Best meals under $10 tourney
 

If there's two things Americans love more than guns & shitty beer, it's definitely food and a good deal.

We like to go out to eat, and we like it cheap. So, let's find out what the best deals are for a meal under $10.

In this thread, please nominate meals you've purchased for less than $10 (before taxes) that really hit the spot.

Please list the meal name and the restaurant where you purchased the meal. If you would like to link it in order to help me out, that would be appreciated. If not, I can do it before starting the actual tourney. If I have issues finding the item online, I'll contact the nominating person via PM for assistance.

So, to recap: Delicious restaurant meals for less than $10. Name them!

Chipotle double chicken rice bowl!

$8.65 with the double meat. Added to the list!

Camaron shrimp truck in North Shore, Oahu.

I'll add it, FMB. Gotta be the coconut shrimp, though. Is that the coconut shrimp in the pic?

Garlic shrimp.

EDIT: Shit, just saw the separate prices for the coconut and garlic. :deevee:

That pic has the Garlic Shrimp at 10.95, brah. That's too rich for our blood.

Yeah, saw that and edited. Sonofabitch.

Seriously, that shrimp was the best meal we've eaten across two visits and two weeks in Hawaii.

Box Combo w/ extra toast instead of coleslaw at Raising Cane's...

Nothing fast food wise beats it for the price IMO....

I'm boycotting Chipotle.

Olive Garden unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks. $7.

I don't care what anyone says, their zoupa toscana and salads are legit.

Did you eat at Teddy's?

My friend took us to this hoity toity sushi outfit that was pretty damned good. We had to endure orentials doing karaoke (to get half price sushi) but it was good.

Howcome? Theres always Pepperjax chicken rice bowl which is better just more cals and comes out to 8.57!

Negative.

My favorite place (that's easier to get to than North Shore) was Nico's Pier 38.

Find a Teddy's next time. It's legit. We ate there like 3 times in 6 days.

Last time we were there, they were just getting ready to open their first 5 Guys. You couldn't talk to a local anywhere without them getting all excited about the 5 Guys.

Caniac combo from Raising Canes.

If you hate your rectum and your spouse loves the smell of farm waste then I recommend the 10 piece nuggets, 2 cheeseburger combo deal w fries, and a Whopper to top it off from BK.

**** yes. Always extra toast.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

I'm fiesty about the non-GMO/Organic ****ing bullshit based on bad science. I know why they do it, because hippies will pay. So I'm doing what I can to not.

I don't eat there a lot, but I would every time I was at a place where there was one.

You tried the coconut? We could roll with that. Or we could call the guy and ask him to lower the price of the garlic shrimp by a dollar for the duration of the tourney.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

No, I didn't try the coconut. The shrimp truck is disqualified.

Costa Vida

Sweet pork enchiladas with roasted green chili sauce, refried beans and rice. $8.99

You would have to drink water to keep it under $10 but their water is actually really good for some reason.

http://www.costavida.com/menu/

Taco Tico #1 combo burrito, 2 tacos & green chile salsa $5.65

My nomination is the Moons over my hammy with a side of hash browns from Denny's for $7.89.

I like the hash browns cooked a little extra, and then I smother 'em in some good hot sauce.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

$1 tacos on Sundays at a place called Slow Ride in Lawrence that are the bomb; and served with sides of salsa you squeeze out of the bottle; the hot salsa is a money maker; you keep putting it on and keep ordering beer .

I actually think they might be $1.25 now, but still . you can load up for dirt cheap, and it's good food.

small dirt dive in Olathe called Cherro's Taco shop (I think); $1.49 tacos and the pork is amazing. good salsa bar thing. One of those places where the food is good, but you don't really want to see the back area lol. althouhg, they prepare it etc all out in the open.

Go Chicken Go - gizzards and livers and sauce FTW.

Rockstar Burgers across from Kemper; good selection of stuff. Do not buy beer there...it's reeruned priced. I think I got a budweiser bottle and it was like $5. Good diner type food, 24/7.


