Chow for Cheap: Best Bites Under $10
You can’t go wrong with these delicious, easy-on-the-wallet noshes.
Posted by: Christopher Werner on Jun 29, 2010 at 11:46AM
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The tonkotsu, a pork broth with mushrooms, green onions, and al dente ramen noodles, at I.D. favorite Samurai Noodle. Here, most items on the menu range from $6.75 to $8.
View Slideshow »Cod fish and chips paired with a house made tartar sauce. The crispy staple of Cap Hill late-night noshing costs $8 at Pike Street Fish Fry.
View Slideshow »A bowl of red lentil soup, which costs $3.50 at Pike Place Market gem the Crumpet Shop. The wee spongy cakes (pictured here is one topped with tomato, English cheese, and pesto) are $1.55 to $4.75.
View Slideshow »At Thai Tom , try the swimming rama: spinach and bean sprouts covered in chicken and what could be called the city’s best Thai peanut sauce. The cost: $7.45.
View Slideshow »At Citizen in Queen Anne, crepes come either savory (like apple-smoked bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, and basil drizzled in maple syrup) or sweet (strawberries, ricotta cheese, and honey sprinkled with sugar), and cost $7.25 to $7.95.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Roti (or ro tee, as it’s spelled at the new I.D. joint Thai Curry Simple ) is the Asian equivalent of a crepe—thin, floppy, flatbready. Thai Curry Simple’s milk-sugar variety costs $2. Other kinds from which to choose: cheese ($2.50), chocolate (ditto), chocolate and banana ($3), scrambled egg ($3.50)—all drizzled with copious amounts of condensed milk.
View Slideshow » Illustration:New banh mi stand Baguette doesn’t offer much in the way of atmosphere, but that’s okay, you’re here for the sandwiches, like the ginger-sauteed chicken. It’s stuffed with pickled daikon and carrots, jalapenos, a garlic pepper and soy sauces, cucumber, and cilantro and costs $4.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Mitt-sized tortillas made with corn or rice flour, pupusas maintain both the floppiness of a pancake and the tough chew of pita bread. They are perfectly round, and at Guanaco’s Tacos Pupuseria come stuffed with a pasty chicharrón (pork) or chicken and a variety of veggies: spinach, ayote (zucchini), jalapenos, refried beans. Here the pupusas cost $2.35 each and arrive with a side of sweet slaw.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Chungee’s Drink and Eat ‘s wonton soup sets you back $6.95. Pair it with General Tso’s chicken ($9.95) and a Chungee pancake ($4.95), and you’ve got a meal for two with leftovers likely.
View Slideshow » Illustration:During lunch at Kaname beef sukiyaki costs $8.95 (a vegetarian version is a dollar less).
Cheap eats are hardly a rarity in this city (hello happy hours), which is why happening upon truly great grub for just a couple bucks is like scoring shiny Cole Haans at Nordy’s Rack. You can’t help but feel tingly plucking those gems from the piles of wonky-soled Reeboks and Diesels.
The point being: Bargain bites abound, but that doesn’t mean you should be eating all of them. Discrimination is needed when determining which deserves your dollar. To help you decide, let’s look at our favorite eats that won’t set you back more than $10. Deets are in the slideshow to the left.
Tags: Bargain Bites, Cheap Eats
