TAG 5: The $5 Lunch

(TAG 5 is a top five list compiled by secret ballot, submitted by the four horsemen of TAG. An extremely complicated equation is used to calculate the polls. Mostly they are related to SGF, sometimes they are not. A new TAG 5 is released every Monday.)

Sometimes all that sits in your pocket is a five spot, so TAGsgf.com is on a mission to find the best places to eat in SGF for less than $5. Our list of favorites starts with the city’s best chili – Casper’s. No item on Casper’s menu is more than $5, so you have plenty of chili dish options (from burgers to dogs to a variety of “rito”s). It was the only unanimous pick this week. Chicago Cheesesteak Company boasts TAGsgf.com’s favorite sandwich and landed in the second spot this week. SGF lunch staplesBig Fat Burrito’s, Mexican Villa and Sub Shop round out our five. Sub Shop gets the nod over Chinese Chef with the first-place vote. We need your input. What restaurants in town offer lunch which you can pay for entirely with a five-dollar bill? Let us know. Either comment below or email – Brett@TAGsgf.com.

Four votes (as of 8/16/10)
Total points, first-place votes in parenthesis
1. Casper’s – 12* (1)
2. Chicago Cheesesteak Company – 11 (1)
3. Big Fat Burrito’s – 8
4. Mexican Villa – 6 (1)
5. Sub Shop 5 (1)

* – Unanimous

Others receiving votes: Chinese Chef – 5, Taylor’s – 4, Ott’s Pasta – 3, Rosati’s – 3, Bleachers – 3.