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Wednesday November 13

Wednesday Food Deals
  • Ami – 30% off noodles
  • Brother’s Bar and Grill – $0.25 bone-in & boneless wings – 9 pm
  • 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
  • Crazy Horse – half-price bottled wine
  • DeAngelo’s Italian Creole Restaurant – Enjoy half-price appetizers from 3-5 pm. Half off all wines on Wednesday.
  • Kilroy’s on Kirkwood— $2 Tuesday; $2 specialty grilled cheese, drinks, and others
  • Kroger East (Krogucci) – $5 sushi
  • 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.
  • Smokin’ Jack’s Rib Shack – $1.25 per rib
  • Social Cantina – Taco Tuesday. $4 Tacos
  • The Bishop – $3 pints
  • Uptown Cafe – 1/2 Price bottles of wine
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:

  1. Butcher’s Block: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
  2. Happy Thai: Large portion of pad Thai for $11–12.
  3. Mother Bear’s: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
  4. Bucceto’s: Lunch menu featuring a salad and slice of the day.
  5. Taste of India: $14 buffet.
  6. Asuka’s Sushi: $10.95 sushi lunch; $24.95 sushi and sashimi dinner for two (includes soup and salad).
  7. Asuka’s: $8.95 fried rice lunch.
  8. Goodfellas: $10 lunch combo with a huge slice, breadstick, and a drink.
  9. 3 Amigos: $10.99 lunch combo for carry-out or dine-in.
  10. Little Tibet: Affordable lunch menu.
  11. Golden China: Around $10.25 for four food items with a drink ($5 card minimum).
  12. Chili’s: Burger, fries, chips and salsa, and a drink for $11.
  13. Brown Gyro: Gyro combo platter for $12–13.
  14. Bloomingfoods: $4.29 chicken salad bento box.
  15. Cloverleaf South: Quality lunch, though specifics not listed.
  16. Outback: Special lunch menu.
  17. Cracker Barrel: Kids’ meals available for all ages.
  18. Pizza Pantry (Ellettsville): Lunch combos.
  19. Hoosier Bar & Grill: Lunch specials.
  20. Lennie’s: $7 fresh soup with bread.
  21. King Gyro: Gyro plate for around $10.
  22. Chow Bar: Buffet noted for good value.
  23. Baldy’s Pizza: Lunch specials.
  24. 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.