Guide · 8 places · Updated Nov 1, 2026

Cheap eats in Huntsville and Madison

These are the places where we’ve eaten well for not much money. Some have weekly deals, and some are just cheap every day. Most are in Huntsville and Madison, plus one taco truck in Harvest.

Viet House
Viet HouseAsian · Airport Rd, Huntsville · $$

Our forever favorite. Spring rolls, dumplings and pho came to under $40.

Order: Chicken pho, made angry (spicy)

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LawLer's Barbecue
LawLer's BarbecueBBQ · South Parkway, Huntsville · $

Two Potato Tuesdays gets you two huge loaded potatoes for $16. One can be a whole meal.

Order: Loaded potato with pulled chicken or pork

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West End Grill
West End GrillWings · Old Madison Pike, Huntsville · $$

A great cheap date. A Galaxy Lemonade, potato skins, a patty melt and two kinds of wings came to under $60.

Order: Lemon pepper or Jamaican jerk wings

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Entice Bar & Grille
Entice Bar & GrilleWings · Madison Blvd, Madison · $$

50-cent wings on Wednesdays (order at least 10) and happy hour until 8pm. We ate and drank for under $40.

Order: Hot lemon pepper wings

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Taqueria Los 3 Reales (food truck)
Taqueria Los 3 Reales (food truck)Mexican · South Huntsville, Huntsville · $

Our regular South Huntsville taco truck. Bring cash, because they take cash only.

Order: Steak tacos, chicken tacos and sopes

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Tacos de Canasta Acapulco
Tacos de Canasta AcapulcoMexican · Wall Triana Hwy, Madison · $

A quick Mexican spot by the neighborhood Walmart that we keep coming back to.

Order: Chicken gorditas

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China Dragon
China DragonAsian · Wall Triana Hwy, Madison · $

Our Chinese takeout spot. Michaela has been coming here since she was a kid.

Order: General Tso's or sesame chicken with lo mein

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Taqueria Catedral (food truck)
Taqueria Catedral (food truck)Mexican · Harvest (Hwy 53 Chevron), Harvest

A good taco truck at the Chevron off Hwy 53 in Harvest.

Order: Steak and chicken tacos

Directions

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