it got me fired up to splurge on a premium steak. Not just a Filet Mignon from Whole Foods(ps I think filet is overpriced and not close to the best) but a steak carefully ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: 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: Twisted Root Burger Co multiple locations in TX, plus Louisiana(2) and Alabama(1) the eats: Burger with swiss, garlic mushrooms and sautéed onions the bucks: $8.48 the full nelson: a build your own burger joint built on an affordable 1/2lb patty Many moons ago, 6 years to be exact, my inaugural post for Bang for your Burger Buck forewarned of the dangers of the build your own burger menu. Where an excess of toppings could lead to the ...

I gotta say doing Cheap Eats San Antonio was almost a selfish move. Being a resident of Austin, which is only a couple hours away by car(if the traffic Gods smile down favorably of course), I consider San Antonio to be my first choice for a weekend getaway not by plane. Being closer to the border means the Mexican food gets a little more authentic and all in all, San Antonio is cheaper than Austin. But that doesn’t mean your ...