This Mexican fast food option is basically the Cheesy Nachos on steroids, topped with ground beef, tomatoes, and sour cream. For just one dollar , you can treat yourself with a vanilla or chocolate dessert, which somehow pairs well with everything on the menu.

As odd as it sounds, it blows a side of ranch out of the water. As part of the Whopper family , this single patty burger is the best value you can get for a burger from BK.

It has all the qualities you love about the Whopper — the toasted sesame bun, grilled beef patty, and loads of toppings — but in a smaller, much less guilt-inducing burger with fewer calories. If you want to make it a cheeseburger, just ask.

Another frontrunner at Burger King is the BK Stacker, a single patty cheeseburger with a slice of American cheese, thick-cut hardwood smoked bacon, and zesty BK sauce on a toasted bun. Fun fact for you: this cheap fast food option is part of a family of burgers at Burger King that includes the Single Stacker King, Double Stacker King, Triple Stacker King, as well as the BK Double, Triple, and Quad Stacker.

Talk about a mouthful. You can always make this a combo meal with a drink and fries, too. This classic option is named after the restaurant for a reason, serving up a beef patty, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, melted cheese, mayo, and ketchup.

Add a drink and curly fries to make a full meal that will cost just a few bucks extra. They are quite small, but if you ask us, a couple of these puppies makes for a filling meal, with options to drown your grilled or crispy chicken in chipotle BBQ, honey mustard, or ranch.

Taco Bell caters to the fast food lover in all of us, teasing us with those glorified beef tacos, exclusive sugar-packed Mountain Dews, and melt-in-your-mouth cheese quesadillas. Plus, you can swap the meat for beans if you want to go vegetarian. A large fry is quite versatile, serving as a great food to scarf down after a breakup, a side to share with a friend, or a satisfying meal in itself.

Be warned — the calories add up fast if you add a burger to your order, but the taste and price are unbeatable. Toss the ketchup and dip your fries in the ice cream.

For just three bucks, you can score two of these sandwiches that are topped with shredded lettuce and mayo. This is one of the best value chicken sandwiches, in our opinion. With five fast food fried chicken options to choose from, you can customize your box to include a Crispy Colonel Sandwich, 3 Extra Cripsy Tenders, one Chicken Breast, a Pot Pie, or a Famous Bowl, all accompanied by a cookie and a drink.

Select options even include potato wedges or mashed potatoes, as well as a biscuit. Del Taco has snack time down to a science with this perfectly-portioned menu item. Other items on the menu that are just a buck during Happy Hour include cookies, small potato cakes, small curly fries, small shake, and small drinks.

This Happy Hour deal typically takes place from 2 p. Sonic also has a full list of mini snacks like tater tots, fries, onion rings, and popcorn chicken for 79 cents each, which is the cheapest fast food you can find. To see other options to pair with your fries, check out the latest Chick-fil-A menu.

The cheapest fast food you can find? White Castle sliders. You have the choice of more than ten different flavors, including Cheese, Sloppy Joe, Fish, Chicken Ring, Veggie, Bacon Cheese, Crispy Chicken, Chicken and Waffles, and more.

They may not be the friendliest when it comes to calories, but they sure do taste good. A post shared by Aloha Cafe and Catering alohacafe. Just look at the chili dogs at this Whittier Boulevard mainstay, especially when served up with American cheese, lots of mustard, and chunks of raw white onion.

Huge Tree Pastry specializes in fan tuan, a Taiwanese breakfast that consists of glutinous rice wrapped around a crispy rod of youtiao and meat floss. Be advised this place is cash-only, so make sure to stop by the ATM on the way. A post shared by Huge Tree Pastry 大樹 hugetreepastry. The pani puri are beautifully made delicate whole-wheat shells filled with mung beans, potatoes, and jaljira, a cool liquid imbued with herbs and spices, and drizzled with chutneys.

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It allows sellers to post their unwanted gift cards for sale, offering them at a discounted price in exchange for cash. Alternatively, you can buy gift cards for restaurants at any number of regional grocery store chains that offer fuel perks.

A third idea is to stock up on gift cards during the holidays. Most restaurants offer bonus cash for purchasing gift cards during the holiday season, and if you buy from a restaurant you frequent often, you can keep the gift cards to pay for your own meals and get the bonus cash too.

You can help your family budget by planning your meal before you get to the restaurant and discussing those expectations with your kids. For example, you can stick to a certain price threshold.

Let your kids know the maximum price they can spend on an entree before you leave. Similarly, if you prefer to skip appetizers, paid drinks, or desserts, let your kids know upfront. For example, a gourmet grass-fed burger at boutique restaurants can cost double what a burger at a casual chain restaurant does.

Checking ahead can help you avoid sticker shock and make different plans if necessary. Restaurant meals in the United States are notoriously huge.

Their portions often easily feed two or more. Thus, it can pay to get creative with various ways to split meals. You can ask your server to bring an extra plate. We did this for several years with our son, and servers in most restaurants are accustomed to it. Another option is to order a couple of entrees to share family-style with everyone at the table.

We frequently order two entrees for three or four people to share. We especially like to do this at restaurants where the food comes in separate dishes from the ones you eat on, which is a perfect setup for sharing. Some restaurants specifically advertise family-style dining.

