Author: Larry Olmsted, Special to USA TODAY

If you want a real taste of New Orleans on both your plate and surrounding you for a very reasonable price, head to Li’l Dizzy’s Café.

In a city where it is very easy to spend three figures on a single lobster entree, it’s hard to beat the food and prices at Harrah’s Oyster Bar.

Delia’s Chicken Sausage Stand in Atlanta has been thriving for nearly a decade thanks to an unlikely menu star:chicken sausage.

Pizza Rock, founded by the owner of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, offers eight sensational styles under one roof.

Pinocchio’s Pizza in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been serving locals and Harvard students – including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – since 1966.

Whether it is from carts, trucks or restaurants, Halal Guys serves up huge quantities of beef gyros and chicken daily.

Rhode Island’s bakery pizza is so odd that some might even argue that “red strips” don’t meet the basic definition of pizza.

The bestselling Worthy Burger is juicy, thick and tasty. You can also build your own version, which is when it starts to get weird.

Katz’s is the most famous Jewish-style deli in the nation, and has been dispensing its famous pastrami and corned beef for more than 130 years.