{"id":795547,"date":"2026-05-14T09:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/795547\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:52:26","slug":"18-places-to-eat-a-great-meal-in-fort-worth-for-under-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/795547\/","title":{"rendered":"18 places to eat a great meal in Fort Worth for under $20"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Star-Telegram\u2019s \u201cOn a Budget\u201d series<\/a> helps you find great food at Fort Worth-area restaurants for affordable prices \u2014 most of the time, under $20 a person. Here\u2019s a look at the deals we\u2019ve found so far in 2026.<\/p>\n

\"A A BALT (abcon, avocado, lettuce, tomato sandwich) from The Lunch Box off Camp Bowie in Fort Worth. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

A Ridglea-area deli called The Lunch Box<\/a><\/b> turns any sandwich into a four-item lunch<\/a> by adding three sides \u2014 like fresh fruit, pasta salad or chips \u2014 with a BALT (a BLT with avocado) lunch box ringing up at $15.75. Sandwiches by themselves are $7.95 to $9.25.<\/p>\n

Daybreak Cafe and Grill<\/b> off White Settlement serves a full breakfast of eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast and coffee for $7<\/a> (the same price as a McDonald\u2019s Big Breakfast). Breakfast tacos are also as low as $1.25. Owner Mario Garcia says he keeps prices low so families can afford to eat out.<\/p>\n

A north Fort Worth food truck called Super Taco<\/b> serves $1 street tacos on Tuesdays<\/a> (normally $2.50) at 2023 N.E. 28th St. Meat options include tromp el pastor, which is pork roasted on a spit (like gyro meat) and shaved off.<\/p>\n

\"Three Three El Pastor tacos with rice and beans from Super Taco food truck in north Fort Worth. This food truck offer $1 taco Tuesdays. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

A local DFW chain, Burger Box<\/b>, sells a large cheeseburger combo<\/a> with crinkle fries or tots and a drink for about $10. Star-Telegram restaurant columnist Bud Kennedy says the meal is \u201cfresh-made and cheaper than at Whataburger.\u201d The fun part is every location offers different menu items \u2013 some serve soft-serve, some don\u2019t. Some serve breakfast, some don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Chadra Mezza & Grill<\/b> in Near Southside serves lunch and dinner between $12 to $20<\/a>. Most dishes, like the chicken shawarma ($12 as a wrap, $16 as an entree) is also big enough to split between two people. You can find them in a box-shaped container looking building at 1700 South Freeway.<\/p>\n

\"A A chicken gyro with fries at Chadra Mezza in Fort Worth, as seen Feb. 28, 2026. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

David\u2019s Barbecue<\/b> between Fort Worth and Arlington (2224 W. Park Row Drive, Pantego) hasn\u2019t changed since 1965<\/a> \u2013 and we are talking about their prices. Brisket goes for $23 a pound, or $14.95 when ordered on a small dinner plate.<\/p>\n

Back in January, we told our readers about a dozen or so wallet-friendly restaurants near Dickies Arena, TCU and the Cultural District, for those who were visiting the Stock Show & Rodeo. This list is still good \u2014 it includes breakfast tacos, sourdough bagels, smashburgers, pizza and sushi happy hours, all under $20 per person. Check it out here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/p>\n

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Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Star-Telegram\u2019s \u201cOn a Budget\u201d series helps you find great food at Fort Worth-area restaurants for affordable prices…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":795548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,7371,7372,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-795547","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fort-worth","10":"tag-fortworth","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116572321467802898","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}