Part of the reason State Street is awesome is because over the course of a block we have three terrific and affordable Middle Eastern/Mediterranean restaurants with Kabul, the Med Cafe, and Husnu's, which for my money is one of the best restaurants in Madison. For lunch you'll spend under $10 and get an enormous bowl of lentil soup, a basket of bread, and a gigantic protein and rice. Great value--but also delicious food. The unexpectedly good dish is their omelet, filled with cheese, veggies and meat. But my favorites are the lamb shank, tenderloin meatballs, and 'manti', a steamed dumpling filled with spinach and feta. Highest recommendation. Great house olive oil too.