March 11th, 2007
Brother’s Restaurant
4128 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94101
(415) 387-7991
If you’re looking for some cheap eats around lunchtime, the famous Brother’s Restaurant on Geary has a daily lunch special where you can get chicken, pork, or beef bulgogi (that’s Korean BBQ) for $7.95. That’s a little more than I usually pay for food but you have to remember that in general, Korean food is going to be more expensive than the real cheap eats which usually fall into the Chinese or Mexican food categories.
Note what $7.95 gets you:
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March 7th, 2007
La Tapatia Mexicatessen
411 Grand Ave
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 589-5881
Wow, I rarely crossover my Yelp reviews with my Grubgirl reviews, but…this one gets posted in both places. Why? Humongous (2-3 lbs) regular burritos with tons of pretty good carne asada in it, for how much? $4.20, folks.
And, these burritos include what other restaurants would consider “only good for Super Burritos”: lettuce, sour cream, and tomatoes. Wow. Too bad there isn’t one closer to my ‘hood otherwise they’d be giving El Burrito Express some competition!
Tags: Budget, bargain bites, budget eating, cheap eats
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January 28th, 2007
Shanghai Dumpling King
3319 Balboa Street
(between 34th Ave & 35th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 387-2088
One of the Chronicle’s listed bargain bites, I had to go check this out for myself, since not all of those items on the list are cheap enough for my tastes. Conclusion? Very darn good. Four people, 5-6 dishes, $10 each.
We ordered their signature steamed dumplings, some special potsticker-shaped dumpling in hot oil, a lion’s head meatball soup, some fried sweet bread with evaporated milk dip, a fried rice cake dish, and then another type of ball (looked like cooked mochi) in spicy oil.
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January 13th, 2007
Grubgirl hasn’t actually tried out the recipes from Recession Recipes, but they are funny to read. Ahhh, I remember the days of hotdog fried rice, and Top Ramen egg drop soup!
Tags: $ Thrifty, Recipes, bargain bites, budget eating, cheap eats, funny website
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