- The Top 19 Best Cheap Eats at Disneyland in California.
I'm Chris, this is the Yellow Productions.
I do travel guides that are fun,
informative and entertaining,
and in this video I'm gonna be telling you
my favorite cheap things to eat in and around Disneyland.
This is part of my series on Disneyland,
by the way if you wanna see more videos about Disneyland,
like things to know, what's new,
walk throughs around the whole park or Galaxy's Edge,
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Number one top best cheap eat,
my favorite place to eat in Disneyland,
and actually, it's in downtown Disney.
So, just outside the actual theme park,
it is the Earl Of Sandwich.
The Earl of Sandwich,
and my favorite thing to get here, is the Earl's Club.
This place's slogan is, "The World's Greatest Hot Sandwich,"
and usually, I don't love places that advertise
that they are the world's best or greatest.
But, actually, this is really good.
And the Earl's Club on it, it' got turkey,
bacon, tomato and some really great spread.
And everything is toasted hot,
and that's what makes it delicious.
These sandwiches, they are 8.99.
If you're a Disney annual pass holder, you get 15% off.
Also, to drink, check out their Earl's Grey Lemonade.
It's Earl Gray Tea, combined with some lemonade.
Hmm, it's really delicious.
My favorite second sandwich is their Holiday sandwich
and they serve it all year round.
But it's got turkey, it's got stuffing,
it's got cranberry sauce and mayonnaise.
That's truly delicious as well.
Well, this, I had to start with this.
If you've seen my videos before,
you know I love the Earl of Sandwich, it's really good.
I'm gonna continue eating this,
but, I'm gonna see you inside the park
where we're gonna go for number two.
The second best cheap at Disneyland,
and this is now inside of Disneyland, is right here.
Chris, why are you pointing to a red truck?
Well, this is the Main Street corn dog car,
as you can see inside they are preparing
delicious corn dogs in there.
$9.79, you'll get a corn dog, chips, or slices of apple.
Okay, so, what's so great about this corn dog?
Well, first of all, it's huge.
It's a massive corn dog.
Not at the corn dogs you get a hot dog on a stick.
I mean, you can see, compare this to, like, my thumb,
it's really big and when you bite into it,
look at how much corn bread breading there is.
The corn bread breading really tastes like cornbread.
Of course, I really like it
with a copious amount of ketchup.
So good.
They're always hot, they're always fresh.
They're not too greasy and so much bread.
This is a meal in and of itself.
And the apple slices if you get that,
then you can feel a little bit healthy.
And, even though it's a cart,
it's ione of the few carts that
also takes annual pass discounts.
And if you don't believe me,
the long line that's often at the corn dog cart,
well, you can believe that a lot of people like it too.
Pro tip, if you wanna come with no line,
drive around 3:30 in the afternoon.
That's kind of their slow time,
you might just be able to walk right up
and get your corn dog.
The third bet cheap eat is from the
Royal Street Veranda in New Orleans Square.
This one is just right next
to the Pirates of the Caribbean,
it's a little tiny window that serves a really
delicious bowl of steak gumbo in a bread ball, 11.99.
There's a few seats around,
but then you can also find seating
in some of the adjacent restaurants.
One of my favorite spots, for not just a snack,
but a good meal, is the Plaza Inn.
This is at the end of Main Street,
near Sleeping Beauty's Castle.
They specialize in fried chicken.
$18.49, you get a plate of fried chicken, mash potatoes,
some of seasonable vegetable and a biscuit with honey.
Yes, I know, this is not as cheap as the other items,
these actually are the most
expensive thing I'm gonna have in this video,
but I just love this fried chicken so much,
I had to share it.
And the deserts here are always really good.
Two great cheap eat locations in Frontier Land,
one's the Stage Door Cafe.
It's this little thing, with these three stage doors.
It's a pretty small location.
You can get the same corn dogs here
from that Main Street corn dog cart,
the bonus is they come with French fries,
a bit more filling than the potato chips from Main Street.
But you can also get some really good funnel cakes here,
$9 for the funnel cake.
Next to the Stage Door Cafe, is the Golden Horseshoe.
I describe the menu here as random American food.
And the reason you come here isn't for the food,
but it's for the shows.
They used to have these really interesting comedy shows,
but they're gonna be starting some
dueling piano shows in here soon.
I haven't seen them, but I'm looking forward to them.
One of the quintessential deserts at Disneyland
is the Dole Pineapple and you can get it
from in front of the Tiki Room.
Six bucks will get you a dole pineapple wrap,
nod seven bucks, and you can get dole whip float.
The lines can be really long,
but they do mobile order pickup right here in the back.
Just on the other side of the Tiki Room,
you'll find the Tropical Hideaway.
Here you could also get dole whips, not in multiple flavors.
You can get loaded dole whips, buns and lumpia.
I often find the lines back here to be
shorter than at the main one
on the other side of the Tiki Room.
Cheap eat number eight, Gibson Girl ice cream.
$6.49, you can get an ice cream sunday
with two scoops of ice cream,
either on a waffle cone or on a chocolate chip cookie.
They're pretty filling.
These ice cream sundays are almost like a meal of their own.
And their waffle corns or cups, they're super fresh,
they make them right here.
If you're hankering for your Starbucks fix,
you'll find it on Main Street in the Market House.
If you weren't really paying attention,
you'd walk right on by, but you can see,
there's a couple of signs right here
outside that say, Starbucks Coffee,
where they've got all the usual Starbucks fare,
at only slightly inflated Disney prices.
In addition to the coffee drinks,
they've also got the baked goods
and breakfast items in the glass case.
