Ike's Chili
Chili-Parlor Lunch for Two
Tulsa's oldest restaurant, slinging chili on Route 66 since 1908. The Three-Way (chili over spaghetti with beans), Frito pies, coneys, and old-fashioned onion burgers are all cheap and filling. Two people eat a full chili-parlor lunch for well under $20.
Coney I-Lander
Coneys for Two
A Tulsa tradition since 1926, with small slow-grilled coneys under a secret-recipe chili, mustard, and onions, plus little tamales and chili-spaghetti, at seven locations around the metro. Coneys run a little over $2 each, so two people feast for well under $20.
Tally's Good Food Cafe
Diner Plates for Two
A 1950s Route 66 diner with 100-plus dishes, all-day breakfast, and the city's best-known chicken-fried steak and enormous cinnamon rolls. Portions are big and prices wallet-friendly, so two people eat a full diner meal for around $20.
Hank's Hamburgers
Burgers for Two
A Tulsa landmark off Route 66 since 1949, griddling old-fashioned burgers with onions pressed right into the patty, plus onion rings, fried okra, and chili. A burger, fries, and a drink each comes to about $20 for two. Closed Sunday.
El Rancho Grande
Tex-Mex for Two
One of Tulsa's oldest Mexican restaurants, on Route 66 since 1953, family-owned and famous for its cheese enchiladas and the Night Hawk combo. Weekday lunch plates, or a couple of enchilada dinners, put two people right around $20.
Lone Wolf Banh Mi
Banh Mi for Two
An award-winning Arts District spot doing creative banh mi on house-baked baguettes, kimchi fries, and fried rice bowls — including a cult ginger-fritter version. Sandwiches run about $8 to $10, so two people eat for well under $20. Closed Sunday.
Andolini's Sliced
Pizza by the Slice for Two
The by-the-slice arm of Tulsa's beloved Andolini's, in the Blue Dome District downtown, with big New York-, Naples-, and Tulsa-style slices a few dollars each. Two people split three or four slices for around $20.
Mother Road Market
Food Hall for Two
Tulsa's first food hall, on Route 66, with a rotating lineup of local vendors — tacos, barbecue, ramen, rice bowls, hot chicken, pizza, and small-batch ice cream. Vendor portions are budget-friendly, and the hall's 'Eat for $5' Wednesdays make grazing for two well under $20 especially easy.
Ta Con Ganas
Street Tacos for Two
A Southwest Boulevard taqueria on Tulsa's stretch of Route 66, with street tacos and a loaded super breakfast burrito at taco-truck prices. Two people build a full plate of tacos, or split burritos, for well under $20.
TamaleBoyz
Tamales for Two
A Southwest Boulevard Mexican spot serving tamales, tacos and bowls at budget prices. Two people put together a tamale-and-taco spread for well under $20 — one of the cheapest, most distinctive bites on the Mother Road.
Arnold's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
Burger Baskets for Two
A west Tulsa old-fashioned burger joint marking 40 years, known for the double cheeseburger with fries and a hand-spun chocolate shake. Two burger baskets land right around $20 — classic Route 66 roadside Americana.
Wanda J's Next Generation
Soul Food for Two
A Tulsa soul-food institution since 1974, with roots in the historic Greenwood District and now on the north side. Fried chicken, catfish, candied yams, and collard greens; a lunch plate or the Slam breakfast puts two people around $20. Open weekdays for breakfast and lunch.
Eating cheap in Tulsa: the old Route 66 institutions are the value play — chili at Ike's, coneys at Coney I-Lander, a diner plate at Tally's. The Global District around East 21st and Garnett is full of generous, inexpensive Vietnamese, and Southwest Boulevard is taqueria row. Mother Road Market lets two people graze across a dozen vendors for around $20. A few spots are lunch-only or closed weekends, and some taquerias and trucks are cash-friendly — so check before you go.
Braum's
Two Burger Combos under $20
An Oklahoma original with locations all over Tulsa. Two single-burger combos with fries and a drink usually land under the cap, with the fresh-made ice cream the chain is built on for dessert. Confirm current combo pricing in-store.
Buffalo Wild Wings
Pick 6 — Meal for Two from $19.99
2 entrees + 2 sides + 2 fountain drinks starting at $19.99. Entrees include 10 boneless wings, the All-American cheeseburger, or crispy chicken dippers; sides are fries, tots, or wedges. Dine-in or order via the BWW app. Pricing runs higher in a handful of states.
Sonic Drive-In
2 Combo Meals — about $16 for two
Combo meals — a burger or chicken sandwich with tots and a drink — run about $8 to $10 each, so two eat for roughly $16 to $18. The $1.99 value menu and half-price drinks from 2 to 4 PM stretch it further.
Cracker Barrel
Meals for Two — $19.99
Two full-size entrees plus a shareable starter or dessert from $19.99 — Chicken 'n Dumplins, the pancake breakfast, the Barrel cheeseburger, and more. Dine-in, weekdays all day. Locations around the Tulsa metro and out on Route 66 in Catoosa.
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