A Place I thought would be an awesome unique place / good food / relatively cheap was Grinders'. Nope. Tried it last night after driving by it for 2 years... big time meh. got two slices of 'pizza'......i get the New York thin thing, but these were literally about as thin as piece of paper; virtually zero sauce or cheese for $7. Imagine having a big saltine cracker triangle with crumbles of sausage on it.....that's what it tasted like. My buddy got a chicken tender basket , and it sucked. tots were good (lol), and wife said her philly cheese steak was good. We'll try it again, but I've avoided it because i heard they were really proud of their prices on food and beer. So, one more shot to stay on my list.

There is a combo with ten nuggets, two cheeseburgers, and fries? Jesus.

Don't get me wrong, I'd eat that much food, but just seems wrong to have all that in a combo. It's like fast food places aren't even attempting to hide the gluttony.

This is what I pulled from a google search. These the tacos? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...74c2686476.jpg

look like it.

the beef mixture has something in it that's awesome. Little chunks of potato; or maybe chunks of the stuff that a tamale is made out of (whatever that's called).

it's a biker friendly place, so there's usually a ton of bikes there. But it's not a 'biker bar', in that it's not dangerous etc. Sunday Funday (as they used to call it) can get pretty busy in the summer since a lot of people out riding stop there on their way to/from their destinations for lunch; or they make a rid out to Lawrence just to get tacos. it's on the north side of river, just before 32 hwy. Not overly packed or anything, but it might take a few to get the tacos, but we usually just use that time to have a beer - they have pretty decent sized outdoor seating too, which is nice once the weather breaks. (keep in my mu description and experiences of this place is as a stop when we're out riding etc lol)

The PB&J special from Boiler Room in Chicago. Slice of pizza, PBR tallboy and a shot of Jamison. $8.50 all day, everyday.

http://www.boilerroomlogansquare.com/

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8rjh1bgg.jpg

Pretty sure rockstar burgers are over $10

Edit: guess the plain Jane ones aren't

damn, that's a winner!
sec

yeah, I've only had the smaller/thin pattied ones; and I had the hangover sammich before that was good. onion rings were good.

I think the "Rockstar" burger was lke $13? or something? yeah....the hell with that.

Is it required to come with a drink?

small place called Papa Keno's in Old town OP.

I've only been there twice, but I was always pleased with the pizza; and the time I went I had a can of Hamm's for like $1.50 (just for nostalgia etc). big slices of pizza.

Culver's Snack Pack Meals are all <$5. I typically get the mushroom swiss burger, salad or green beans for a side, and a drink.

Used to get two Shakespeare's slices and an iced tea for $5 in Columbia, MO. Think the prices are a bit higher now, but still easily under $10. Could sub a side salad for a slice for the same price.

Nope. Any type of restaurant food item/combo/meal that you consume for under $10 is eligible.

Panda Express two-entree meal with orange chicken, Shanghai angus beef, vegetables, and a Dr. Pepper. Total price is $9 and change, and under 1,000 calories.

Joe's Kansas City BBQ - Smokie Joe with Fries $9.34

I always leave satisfied after that meal.

I'll also propose the Wendy's Baconator combo for under $9 with unlimited Dr. Pepper refills. However, you're talking a ton of calories - probably over 1,500 even before refills. But it's darn good.

Holy shit I Think I have ordered off that very truck as well.

Garlic shrimp for the win.

I'll say it. I'm not proud. McDonalds' quarter-pounder with cheese combo for about $5. Comes with fries and Dr. Pepper. About 1,100 calories.

I'm getting the sense that you're cool as long as it comes with Dr. Pepper.

Anything under 10 bucks these days isn't real food.

Englewood Diner in Independence: 3-egg ham and cheese omlette, hash browns, big biscuit and sausage gravy for around $8.

I think we really should call the guy and see if we could get him to lower his rate for a few weeks.

There's no way that is still around $5. I bet it's at least $6.50.

He's a Texan at heart.

I actually prefer Pibb, but it's more exclusive. I'm not sure you can get Pibb in a sub-$10 meal.

But yeah, pretty much. The prune-based soft drink is integral to the $10 experience.

I did a quick google and saw a $5 price, and I was skeptical, too. This site shows a price of $6.66 in Colorado, which seems more accurate.

http://www.fastfoodmenuprices.com/mcdonalds-prices/

Buffalo Chicken Pita from Pita Pit with water $7.39

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/med...icken-pita.jpg

Image not accurate to buffalo chicken order. Feel free to order any pita that fits your fancy.. even those breakfast ones I'm sure are tasty. If you want eggs, bacon, hashbrown and veggies in a damn pita I'm not going to stop you.

