Vampire Penguin Old Sacramento ★ 4.2
Vampire Penguin in Old Sacramento at 2nd Street serves the signature shaved snow bowl under $10, the original 2013 storefront of the now-national chain.
Try: Shaved snow bowl with toppings
Pho Saigon Stockton Boulevard is a budget eat in South Sacramento, Sacramento.
Pho Saigon on Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento Vietnamese corridor serves long-simmered beef pho under $15, the neighborhood counter open daily.
Address: 5304 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95820
Vampire Penguin in Old Sacramento at 2nd Street serves the signature shaved snow bowl under $10, the original 2013 storefront of the now-national chain.
Try: Shaved snow bowl with toppings
Pho Momma on Folsom Boulevard in Sacramento serves a Michelin Bib Gourmand pho under $18, the best-value Vietnamese counter with house pork wontons.
Try: Pho with house pork wontons
Mother on K Street, midtown Sacramento, is the city's defining vegetarian counter under $20, daily-changing California farm-to-fork bowls and sandwiches.
Try: Seasonal vegetable bowls and farm sandwiches
Selland's H Street counter in East Sacramento serves rotisserie chicken under $17, a walk-in family room from the team behind Ella Dining Room and OBO'.
Try: Rotisserie chicken and seasonal sides
Squeeze Burger on K Street, downtown Sacramento, serves the signature third-pound patty with a fried cheese skirt under $12, the local institution.
Try: Squeezeburger with cheese skirt
Chando's Tacos on Arden Way is the family street-taco counter under $12, the relaunched Sacramento chain with stone-ground tortillas since 2010.
Try: Street tacos and NorCal burrito