Cheap and cheerful in the South End?

[yumyum]

I'm having a brain cramp. I'd like to go for a cheap (I mean it, cheap -- like under $25) dinner in the South End and the only options I can think of are the pizza and ice cream place which I didn't like, and Orinoco, which I've been to before. Liked it fine enough but I want something new.

Say there's something I've forgotten. Ideas?

[Gabatta]

I'll second Anchovies. Great atmosphere too.

[beetlebug]

How about the Cuban place right off of Tremont? OR the bar menu at Cafe Umbra on Washington?

I don't know about SE Formaggio. But Cambridge Formaggio doesn't serve the pressed sandwiches on weekends. Also, they tend to close early on Sundays.

[yumyum]

Is the cuban place Miami cafe?

[Dax]

Miami Cafe has reasonably priced, decently prepated cubanos. It's just off Tremont on Aquadilla St. They're not as good as El Orientel's cubanos, nor as fru-fruey delicious as the same at Chez Henri, but they make a darn fine <$6 pressed sandwich.

[limster]

Are there still pressed sandwiches at the Formaggio Kitchen on Shawmut?

[sailormouth]

DeLuxe, Formaggio for a DIY, (but quite cheerful), Masa, you might also get out of the new petit robert if you're careful for less than 25.

[hiddenboston]

How about Thai Village or Addis Red Sea on Tremont Street, or House of Siam on Columbus Avenue?

[a l i c e]

Seiyo?
http://www.seiyoboston.com/menu.html

[yumyum]

Thanks for reminding me about Seiyo. I definitely want to check that place out.

[saltshaker]

Giacomo's, Anchovies, Columbus Cafe, Joe V's, The Dish, Thai Village, House of Siam

[Dax]

Cheap - Don Ricardo's, Delux, Miami Cafe, possibly Sister Sorrel?

That Icarus prix fixe for $28 sounds like a great deal.

Cheerful? What is that?