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It’s difficult to find good food at a price anyone would consider “cheap.” Nonetheless there are some tasty deals out there if you know when and where to go. We have tips about pizza slices, tacos, grab-and-go items and bites $5 or under. Hopefully there’ll be something to meet each person’s tastebuds.

Taco Time! Big taste without breaking the budget

Kid-Approved Cheap Eats
Local youngsters check in with their favorites

Cheap Bites $5 or Under
A variety of tasty treats

Burgers, Wings and Wine Deals
Here’s where to cheers on the cheap

This article appears in Source Weekly June 19, 2025.

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Cheap Eats

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
June 18, 2025

<h1>Cheap Eats</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />June 18, 2025</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/landing.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/landing.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-5031" /></a></figure> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">I</span>t’s difficult to find good food at a price anyone would consider “cheap.” Nonetheless there are some tasty deals out there if you know when and where to go. We have tips about pizza slices, tacos, grab-and-go items and bites $5 or under. Hopefully there’ll be something to meet each person’s tastebuds.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/taco-time-23345292"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chow1-1.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-5032" /></a></figure> <p><b><a href="/food-drink/taco-time-23345292" target="_blank">Taco Time!</a> </b> Big taste without breaking the budget</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/kid-approved-cheap-eats-23345296"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chow2-2.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-5033" /></a></figure> <p><b><a href="/food-drink/kid-approved-cheap-eats-23345296" target="_blank">Kid-Approved Cheap Eats</a></b><br /> Local youngsters check in with their favorites</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/cheap-bites-5-or-under-23345303"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chow3-1.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-5034" /></a></figure> <p><b><a href="/food-drink/cheap-bites-5-or-under-23345303" target="_blank">Cheap Bites $5 or Under</a></b><br /> A variety of tasty treats</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full alignleft alignleft"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/burgers-wings-and-wine-deals-23345308"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/chow4-1.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-5035" /></a></figure> <p><b><a href="/food-drink/burgers-wings-and-wine-deals-23345308" target="_blank">Burgers, Wings and Wine Deals</a></b><br /> Here's where to cheers on the cheap</p> <p><div> <span><b><a href="https://issuu.com/thesourceweekly/docs/source_weekly_june_19_2025" target="_blank">Read the digital version here!</a></p> <p></b></span> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://issuu.com/thesourceweekly/docs/source_weekly_june_19_2025"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cover_for_web.png" alt="" class="wp-image-5036" /></a></figure> </p></div></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/cheap-eats-23345823/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=5029&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/cheap-eats-23345823/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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