Restaurant Deals

It is no secret I LOVE to go out to eat. There are so many great deals out there that make it affordable. Here is a list of e-mail sign ups, coupon reminders and places to get cheap gift certificates.

Arby’s
Our free Wednesday Arby's deals are coming to an end soon! Today you can get a free Beef N Cheddar with the purchase of a drink (around $1.50). To extend your free Arby's luck, take your receipt and complete the SUPER easy survey that is on the bottom within two days to get another free Arby sandwich...this has become an endless cycle with me...

Outback Steakhouse
Join the Outback Steakhouse E-mail Club and you’ll receive a coupon for a FREE $9.95 summer Entree or $5 off the entree of your choice with the purchase of another entree and a Coca-Cola product!

Olive Garden
Have you seen commercials for their Neverending Pasta Bowl for $8.95? I think it's just pastas and sauces, but some of those sauces I just can’t make/buy at home. Use the $4 off 2 entrée coupon from the paper and eat all you can for $13.90 per couple…sounds good to me! (and the bread and the salad…I’m ready now!)

IHOP
The closest one to Louisville is in Clarksville, IN, but there are so many great stores up there that we visit a few times a month. Well, IHOP is offering free kid’s meals with an adult meal purchase from 4pm-10pm through 9/13. I think Jacob can eat his weight in breakfast food, so this is great for us…no coupon needed. Most adult entrees are under $7.

McDonalds
Every so often McDonald’s has children’s coupon cooks which may be purchased for $1. Currently they have ‘After School Snack’ booklets which include 2 free baked pies, 2 free apple juice or milk, 2 free small cones, and 2 free apple dippers or fries. AND the coupons are valid through 2011!

Captain D’s
I have to admit I don’t visit Captain D’s very often…there are just too many LJS coupons to venture to a non-coupon fish place! Well, if you join Captain D’s Seafood Club you’ll receive special offers on upcoming promotions, plus your welcome e-mail will give you a free Fish or Chicken & Fries!

TGI Fridays
Sign up for their Give Me More Stripes program and get some GREAT coupon by e-mail. I get BOGO entrée coupons pretty often along with other promotions.

Macaroni Grill
I worked at Macaroni Grill for almost 6 years, and I miss all the wonderful food I used to get for free(ish). I got an e-mail this morning mentioning some new entrees they're offering that are under $10. The e-mail also mentioned a coupon coming out in this Sunday's paper for $5 off 2 entrees. So if both people got an 'under $10 entree' you could get out for less than $15! Ooooh I love their bread.

Restaurant.com
If you’ve never gotten a gift certificate from Restaurant.com, do yourself a favor and go get one. Restaurant.com is often the only reason we can even afford to walk in the door of some restaurants. There are currently about 64 restaurants in the Louisville area (but look in other areas when you go on vacation/out of town too). Currently you can get a $25 GC for $2 with coupon code “TASTE.” Most GCs require a minimum purchase of $35, so you will walk out paying $10 + tip out of pocket + the $2 you paid for the GC. It’s really incredible. There are too many restaurants to mention, but some of my faves are BDs Mongolian Grill & Shogun Japanese Restaurant.

Half Off Depot
They are a newer discount certificate site, but they seem to be just as reliable as restaurant.com. There are no minimum purchase requirements, however the discount is not as great, AND you don’t get the instant gratification of printing out your certificate. I ordered some for Max & Erma's and they came within a day or so. There are some other yummy restaurants on there including Shenanigans, but there are also salons, and entertainment certificates.