Top Ten Special Deals
If you're willing to eat out when things are slow, say a Monday or Tuesday night, there are some great meal deals out there. Here are ten good ones, but I hope people will let me (and other readers) know about others by posting comments below.
And, of course, don't forget Baltimore Restaurant Week starting next Monday, when the more than 80 participating restaurants -- some of the city's finest -- will offer three-course dinners for $30.07.
Now here's my list: ...
(Steve Ruark/ Special to the Sun)
* Aficionados say that Iggies has the best gourmet pizza in town. This is an unbelievable deal for a Saturday night; but I guess it makes sense because the special is only in August, the dead month for restaurants. Bring in a bottle of wine or a six-pack of beer (Iggies is BYOB) and get a large pizza for half price. Dine in only.
* It isn't exactly a well-kept secret, but any list of deals has to include Tuesdays at Gerties. From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Gertrude's at the BMA offers a menu of nine $10 and three $12 dinners. With the food you can choose from a list of $18 bottles of wine.
* If you like imaginative food (there is skate wing on the menu, for instance, and mac, cheese and chocolate), Jack's Bistro in Canton serves $12 entrees in the bar only on Sunday nights.
*The Sly Fox Pub in Federal Hill has a lobster dinner with two sides for $14 on Tuesday nights. You can also get half price bottles of wine. Thanks to Mather for alerting me to this one.
*If you want to go more upscale, Captain Harvey's in Reisterstown has a one-pound lobster dinner with a "chef's choice" potato and side salad for $19.95. Thanks, Christine!
* Every Monday is Neighborhood Night at the Wine Market. Fort Avenue's contemporary American restaurant and wine bar offers 20 percent off its entrees and has a list of 30 wines for $15. Walk-ins only.
* Helen's Garden in Canton has a three-course wine dinner for $29 on Tuesdays, $12 entrees and half-price glasses of wine at the bar until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, and $14 bottles of wines on Thursdays. No reservations are taken for Wednesdays.
*I'm a fan of the pasta bolognese at a particular Donna's, the one in Charles Village, so I appreciate the fact that on Tuesdays all pastas are $10.
* C Mac recommends the steak specials at Claddagh Pub in Canton. It's been awhile since I've eaten there, but the beef was good. Mondays' 14-ounce T-bone steak with fries and a salad for $12.95 and Tuesdays' 14-ounce New York strip with veggies and mashed potatoes for $14.95 seem like good deals to me.
* Someone wrote me about $5 pizzas at Velleggia's in Little Italy on Thursday nights, but I must have killed out the e-mail by mistake. (Stand up and take a bow if you're reading this.) It turns out the pizzas cost $5.70, still a great deal; and when I called the restaurant to confirm, the owner told me about an even better deal. This is the restaurant's 70th anniversary, and through August you can order from a special menu of 3 appetizers and 12 entrees, each for $7.70. Salad for a table of four is also $7.70. These are real meals, he stressed.
Comments
1/2 Price Entree night at Mothers in Federal Hill is also a steal.
Posted by: Alicyn | July 24, 2007 9:09 AM
Here's a couple more great specials:
Monday's @ One Eyed Mike's in Fell's Point has NY Strip Night for $15 you get a 14 oz (I think that is the size) a salad, veggie and garlic mashed potatos.
Tuesday's @ Speakeasy Saloon in Canton has 2 for Tuesday's
You choose from several selections on the menu including Ahi Tuna, Chicken Chesapeake, Salmon, and a few others. Prices are between $12-$15 per entree but remember you get 2 entrees for this price!
Posted by: Rachel | July 24, 2007 9:48 AM
Do you know of any great specials in the Bel Air (Harford County) area? We don't mind eating out any night and would like to try different restaurants with special deals.
Thanks for any info.
Posted by: Sandy | July 24, 2007 11:23 AM
Half price burgers at Golden West Cafe in Hampden and at City Cafe in Mt. Vernon. Both on Monday night. Great Burgers!
Fraiser's in Hampden has a cheap lobster night on wednesday's (I think) too.
Posted by: Stacy | July 24, 2007 12:26 PM
Morton's Steakhouse also has a great deal now, can't beat the value (and the quality). From now until Sept. 30, they're doing "steak and seafood" for 2 people for $99 total. It includes a house or ceasar salad for each person, a filet mignon for each person, a choice of shrimp alexander, crab cake or sea scallops for each person, a potato dish and vegetable to share, and a slice of key lime pie or Morton's legendary hot chocolate cake for each person. It's the best steakhouse deal in town to get a full meal with dessert at Morton's for $49.50/person! To take advantage of it, you have to go online to their website www.mortons.com to get the coupon. Its worth it!!
Posted by: Karen | July 24, 2007 12:39 PM
Red Fish - Tuesday's are ladies night. Ladies eat for 1 cent (items are chosen from a seperate menu)
http://www.redfishusa.com/events_front.php
Posted by: Meg | July 24, 2007 1:41 PM
The whole wine list is half price on tuesdays at b.
Posted by: Gordon | July 24, 2007 4:50 PM
the 1/2 price fish sandwiches & margaritas at Captain Larry's are a steal. It's also family night - no smoking until 9pm!
Posted by: pj | July 24, 2007 5:00 PM
Snagged a special $7.70 menu from Velleggia's.
Five pastas can be combined with 10 different sauces, including shrimp, calamari and meat balls.
Lasagna, eggplant parmagiana, stuffed shells, ravioli, pasta trio, gnocchi, manicotti, chicken fettuccini alfredo, plus some apps.
Small (12") pizza w/ 2 toppings or large (16") w/ 1 toppping.
You could feed a family of four for $30 and take a few pounds of food home with you since the portions are huge.
I'm a little bloated just thinking about it.
Posted by: Vinnie | July 25, 2007 12:28 PM
I live in the MtVernon neighborhood and have always gone to Donna's for coffee and my favorite salad, but now they are doing some fun thing at night... "Enoteca" which they say means wine bar in Italian. So you can taste wines with small Italian plates too.and only $5. each!
Posted by: ellie | July 30, 2007 5:11 PM
This is a great special I just came across last night... City Limits Sports Bar in Locust Point on Fort Avenue -- not exactly known for an extensive dinner menu -- but they have a $10 steak dinner on Wednesdays. The steak is HUGE and very tasty and it comes with mashed potatoes and asparagus. As I told the bartender, the best way I've spent $10 in a long time! And to top it off, $3 glasses of wine (very large generous glasses of wine)!
Posted by: smcm02 | November 8, 2007 1:43 PM
Having owned a small restaurant for thirteen years, I am especially mindful and appreciative of other relatively small eateries. I finally got to Iggie's (not open on Sundays - usually the only night I dine out) and OMG - the funghi and Alice pizzas and the chocolate sorbet. I was equally impressed with the vibe, the service - really, everything. Four stars, way to go.
Posted by: Donna Beth Joy Shapiro | August 5, 2008 7:59 AM
Wed night in Bel Air @ Main Street Tower is Kids nights .99 Kids Menu along with .35 wing night and $10.95 Chicken Platter, Also Mountain Branch on Mountain Road in Joppa, Monday is 3 course pasta night $11 per person.. with amazing salad and fresh warm bread, tons of pasta choices, sauces to choose from and even toppings, also the dessert I recommend is the cheesecake its so smooth and creamy and kids eat FREE, also there Tues night is Prime Rib $23.95 for adults - $8.95 for children ages 2-10 with Salad, potatoes and more!
Posted by: Nina | September 30, 2008 3:53 PM