Mighty Taco (Delaware Avenue) ★ 4.0
Mighty Taco on Delaware Avenue has been Buffalo's Tex-Mex chain since 1973, with the beef taco at under $4 and the El Nino burrito as a late-night signature.
Try: Beef taco and El Nino burrito
Ted's Hot Dogs (Sheridan) is a budget eat in Buffalo.
Ted's Hot Dogs at the Sheridan Drive flagship has been charcoal-broiling Sahlen's franks since 1948, with hand-cut onion rings and the hot chili sauce.
Address: 2312 Sheridan Dr, Tonawanda, NY 14150, Buffalo
Mighty Taco on Delaware Avenue has been Buffalo's Tex-Mex chain since 1973, with the beef taco at under $4 and the El Nino burrito as a late-night signature.
Try: Beef taco and El Nino burrito
Lloyd Taco Factory on Hertel Avenue is Buffalo's food-truck-turned-counter favorite, with carne asada tacos at $4 and loaded loco fries under $12.
Try: Carne asada taco and loco fries
Broadway Market's pierogi vendors and kielbasa counters on the East Side serve Buffalo's most affordable Polish-American plate, under $14 per person.
Try: Polish pierogi and kielbasa plate
Duff's Famous Wings at the Sheridan flagship serves the hotter Buffalo wings at lunch, with portion sizes that feed two for under thirty dollars.
Try: Buffalo wings (medium-hot)
La Nova on West Ferry has slung Buffalo-style cup-and-char pizza since 1957, with slices and pies that anchor the West Side budget Italian-American counter.
Try: Buffalo-style pizza slice
Gabriel's Gate on Allen Street in Allentown serves jumbo wings, a house burger and tavern plates that anchor Buffalo's neighborhood budget bar menu.
Try: Wings and house burger