A family of four can nosh at all three of these restaurants and spend less than $40 total!

I am particularly fond of the $1.79 steak taco at Taco House -- it is made with crisp tacos and slices of tasty flank steak, like a Chinese flank steak. Sure enough, the staff of this Mexican take-out is all Chinese (from the Fujian province).

Church Street between Reade and Duane Street, New York, New York 10013