Cheap Eats and Drinks (Because Everything Is So Expensive Right Now)

These days, it seems like everything is expensive — including dining out. Spending $20 or more on a burger and fries for lunch is becoming the norm, and that can hurt your wallet big time if you frequently visit restaurants. But there are still a few shockingly cheap options for food and drink in town.

We recently rounded up our favorite restaurant deals, but here's a rundown of places to get downright cheap eats:

Check out our guide to the best pizza in Denver and hit up any of the spots in the New York Style/Pizza by the Slice section to score a single slice for under $5.

Sports Column offered some of the most affordable food options near Coors Field. It recently got some upgrades — and a new name, 1930 Blake. The food menu has changed, too, but it still offers some killer deals, including a $3 basic cheeseburger with the option to add on items like bacon, Lay's potato chips, onion rings and avocado for an additional charge. It also serves 75-cent wings on Wednesdays, available in orders of six.

Adobo, at 3109 Federal Boulevard, does 75-cent wings on Wednesdays as well, and it offers the deal all day on Sundays too.

Both locations of Stoney's (1035 East 17th Avenue and 1111 Lincoln Street) offer a $10 weekday lunch special that includes a cheeseburger, waffle fries and a 16-ounce Coors Light, well cocktail or N/A beverage. Historians Ale House, at 24 Broadway, features a similar special — a cheeseburger, fries and 10-ounce draft beer, well drink or soda for $10.95, Monday through Friday from open until 2 p.m.

For more cheap sports-bar eats, hit up Fin McCool's, at 8880 East Arapahoe Road in Englewood, on Wednesdays for all-you-can-eat wings for $12.99 (dine-in only) with the purchase of a drink — and happy hour well cocktails are just $4.

There are a lot of taco Tuesday deals around town but one of our favorites comes from an unexpected place: the Irish Rover, at 54 South Broadway, which serves its tacos for just a buck on Tuesdays. It also has $1 burger sliders on Mondays and half price fish and chips on Fridays which brings the total to just $8.75

GB Fish & Chips, which has four metro area locations, has a Tuesday deal of its own: battered and fried tilapia for $1.50 per piece.
Blue Island Oyster Bar, which has locations in Cherry Creek and Lone Tree, shucks $1.25 oysters from open to close every Monday.

Banh mi sandwiches are generally a great deal. One of our favorite spots for these that lands on the lower end of the price spectrum is Baker's Palace, at 550 South Federal Boulevard. While the prices on these baguettes loaded with meats and veggies have risen sharply over the years, they're still a deal at around $7 each — plus, if you buy five, you get one free.

For a different type of sandwich deal, head to Roaming Buffalo (2387 South Downing Street) on Saturdays and Sundays for $3 barbecue sammies, which are like the smoky cousin of a Sloppy Joe.

Istambul Cafe and Bakery, with locations at 850 South Monaco Parkway, 2350 East Evans Avenue and 3114 Zuni Street, has a lineup of pastries for around $5 each, including savory börek stuffed with ground beef and pogaca, a Turkish cheese bun.

If you're seeking some boozy refreshment, head to Bannock Street Garage (1015 Bannock Street), where you can score a PBR, a shot and a loose cigarette for $6. This bar also has serve-your-own popcorn, plus a $6 French dip (made with brisket or portabello mushroom for a vegetarian version) and twelve-inch cheese or pepperoni pizzas for $8.