What restaurant is the best bang for your buck when traveling on the road?

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When youre going on a vacation long distance driving What restaurant you can get a meal for less than $9.99?
 
Hey!...gonna cost ya more than $9.99 if the Cops catch ya....Dumpster Divers.
 
Lots of storefront Chinese restaurants, you can easily get a good meal for under $10.
 
I saw something on the news about people finding good food in dumpster . I had never looked for any food but I know homeless people do.
 
That's why I don't give $$ to beggars on the street holding a sign "Will Work for Food"....:lol:...most all want that bottle of cheap Wine....So there is no reason at all for adult, even a teenager has to starve to death. I did read in another country, they made it a Law not to throw away food from restaurants...to give it to the Homeless shelters....
 
I never give $$ to homeless people for the same reason . I was going to buy a sub for a homeless once and the guy in the sub shop told me he gave the same homeless one sub and he threw it away ! He wanted
$$$ to get drunk. So I saved my $$$ and spend my money on my dog and me.
 
The issue is that chains won't always be available wherever you're traveling. Some towns are so small there's only a McDonald's. So you might want to use the Yelp phone app to search for cheap and high rated restaurants.

A little offtopic but you can save a little more cash if you buy food at a grocery store and simply build/cook it yourself. One example is sandwiches. All you need is some bread, sandwich meat, and whatever condiments you want. Lots of hotels have a mini fridge so you could just store all your food there and use the money you saved on junk souvenirs.
 
The Joker said:
When youre going on a vacation long distance driving What restaurant you can get a meal for less than $9.99?
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Now that I've read a few responses, I gotta ask, is this vacation-goer going to hotel this vacation?
 
I traveled for 60 years. I've driven in three countries of North America and live in Illinois. I usually had a breakfast sandwich. If I didn't I would wait a little later and get McD fish sandwich. Many times dinner was from the grocer. We like the variety of meats and cheeses with the local newspaper rather than a heavy meal. Sometimes we ate Chinese. Steak n' Shake is always consistent, hot, good, and it is clean, too. We ate at the truck. Some Pilot Truck Stops have a buffet that is pretty good. There is one in Texas east of Amarillo I really liked. The one in OKC closed years ago, but it might be open now.

There is a really great oriental restaurant at Tucumcari, NM. But the place where we had the best meal for a fair price was the Senior Menu at Denny's in Winslow Arizona. Some of the best BBQ I ever ate was in the north side of Baton Rouge, but my favorite go-to-BBQ is Tomcat Corner in Grove, OK. Aside: This sleep little berg also has a 33 acre full service state park on the Honey Creek arm of Grand Lake. It accommodates RV and primitive campers. There are showers, stools, phone, hiking, covered eating, grills, boat launch, and more. Grove is between I-44 and I-40 on US 69. It has a very good little hospital and EMS service not far from the park. And it is not far from restaurants and stores, either. It is actually one of the nicest parks I've ever seen. And I LIKE parks. Grand Lake is 66,000 acres of surface water. It is in a very scenic, natural, rural setting.

There is a chain of oriental buffet called Panda that are usually very good. I loved the one in Tulsa that is not too far from East I-44, but the one in Springfield, MO I did not like so much. I also ate at a lot of nameless places, and had hotel food service.

Unfortunately there are states that do not have very good health standards. This is why when I travel I drink only bottled, or fresh hot coffee, and I stop at grocers for snacks and lighter meals.
 
McDonald's or Burger King of your choice.
 
$5.94 for foot long ham and swiss cheese with pickles, black olives, banana peppers, lettuce and tomatoes. Subway!
 
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