Others, such as barbecue joints and American-style Chinese restaurants, make it easy to share. You can also try splitting one adult entree between two children, ordering a la carte and sharing sides, or splitting appetizers and desserts.

Any way you can share food helps pare down the total bill as well as reduce wasted food. Appetizers and starters usually cost less than entrees but can often be a fairly substantial size.

Plenty of restaurants offer what some may consider complete meals as appetizers. Buffalo wings that come with veggies are one example, and some restaurants even serve their appetizer chicken tenders with fries. Likewise, soup and salad cover all the bases and are typically cheaper than your average entree.

Some restaurants offer all-you-can-eat refills on these items. For example, you can get endless trips to the salad bar for one price at Ruby Tuesday.

Or fill up on unlimited refills of soup, salad, and breadsticks at Olive Garden. Because restaurant portions are so large, kids meals are usually an adequate amount of food, even for grown-ups. More important, they typically cost half as much. Some restaurants offer lower-priced lunch portions or an early bird special menu during lunch or early dinner hours typically 4pm to 6pm.

These include smaller portions of select dinner entrees. These have more adult-friendly options than kids menus, but many restaurants that offer them restrict them to older adult guests. Sometimes, these appetizers and entrees are even large enough to split with someone else. If you want to keep the total cost of your bill down, skip all the extras.

Nothing drives up the final price like ordering a bunch of drinks, appetizers, and desserts. My family has gone out to eat more than once expecting to get a cheap dinner thanks to a free entree coupon only to be shocked at how much drinks like ice tea and soda hiked up our total bill.

But if you want those courses, split them with another family member. Appetizers are made to be shared, and restaurant desserts are usually generously sized.

You can save your wallet by splitting them two or more ways. Kids meals often come as a package deal.

You get to choose one entree, one or two sides, a drink, and maybe a dessert, all for one price. In restaurants that make you choose one side, you can often still get two without paying extra — in theory, at least.

Like doorbusters on Black Friday , the aim is to rope customers in with free kids meals and then make money selling adult entrees. Restaurants that offer free kids meals typically do so on weekdays to draw customers in on their slow days.

Even among chain restaurants, offers vary by location and can change at any time, so call ahead to confirm the deal. Tipping your server is important, as most of their income comes from tips. But it can also add a significant amount to your total bill. We're looking for the best food the joint offers on a budget.

It's not about the most food you can get. It's about the best meal you can construct. It's a little bit about the most food you can get. It's a meal, right? Also, we're not paying attention to limited-time offers that won't be around in a few weeks.

Sorry, Nacho Fries and unicorn thingamajigs. Build your own combo. What to order: It's a little tricky to get the price down while filling up at your favorite mall-based restaurant.

Nonetheless, you can get pretty close, especially if you opt to skip a soda and get some water. You probably need to hydrate anyhow, right? It's pretty damn solid all things considered. While this meal is put together with menu prices, you can pretty reliably find a deep discount in the Wendy's app and occasionally even land a free burger.

Nonetheless, to get your meal, skip the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger and grab two Jr. You haven't really eaten at Wendy's until you've dipped your fries in a Frosty.

The money goes to charity and you wind up getting free Frostys for an entire year. What to order: If you're looking to maximize your caloric intake for the buck, the Sausage Egg and Cheese on a croissant has a whopping calories.

The bagels at Dunkin' tend to survive life before your mouth a little more intact than the croissant. No, you aren't getting a coffee, but Dunkin' isn't fooling anyone with the name change.

You still came there for the donut. What to order: Chipotle is not the go-to spot for a budget-conscious eater. You really can't get anything there's a kid's menu. The same thing less the juice box from the adult menu costs slightly more.

However, it's entirely possible if you think outside the Mountain. Yeah, the Jamocha Shake is only available here, but these are the best damn fries in the game. It's also worth checking if they're offering anything for signing up for the Arby's email list.

Sometimes handing over your email lands you a free sandwich or gyro. What to order: If you've ever been to a White Castle or have seen a film with the words "Harold and Kumar" in the title, you know the drill.

What to order: No, the Colonel still isn't bringing back the long-dead Double Down. Though, the nuggets would substitute well and keep you in the same price range. Plus, you'd be getting those sweet, sweet sauces.

Sometimes the classics are classics for a reason. What to order: Jimmy John's hasn't always been the best place for a super-cheap lunch. However, in late , JJ added the Little John. Plus, there are seven varieties of the Little John, which gives you options, but the 6 is a solid choice if you're looking to get the most out of the smaller sandwich.

The vegetarian sandwich comes with avocado, provolone, cucumber, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. You're getting a lot more flavor there than with the spare Slim 5 and a few more calories than with the other Little John options.

If you're ordering anything but the salt and vinegar chips, you're doing it wrong. What to order: You're going to have a tough time pulling this one off.

That's the highest calorie soup they offer.

Bonchon has economical boxes of fried chicken pieces (wings, drums, strips) that can serve as the base for a week's worth of meals. You get Yelp picked the best affordable restaurant in every state, from hot-dog joints to pho places, based on customer reviews I find Wendy's and Taco Bell to offer the best value meals (complete). McDonalds has some sandwich deals (2 for 1) but you gotta just stick to: Economical restaurant options

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