664101 Mon Nov 02 09:40:56 -0800 2009 4 10 Florida 0 5149173 I'm going to be in Miami for a couple of days - are there any signature or must-have cheap eats that I should have while I'm there (under 20 dollars a person) both including restaurants and other food stands or carts or anything? Any location within the city, or nearby outside (I will have access to a car) is fine (I will probably be in the Fort Lauderdale area at least briefly visiting relatives). Happy to be referred to any quintessential cheap eats threads Florida hounds may know that I may have missed as well. Thanks. Mon Nov 02 09:40:56 -0800 2009 293752 FoulShotz 1 5150266 - pan con lechon or cuban sandwich at Enriquetas - 29th St. & 2nd Ave. - under $5 - 1/2 fried chicken at Joe's Stone Crab (South Beach) - $5.95 - tacos from Orale taco truck - NW 27th Ave., north of Dolphin Expressway - ~$2 each - oyako don at Hiro's Yakko San (North Miami Beach) - $6 (but there's much more you'll want to have there). - salmon teriyaki or beef curry stew at Japanese Market (79th St. Causeway) - $4.95 - almost all of the menu at Red Light, but don't miss the New Orleans style BBQ shrimp (Biscayne Blvd. / 77th St.) - under $20. - garbanzos fritos or callos (tripe stew) at Copas y Tapas in Coral Gables - under $10. - parrillada at Las Vacas Gordas (Miami Beach, 71st St.) - $24, but really enough food for 2 to split. - chivito sandwich at El Rey de Chivito (Miami Beach, Collins Ave. near 71st St.) - $9 but coma-inducing. Here's a budget dining thread though it's nearly a year old -> http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/475605 And a search for "cheap Miami" sorted by relevance turns up some good threads -> http://search.chow.com/search?query=cheap+miami&advanced=1&from_date=1+year+ago&type=Topic&sort_mode=relevance&from_date_select=1+year+ago&search_boardgroup_id=5&search_board_id=10&user_name=&post_title= How's that for a start? www.foodforthoughtmiami.com Mon Nov 02 14:48:21 -0800 2009 5149173 35525 Frodnesor 1 5150354 Atlakatl - Salvadorean Sopa de Caracol Fridays Miami El Rey de las Fritas - Cuban Frita aka Burger Miami Sonny's - Philly Steak Hoagies Hollywood La Sandwicherie - French Hoagies/Salads/Pate South Beach Joe's Stone Crab Takeaway - Grouper Sandwich/Daily Special South Beach Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza - Pie and Wings Gold Coast Verdaddy's - Fish Tacos Miami Lorenzo's - Itlalian Cafeteria North Miami Jaguar - Ceviche Nuevo Calamari/Shrimp Coconut Grove Buena Vista Bistro - French Braised Grouper Bon apettito! Mon Nov 02 15:26:36 -0800 2009 5149173 14634 netmover 2 5151430 Fish tacos at Verdaddy's are terrible...nor would they even remotely qualify as "signature" or "must-have." Plus, why would a New Yorker go to Hollywood, Fla for a Philly Steak sandwich. Tue Nov 03 05:33:40 -0800 2009 5150354 220638 drew5720 3 5156945 I love posts like yours that bash other people's but bring nothing (zip-zero) to the table... Bravo 2 U drew. Maybe you can offer up something positive next go round? Wed Nov 04 19:08:20 -0800 2009 5151430 14634 netmover