Category Archives: Restaurant specials

Irish eatin’

March 14, 201111:56 a.m.

It’s St. Patrick’s Day week, which means that soon the green beef will be flowing and the cabbage will be simmering.

Several restaurants and bars in town are offering Irish-flavored specials this week in honor of the greenest of holidays. Among the specials you might consider checking out:

Bierocks, Brats n BBQ at 1225 W. Douglas is offering corned beer and cabbage, shepherds pie and Irish creme cheesecake today through Thursday.

Toni D’s, 650 N. Carriage Parkway is offering several St. Patrick’s day specials, including a corned beef and cabbage dinner with new potatoes and bread, Reuben sandwiches and decorated cookies. The specials are available 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday.

The Artichoke at 811 N. Douglas will serve mulligan stew as a special all day on Thursday and will feature the music of my harmonizing pals Erin and Alan Craddock in the evening. She’s very Irish, FYI.

Old Chicago’s St. Pat’s Mini Tour: The restaurant known for its beer selection is offering its annual tour of Irish beers, including Guinness Irish Stout, Killian’s Irish Red Lager and Odell Myrcenary Double IPA. The tour started last month and is available through Thursday.

The annual Blarney Breakfast, a fundraiser for Rainbows United, is scheduled for 6 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Old Chicago, 7626 E. Kellogg. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children under 12 and can be purchased at Old Chicago east or at the door the morning of the event.

Know of anything I’m missing?

By Denise Neil | Tags: , , , Filed under Holiday meals, Restaurant specials | Comments

Made your Valentine’s plans yet?

Feb. 3, 201110:13 a.m.

Restaurants and cooking schools are getting creative this Valentine’s Day. Several are putting on special wine dinners, chef’s meals, cooking classes and prix fixe menus.

If I were going to choose, I’d probably pick the sushi class with Chef Jason at Taste & See Everyday Gourmet. Or maybe the VIP dinners at Michael Gonzalez’s Metro Grill II in Andover. Or maybe the wine dinner at Oeno? Oh, I can’t decide.

Peruse my story about some of your options, and then make a phone call. These places could possibly book up once the story hits the paper tomorrow morning.

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BREAKING LUNCH NEWS!!!

Feb. 1, 201111:21 a.m.

I don’t have breaking lunch news to report very often, but today I do.

Heroes in Old Town just posted on Twitter that, in honor of Snowmageddon, they’ll serve any menu item featuring bacon for half-price. Keep in mind that Heroes is home of sweet pepper bacon.

That might just be worth the pain of going outdoors.

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Pei Wei + patience = Free Korean BBQ

Jan. 26, 20119:52 a.m.

Pei Wei at 2441 N. Maize Road will distribute cards good for a free Korean BBQ Beef entree to diners who visit the restaurant today and Thursday.

The cards are redeemable starting Monday, when the restaurant debuts the new dish, and are good through Feb. 6.

The new dish features beef sauteed with green apples and red peppers and is said to have a sweet and smoky flavor. For more information, call 316-729-7285.

By Denise Neil | Tags: Filed under Asian food, Restaurant specials | Comments

Happy birthday, Kanai

Jan. 24, 20113:34 p.m.

Wichita became a much tastier place on Jan. 15, 2010.

That’s the day Kanai, a fabulous sushi restaurant improbably located way out west at 119th and Maple, opened its doors.

The restaurant is celebrating the birthday all month with special cocktails and rolls, including a red snapper rolled in panko, deep fried and topped with spicy tuna. Customers who visit through January also can register to win one of three $50 gift cards, which will be given away on Feb. 1.

In other Kanai news: The restaurant usually is closed on Mondays but will open on Valentine’s Day from 5 to 10 p.m.

By Denise Neil | Tags: Filed under Restaurant specials, Sushi | Comments

Martini Madness at Mike’s

Jan. 21, 20112:03 p.m.

