An overflowing tostada for only $5 at Sabores Mexican Cuisine in Calgary Farmers’ Market West

Here’s one way to get lunch for less than $10: Order an appetizer.

It’s obviously not a full meal. But if you’ve got a smaller appetite or are seeking a snack, an appetizer might be just what you’re looking for.

That’s certainly the case when I dig into a scrumptious tostada at Sabores Mexican Cuisine in Calgary Farmers’ Market west location. For only $5, I get a large, crispy corn tortilla loaded with chicken, beans, shredded lettuce, cheese and crema. Throw in some sides of hot sauce and guacamole, and you’ve got a big, open-faced taco.

A bit messy to eat, with plastic knife and fork or your hands, but that’s what napkins are for. Heck, you can order two of these tostadas for a full-sized, $10 lunch.

Sabores has a full range of Mexican dishes

Sabores also offers a short list of Mexican breakfasts for $10 or less: burritos, chilaquiles and huevos revueltos (scrambled eggs with sausage and beans). My lovely, huevos rancheros is a big, soupy plate of over-easy eggs, pureed beans, corn tortillas, side cups of spicy salsa and cooling guacamole, along with corn chips for scooping. Good stuff that won’t break the bank.

There’s two over easy eggs lurking in this $10 huevos rancheros

My only, mild, complaint is the amount of disposable dishes and cutlery. Though that’s true of most food courts.

Sabores Mexican Cuisine
Calgary Farmers’ Market West
25 Greenbriar Drive NW
Wednesday to Sunday, opens at 9 am, breakfast till 11 am
403-240-9113