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Cheap Fast Eats
We know that SoCal living isn’t easy on your budget. That's why we created Cheap Fast Eats — a friend-in-the-know shortcut to tasty food for $10 - $15. Dig in and enjoy!
Cheap Fast Eats: 5 new meals to try for around $10 that are worth the trip
A Honduran baleada on a white plate, filled with mashed beans, sprinkled cheese, and topped with bright pickled red onions, all wrapped in a warm flour tortilla.
Cheap Fast Eats heads to North Hollywood for tasty food around $10
A toasted Guatemalan torta sandwich filled with shredded meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and guacamole, served on parchment paper with a side garnish of parsley and tomato. A small toothpick flag with “Muchá! Comida Chapina” is placed beside it.
Inventive, affordable bites in OC: Cheap Fast Eats visits Santa Ana
Smashburger meal served on a tray lined with classic black-and-white checkered paper, paired with a tall serving of golden fries in a playful Chinese takeout-style box
Cheap Fast Eats visits Pico-Union for globetrotting bites around $10
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