A satisfying bowl of beef chili is $3.59 at Downtown Deli. 

There is no free lunch (unless somebody else is picking up the tab). But you can find full-fledged lunch bargains for $5 and under in downtown Little Rock. Here are a few.

Grilled cheese sandwich (two slices of your choice of provolone, Swiss or Cheddar) with a side from the chef's prepared case (green salad, pasta salad, chips), $4.50 at Cafe @ Heifer, 1 World Ave., Little Rock

Loaded baked potato (sour cream, real bacon bits, shredded Cheddar, butter), $3.49 at U.S. Pizza Salad Express, 402 Louisiana St., Little Rock

Bowl of beefy chili with shredded Cheddar and onions with all the crackers you can grab, $$2.59 per cup or $3.59 per bowl at Downtown Deli, 323 Center St., Little Rock (other soups include cheesy chicken tortilla, broccoli cheese, vegetarian vegetable and Marsala French onion)

Bowl of homemade soup such as vegetable beef ($3.50) with a huge puffy yeast roll (75 cents) at Your Mama's Good Food, 220 W. Fourth St., Little Rock

 

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