Cheap Eats

Ali Khan reveals the best meals that Austin, TX, has to offer. His stops include migas tacos at a roadside joint, authentic Texas barbecue, a buttery journey in baking and a Bayou experience straight from MawMaw's recipe book.

Ali Khan, author of the blog "Bang for Your Burger Buck," has 12 hours and 35 bucks to find the best deals in Minneapolis for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack!

Ali Khan finds the best food deals in Albuquerque, NM. He first enjoys a decadent vegan waffle, then gets one of the best green chile cheeseburgers in town. Then he devours a designer doughnut, and finishes up with carne adovada.

Ali Khan travels to Miami and starts off with the classic Cuban staple: empanadas, then samples some super-fresh mahi mahi sandwiches and a fisherman's stew. He finishes the day with a fusion bowl that could only come from Miami.

Ali Khan finds the best cheap eats in Chicago. He starts with a tower of fried chicken and biscuits, then dives into an Italian beef sandwich. He scores a croissant from a kid baker and ends the day with gourmet mac and cheese.

Ali Khan heads to Charleston, SC, and starts the day with creamy grits, then tries a crab cake sandwich that's the talk of the town. He follows up with seafood-stuffed hush puppies and finally gets down with some Carolina pulled pork.

Ali Khan starts off in Boulder, Colorado, with pancakes made by a chef who moonlights as a strongman. Then he seeks out some of the most authentic Chinese noodles on the West Coast and finishes up with a soulful shrimp po' boy.