盡管他有一些不同的餐館eattle over the years — with spots in Shilshole Bay, Greenwood, and Licton Springs, all called Geo’s — chef Geordanys Rodriguez has lately focused on his takeout shop at 200th and Aurora, where he does Caribbean entrees and sandwiches, including a pan con lechon that rivals Paseo and Un Bien. Everybody loves the eponymous Cubano too, although one sincerely cannot go wrong on this menu. All the sandwiches are two meals’ worth, served on legit Cuban bread that Geo has flown in from Tampa, for around $11.50. If you see the chicken fricassee sandwich on special, get it.

These Middle Eastern flatbreads (mana’eesh), made in a Wood Stone oven at Goodies Mediterranean Market, are one of Seattle’s best-kept secrets. Gut-bustingly large and wallet-friendly, they’re piled high with za’atar, ground lamb, kefir, bulgur, and mint.

後老板買了這個小巧美觀的酒吧和卡魯長restaurant in 2017, he added his mom’s unique-to-Seattle Cambodian recipes to the menu. The cherry on the Vieux Carré? All these fragrant, gorgeous entrees hover around $16. The Cambodian rice bowls and vermicelli dishes don’t miss, but the braised pork belly (kha sach chrouk) rice bowl, with caramelized palm sugar, coconut milk, soy sauce, bamboo shoots, and a sunny egg on top is just, whew, unforgettable. And every bite of OT’s curry-based hot & sour beef stew (somlaw macchu kroeung sach ko) is like a warm hug from your — or perhaps Long’s — mom.

There’s so many things to love about Aladdin’s Gyro-cery: the punny name, the super-late hours (open until 2:30 a.m. on weekends!), the colorful tapestry-bedecked tent room in the back, the interesting beverage options (e.g., blackcurrant-based Vimto soda), and of course, the prices. The best menu item comes in at a luxe $9.55: the lamb shawarma. Wrapped in lavash that’s slathered with hummus AND tahini before all the beautiful roasted lamb is added, this thing’s just dripping with sumac-infused olive oil and lamb fat and pickle brine and tomato juice, making shiny, delicious puddles all over the tray. Better get some fries, too, to soak those puddles up.

Fremont Taiwanese restaurant 19 Gold is perhaps best known for its boba and malatang (spicy stews full of meat, seafood, and vegetables). But like many Taiwanese restaurants, it has a more affordable side to the menu, with popcorn chicken, braised pork belly over rice, minced pork noodles, and chicken cutlets all coming in at under $10.

This Capitol Hill restaurant has quickly gained traction as one of the best spots for Indian street food in the city (it also recently expanded to Ballard). The lamb kebab and chicken tikka kathi rolls are both popular picks, as well as gluten-free snack options, such as papdi chaat.

There are two totally unrelated Saigon Delis in Seattle, and they’re both cheap and fantastic, but the one on Jackson in Chinatown-International District is the REALLY cheap one. For only $5, one can choose a generously sized banh mi from around ten options, with all the pickly accoutrements, on the freshest of French rolls with the freshest of herbs. Meatball and barbecued pork are fun, slightly unusual banh mi options, while the Three Kinds of Ham roll crushes all others as the crowd fave.

The C-ID outpost of this Korean fast-casual chain serves fun and satisfying meat-on-a-stick offerings, with coatings ranging from panko breadcrumbs to Korean ramen noodles to squid ink, served with a selection of savory and sweet sauces.

This taco sensation near the Othello light rail station serves soft tacos Northern Chihuahua-style, naked with a choice of meat, plus burritos, tortas, and breakfast burritos (most under $5). There’s a large selection of sauces, salsas, and toppings to customize these beauties.

This White Center staple — with a food truck outpost on Aurora — hands-down serves some of the best tacos in the Seattle area. The affordable tacos (carne asada is an excellent choice) come piled up with generous portions of meat, and the grilled Serrano peppers on the side round out the meal.

This food hall inside the Tukwila Village development supports women-owned immigrant businesses with kiosks serving a variety of international dishes for takeout. There are comforting Somali-Kenyan-Tanzanian stews atMoyo Kitchen, Congolese cuisine fromTaste of Congo(including wonderfully chewy beignets), and satisfying Gambian and Senegalese food, such as fish yassa, fromAfella Jollof Catering.