San Fran- Meal for $5 or less-it is possible?

No. It's not possible.

exactly.

Hmmm - you are cutting it pretty close with that 5 buck thing - raise it to 8 and you open a lot of doors.

For five you are not going to get much further than a burrito, a Salvadorean Pupusa or Tamale, a noodle bowl , a Vietnamese sandwich... all of which are deeelish but less than restaurant-y...

maybe it's more how you define "sit-down"?

I'm a big fan of getting the taco at the burrito places. not quite as big (so no food coma) and cheaper . Prawn super taco at La Cornetta (Glen Park) ± $4.50 vs. $6 burrito (option #2 - split the damn burrito, they're HUGE). I think you can get out of both Grubstake and Tommy's joint for pretty close to $8/person (including a drink). Pho Phu Quoc is a really good sit down Vietnamese place (not a fancy atmosphere) on Irving near 19th (they have a fancier, more $$$ place in the Richmond). PPQ usually works out to be $6 - $9 per person (including tip - you need to be nice to your local waitresses).

I'll keep thinking...

[Edited on Jan 17, 2004 by obd]

$5 in SF?...no way. In the outlying parts of the Pen, maybe.

One could live off of Blondie's Pizza

Wouldn't call that living though.

I'd heard that place closed down...

This doesn't have anything to do with SF, but there is a Vietnamese place in Huntington Beach (er, actually, Westminster) called the $1.99 restaurant. Everything, and I mean everything, on the menu is less than two bucks. SF is an expensive place, good luck.

no, the Naan and Curry is still there on Telegraph. there's also a Naan and Curry on O'Farrell and another near 9th Ave. around deep down in the sunset but i'm not sure those places in sf have anything about or under $5.



[Edited on Jan 17, 2004 by mutal8]

I'm so fucking hungry.

I miss Taqueria Can-cun!

The escape from new york pizza on haight street is DEE-lish. The garlic potato pizza makes my tasebuds orgasm. $2 something a slice.

This is true...that place was my post-drinking savior many a night. If 2 slices and a coke constitute a 'meal' then yes, I guess it can be done in SF.

Truly Mediterranean

$2.95 hummous wrap + drink
or
$4.95 falafel (no drink )

Amoeba Music down the street always has "free Coke with a slice" coupons on the counter.

check out Tartine Bakery on guerrero/18th. lots of good eats!

Been a while since I lived there, but I remember Fu Wah's on Haight, where you could get a tiny box of Chinese food over rice to go for just a couple of bucks.

And, it's slightly off-topic, but Coit Liquors in North Beach had great prices on wine. The best value was Rene Junot red, a bottle drinkable French plonk for $3.69.

you can eat pigeon shit and share a cardboard box with the bums , thats pretty much the only way.

or you can pimp yourself at the corner of polk and post and leave on ramen noodles and sleep in golden gate park.


hmmm ,

i'll chip in as I think more



[Edited on Jan 17, 2004 by Ali]

Most dumpsters behind the restaurants are fairly accessible.