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Cheap good eats in downtown Houston

Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:08 pm
Posted by dualed
Member since Sep 2010
4689 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:08 pm
Staying at the Westin next to Minute Maid. Suggestions?
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
136793 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:22 pm to
Staying in decent hotel

Wants cheap food

Sigh....
Posted by dualed
Member since Sep 2010
4689 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:26 pm to
don't lecture me Rouge just help
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
26963 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:29 pm to
Is the sports bar with boardroom chairs still open by Minute Maid?
Posted by ZoneLiftGMC
Member since Oct 2010
869 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:30 pm to
Downtown can be hit or miss. Off the top of my head I would suggest:

- the conservatory (beer garden with several food vendors)
- Mkt Bar / Phoenicia (Mediterranean)
- Ninfas on Navigation (Mexican)
- Jinya Ramen Bar (midtown...but close)
- Hearsay (gastropub, not dirt cheap, but affordable)

Posted by Crush City
Bar at the 5-7 Grill
Member since Jul 2016
55 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 7:48 pm to
The bar in your hotel has decent food.
Posted by offshoreangler
713, Texas
Member since Jun 2008
22313 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 8:15 pm to
MKT Bar
El Tiempo
Ninfa's
Pappa Charlie's
Huynh
Posted by Canard Noir
Houston
Member since Apr 2014
1397 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 9:20 pm to
Define cheap. Taco Bell cheap or Applebee's cheap?

I'd say you could spend less than $15 per at Ninfa's on Navigation if you went in with a tight budget and no alcohol but the tip would probably get you over that. It's probably less than a mile from you and one of, if not, the place that started the entire Tex-Mex genre.
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
43468 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 9:55 pm to
lupe's beef fajitas. I dont even know if they have one downtown but thats my answer.
This post was edited on 7/2/16 at 9:56 pm
Posted by illinitiger
North then South
Member since Feb 2009
3223 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 10:32 pm to
Flying saucer
Bovine and barley
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75148 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 10:34 pm to
Laurenzo's
Posted by Canard Noir
Houston
Member since Apr 2014
1397 posts
Posted on 7/2/16 at 10:48 pm to
quote:

lupe's beef fajitas. I dont even know if they have one downtown but thats my answer.


While good, they are anything but cheap. Last time I went it was something like $30 for a 1/2 order of fajitas. I can't remember exactly the price but I do remember thinking it was absurd for what it was...
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
21157 posts
Posted on 7/3/16 at 7:02 am to
If you want cheap, but good, and have a vehicle, drive to West Alabama Icehouse.

Park. Go to the taco truck across the street from the icehouse. Take food, go to the bar, order a good beer, and profit.
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66404 posts
Posted on 7/3/16 at 8:08 am to
El Tiempo
Posted by TexanWhoDat74
Houston
Member since Mar 2013
441 posts
Posted on 7/3/16 at 10:54 am to
Jackson Street BBQ is pretty good too. Right across the street from Minute Maid.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
29472 posts
Posted on 7/3/16 at 11:09 am to
the conservatory (beer garden with several food vendors)

Go here. Awesome place.....it's underground
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