Austin's Best Happy Hour Food Specials for Under $5

Between split , car notes , and cell telephone set bills , it feels like our paychecks are gone before we even get them . Sometimes you have to blow yourself on nice thing like a sloshed drink , a insensate beer , or a good bite . Luckily , Austin has some great place to spoil yourself without breaking the camber during happy hour . We have 10 spots you have to check out where you’re able to snag some happy hour pungency for under $ 5 .

Bar Chi Sushi

Happy Hour:3 - 7pm Mon - Sat , All Day Happy Hour SundayBar Chi will make you feel slip into some lounge in New York , but this sushi spot is right in business district Austin . With a sea wolf carte du jour of sweet sushi , a meal like that can rack up your bank account rather quick . Thankfully , during happy hour they have a boastful leaning of intellectual nourishment and potable for under $ 5 like Gyoza , Tampura chicken wings and even sushi for under $ 2 . If you do work the previous shift , no trouble because Bar Chi features reverse happy hours on Thursdays from 10pm-12am and till 1 am on Friday and Saturdays .

Benji’s Cantina

Happy Hour:4 - 7pm Mon - SatBenji ’s is known for having some expensive stunner including $ 45 Premium Gold Angus fajitas but felicitous 60 minutes is for those of us that want to try some just food without spending our whole paycheck . Benji ’s have a $ 4 felicitous hour where they have a selection of tacos , shareable plate , and drinks . The best boot for your buck is their tender Carnitas or Market Fish tacos , for just another $ 4 you’re able to get a great Paloma or frozen Margarita to wash it down .

Chuy’s

Happy Hour:4 - 7pm Mon - FriIf you are from Austin then you most already make love that Chuy ’s is probably the best position for happy minute . Not only are the beers cheap and the margarita strong but they feature a spare nacho cake with inexhaustible flake , salsa , queso , and it even includes taco center . Just as a bonus , the nachos are served out of the trunk of classic car .

Easy Tiger Bake Shop and Beer

Happy Hour:4 - 7pm Mon - FriEasy Tiger is like two great places in one . They have a bakeshop up the stairs featuring great coffee and fresh breads and pastry , while downstairs they have their den of firm made sausages and stellar beer garden . During happy hour you may get local draft beer for a few long horse but do n’t forget the perfect complement of a pretzel with their beer cheese for only $ 4 . That should make your glad 60 minutes even happier .

Licha’s Cantina

Happy Hour:4 - 7pm Tue - FriLife can be confusing sometimes , and when it follow to glad hour we need to turn our brains off for a while . Licha ’s Cantina keeps things simple with their $ 5 happy hr where they have a list of food and cocktails for only five one dollar bill . A personal recommendation is the Sopecito de Cochinita Pibil ( black bonce layer masa cups top with achiote braised pork ) . My backtalk is watering just think of happy hour !

Hi Hat Public House

Happy Hour:4 - 7pm Tue - ThurIf you bang craft beer then you in all probability know about Hi Hat but this rather obscure Browning automatic rifle located below an Apartment complex in east Austin is a great situation to check out . Their beer line up is normally full of great beers that they keep rotate and the solid food is pretty bloody serious , too . During happy hour they have half - off pretzel and tostadas which bring them well below the $ 5 print but they have taco day by day for only $ 3.75 .

The Peached Tortilla

Daily Happy Hour:5pm-7pmThe Peached Tortilla start out as a food for thought motortruck function to all those late dark bar groundball but now that they have a brick and mortar location it is a great berth to stumble for happy hr or social hr as they like it call it . For $ 5 or less you may get some snacks like Kimchi Arancini Balls or Charred Brussels but I always go for their greaser . you could choose from Kalua Pork or Formosan BBQ Pork which is the most toothsome fusion of Asiatic and Mexican flavors .

Red’s Porch

Happy Hour:4 - 7pm Mon - FriThe view of the Greenbelt from Red ’s Porch is almost enough to make you forget about your concern , thrust in some great felicitous time of day specials and things get even honorable . They have cheap canned beer for only a couple bucks and plenty of snack for under $ 5 like Boudin Balls which are a personal darling , their satisfying Frito Pie or the classical Red ’s Queso .

Shoal Creek Saloon

Happy Hour:3 - 6pm Mon - FriWhere Austin lacks in Cajun culture , Shoal Creek Saloon makes up . This is the position to be during football season if you ’re a Saints rooter or just have a local for Cajun food . Happy Hour will add a small spice to your aliveness with their boudin or stuffed jalapeños which are both under $ 5 . seize an Abita to wash it down and pretend you ’re in the Big Easy .

The Salty Sow

Daily Happy Hour:4:30pm-6:30pmSalty Sow is one of those places you have to look up to with their snout - to - fag end coming to food . They are by all odds a place to enjoy when you have spendable income but for glad hour you may fit in with their survival on drink and dishes . The duck’s egg fat fries or truffled devil eggs will do you correct but to experience their dedication to essence , the Milk River braised carnitas wetback or the pork belly tacos for $ 5 will take your glad hr to another level .

Mike Cortez is an greedy author and photographer in Austin as well as the writer for the book “ Beer Lover ’s Texas . ” He loves craft beer , good whisky and slap-up food for thought . go over him out on Twitter@TexasBeerGuideand share in his love for beer .

umami fried chicken, braised kale, biscuits, grilled corn and whiskey at The Peached Tortilla