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Just wanted to start a thread on your favorite cheap places to eat whether locally or in your travels. Similar to the C&C section I hope this will give a good listing of places that botl's can step inside for a quick, cheap, relatively healthy, and delicious meal. Being an economics major, I am thrifty (cheap lol) and constantly think of my end utility from what I eat and if I am satisfied. Likely because I go to the wrong places I constantly am dissapointed paying 20-30$ an entree and leaving hungry and not experiencing what I expected or hoped for. I am not ashamed to say that some of the best meals ive had hands down everytime are at places only known to locals where appearances, comfort, and service come second to the fantastic food that they produce. Cheap here would mean a good single person entree no more than approximately $10 CAD plus taxes. No fast food franchises, just little cute places (sometimes dingy lol) with close to no room for dining in, but is run by moms and pops and usually made from scratch. No hipster places like Frank's Hotdogs who charge a ridiculous13$ for a friggin hotdog just cause there's chipotle mayo or garlic aioli on it. Just list the City and the name of the joints you know and love and consistently give you a good meal any time of day or week. Toronto - Swatow (Chinese Restaurant in China Town) Toronto - Eat a Pita (In one of the affluent parts of the city - Yorkville - this place has best Falafels; line up out the door) Vaughan - Via Panini (Was there on Saturday and their Sauce kills any tomato sauce I have ever tried; I could eat this everyday lol) Toronto - Messini's (Authentic Gyros, line up out the door kinda joint found in the Danforth/Greektown; eat it almost every sunday) Toronto - Square Boy Burgers (Great food, Kitchen run by four or five grumpy old men that know how to handle a long line) Mississauga - Watan Kabob (Best Afghan food i've tried, family run and packed every night.) Buffalo NY - Papa Leos (Never had better Buffalo Wings in my life) Buffalo NY - (Viola's Subs - Best. Subs. Ever.) Can't wait to hear the experiences of other botl