For Disneyland, $5.49 for a fresh fruit and yogurt parfait,
doesn't seem like that bad of a deal.
Best cheap eat number 10,
the Ronto wrap from Ronto Roasters.
It's this food stand right back here
behind this big engine that's roasting the Ronto meat,
roasted by this droid.
The Ronto wrap, it's actually grilled pork,
pork sausage wrapped in a pita, all for 12.99.
Best cheap eat number 11, the Hungry Bear Restaurant.
This one is located just next to Splash Mountain.
And you know it's gotta be good,
because it's got a statue of a bear with a hamburger.
Hungry Bear Restaurant specializes in burgers,
chicken sandwiches and fish sandwiches.
A cheeseburger is gonna set you back about 12 bucks.
It's average at best, but the real reason I come here,
it's a really neat seating area,
cool environment, looking out over the water.
Galaxy's Edge just at the background,
Splash Mountain on the other side.
Just behind the Matterhorn in Fantasyland
is the Edelweiss Snack Stand, and here they sell
jumbo turkey legs for 11.99.
Honestly, I don't get this all that much,
'cause I'm not a huge fan of jumbo turkey legs,
but this is a Disneyland classic for many people.
So, if you want to experience walking
around the theme park gnawing on giant turkey leg,
either probably shared by three people,
get it from this stand.
'Cause we've been talking about Disneyland a lot,
what about California Adventure.
Well, there's a few cheap eat spots
in California Adventure that I like,
this one is called Flo's V8 Cafe, kind of like a 50s diner.
From here I like chicken fried chicken.
This is the Blue Plate special, 12.99.
You get this chicken fried chicken, right here,
gravy, mashed potatoes and you get a second side.
It'll come with seasonable vegetables,
I picked the mack and cheese.
Also do the fried chicken from this place
that you saw earlier in Disneyland.
I also really like the chicken pot pie
from Flo's V8 Cafe as well.
This is in Cars Land, so if you hear cars
in the background going by, it's 'cause it's
right in front of the Radiator Springs Racer Ride.
If you want restaurants that do mobile ordering,
don't forget to check that out.
The line, when I got here to Flo's V8 Cafe was pretty long,
I did the mobile ordering, picked up my food
in like about five minutes from
the time I ordered it in the phone
to get it at the counter, bonus.
The other spots I like in California Adventure,
the Corn Dog Castle, the same corn dogs
you saw in Disneyland and also Award Wieners,
which is over in the Hollywood area.
Award Wieners has some really good hot dogs,
not corn dogs, but hot dogs.
And if you're with a group and you can't decide,
well, there's basically a big food court in the middle
that has a lot of options, Mexican,
Chinese and some good soups and sandwiches
and great ice cream from Ghirardelli.
So, those are all the best cheap eats in the park.
Let's check out the cheap eats in downtown Disney.
I already showed you Earl of Sandwich,
but let's check out Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Express.
This is right near the Monorail stop,
Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen is
a pretty big two storey Creole restaurant.
But next to the restaurant is their Jazz Kitchen Express,
where you can get things for a lot cheaper and quicker.
The gumbo and jambalaya are pretty
solid options at under $10 each,
and if you're in the mood for desert,
check out their beignets.
A small order for seven bucks,
you can see them cooked up fresh.
These are essentially the equivalent of a New Orleans donut.
You can never go wrong with fried dough.
If you're craving desert while you're in downtown Disney,
check out Salt and Straw for some
deliciously interesting ice cream.
It is all really interesting flavors, really good.
The double scoop, eight bucks, but do yourself a favor,
get one of the freshly made waffle cones.
And two of you can split that double scoop.
For the best ice cream deal, though,
take home one of their pints.
12 bucks in the freezer, just to the right of the cashier.
These ones are quasi-cheapy,
and if it wasn't Disneyland, I wouldn't include at all.
But black Tap, it's new on the scene,
they opened in 2019 here in downtown Disney.
They sell burgers for $16, it comes with fries,
which is not cheap by most standards,
but for Disneyland, it's kind of inexpensive.
The burgers are really quite good,
I will tell you though, skip the shake.
The shakes are designed for Instagram,
not to be cheap or really to be tasty.
Okay, now that we've seen the cheap eats inside the park,
let's check out a few of the options
that are out on Harbor Boulevard.
This is the street right in front of Disneyland,
and of course, there are options like Denny's,
and fun fact, I did actually eat there on my 21st birthday.
But there's actually a lot of other options
that have cheaper and tastier food.
I'll show you three of my favorites on Harbor Boulevard.
First up, if you walk out of Disneyland,
turn right on Harbor,
Jimboy's Tacos would be just across the street.
You can get a classic American taco here.
What I mean by American taco,
I mean crispy shell and ground beef for the meat.
They've got pretty inexpensive combo meals,
couple of tacos, drink, seven bucks.
And if you're craving legit Mexican food,
and you're up for walking one block further,
head to the intersection of Harbor and Katella.
There's this place here called Sabrosada.
This is my favorite Mexican place
within walking distance of Disneyland.
It is a legit Mexican taco shop,
great tacos, great burritos.
and I was born and raised on Mexican food in San Diego,
so if I say it's good, trust me, it's good.
And if pizzas were your craving,
at the same intersection, just across Katella,
in the High House Hotel, you'll find Blaze Pizza.
It's a really good fast fired pizza restaurant.
For less than 10 bucks, you can get a custom built pizza
in about three minutes, all the toppings you want on it.
Blaze Pizza's my favorite
fast fired pizza chain in California.
If you like cheap eats and you're also
planning a trip to Los Angeles,
well, you might enjoy watching
more of my videos on Los Angeles.
I've got one in there, all about cheap eats in LA.
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