203078 Tue Aug 12 15:34:10 -0700 2003 10 18 Manhattan 0 1082953 Hi I am looking to take my g-friend out fo dinner, but don't have a-lot of money. I am looking for good food for the money around $10-$11 an entree..would anyone have any suggestions for the LES and East-West Village. food can be anything. Thanks Tue Aug 12 15:34:10 -0700 2003 0 Jrock 1 1082955 Perbacco (234 E 4th St.) has very good food and the pasta dishes are around $10. You can check their menu at menupages.com Tue Aug 12 15:41:04 -0700 2003 1082953 0 Toot 2 1082958 I would say ANY of the E.V. Italians are your best bet though Perbacco's been getting a lot of play on the boards of late (check menupages for East Village/LES Italian - there are TONS)... Il Bagatto is cheap and yummy and a fun atmosphere (not very quiet, if that's what you're looking for)... Pastas are cheap and filling (gnocci), split an app (grilled squid), splurge on a couple glasses of house red. And if you really want to shoot the moon, retire to their wine bar after dinner for a quieter cheese plate and a few more (nicer) glasses of wine. But that might be overkill.... Have a great date... THM Tue Aug 12 15:55:17 -0700 2003 1082955 0 THM 3 1082985 Any except Tappo, which is inexplicably very expensive, and I Coppi... :) Also, Il Covo Dell'Est is great, but not cheap. A couple other suggestions: aKa Cafe on the LES -- very casual, but good and cheap. Tsampa, an unusual Tibetan place, might score you inventive points. The food's not fantastic, but it's a good deal. Tue Aug 12 19:18:34 -0700 2003 1082958 0 Dan 4 1082992 Chinatown Tue Aug 12 22:27:51 -0700 2003 1082985 0 bobjbkln 4 1083032 I thought I read that Tappo closed a few months ago. Wed Aug 13 12:19:09 -0700 2003 1082985 0 DeeDee 5 1083076 It did. Wed Aug 13 16:25:32 -0700 2003 1083032 0 kirk 1 1082984 Try 'inoteca on Rivington. It's more of a grazing menu of excellent Italian goodies, and almost everything is under $10. Tue Aug 12 18:51:42 -0700 2003 1082953 0 jenny 2 1083004 Just tried 'inoteca last weekend. Outstanding. I'll save the details for another post. Nearly everything is under $10, but it's easy to run up quite a tab if you drink and order multiple courses - which is extremely difficult not to do there (at least for me). Wed Aug 13 09:38:27 -0700 2003 1082984 0 ahab 3 1083044 Also Grey Dog's Cafe on Carmie south of Bleeker. But it's very, very casual. Wed Aug 13 13:01:30 -0700 2003 1083004 0 xavier 1 1083010 I'd strongly recommend Ivo and Lulu on Broome near Varick. It's a tiny candlelit BYOB place where apps are $6-8 and all the entrees are $10. Considering you can bring your own bottle of wine, it's quite a bargain. The food is "French Carribean" and quite tasty if you don't mind a lot of spice, which I certainly don't. I'd recommend the duck confit and grilled pear appetizer! Yum! Wed Aug 13 10:33:24 -0700 2003 1082953 0 oystergal