Disneyland is a theme park operated by Walt Disney Parks in Anaheim, California. Disneyland can be quite expensive along with the restaurants around it. However, cheap restaurants can be found in and near Anaheim for those traveling on a budget. These restaurants also offer daily specials.
Mrs. Knott's Chicken Restaurant is in the Knott's Berry Farm, which is about six miles from Anaheim. The menu consists of lunch and dinner entrees, soups, sandwiches, salads and a complete breakfast. The specialty meal is the chicken dinner, which has been served since 1934 and still consists of the same items: chicken, biscuits and boysenberry pie. You do not have to be inside the park to visit the restaurant, which is open every day except Christmas. The Knott's Berry Farm features a theme park with rides, a water park, shows and many unique shopping and dinner experiences.
Mrs. Knott's Chicken Restaurant
8039 Beach Blvd.
Buena Park, CA 90620
714-220-5200
knotts.com
Joe's Crab Shack is a seafood restaurant in Garden Grove, about five miles from Anaheim. The restaurant offers affordable seafood and daily specials. Some specialty entrees include the crab nachos, seafood enchiladas, blackened tilapia and many steam pots full of crab and lobster. It has a fun, outgoing atmosphere where the wait staff will dance to music. The restaurant has an extensive wine and drink menu.
Joe's Crab Shack
12011 Harbor Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
714-703-0505
joescrabshack.com
The Panda Express is in Anaheim and offers cheap Chinese food. Panda Express is a chain restaurant and has over 1,250 locations in the United States, Japan and Puerto Rico. Specialty entrees include the honey walnut shrimp, mushroom chicken, sweet and sour chicken, sesame chicken, eggplant tofu and fried rice.
Panda Express
927 S. Euclid St.
Anaheim, CA 92802
714-687-6907
pandaexpress.com