Object: Fantastic dinner for 2 under $30.00
Here's the question for friday night, where to for a fantastic meal under $30.00 for two? No wine necessary, just fresh, delicious, preferrably nutricious food at a very reasonable price. I'm open to anything and the atmosphere can either be part of the allure or not, your choice? Let me know. Ed
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amysuehere
Oct 12, 2007 12:03 PM
I find the happy hours at Manuel's Great Hills and Eddie V's at the Arbor are just that. Hubbers and I usually spit the arugula wild mushroom salad and he gets the tempura shrimp or the seared tuna with a beer and I get the broiled oysters with a rasberry rita and our bill comes to just under $30. On a nice nigth we sit on Manuels patio and share the hongos, chiviche and mole with a couple of ritas and it comes to right at $30. Perfect and very pleasant.
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Blue Star Cafeteria. I've seen a lot of people knockin' this place here, but it sounds like it's exactly what you're looking for. The only complaints I have of this place are about their desserts (not so good) and cocktails (weak and tiny!). Salads are fantastic; burgers and coconut chicken tenderloins are ridiculously cheap during happy hour.
Totally agree with Madam Mam's -- just not the one near UT. West Gate location is where it's at.
Ka Prow up north has my favorite curry.
Peony is my favorite Chinese place in town. Try the three cup chicken and/or orange chicken!
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I'd go to Le Soleil. Get the seafood banh xeo, the halibut with tamarind sauce, and a soup or a noodle dish. Right at thirty bucks, and muy delicioso. Plenty of food for two good eaters.
Jim
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tokyomonamour
Oct 12, 2007 10:08 AM
A "fantastic" meal for me also means atmosphere. I'd rather not spend Friday night eating at a grocery store, regardless of whether it's HEB or a jam-packed, stroller-choked W.F. I second Madam Ma'am's. Ate there last night: pad se ew with shrimp. Works every time. dinner for two + hot tea: $18.00 and no tantrums, long lines, or strollers!
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It comes up on this board often, but Madam Mam's is an excellent value, fresh, delicious, and nutritious. My husband and I go there once every week or two and almost never spend more than $30.
We do however, manage to spend more than $30 at Whole Foods every time we eat dinner there! You have to watch out for some of the heavier things on the food bars like rice and potatoes -- they are not worth the $7/lb!
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Friday night has come and gone...but for the future, I'd recommend the European Bistro in P-ville. Entrees are in the $15 range, so you'll probably spend more than $30, but it's possible to spend that little before tax and tip. Be warned that if you get refills on bread, you will be charged. The food is very fresh--it tastes more like food made at a good cook's house than restaurant food. Their specials are usually a roasted meat and are either the best thing being served that night or a little dry--but worth the risk.
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I would suggest going to the Whole Foods Market on N. Lamar. If you've never been there, then you probably don't know why I'm telling you to go to a grocery store for dinner, but they have tons of different prepared food stations including Italian, sushi, barbeque, Indian, soup/salad bars, Mexican, etc. It's already cooked for you, hot and ready to eat! It would definitely be under $30 unless you somehow went absolutely crazy with it, and everything at Whole Foods is as nutricious and organic as you can get. You and your date can get whatever you want in the store, and then go around the side of the building up the stairs to the dining area on the roof of the store where you can look out over all of Austin... it's really beautiful.
