Cheap Eats
31 of our favorite dishes $12 and under
By Stefanie Gans and Warren Rojas
Flipping a quick U-ie, tires teetering on a gravel lot, we enter a shack on a lonely strip of asphalt to find tender pupusas. We stomp through strip malls, click a blinker for ominous side streets, creep through office parks and wrap our mouths around dishes so cheap it’s worth the journey. Thirty-one tastes for a hungry traveler.
RESTAURANT NAME
NEIGHBORHOOD
CUISINE
Afghani
Peruvian
American
Comfort Food
Deli
Comfort Food
Deli
Seafood
Cafe
International
Vegetarian/Vegan
International
Vegetarian/Vegan
4008-A University Drive
Fairfax VA 22030
703-246-9040
Fairfax VA 22030
703-246-9040
Jamaican
Caribbean
Caribbean
43137 John Mosby Highway
Chantilly VA 20152
703-327-0052
Chantilly VA 20152
703-327-0052
Salvadoran
Indian
Chinese
Fusion
Chinese
Fusion
2 N. Liberty St.
Middleburg VA 20117
540-687-3456
Middleburg VA 20117
540-687-3456
Deli
American
American
Italian
American
Comfort Food
Deli
Comfort Food
Deli
American
American
4331 Dale Blvd.
Dale City VA 22193
703-982-3371
Dale City VA 22193
703-982-3371
African
Caribbean
Caribbean
American
Burgers
Barbecue
Burgers
Barbecue
Mexican
Latin American
Latin American
Mexican
Latin American
Latin American
Mexican
Latin American
Latin American
Mexican
Latin American
Latin American
Southern
Lebanese
Greek/Mediterranean
Italian
Italian
British
American
American
Seafood
Cajun/Creole
Vietnamese
Cajun/Creole
Vietnamese
Thai
American
American
Vegetarian/Vegan
Indian
Chinese
Indian
Chinese
Thai
Cajun/Creole
Cajun/Creole
American
American
Bar/Pub Grub
Bar/Pub Grub
Greek/Mediterranean
Turkish
Vegetarian/Vegan
Turkish
Vegetarian/Vegan