Lunch on a Budget: Royal Scarlet Deli, Fresh Tortilla & Mexican Food, Cheeburger Cheeburger

When you feel the midday rumble in your stomach don’t stress because your bank account is running low. The whole country has been brown bagging it to better their budgets. But if you can’t stomach another boring homemade pb&j sandwich for lunch, then White Plains Patch has got you covered.

Here is our list of lunch deals for under $10 at great places to grab a bite in White Plains without breaking the bank.

- 99 E. Post Rd.

Nestled on the corner of E. Post Road and Grand Street, don’t be fooled by the Royal Scarlet’s sweet little size. Inside it has a great variety of snacks, beverages, and a very impressive deli selection with over 60 specially-named sandwiches.

Although a good amount of their deli menu selection racks in under $10, they have significant lunch specials including their chicken cutlet roll with lettuce, tomato and special sauce with a 12oz soda for $4.99, 2 hot dogs with fries for $3.69, and a cold sandwich with a medium sized soup for $5.99. With food and prices like these, the Royal Scarlet is really a bang for your buck!

- 70 Mamaroneck Ave.

Zagat rated and recommended by the NY Times, Daily News, NY Magazine, this restaurant specializing in Mexican and Chinese food is all business when preparing its customers great quality food at amazing prices. Besides two items, literally EVERYTHING on the menu is under $10, and with a huge variety of food, your choices are endless. 

Their luncheon specials during Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., include a great array of chicken, pork, vegetable and bean curd, seafood, and beef options that are $5.95 or less, and are served with your choice of vegetable fried rice or white rice, a can of soda or water, or egg drop or chicken rice soup. 

Still not convinced? Try their six inch fresh flour tortillas (that are made from scratch right in front of you) with your choices of chicken, steak, beans, cheese, guacamole, shrimp or beef from $1.25 to $2.59. 

Open seven days a week, Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m,, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.mm to midnight, and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m., this eat in and take out restaurant also offers free delivery (with a minimum purchase of $15). If you love fresh, delicious mexican and chinese food and don’t want to spend a lot of money, then you are really missing out if you don’t check out this place. 

Cheeburger Cheeburger - 84 Mamaroneck Avenue

If you aren’t already drawn in by its lively and vibrant 1950s inspired atmosphere and friendly staff, then the menu will definitely do the trick. A place where you can truly “invent your own taste”, Cheeburger, Cheeburger is definitely “not fast food” and cooks with cholesterol-free peanut oil as well. You can invent your own cheeburger for about $6.99 (prices varies on the size of burger), sandwich for $7.49 or less, grilled cheese for $5.39, wrap for $7.99 or salad for under $10, all with your own FREE toppings. 

Other specialities include a chicken finger basket for $6.99, ‘My Bleu Chicken’  grilled chicken breast smothered with Swiss and bleu cheese on a specially grilled bread) for $7.49, a fried chicken finger sandwich (3 chicken fingers on a kaiser roll with your choice of cheese and toppings), a grilled portobello mushroom melt (served with sauteed onions, creamy Swiss and grilled toasty on specially-baked rye bread) for $7.49 and much more.

The Cheeburger Cheeburger is open seven days a week, Sunday-Thurs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. If your in a rush, save time and order online quick and easy on their website, cheeburger.com. Remember too, you can add as many free toppings to your food as well, so if you are a person who really wants to do their own thing for a good price, the Cheeburger Cheeburger should definitely be a place for you try next time you’re hungry!

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