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Bloomington 🍔 Food Deals

October 2024

Friday October 4

All Day
Friday Food Deals
Recurs weekly
  • 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 Italian Creole Restaurant – Enjoy half price appetizers from 3-5pm. Half off all wines on Wednesday.
  • IMU Tudor Room – IU Students after 1p.m.: $13.99
  • IU Hillel Center: Kosher Café – FREE Shabbat Dinner after services (to students)
  • Mother Bear’s – lunch specials until 4:00PM. Large slice of our pizza-of-the-day and a soft drink for $5.50.
    Dine in only at $7.50 each:
    1. two slices of deep-dish pizza, with one topping and a soft drink.
    2. One six-inch, one topping pizza and a soft drink.
    3. A house salad with a 12 order of breadsticks and a soft drink.
    4. A large slice of our pizza-of-the-day, a house salad and a soft drink.
    5. A half order of breadsticks, a daily slice, and a soft drink.

    Dine in only: order a large specialty salad and get a half-order of breadsticks with sauce and a soft drink for free.

Weekly Food Deals
Recurs daily

**Weekly Specials:**
– **Chubbies Burrito**: $2 Taco Tuesdays.
– **Krogucci Deli**: Burger special on Thursdays for $5.99 (includes a burger/chicken/turkey/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-close.

**Daily Lunch Specials/Deals:**
1. **Butcher’s Block**: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
2. **Happy Thai**: Large portion pad Thai for $11-12.
3. **Mother Bears**: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
4. **Buccetos**: 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 with 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 4 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**: Not specified, but known for quality.
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’ Jacks Rib Shack**: $6 for a 1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with one side.