Dine Out on a Budget at These 24 Houston Restaurants

"The quick stop for convenient and down-home Mediterranean eats, this unassuming convenience store-turned restaurant is a prime place to score gyros, shawarma, hummus, great mezze, and breakfast tacos stuffed with gyro meat, starting at $3. Go the a la carte route and build your meal, starting with appetizers like falafel or hummus before moving on to a sampler plate of gyro, shawarma, grape leaves, tabbouleh, pitas, and sauces. The family pack for $60 is an unbeatable deal if looking to feed a group. Each pack comes with a pound of each of the meats, six pitas, plus large orders of hummus, salad, rice, tzatziki, and garlic sauces. Be sure to tack on a side of baklava or its dessert pita — its version of a dessert pizza made with fried pita chips tossed in Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnadust and topped with chocolate syrup." - Sean Hekmat, Megha McSwain, Eater Staff