Thursday, June 25, 2026

Portland Oregon Cheap Eats For Lunch List 2026

Since there are not many official newspaper good cheap eats lists left I decided to share mine. I have been going to a lot of restaurants in Portland since 1990, when I first moved here.

These are for lunch specifically. Most are in the $12 to 18 range for one person for lunch without drink.  Some have the same price for dinner as well.  Many have great lunch specials.

These don't include fast food chains, like Chipotle or Qdoba which I also enjoy, although I do have a few chain sit down restaurants I like on occasion.

Most are in East Portland because that is where I have lived since 1994.

I have notes on dishes I like and prices that are cheap.

I do have a few higher priced places that have lunch for special occasions like Javelina.


RestaurantNotesCuisinelink/menu
Akira SushiJapanese
Applebee'sAmerican
Birirea PDXPortland comboMexican
Black Bear DinerAmerican
Bridge City DinerPoke, Fish tacos, fish n chips, hot dogsAmerican
Chaba ThaiSandy prawn and Mango $12.50Thai
Changsfree birthday lunchChinese
ChepesMexican
China StarChinese
Don Ladischeese and onion enchilada, Chile releno and cabeza taco
El Yucateotry surf and turf burritoMexican
Excellent cuisinebest dim sum
FJ Buffetsushi and hot and sour soup (no kimchi!)Asian
Fork Food cart podScandinavian and Ukraine trucksMixed
Foster Food carts52nd and foster, polish, indianMixed
Golden Corral4 pm dinnerAmerican
Gresham Food Cart PodMixed
Grindwtryz opens noonclosed Monday and TuesdayHawaiian
Ha Vl 82nd/Rose VL PowellHa closed Monday and Tuesday Rose close Weds and SunVietnamese
Happy Dragonlarge dishes. appetizer plus one dishChinese
HK Cafedim sumChinese
IkeaSwedish
Javelinaspecial occasion,  $$Indiginoushttps://www.javelinapdx.com/
JavisMexican inspired breakfastAmerican
Jin Jin delibeef chow fun, dry fried noodles comboChinese
Kenny's Noodle housecheap soupsChinesehttps://kennysnoodleor.com/order/
Ktown bbqall u can eat $25/personKorean
Kumi BuffetHappy ValleyAsian
Kura Sushinear Freddie's BeavertonJapanesehttps://kurasushi.com/
La Isla Bonita$12 lunch specialMexican
La Osita BurritoMexican
La Tia JuanaFish Shrimp Governors tacos Mexican
Makoto VancoverJapanesehttps://www.makotojapanesebuffet.com/about-3
Mall 205 food cartscheap, good beef rice noodleMixed
Master KongChinese
Meeka Sushi181st lunch special $12 to $15Japanese
Namaste Sandy$20 all day buffetIndian
Ohana HawaiianGarlic Shrimp $18Hawaiian
Ok noodlenear houseAsian
Olive Garden        $13 lunch specials with unlimited soup and salad    Italian
Pastini $13 lunch menu $$Italianhttps://www.pastini.com/pastini-menu/
Pho Vanbest crispy rolls Vietnamese
Piedmont Station food cart podDoner Kabab ++, Bari PonzerettiMixedhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/bwYvkaBNfmsciotD9
Rose City Burrito$10 burritomexican
Sandy O'sAmerican
Sichuan CityLunch special $15.50Chinese
So Kong DongBi Bim Bap $14 weekdays onlyKorean
Stark Street Pizzasalad bar $10 small one tripAmerican
Taipei Noodle Houselunch specials weekdayChinese
Taste Of Sichuan16261 NW Cornell Road, BeavertonChinesejust reopened in December 25
Tokyo ya ramen
Japanese
Wood Village Burrito shop$3.50 hard tacoMexican
Yang Kee Noodleduck and pork riceChinese
Yoonique Phobroken rice $18 Vietnamese
House of Bahn Mi    $8 stuffed well Bahn mi    Vietnameshttps://share.google/38lsviYkbo9HwN5kT

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