The best option is to know the recipe of the dish that you need. Once you know the recipe you can make it at home. This way you still get the food that you like and also save your cost.

To know the recipe all you need is to check online. These days a lot of restaurants have most of their recipes in their restaurant website. So the first thing you got to figure out is the website of that particular restaurant. Once you get to know that, look out for the recipe that you need.

In case you are checking out for new recipes you can still search them online as there will be numerous restaurants and other cookery related sites that will offer their version of the recipe. You can choose the one that suits you the best. All kind of recipes are available online right from starters to dessert.

You are lucky in case you are looking for American recipe, as the database is huge. You can choose anything from traditional to modern recipes.

Mexican recipes also have a reasonable amount of database online. There are loads of recipes online, you can try at home and get the same taste that you will get in a restaurant. There are also some websites which has video links, where one person will be explaining how the dish has to be made. What more does one need? Cook at home at fraction of the cost you spend in a restaurant and be satisfied.