World Cup 2026: Your LA guide

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.

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Cheap Fast Eats: 5 new meals to try for around $10 that are worth the trip

I offer you this ridiculously good $4.20 smash burger and more in Long Beach, Glendale, West Hollywood, Pasadena and Boyle Heights.

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.

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Cheap Fast Eats heads to North Hollywood for tasty food around $10

Puerto Rican mofongo, Armenian tortas, and Guatemalan street food north of the 101 Freeway.

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

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Inventive, affordable bites in OC: Cheap Fast Eats visits Santa Ana

From regional Mexican antojitos to over-the-top breakfast burritos, family-run smash burgers and neighborhood pizza slices

A plate with roasted chicken, potatoes, a salad, pita bread, and three different sauce containers against a pale blue tiled surface.

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Cheap Fast Eats visits Pico-Union for globetrotting bites around $10

Cheap Fast Eats visits the historic neighborhood to find good food that doesn't break the bank.

Two different types of sandwiches are displayed next to each other on a slotted wooden surface painted light pink. On the left, there is a rectangular metal tray with a to-go paper containing a sandwich made with a long French-style bun filled with cooked ground beef, white sauce, lettuce, tomato, and onion. On the right, there is a small circular metal plate with a sandwich wrapped in silver foil paper. This sandwich is made with a round sesame seed bun, melted cheese, and bacon.

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Cheap Fast Eats visits West Hollywood for superstar bites at a garage band price

We visit the historic West Hollywood neighborhood to find some solid chow that keeps your wallet in check.

A plate with a fried chicken sandwich next to a plate of a carne asada burrito on top of a wooden table. Behind the plates is an ice coffee drink and a matcha iced drink.

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Cheap Fast Eats: 5 of our favorite dishes in OC's Fountain Valley — all for around $10

We head to O.C.'s Fountain Valley to find some delicious bites that are easy on the wallet.

A fork holds up some rice with red coloring above a large tray full of meat, rice, lettuce, and a creamy sauce.

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Cheap Fast Eats in the Valley: Iconic hot dogs, classic Cubanos and hip-hop gyro platters for around $10

Cheap Fast Eats makes its inaugural visit to the San Fernando Valley. This time, we’re checking out the Canoga Park and Winnetka neighborhoods.

An overhead photo of a red plastic tray with wax paper with orange writing that reads "Pioneer" "Since 1961." On top of the wax paper are two pieces of fried chicken, fries, slaw, and a biscuit. Next to the tray is a cup with a frothy orange liquid.

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Cheap Fast Eats: Chow Down In Historic Boyle Heights For $10

The culturally significant neighborhood of Boyle Heights is an area known for its diversity. This week, Cheap Fast Eats is sampling some of its world-class fare, all at a wallet friendly price point.

A close up of a smash burger with yellow cheese melted and beige bun and fries on a blue countertop.

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Cheap Fast Eats: $10 Dining Deals In Mid-City (Including Some Of The Best Pizza In LA)

From some of the best pizza you can find in L.A. to smash burgers, plant-based tacos and strip mall dim sum, the Mid-City area delivers tasty bites for less.

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Deliciously Messy Teriyaki Burgers, A Bowling Alley Coffee Shop And Secret Sushi: It's Cheap Fast Eats Gardena

Gardena is a paradise for finding under-the-radar food gems for less.

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World Cup 2026: Your LA guide

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