What are some good places to eat in chicago on a budget?

Question

What are some good places to eat in chicago on a budget?

Answer 1

The White Palace - 24 hour Diner

Plymouth Restaurant - Diner, great view of State

Ada's Deli - Deli & diner

Star of Siam - Cheap Thai food

Hackney's Printer's Row - Burger joint (Inside-Out Burger)

Portillo's - Chicago street food

Pizano's - Chicago deep dish or thin crust pizza

B&B (Beef & Brandy) - Diner in the Loop

Gold Coast Hotdogs - Hotdogs of course

If it were me, I would get breakfast at a diner or maybe even McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts or the Corner Bakery.  There's nothing really special about breakfast in Chicago...I mean we have some really wicked cheap diners which is always awesome, but nothing specific that you would NEED to have unless we're talking Orange, Ann Sathers or Lou Mitchell's which is still standard diner breakfast. For lunch or dinner you can always go to Chinatown (Won Kow) or Greektown (Rodity's) and get a pretty cheap & delicious meal in one of the smaller restaurants.

Aside from that I can tell you that both the White Palace and Hackney's were features on Diners, Drive In's & Dives on the Food Network

Answer 2

Czerwone Jabluszko 3121 N Milwaukee

Red Apple Polish buffet $8.49 per person during the week, $9.49 on the weekends, go here starving, the food is awesome and the buffet is a mile long

Cafe Central 1437 W Chicago Ave

very fresh homemade Puerto Rican food

Taza 176 N Franklin

falafel and middle eastern food

Manny's 1141 S Jefferson

Jewish cafeteria and deli

Answer 3

Hot dog stand outside Wrigley Field

Answer 4

Giordano's has great stuffed spinach pizza. Taurus located throughout the south side of Chicago is also a great place to get hoagies. On Jackson street near the downtown area also has good gyros.

Answer 5

Any of the Portillos restaurants throughout the area

Answer 6

Any place with a buffet is good because you can eat as much of whatever you want.