126973 Sat Oct 11 12:34:12 -0700 2003 13 9 New Orleans 0 688909 Real name is Kurt, but as by forum name implys, I am interested in cheap places not necessarly the best. So, any suggestions as to the cheapest place in town for a meal? Dinner mostly. Appreciate it, because I'm left to feed myself and can't cook. Sat Oct 11 12:34:12 -0700 2003 0 Greasy spoon 1 688911 There's a place on Magazine, Jimmy K's, that I think is just what you're lookin for. Can't vouch for dinner. Have had lunches there that were for the books. Ham hocks and lima beans on a bed of rice, blackberry cobbler! I'm from Detroit so I won't claim to be an expert, but this is one of the greatest neighborhood places I've ever found in N.O. or any other place for that matter. We're talking food, not decor or ambiance. Good luck. Sony Bob Sat Oct 11 22:48:55 -0700 2003 688909 0 Sony Bob 2 688915 It's called Joey K's, and it's on the corner of Magazine and Seventh Street. I agree, it's very good for casual and cheap fare. Sun Oct 12 16:41:44 -0700 2003 688911 0 local boy 3 688925 I second Joey K's, and Tom's list was a good one, too. Here are a few more: 1. Juan's Flying Burrito, on Magazine and also on Carrollton 2. Ted's Frostop, on Claiborne near Calhoun. Lunch specials cost 'round $4.00 and include a tiny little iceberg lettuce salad and bread, too. Set specials for every day of the week. 3. New York Pizza, Magazine St. and on N Carrollton. Thin crust pizza by the slice. 4. Dunbar's, Freret St. Soul food buffet, all you can eat. And, the best, cheapest, chowhoundish food in New Orleans: the FREE vegetarian food served at the Hare Krishna temple on Esplanade Avenue. After services, the temple ladies cook really good stuff and feed anyone and everyone. Mon Oct 13 13:50:15 -0700 2003 688915 0 Hungry Celeste 4 688927 Can't beat Shoney's soup and salad. You get the vegatables also for around $4.99 Mon Oct 13 14:01:13 -0700 2003 688925 0 Kelly 5 688946 Your in New Orleans and eat a Shoney's? That was sarcasm, right ? Tue Oct 14 10:41:28 -0700 2003 688927 0 Burma Jones 6 688960 No. The man asked for the cheapeast. Personally, I usually travel on a per diem and find Shoney's has good cheap food and I can pocket the savings. Tue Oct 14 16:30:01 -0700 2003 688946 0 Kelly 7 688962 Cafe Reconcile Dunbars Juans Flying Burito Most Neighborhood bars serve red beans on Monday (you should at least spring for a draft beer $1.75) above are a few that come to mind that are as cheap as Shoney's. New Orleans is about food, eating and drinking. While I do understand that the poster has limited funds, you can find cheap eats in NO without having to resort to a chain. I'm sorry, I just thought that this baord was about dining and not about how much you can squeze a nickel. If your main goal is to pocket the perdiem why not just get a pack of baloney and a loaf of bread. Heck is the bread is a day old, one could eat for days on $3.00 Tue Oct 14 16:49:59 -0700 2003 688960 0 Burma Jones 8 688968 I can't have baloney. Too much fat. I'm simply saying Shoney's has decent food at a reasonable price, which is what he asked for. Tue Oct 14 17:27:26 -0700 2003 688962 0 Kelly 9 688970 I'm really not trying to get into a tiff here but, If money is the posters primary concern you can still do much better than Shoney's Dunbars, Juan, Reconcile All are better than Shoneys and a bargain too. They fullfil the posters cheapness requirement. Now No offense to you personally but, shoneys is crap. I mean really, people are going to ask,"where'd you eat in New Orleans?" the guys gonna say---"Shoney's" Friends dont let friends eat in chains Go ahead call me a food snob, I can take it. :) Tue Oct 14 18:02:55 -0700 2003 688968 0 Burma Jones 10 688977 No . No name calling, just a difference of opinions/taste I guess. I have tried Dunbars. Very good, but more expensive when I was there. What is really needed is another Buster Holmes's. Wed Oct 15 08:29:43 -0700 2003 688970 0 Kelly 3 688935 Sorry about screwing up the name. Posted after a Saturday evening dinner at our favorite local place. Probably should sober up a tad before posting. Bob Mon Oct 13 18:47:57 -0700 2003 688915 0 Sony Bob 1 688922 There are plenty of very inexpensive places in town with quite good food. Many close at around 5 (like Harbor and Two Sisters, which I will write about after going there a few times, but your choices are still varied after the sun goes down. Here are a few -- Country Flame (Tex-Mex) and Salt & Pepper )Pakistani) on Inberville in the Quarter; Mona's; on the West bank La Puperseria, Pho Tau Bay, Taqueria Mexicana, Taqueria Jalisco, Christy's Po-Boys; Kenner Supermarket on Williams (excellent Central and South American); in mid-city Lola's, Katy's, Boswells (Jamaican) and Landry's. And these are only a few. Mon Oct 13 10:29:32 -0700 2003 688909 0 Tom 1 688929 Delta Blues -S. Jeff Davis and Rendon st -Breakfast $.99. 2 pieces of fried chicken -$.99. 4 peices $1.69 lunch $3.95 Popeys-large red beans and rice Sav-a-center - cream potatoes, gravy, spinich - $3.00 Picadilly special Mon Oct 13 16:11:27 -0700 2003 688909 0 Lonnie