20 Orlando dishes under $10 you should be eating right now

Brooklyn Coffee Shop

Besides coffee, this new option in the heart of Mills 50 also serves food. We like their shakshuka – eggs baked in a spicy red tomato-and-pepper sauce – served daily from 11 a.m. for $7, though $2 Empanada Mondays are also worth a look.
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Black Rooster Taqueria

You’ve heard of farm to plate, but how about farm to taco? For sustainably sourced, authentic Latin food-fare, look to the family-owned Black Rooster Taqueria. Open for lunch and dinner shifts; closed between 2 and 5 p.m. during weekdays and 3 and 5 p.m. during the weekends.
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Foodoko

Combine southern hospitality, japanese inspired cuisines, and a dash of Florida weirdness, and what do you get? FOODoko. Opened just last November, FOODoko offers a number of fairly priced and creative dishes--including what might be Orlando’s only sushi-burrito.
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Cuban Sandwiches To Go

This no-frills sandwich joint makes the Cuban classic an Orlando must-have: its 7” Cuban goes for just $4.99, and from what we can tell, drives people nuts. Purchases are cash only and seating is outdoors.
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Croissant Gourmet

A tiny bit of France in Winter Park, which is rich in French restaurant options – but few as reasonably priced as this. The pressed veggie Provençal sandwich with pesto, tomatoes, mozzarella and roasted red bell pepper on baguette is just $7.90 and comes with a side salad. Salut, déjeuner!
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Fat One's Hot Dogs

Ex-boy band star Joey Fatone returned to Orlando to open a hot dog stand, and we gotta say, we like the dogs better than the tunes. For an extra-authentic local meal, get the Cuban dog ($4.99) with a 100 percent beef hot dog, Swiss cheese, pickles and yellow mustard.
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Lazy Moon

While not the most trustworthy source for history--Lazy Moon claims its origins in the 1620 voyage of the Mayflower--this casual college bar and pizza joint is well known for its super-sized slices and its friendly, picnic-tabled interior. Vegans can also enjoy Lazy Moon’s pizzas with dairy-free daiya cheese.
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Infusion Tea

You don’t have to be a vegetarian to appreciate quality vegetarian cuisine--or quality prices. Try the Quinoa Caprese for just $8.50, or any one of their loose-leaf teas for $3.10 (single serving).
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Johnny’s Fillin Station

From its unusual origins in the shaved lemon-ice business, Johnny’s Fillin Station today offers American bar favorites like the barbeque burger, fried dill pickles, and chili cheese dogs. And a bar. And ceiling decorations.
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Tin & Taco

This might be on your radar as an after-the-bars stop, but it's a treat for lunch too, if you're downtown. Get your choice of protein in a set of tacos, a burrito, a rice bowl, a wrap, a salad or "in the bag" (served in a bag of Doritos). Their most popular seller is the "Buffalo Soldier": shredded chicken, lettuce, celery, green onion, buffalo wing sauce, homemade ranch and blue cheese crumbles.
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City Diner

For a casual and welcoming lunch, brunch, or breakfast, consider Chef Jeremiah’s City Diner. This family food spot may feel low-key, but a carefully made cuisine and a thankfully plentiful range of under $10 dishes make City Diner worth the trip downtown. Just be sure to get there before weekday closing hours at 2 p.m.; and on weekends, 1 p.m.
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Cindy’s Café

Right across from Florida Hospital on North Orange Avenue, Cindy's slings superior Cuban fare. Give the tripleta sandwich a try for $8 – steak, oven roasted pork, ham, potato sticks and "mayoketchup" (a pink sauce made of, yep, mayonnaise and ketchup).
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Tortas El Rey

It is the cheapest and the best sandwich stop we know, and there's even a drive-through. Get a chorizo con huevo torta (Mexican sausage and egg sandwich) for $4.25. Still hungry? Pick up a huarache (fried masa with your choice of meat or veggie topping) for $3.25.
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Pho and Roll

Because who needs rock, anyway? Pho and Roll’s menu includes a tasteful variety of Vietnamese favorites, as well as a good number of vegetarian items. Try its Summer Rolls and Egg Rolls, both for under $5.00.
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Oh My Gyro

You've got hard choices to make with your 10-dollar bill here. If you get the platter (a foil tray stuffed with chicken, gyro or falafel) plus rice, salad and pita – for $6.99, you have enough left to also get a pistachio kulfi (Indian ice-cream pop) for $2.49. But if you get the sandwich – same meats and salad rolled up in a pita, but no rice – for $6.49, you can get a mango lassi ($2.99). Hmm.
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Wall Street Cantina

Nestled inside the downtown eatery-cornucopia that is Wall Street Plaza, the Cantina offers an impressive selection of affordable Mexican fare. Mark your calendar and grab a friend for Taco Tuesday. Because everybody likes tacos.
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Pearson’s Café

Homemade breads, locally sourced coffee, and a bevy of soups, salads and sandwiches under $10--Pearson’s Cafe is one downtown, downtempo lunch and brunch option you shouldn’t miss. Orders are also available for catering and takeout.
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Pom Pom’s Teahouse and Sandwhicheria

Local art, tasty sandwiches, and no shortage of soothing, fresh brewed teas--all at a price that’s as agreeable as their $7.99 Tuscan Melts. Come here to ponder the nature of our Orlandan Life, or just come here to eat.
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Se7enbites Bake Shop

We featured Se7enbites once before – in the very first 10 Under $10, in fact – but since then they've moved, expanded, and added savory options. Give the grilled pimento cheese with bacon a try ($8.75): white and sharp cheddar, seasoned cream cheese and applewood-smoked bacon.
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The Taste of Yucatan

There are so many choices here for a cheap lunch that it's time to pass up your usual burrito. Try a salbute (a deep-fried corn-tortilla taco with onion and avocado, $2.95) filled with cochinita pibil, or a panucho (a salbute with refried beans inside, $3.05) filled with rajas poblanas (poblano pepper with onion, mushrooms, corn and cream), and still have enough dinero for a tamarind agua fresca ($2.25).
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