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Bloomington Food Deals 🍔
Tuesday October 15
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Tuesday Food Deals
- Ami – 30% off sushi
- BJ’s – $4 pazooki
- Brother’s Bar and Grill – $2 pints, $2 double wells
- Bucceto’s until 4 pm – Big slice of pizza + garden salad + dressing + large drink $8.25
- The Butcher’s Block – $3 Pulled Pork Sandwich from 11am-6pm
- DeAngelo’s – $1 kids cheese pizzas, $3 glass of house wine. Enjoy half price appetizers from 3-5pm
- Kilroy’s on Kirkwood— $2 Tuesday; $2 specialty grilled cheese, drinks, and others
- La Una $2 tacos
- Le Petit Cafe – Crepe Tuesdays – Savory crepe (meaty or veggie, gluten free available) or croque monsieur and a salad $6.45
- IMU Tudor Room: Student pricing at $13.99 with student ID (after 1:00 pm until close).
- Mother Bear’s: Dine-in specials until 4:00 pm:
- Two slices of deep-dish pizza with one topping and a soft drink for $7.95.
- One six inch, one topping pizza and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large specialty salad with a half-order of breadsticks and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day, a house salad, and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day, half order of breadsticks, and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day and a soft drink for $5.50.
- Social Cantina – Taco Tuesday. $4 Tacos
- Upstairs Pub – $2 drinks
- Uptown Cafe – 1/2 Price bottles of wine
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Weekly Food Deals
Weekly Specials:
- Chubbies Burrito: $2 Taco Tuesdays.
- Krogucci Deli: Burger special on Thursdays for $5.99 (includes a burger, chicken, turkey, or mushroom sandwich with fries and a drink).
- Wings XTreme: $0.60 per wing from opening until 7 PM on weekdays.
- Buffalo Wild Wings: $5 appetizers and drinks from 9 PM to close.
Daily Lunch Specials/Deals:
- Butcher’s Block: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
- Happy Thai: Large portion of pad Thai for $11–12.
- Mother Bear’s: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
- Bucceto’s: Lunch menu featuring a salad and slice of the day.
- Taste of India: $14 buffet.
- Asuka’s Sushi: $10.95 sushi lunch; $24.95 sushi and sashimi dinner for two (includes soup and salad).
- Asuka’s: $8.95 fried rice lunch.
- Goodfellas: $10 lunch combo with a huge slice, breadstick, and a drink.
- 3 Amigos: $10.99 lunch combo for carry-out or dine-in.
- Little Tibet: Affordable lunch menu.
- Golden China: Around $10.25 for four food items with a drink ($5 card minimum).
- Chili’s: Burger, fries, chips and salsa, and a drink for $11.
- Brown Gyro: Gyro combo platter for $12–13.
- Bloomingfoods: $4.29 chicken salad bento box.
- Cloverleaf South: Quality lunch, though specifics not listed.
- Outback: Special lunch menu.
- Cracker Barrel: Kids’ meals available for all ages.
- Pizza Pantry (Ellettsville): Lunch combos.
- Hoosier Bar & Grill: Lunch specials.
- Lennie’s: $7 fresh soup with bread.
- King Gyro: Gyro plate for around $10.
- Chow Bar: Buffet noted for good value.
- Baldy’s Pizza: Lunch specials.
- Chinese buffet by Big Lots: $10 buffet.
Special Mentions:
- Dat’s Cajun: $6.50 for Cajun/Creole dishes with garlic bread and a large serving of rice.
- Mother Bear’s: Munchie Madness for $14.95 (includes a 10 1-topping pizza, cheesebread or breadsticks, 2 brownies, and a 2-liter soda).
- Mr. Hibachi: Chinese buffet lunch special for $7–8 after tax.
- Smokin’ Jack’s Rib Shack: $6 for a 1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with one side.