Nachos

Tortilla chips topped with cheese and usually chiles, with modern versions ranging from a very simple snack to a fully loaded plate covered with beans, meat, crema, guacamole and other toppings. Nachos are generally credited to Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya, who created the dish in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, near the Texas border, in the 1940s. The heavily loaded version became a fixture of Tex-Mex and Mexican-American restaurants.

Typical price: $11.99

Half of the 178 restaurants below that list a price charge between $8.99 and $14.99. Each restaurant counts once, at its lowest-priced version, and only plain dollar prices are counted. Prices come from each menu as it was last checked, so call ahead to confirm.

Typical price by city

Cities with at least 5 restaurants that list a plain dollar price, counted the same way as above.

CityTypicalMiddle halfRestaurants
San Antonio, Texas$11$9.50–$13.2411
Albuquerque, New Mexico$12.99$11.50–$14.959
Milwaukee, Wisconsin$12.95$12.22–$13.836
Tucson, Arizona$11.73$9.11–$14.716
El Paso, Texas$8.50$7.99–$8.995
Fort Worth, Texas$4.95$3.95–$8.405
San Diego, California$10.25$5.95–$175
San Francisco, California$17.42$13.95–$195

200 restaurants with Nachos on the menu