When hunger strikes and your budget doesn’t allow a lavish meal what do you do? You wish you had somewhere cheap to go to satiate your hunger pangs. Right? San Diego has some of the best diners for which you do not need to dig a hole in your pocket. So, if you wish for some really drool-worthy food for an affordable price, you can head to any of the following restaurants.
100’s Seafood Grill Buffet
100’s Seafood Grill Buffet is an Asian seafood buffet that offers a variety of seafood options, including Sushi, hibachi fare and desserts. It also has on its menu different kinds of tray meals such as, BBQ Pork Ribs Tray, Seafood Pasta with Alfredo Sauce Tray, Shrimp With Cajun Sauce Tray, as well as combos. 100’s Seafood Grill Buffet also provides a lobster buffet (every Thursday) for $48.99 per person. Additionally, it has Buffet Togo that offers lunch for $7.99 per lb and dinner. The restaurant’s timings are 4pm to 9pm from Monday to Friday and 12pm to 9pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Note that it is closed on Tuesdays.
Contact:
2828 Camino Del Rio South,
San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: 619-906-4886
Himalayan Palace Restaurant
Himalayan Palace Restaurant is a fine dining restaurant that offers Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan cuisines. It’s specialities include Himalayan, tandoori, seafood, vegetarian, chicken and lamb dishes. It offers a pocket-friendly lunch special buffet from 11am to 3pm excluding Tuesdays and major holidays. It serves vegetarian and non-vegetarian plates (thali) for $9.95. The operational timings are 11am to 9pm from Sunday to Thursday, and from 11am to 10pm Friday to Saturday. Himalayan Palace Restaurant’s menu includes Himalayan veggie samosa, chicken tikka salad, malai kofta, tandoori roti, aloo paratha and ginger chicken tandoori, and chicken/lamb/vegetable biryani.
Contact:
3760 Sports Arena Blvd. #5
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: (619) 510-4966 or (619) 510-4967
Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse
If you are looking for some Brazilian food options in San Diego and not sure where you can get a delicious Brazilian meal, Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse is the place to be. Its buffet lunch menu has filet mignon, fraldinha, picanha, costela de porco, linguica, mashed potatoes and warm pao de queijo. You can have this and much more at $40.95 per person. It also offers a Gaucho Lunch option at $15 per person that has fresh seasonal salads, exotic vegetables, imported cheeses, smoked salmon, cured meats, seasonal soup and Fogo feijoada. It operates from Monday to Friday from 11:30am to 2pm for lunch. The dinner timings are 5pm to 10:30 pm on Monday to Thursday and from 5pm to 10:30pm on Fridays.
Contact:
668 Sixth Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-338-0500
Bali Hai Restaurant
Relish some Polynesian cuisine at the Bali Hai Restaurant in the San Diego bay harbor. The restaurant boasts of enchanting bay views and specialises in serving mai tai cocktails and seafood dishes. It offers a Sunday brunch buffet from 10am to 2pm that includes local greens salad, bali hai seasoned breakfast potatoes, crab benedict with hollandaise, firecracker pork ribs, vegetable lo mein with tofu, bali hai poke snow crab legs and assorted chef selected desserts. You can enjoy this sumptuous meal for $62 and children can get it for $12. The timings are 11:30am to 3pm Monday to Saturday for lunch and from 5pm to 8:45pm for dinner.
Contact:
2230 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone: (619) 222-1181
Shabu Works
Shabu Works is a traditional Japanese-style hot pot diner that serves quality Shabu-Shabu to San Diego locals and visitors. The restaurant utilises an array of fresh ingredients, including signature flavor bomb sauces, homemade broth bases, handmade noodles, choice of protein and seasonal vegetables. The menu offers a variety of dishes that include grass-fed Australian lamb and Wagyu Beef. It provides buffet lunch for $26.95 per person and dinner for $36.95 per person. It operates from 11:30am to 9pm on Monday to Thursday, and from 11:30am to 10pm on other days
Contact:
9841 Mira Mesa Boulevard
San Diego, California 92131
Phone: (858) 860-573
