Minsky’s Pizza: A Foodie Review
How do you value pizza? Gourmet and flavor or size and price? Minsky’s has a delicious pie, and if you get the right server they might “push a button”.
The $5 Lunch: Chicago Cheesesteak Company
If you’re supposed to eat cheesesteaks at a “Cheesesteak Company” they shouldn’t sell delicious burger-and-fry specials for $2.75. Nearly a $5 lunch for two.
The $5 Lunch: Ott’s Pasta
Looking for pasta with just a five-spot in your pocket? Head over to the Roundtree district for the ideal SGF restaurant.
The $5 Lunch: Mexican Villa
Mexican Villa offers a wide range of options that will run you less than a five spot. Two people left the Campbell location stuffed and spent just $8.31.
The $5 Breakfast for Lunch: Gailey’s Breakfast Cafe
Everybody’s thrilled with the whole breakfast for dinner idea for a while, but whatever happened to breakfast for lunch. How about a mound of bs&gs for $5?
The $5 Lunch: Casper’s Chili
The sign behind the register at Casper’s Chili (601 W. Walnut St.), just over the cashier’s left shoulder, reads: “Maximum capacity for ‘fine dining’ hut: 29.” They’re kidding, right? To refer to anything served inside a vintage quanset hut as “fine dining” seems like a reach, much less referring to chili that way. If you need [...]
The $5 Lunch: Big Fat Burritos
Big Fat Burritos offers made fresh daily ingredients and builds your burrito in front of your eyes. It’s the perfect lunch spot, and built around a five-dollar bill.
A Foodie Review: Pasta Express Double Dips: The $5 Lunch
Pasta Express is down to just two Springfield locations with the same recipes and a couple of options that clear the 5-dollar marker.
The $5 Lunch: Chinese Chef
TAG is on a mission to find where you can eat with just a 5-dollar bill. Chinese Chef offers the perfect portion of Cashew Chicken for just that.
The $5 Lunch: Rosati’s Pizza
(Let’s face it: There are times when you’re starving and you’re just not rolling with much cash. Pop out the plastic? Well, no; got a bill to pay on that. What can you do with the one bill sitting in your wallet–say, a five-spot? Glad you asked. We’re on a mission to find the places [...]