Mike’s Wine Dive is the place to be on Thursday nights for people who like martinis and microphones.

Last night, Mike’s started a new $5 martini menu that’s available on Thursday nights and features 20 different concoctions, most named for people on staff. (The Blondie, for example, features Stoli Vanilla, Tuaca, Triple Sec, Amaretto d’ Saronno and pineapple juice. Chef and general manager Brad Beyers is the namesake of the Beyers Bakon Bloody Mary, made with KaKon Vodka, Zing Zang and A-1.)

Also, Mike’s is hosting karaoke starting at 10 p.m. on Thursday nights. Mike’s is at 4714 E. Douglas. For more information, call 316-613-2772

By Denise Neil | Tags: Filed under Martinis, Restaurant specials | Comments

Delicious things we probably should not eat (but will)

Jan. 21, 201111:21 a.m.

A couple of chain restaurants are making some decadent, potentially dangerous additions to their menus. They’re so dangerous, in fact, that they’re only available for a few weeks.

Krispy Kreme at 7777 E. Central is offering the Dark Chocolate Kreme doughnut, featuring a dark chocolate filling, dark chocolate icing and chocolate drizzle. Wash it down with Krispy Kreme’s new hot chocolate, which is topped with whipped cream and chocolate drizzle. Both are available through Feb. 14.

Over at Smashburger, 3570 N. Woodlawn, the Sin City burger — previously available only at Las Vegas Smashburgers– will be offered until Feb. 27.

It features a burger on an egg bun topped with a fried egg, applewood smoked bacon, melted American cheese, grilled and haystack onions and Smash sauce.

Customers who try it also can register on Facebook to win a trip to Vegas or free Smashburger for a year.

Let the calorie-fest commence!

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It’s Connie’s birthday

Jan. 20, 20112:31 p.m.

Today would have been Connie of Connie’s Mexico Cafe’s 100th birthday, and to celebrate her memory, the Wichita Mexican food institution at 2227 N. Broadway is giving away free sopapillas until 8 p.m. tonight. The offer is limited to one sopapilla per customer.

Conception (Connie) Rocha and her husband, Rafael Lopez, opened Connie’s Mexico Cafe in 1963. It’s said to be the city’s oldest, family owned Mexican restaurant and now is run by Connie’s daughter, Carmen, and her five daughters. Connie died in 2006.

Connie’s is know for its flour tacos and burritos — and today, for its free sopapillas. Happy birthday, Connie.


By Denise Neil | Tags: Filed under Mexican food, Restaurant specials | Comments

Anyone have a reindeer I could borrow?

Dec. 20, 20103:43 p.m.

RudolphTheRedNoseReindeerI’ve heard of some crazy promotions, including Chipotle urging customers to dress up like a burrito.

But this one takes the cake. AND the ice cream.

Dairy Queen sent out a press release today that promised a free Reindeer Bites Blizzard to anyone who brings a real, live reindeer to a local Dairy Queen from 1 to 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

I’m guessing the general public has limited access to real, live reindeer, which makes this promotion a guaranteed winner. But I say that if anyone actually shows up with one, they deserve free blizzards for A YEAR. Or life.

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Birthday breakfast

Dec. 6, 20103:03 p.m.
The birthday girl.

The birthday girl.

The birthday boy.

The birthday boy.

One of the most common questions I get as a restaurant reporter (right up there with “When will Wichita get a Cheesecake Factory?”) is “Who gives away free birthday meals?”

The disappointing answer is that the no-strings-attached free birthday meal is  sort of rare these days. Some places will give away desserts, and a lot of places will mail coupons for free stuff if you signed up long in advance.

Today, my friends Jaime and Brian — who make up the good lookin’ part of our photo department and who share Dec. 6 as a birthday — went out in search of free birthday eats and landed at Denny’s, where both feasted on a free Grandslam breakfast.

Hey, it’s something.

Let me know if you know of any other good and free birthday dining deals out there.

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