1st Place: Acoustic Café
2nd Place: Court ’n House
3rd Place: Shanghai Bistro

There may not be such a thing as a free lunch, but there is definitely a thing as a cheap (affordable) lunch. A mainstay of the South Barstow area, the Acoustic Café delights customers with tasty hoagies and high-backed booths. Complete your lunch hour by perusing the rotating art on the walls, and sate your gullet with a gigantic, and delicious, cookie of your choice. If burgers and bar food are more your style, pop on down to the Court ’n House. Complete with daily specials and comfortable atmosphere, sometimes all you need for that pesky hangover you got at the bar last night is a burger and fries from a bar today. Shanghai Bistro may be the dark horse of the list, but don’t let the upscale rep fool you. Eau Claire’s favorite sushi joint has extremely reasonable prices for lunch, and a nice patio that is popular in summer. – Aryn Widule