Cheap eats near Iroquois High ??

I have a class at Iroquois High on Monday nights. I was looking for a place to get some good eats before class, 6:00 or perhaps after 9:00. My budget requires that it be fairly inexpensive. Open to pretty much anything across the food spectrum.

[Robin Garr]

I have a class at Iroquois High on Monday nights. I was looking for a place to get some good eats before class, 6:00 or perhaps after 9:00. My budget requires that it be fairly inexpensive. Open to pretty much anything across the food spectrum.

Vietnam Kitchen! And the other Vietnamese spots in the Iroquois neighborhood. You could pretty much walk from Iroquois High School to VK in the Iroquois Manor shopping center, or it would be maybe a two-minute drive.

Robin beat me to it. My first response was going to be VK! Just go week after week and eat your way through the entire menu.

Can't go wrong with VK. The mere mention makes me salivate...

Any one ever try Annie Cafe in that neck of the woods. A friend gave me a menu and a recomendation...I just have not made it over there to give it a shot. Obviously VK is a sure bet for good food.

[Robin Garr]

Any one ever try Annie Cafe in that neck of the woods. A friend gave me a menu and a recomendation...I just have not made it over there to give it a shot. Obviously VK is a sure bet for good food.

Yeah, I like Annie Cafe a lot. Somewhat different vibe, but every bit as authentic and perhaps actually a little more friendly and sociable service. It's also on Woodlawn, a neat little urban block between Iroquois and Beechmont. VK is the go-to place, but I would not hesitate to recommend Annie Cafe as a worthy alternative.

It might be fun to do a fairly close comparison sometime.

What about the Cubano sandwich at ValuMarket. It is located at 3rd and Mitscher. It is funky good!!!!!!

It isn't more than a mile or so from Iroquois High.

[Robin Garr]

There's also a fairly decent little barbecue shack - I'm sorry I can't come up with its name - directly across South Third (?) from Colonial Gardens.

There's also a fairly decent little barbecue shack - I'm sorry I can't come up with its name - directly across South Third (?) from Colonial Gardens.

It is on Kenwood Drive, near New Cut (across from Colonial Gardens). I think it is called Jims BBQ.

Iroquois Pizza is on Manslick has a good pie. VK should be the first option, though.

Actually it's called Jimbo's Bar-B-Que and I agree very good!!!!!

Thanks! Looks like the Vietnam Kitchen is the spot. I will be sure to check it out. Think I will have to try that Cuban as well.
Thanks again.

For a great Bosnian gyro head over to J&R Bakery next to the Kenwood Drive-In. Awesome deal and very good stuff. Pho Binh Minh on Strawberry Ln has some pretty good Vietnamese sandiwches for dirt cheap too. Another 5 minutes in the car gets you to Tuscany Italian on Outer Loop and New Cut where the Calzones are too good to pass up. The Cuban is mighty fine but I'm not a big fan of the chunks of fat they mix in with the pork or the blood pressure spiking amounts of salt they use.

For a great Bosnian gyro head over to J&R Bakery next to the Kenwood Drive-In.

Not being a native here I dont where the Kenwood Drive-in is at...now if you are talking about the Bosna Mak/ Jasmine place I know what you mean. Just had another great gyros there yesterday.

The Cuban at ValuMarket is my favorite sandwich in town.

Also, Thornberry's Deli is a very good/cheap place for a sandwich or soup.

They have a daily special as well (Meatloaf, Nachos, Beef Tips/Noodles, etc...)--------> Tuesdays is usually Chicken N Dumplins, and they are by far my favorite that I've had anywhere in town.

Apart from those already mentioned (I've been a regular at Annies and VK over the past few yrs), I ventured into the Sudanese restaurant (I forgot the name) across from Valumarket on the same lot (it used to be a Bosnian/Mexican place). I enjoyed the ambiance and the food was quite tasty. I had the fool (beans), rice and salad. IThe Cameroonian guy next to me at the bar had a good-looking baked chicken dish. If you enjoy a place were you sort of stand out for being the only non-African then I recommend you stop by.