Firestone Grill is a barbecue budget eat in Downtown, San Luis Obispo.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The line moves faster than it looks; order at the counter and grab a patio table on Higuera Street.
Address: 1001 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Woodstock's Pizza runs slice and pitcher deals that have kept generations of Cal Poly budgets afloat at Higuera and Osos in San Luis Obispo.
Try: Pizza by the slice and pitcher deals
Tip: It serves until midnight most nights and 01:00 on Friday and Saturday, one of the last kitchens open downtown.
Lincoln Market & Deli feeds San Luis Obispo's north side from a 1941 corner store, with breakfast burritos and Dutch crunch sandwiches under $15.
Try: Breakfast burritos and specialty sandwiches
Tip: The Almost Famous Breakfast Burrito sells out by late morning on weekends.
San Luis Taqueria plates burritos and enchiladas at counter prices on Chorro Street, staying open past midnight when San Luis Obispo needs it most.
Try: Carnitas burritos
Tip: Thursday to Saturday it serves until 01:00, later than nearly every kitchen downtown.
Woodstock's Pizza runs slice and pitcher deals that have kept generations of Cal Poly budgets afloat at Higuera and Osos in San Luis Obispo.
Try: Pizza by the slice and pitcher deals
Tip: It serves until midnight most nights and 01:00 on Friday and Saturday, one of the last kitchens open downtown.
Ziggy's proves plant-based fast food can undercut the drive-through in San Luis Obispo, with taquitos and house-patty burgers at counter prices.
Try: Plant-based burgers and taquitos
Tip: The vegan menu is clearly labelled; order the house Ziggy patty over the Impossible if you want the original.
High Street Market & Deli drops sandwich prices after 16:20 every day, the 1927 corner grocery that feeds San Luis Obispo students on a budget.
Try: Stacked deli sandwiches
Tip: Tuesday is student day: any High St sando for $9 with college ID, one per card.
Lincoln Market & Deli feeds San Luis Obispo's north side from a 1941 corner store, with breakfast burritos and Dutch crunch sandwiches under $15.
Try: Breakfast burritos and specialty sandwiches
Tip: The Almost Famous Breakfast Burrito sells out by late morning on weekends.
Taqueria Santa Cruz Express keeps tacos in the single digits on Monterey Street, the cheapest dependable hot meal in central San Luis Obispo.
Try: Al pastor tacos and burritos
Tip: The Foothill Boulevard branch at 862 Foothill runs later into the evening for the campus crowd.
San Luis Taqueria plates burritos and enchiladas at counter prices on Chorro Street, staying open past midnight when San Luis Obispo needs it most.
Try: Carnitas burritos
Tip: Thursday to Saturday it serves until 01:00, later than nearly every kitchen downtown.
