Tim's is closed down - looks like for good this time. Rent dispute with the owner and they were evicted. Devastating!!

I LOVE Charlies - keep in mind that they are not open on Sundays. I also love Anchovy's - about three doors down from Charlies. Great Italian food - and really cheap for dinner. All entrees come with salad. The pizzas and pastas are very tasty.

Bukowski's has a $1 burger that is very tasty. They are on Dalton Street between Summer Shack/Kings and Boylston Street. Very close to the Pour House - which is also great!

If you want to venture out - or are staying at an airport hotel - there are many amazing restaurants in East Boston that are dirt cheap. There is a sandwich shop on Bennnigton Street called Carlo's where I had the best sandwich I have ever eaten - the Juliana, eggplant parm with prosciutto on your choice of fresh rolls - gigantic sandwich for about $5. I now will volunteer to pick people up at the airport so I can make a side trip to Carlo's. Santarpio's is famous for its GREAT pizza. Get the BBQ lamb and sausage as a appetizer - fantastic. Taqueria Cancun near Maverick Square is also delicious.

No one has mentioned Al Capones. When I first got out of school my friends and I took advantage of the giant slice and a coke for $2.25. I have not eaten there since they moved to Downtown Crossing but I can not imagine prices have gone up that much.

agreed about the Empress, had very good dim sum on Saturday^

Had two excellent sandwiches in the City Hall area:
Sam Lagrassa's serves a good corned beef sandwich and an excellent Romanian pastrami (good garlic kick). The pastrami rueben was terrific.
Sam Lagrassa's
44 Province St
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 357-6861

Also dined on the Chilean sliced grilled beef sandwich is Chacarero. The sandwich calls for green beans, grilled chicken or beef, avocado spread, sliced tomato, muenster cheese and hot sauce on soft, round bread baked on premise. I must admit, I had to skip the green beans on my sandwich. another GREAT sandwich.
Chacarero
26 Province St
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 542-0392


In the North End, there is a place called Galleria Umberto (http://www.hiddenboston.com/GalleriaUmberto.html), which makes a great Sicilian pizza. They are only open until the pizza runs out. Only cheese is served from what I understand, a really good slice for sure. To date my favorite Sicilian slice is from spumoni gardens in Brooklyn but Galleria Umberto is well worth it if in the area. I think a slice goes for $1.25

Across the street from Galleria Umberto is Mike's, an excellent Italian bakery.

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Is Carlo's on Brighton or Bennington ?

My favorite pizza anytime anyplace is Haymarket Pizza - about $2.50 will buy you a coke and a huge slice. Don't bother putting a lot of stuff on it - plain cheese or pepperoni is all you need.
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguid...pizza_boston-i

No one has mentioned the Border Cafe in Harvard Square. Delicious food, the menu is a nice mix of Tex-Mex, Cajun, Creole, and other stuff. A plate of taco with rice and beans is about $6.50. Also, they make the best margaritas around. I've had margaritas all over the US and compare every one to a Gran Gold margarita from the BC. I've come close, but no equal.

567 Bennington Street, East Boston, MA (corner of Moore St.); 617 567-0058.

Flour Bakery in the South End and Southie has some pretty good sandwiches and other bakery items (soups, quiche, what have you) at a reasonable price.

This is one of my favorite sandwiches anywhere. If you like spicy, ask for extra hot sauce (or, in my case, "extra extra" hot sauce). The request does not result in just more of the same, but rather the addition of a second, more spicy hot sauce. Mmmm. And although it may sound weird, I highly recommend that you do not skip the green beans.

I ate at the McCormick and Schmicks happy hour and got dollar oysters. Yum!

I'm sure Yum, I love oysters, but $1 oysters are not a cheap eat IMO.

thanks, I wanted the address of Carlo's per TrishBOS's post below