CuisineTexas BBQ
Price$$
Neighbourhoodsouth-side
The dishBBQ by the quarter pound

Tip: Order by the quarter pound and add the cheap Tejano sides to keep a BBQ lunch under twenty dollars. Go early; it sells out.

Location

Address: 2731 S WW White Rd, San Antonio, TX 78222

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Eddie's Taco House ★ 4.0

south-side

Eddie's Taco House is a long-running Caballero family counter on the South Side where breakfast tacos run a couple of dollars and the weenie-and-egg has fans.

Try: Breakfast tacos a couple of dollars each

Tip: A few tacos make a breakfast for well under ten dollars. The weenie-and-egg taco is the cheap local favourite.

More budget eats in San Antonio

La Villita Cafe ★ 3.8

downtown

La Villita Cafe in the historic arts village downtown keeps brisket-and-egg breakfast tacos and Tex-Mex plates cheap, a rare budget bite near the River Walk.

Try: Brisket-and-egg breakfast tacos

Tip: A cheap breakfast taco a short walk from the River Walk. The brisket-and-egg taco is the order.

Ray's Drive Inn ★ 4.1

west-side

Ray's Drive Inn on the West Side serves the original puffy taco for a few dollars, a cheap West Side institution where the deep-fried masa shell delivers.

Try: Original puffy taco, a few dollars

Tip: A couple of puffy tacos make a cheap, filling lunch. Cash and card both work at the drive-in counter.

Blanco Cafe ★ 3.9

tobin-hill

Blanco Cafe is a no-frills Tobin Hill Tex-Mex diner where the carne guisada plate is the cheap, filling order; cash is welcome and the prices stay low.

Try: Carne guisada plate under ten dollars

Tip: The carne guisada plate is the cheap, filling order. Cash is welcome and the prices stay low.

Eddie's Taco House ★ 4.0

south-side

Eddie's Taco House is a long-running Caballero family counter on the South Side where breakfast tacos run a couple of dollars and the weenie-and-egg has fans.

Try: Breakfast tacos a couple of dollars each

Tip: A few tacos make a breakfast for well under ten dollars. The weenie-and-egg taco is the cheap local favourite.

Garcia's Mexican Food ★ 4.1

west-side

Garcia's Mexican Food on the West Side is a small, cash-friendly counter where the cheap carne guisada taco is the order; go early before the breakfast crowd.

Try: Breakfast tacos and carne guisada

Tip: The carne guisada taco is cheap and excellent. Small and cash-friendly; come early before the breakfast crowd.

Lucy's Cafe ★ 4.0

north-side

Lucy's Cafe on the north side keeps breakfast cheap, with a bean and cheese with bacon taco under three dollars; it is cash-friendly and busy at breakfast.

Try: Bean and cheese with bacon taco

Tip: The bean and cheese with bacon is the order under three dollars. Cash-friendly and busy at breakfast.

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