Thread: Inexpensive Eats & Drinks

I, like many of you are on a budget. The budget is tight one week and a little lax the next. So I have been trying to find places where I can get a good bite and/or drink, without breaking the piggy bank to do so. I use Yelp and Urbanspoon as much as the rest of you iPhone/Android/Palm/CrackBerry users do. I just want to know where your favorite spots to get a good inexpensive breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight munchies, happy hour or cocktail.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Lunch: El Pollo Loco- I get 3 bean-rice-cheese burritos for $3.29. Throw in some salsa and wash it down with a cup of water and I’m golden. I know this is super cheap, but the food ain’t bad and it’s close to where I work.

Happy Hour: Il Fornaio- $5 glass of wine and $5 fradiovola pizza. Three glasses of wine and a pizza for $20 is pretty darn good.

Dinner: Wahoo’s- Banzai Bowl is awesome at $8. Throw in two BOMs (Beer Of the Month) at $2 each, and you’re out for under $15 with a little “401K Plan” for the skater guy manning the register.

Cocktail (beer): Old 35’er in Pasadena- Bought a pitcher of Stella (I think… I was a little drunk after drinking it, so this one’s a little hazy) a little over a month ago here for $8. Left $2 for the gal pouring the suds. The bonus, they were playing a Kings game and a random guy starts talking puck with me. Good times!

Late Night Happy Hour: Barney’s Limited (Pasadena)- After a long night slingin’ cheese for the good folks of Pasadena, me and a few buddies like to toss a few light beers back after the shift. $2 pints and the food ain’t that bad for a bar. You can get a pretty decent veggie burger (… I don’t know the price though) here. Sometimes the bartender comps a drink or two. Nice.

Pre-Kings Game Watering Hole: La Grane Orange Cafe at Del Mar Station- the last time I was here well drinks were $3. THREE FRIGGIN DOLLARS!!1! One can get gooooooood and tanked and just hop onto the Gold Line to get to the game. Sober up a bit on the way down to the game and nurse the $20 beer at the Stapler.

So kiddies, I want to know your favorites.

Thanks!

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Sounds good. What do you do the next day?

Originally Posted by !Kings!

Sounds good. What do you do the next day?

umm...

Thats where you come in.

Late night happy hour at Octopus (LBC or Downtown). $2.50 sake bombs.

Dillons Irish Pub in Hollywood has $3 pints all the time and a fairly good selection on tap. Plus they are subway adjacent.

I do the El Pollo Loco thing as....

1 BRC Burrito and 1 Dollar Menu Salad. It ends up being like $2.50.

Here in South OC we go to a place called Albatros Mexican. We get the carnitas plate and an extra flour tortilla. It serves me and the wife and our 2 kids as well as leaving enough for lunch for me the next day all for under 9 bucks.

Great thread BTW.

i eat caviar and drink crystal everyday


i own my own kfc and del taco


i love kobe beef burgers
diddy gotta be economical now ya know?

Originally Posted by Hipcheck

I do the El Pollo Loco thing as....

1 BRC Burrito and 1 Dollar Menu Salad. It ends up being like $2.50.

Here is South OC we go to a place called Albatros Mexican. We get the carnitas plate and an extra flour tortilla. It serves me and the wife and our 2 kids as well as leaving enough for lunch for me the next day all for under 9 bucks.

Great thread BTW.

Its a California burrito & a carne asada taco for me. Actually I went to a place called Casa Franco on Christmas day because it was either that or Denny's. It was pretty good (the pricing is average though).

Originally Posted by Hipcheck

I do the El Pollo Loco thing as....

1 BRC Burrito and 1 Dollar Menu Salad. It ends up being like $2.50.

Here is South OC we go to a place called Albatros Mexican. We get the carnitas plate and an extra flour tortilla. It serves me and the wife and our 2 kids as well as leaving enough for lunch for me the next day all for under 9 bucks.

Great thread BTW.

Either you and your family eat like baby birds, or thats a whole friggin lot of carnitas. I'll have to check the place out when I go down there next time.