Austin's Best Cheap Bar Food

If you ’ve ever watchedBar Rescue(and get ’s not even get into the " Austin roach " episode ) , you know that when a taproom process solid food , masses stay longer . stay longer leads to shell out more money , which , in twist , leads to lying to your landlord that the dog ate your rent check AND somehow changed your Venmo login . To keep you good and well - fed , we ’ve rounded up some of Austin ’s preferred stamping ground with the chintzy and good streak grub . And since you ’re drink beer and liquor , most of them rotate around fried meat and Malva sylvestris .

Stay Gold

East Cesar ChavezCheap eat up : Toaster ’s parched mac , $ 5Stay Gold ’s snug patio was made more inviting by the arriver of Toaster and its comfortableness food menu . After ordering a Beauty School Dropout ( El Silencio mezcal , Campari , grapefruit bitters , lime ) from the prevention , get Toaster ’s famed baked mac . It ’s a cheesy , baked masterpiece with a sprinkling of crispy breadcrumb on top .

MugShots

DowntownCheap use up : Cheeseburger , $ 2While the small honkytonk streak located right around the turning point from Dirty Sixth is cognize for its $ 4.50 glad hour pitchers , what you may not fuck is that on Fridays from 5 - 8pm , you’re able to regularise a cheeseburger for $ 2 . The grillmaster will hook you up with a Hellenic homestyle burger ( or a veggie burger for $ 3 ) which pair perfectly with that congius of cold Lone Star you will be drink .

Black Star Co-op

North LamarCheap eat : veteran chips , $ 6Don’t allow the name mislead you . These are thick , handmade chips seasoned heavily with table salt , white pepper , and mass of Allium sativum . They are crazy good to order with one of Black Star ’s signature brew , like the nippy and floral High Esteem . Get wild , exist a short … summate cheeseflower for 75 cent more .

Workhorse

North LoopCheap consume : deep-fried muddle , $ 5The man ( or woman ! ) who discovered the process of coating pickle in batter and frying them is an American hero . There is something so right about the crispy brininess that makes fried pickle the ideal snack while drinking rich amounts of beer . Workhorse ’s kitchen offer the gold , beer - battered variety served with ranch dressing for a bare fiver .

East SixthCheap use up : Slice of Via 313 pizza , $ 2.50+If you have n’t ever tried Via 313 ’s Detroit - expressive style pizza pie , halt everything you ’re doing and just go … immediately . It ’s that great . Lucky for those of us who roll in the hay the nightlife ( and got to boogie on the disco ' rotund ? ) , Via 313 is posted up outside of Violet Crown Social Club . Order at the trailer , grab your issue , go order drinks inside , and when your slice ( or whole pie , who am I to judge ? ) is ready , they ’ll drop it off to you . How can you say no to that kind of top - notch serve ?

East FifthCheap eat : Frito Pie , $ 6Yellow Jacket Social Club has a howling kitchen pumping out systematically high - tone sandwich , soups , and even brunch . But after a few shots and a few beers , you need a salty , fill repast that will leave enough cash in your account to get home . Here ’s where the Frito Pie comes in . It ’s serve in a Fritos old bag , with a generous scoop of mouthwatering Cuban beef over the potato chip . you could add pico de gallo and dour cream for 75 penny more , or substitute green chili pepper beer beans for the protein .

The Jackalope

Sixth StCheap eat : Basket of waffle fries , $ 5These are some of our best-loved fries . The flavor / crunch proportion is just proper , and it ’s just fun to give ear out at The Jackalope . They ’re voguish , too : they know that by giving you a jumbo basket of crispy , dark Au , seasoned waffle Fry for $ 5 … well , you ’re going to need a distich more beers . That ’s how immense the serve is – and we ’re A - Sooner State with that .

Easy Tiger

Sixth StCheap eat : Pretzel and beer cheese , $ 4Easy Tiger is a perfect Sunday Funday address , and boy , are you get going to cultivate up a sweat destruct your crew in ping niff . Grab a fresh - bake authoritative German pretzel and a side of the notable beer tall mallow . The creamy cheese free fall is made with laager & sharp Armerican cheddar , and is mega garlicky , so check that your date eats some , too . Then you’re able to be gross together . Awww .

Black Sheep Lodge

South LamarCheap wipe out : Black Sheep Chili , $ 3.75What a slap-up deal in a urban center where Whole Foods charges $ 4 for bottled body of water . A bowl of Black Sheep ’s yummy homemade chili will run you a nerveless $ 3.75 , a totality you could in all probability determine under your railroad car stern … along with some petrified fries . Order it with or without beans , but always add tall mallow .

Drinks Lounge

East Cesar ChavezCheap eat : Chik’n Tacos , $ 5Arlo ’s is a bit of an anomalousness ; it is purely vegan , but also manages to kick everyone else ’s shag in attentiveness to flavor . Any husky meat - lover would cry tears of pleasure at the mercifulness of Arlo ’s tacos , burgers , and side . The Chik’n Tacos come two per order and are made with house - made seitan ( wheat gluten ) , grilled pico de gallo , loot , and chipotle sauce on maize tortilla . If you ’re alright with spending a few dollar more , get a hamburger , toddler , or sweet potato fries .

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