I'll go ahead and say it. Mr. Pibb is the Nickleback of soda.

I don't know if independent places are allowed, but I stop at a gyros place occasionally on my walk home, and they have a fantastic gyros/fries/Dr. Pepper combo for $8.25. Here's a picture, but substitute the beef gyro for the chicken one. Top-notch french fries.

https://s3-media4.fl.yelpcdn.com/bph...IbQT3A4w/o.jpg

Best meals under $10 tourney
 

If you're looking for cheap and good, you can't go wrong with a hot dog combo and a slice of pizza from Costco. Unhealthy I know, but damn for $3.50 it should top any list imo.

You still would have $6.50 left. Can't beat that.


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...33ce2c4099.png

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...36f084653d.jpg

yeah dude, I agree.

the dogs, and even sliced pizza hit the spot sometimes.

and I live about 1/8th mile from one. each time I have a dog from there, I ask my wife "man....explain to me again why I don't just come here for a dog or a slice on a weekend for lunch?"

Wonder if in the romper room we should create Dr. Pepper vs. Mr. Pibb, coke vs. Pepsi, mountain dew vs. Mellow yellow poll threads. A root beer one with all of the different good ones out there would be a great discussion.

Nice weiner.

Offseason poll. Needs to be in the Lounge. WTF else is happening around here?

Holy crap, that's a lot of raw onion.

I'm the same way, I only eat there when I shop. I never think about going there for lunch, hell you can get an entire Costco take-n-bake pizza for $8.99.

No such thing as too much onions. They should have put some on the other side as well.

Yea the nuggets are 1.50
Whatever they put in em might be criminal

That looks great.

Hayes Hamburgers north of the river. a double is $2.90. I can get two doubles, fries, and a water for $7.40. They aren't the biggest burgers, so you could go two triples and fries and be at $9.60.

Or, a single is $1.50. I can do 4 of those, fries, and be under $8

An 1/8 of a mile from Costco? Isn't that still inside their parking lot?

looks like I exaggerated ...

according to google , I'm .3 miles from it.

Pibb is better than Dr Pepper.

I would be dead after eating that. :eek:

That might be outside their parking lot.

It really is. Pepper was the innovator, but Pibb took it to the next level.

On Thursday night, I can go to my local barbecue place and get two barbecue beef sliders, fries, and a Dr. Pepper for slightly less than $10.

This is what the sliders look like, though they're smaller than this. Great sweet sauce.

https://brothers-bbq.com/wp-content/...-Denver-33.jpg

I'm still trying to get my head around gyros combined with fries. What a weird combo.

They do it here as well. Never get the fries. Hell, don't need them the gyro is so big. And of course, a Dr. Pepper. And baklava.

That sounds better. Except for the Dr. Pepper.

Does all of the traffic get annoying?

Just try to give me the names of the local places and the specific food that you're nominating, and I can look for pics on Yelp. Local places are definitely allowed, but we want good pics, because folks are gonna likely be voting based on those if they haven't tried any of the entries in a heat.

Taco truck in LA. Got a burrito and 4 tacos for $9.50 and they were the best tacos and burrito that I had ever had. The burrito was comparable in size to a chipotle burrito but tasted far better. Cuts of meat was anything from your usual chicken, beef, etc to pork belly, organ meat (if that's your thing), etc. They also had grilled onions and pickled veggies on the side as well as freshly made extra salsa.

Easily the best meal under $10 that I have ever had. Explosion of flavor in every bite.

https://roaminghunger.com/img/trucks...f846204482.jpg

https://b.zmtcdn.com/data/menus/434/...ut-format=webp

$5.69
Big Double Burger
Hush Puppies
Chicken Nuggets
and a Fancy Shake.

yes; I feel like I live on a parade route.

International Cafe Jumbo Gyro

https://igx.4sqi.net/img/general/200...GxiiDc36QY.jpg

$7 and it's amazing. Toss in a home-made baklava for $1.00 and you're still just under.