Cheap Eats in Sacramento

(Last UPDATED  4/10/2023) Recent Stacker list of the highest-rated “cheap eats” in Sacramento (according to Tripadvisor reviews).

Stacker recently compiled a list of the 28 highest-rated cheap eats in Sacramento per Tripadvisor reviews.  These data-mined lists are always interesting.  I noticed right away that a number of the restaurants on the list had closed – an important fact in my book.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on the restaurant industry, but not all of the closures listed can be attributed to it, and not all of the closures are what I would call “recent”.

SacramentoRevealed.com – All Things Sacramento (from a personal perspective)

It will come as no surprise that many of the restaurants listed are ethnic restaurants.

See related blog post:  Sacramento Ethnic Restaurants

Cheap Eats in Sacramento

#28 – La Favorita Altena Taqueria (5940 Florin Road)

Comment:  Street-style Mexican food.

#27 – Coriander (1899 Alhambra Blvd.)

Comment: Vietnamese food.

#26 – La Fiesta Altena Taqueria (1105 Alhambra Blvd.)

Comment:  Also see #28 above.

#25 – Marie’s Donut Shop (2950 Freeport Blvd.)

Comment:  A well-known and popular donut shop.  Find Marie’s Donut Shop on Facebook.

#24 – Lam Kwong Deli and Market (2031 12^th Street)

Comment:  Chinese food.  Cash only.  No website.

#23 – Café Europa (1537 Howe Avenue, #116)

Comment:  Greek cuisine.  No website.

#22 – Azul Mexican Food & Tequila Bar (1050 20^th Street, #140)

Comment:  Mexican cuisine.  No website.  Find Azul on Facebook.

#21 Slice of Old Sacramento (1019 2^nd Street)

Comment:  Temporarily(?) Closed. Pizza.

#20 – Uncle Vito’s Slice of NY Midtown (1501 16^th Street)

Comment:   Temporarily(?) Closed. Pizza.

#19 – Mezcal Grill (1620 W. El Camino Avenue)

Comment:  Mexican cuisine.

#18 – Thee Upper Crust Pizza (1200 K Street, #10)

Comment:  Good pizza and more.  No website.  Find Thee Upper Crust on Facebook.

#17 – House of Thai Rice & Noodle (5738 Watt Avenue, North Highlands)

Comment:  Thai cuisine.

#16 – Squeeze Burger Midtown (1630 K Street)

Comment:  Permanently closed.

#15 – Bud’s Buffet (1016 10^th Street)

Comment:  Permanently closed.

#14 – Shoki Ramen House (1201 R Street)

Comment:  Permanently closed.

#13 – Harry’s Café (2026 16^th Street)

Comment:  Chinese/Vietnamese cuisine.  Slated to close on December 31, 2021 due to Harry’s retirement.

#12 – Sarom’s Southern Kitchen (1901 El Camino Avenue)

Comment:  Southern cuisine.

#11 – Midtown Cantina Alley (2320 Jazz Alley)

Comment:  Mexican cuisine.

See related blog post:  Midtown’s Cantina Alley

#10 – Pennisi’s Deli (1237 J Street)

Comment:  No website.  Out-of-date Facebook page.  Old-style deli with great sandwiches (made to order) and salads.

#9 – Der Biergarten Midtown (2332 K Street)

Comment:  Beer garden with limited food menu.

See related blog posts: Midtown’s Der Biergarten and Der Biergarten Revisited

#8 – Pieology (1020 16^th Street)

Comment:  Pizza.

#7 – Ramen House Ryujin (1831 S Street)

Comment:  Asian cuisine.

#6 – Bali Kitchen (1100 Front Street #150)

Comment:  Asian/Indonesian cuisine. No website.  Find Bali Kitchen on Facebook.

#5 – Nopalitos (5530 H Street)

Comment:  Southwestern cuisine.

See related blog post: Nopalitos Southwestern Café

#4 – Squeeze Burger (5301 Power Inn Road)

Comment:  Burgers with cheese, lots of cheese.

#3 – Carol’s Restaurant (1201 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento)

Comment:  American cuisine.

#2 – Petra Greek (1122 16^th Street)

Comment:  Greek cuisine.

#1 – Candy Heaven (1201 Front Street) Old Sacramento Waterfront

Comment:  No website.  Find Candy Heaven on Facebook.  Candy of all types.

To Sum Up

To sum up, it is a good idea to double check on the status of a restaurant found on any type of list (including on SacramentoRevealed.com), before heading out. Things change, especially in the restaurant biz!

Updates

(4/10/2023) Broken link deleted.

(6/1/2022)  Broken link fixed.

Comments on Cheap Eats in Sacramento?

Any additional intel on the status of the businesses on this list?

What are your favorite “cheap eats” restaurants in Sacramento?

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