Donatos Square Slice ★ 4.0
A single Donatos pepperoni slice in Columbus runs under $7, the cheap Columbus-style pizza taste in the city where Donatos invented the square pie.
Try: Pepperoni slice
Pho Asian Noodle House Bowl is a vietnamese budget eat in Upper Arlington, Columbus.
Pho Asian Noodle House on West Lane Avenue near OSU runs a big bowl of pho tai under $14, the Columbus reference pho at the college-town counter.
Address: 1288 W Lane Ave, Columbus, OH 43221
A single Donatos pepperoni slice in Columbus runs under $7, the cheap Columbus-style pizza taste in the city where Donatos invented the square pie.
Try: Pepperoni slice
Fox in the Snow's signature cinnamon roll plus a drip coffee at the Thurman Avenue counter runs under $11, the Columbus morning cheap classic.
Try: Cinnamon roll with drip coffee
Katzinger's half Reuben with a half-sour pickle from the barrel at the South Third Street counter runs under $13, the German Village cheap lunch.
Try: Half Reuben with pickle
Aladdin's mezze lunch on North High Street in Clintonville pairs hummus, baba and warm pita under $12, the Columbus reference Lebanese cheap lunch.
Try: Hummus and pita lunch
The Old Mohawk tavern burger with fries on Mohawk Street in Columbus's German Village, since 1933, runs under $15 for the neighborhood-bar staple.
Try: Tavern burger with fries
Schmidt's bratwurst platter at the Kossuth Street German Village hall serves a single brat with kraut, German potato salad and a roll under $15.
Try: Bratwurst plate with kraut