Friday Lunch Specials: Where To Find The Best Deals

If you're looking for a good lunch deal on a Friday, you're in luck! Many restaurants offer lunch specials to entice customers on what is typically the busiest day of the week for dining out.

For example, in Houston, Texas, Perry's Steakhouse & Grille offers a famous $11.95 Friday lunch special, while in New Orleans, Louisiana, you can find a $20 three-course lunch special at Antoine's Restaurant.

Other restaurants with Friday lunch specials include:

- TGI Fridays

- Ruby Tuesday

- Red Robin

- Outback Steakhouse

- Olive Garden

- Bob Evans

- Bahama Breeze

- Bar Louie

- Applebee's

- Arby's

- Buffalo Wild Wings

- California Pizza Kitchen

- Carrabba's Italian Grill

- Cheesecake Factory

- Chili's

- Church's Chicken

- Red Lobster

- Sonic

- Subway

- White Castle

- Yard House

So, whether you're craving steak, pizza, burgers, or something more exotic, there are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to Friday lunch specials!

Happy hour specials

Many restaurants offer happy hour specials, with food and drink deals available at select times and locations. Here are some examples:

Bahama Breeze

Bar Louie

Bar Louie's happy hour takes place from 4 pm to 7 pm on weekdays and includes half-price appetizers like Fried Calamari, Wings, Potstickers, and Flatbreads, as well as discounted drinks.

Big Whiskey

Big Whiskey's Happy Hour is offered from 3 pm to 6 pm on Thursdays and all weekdays in most locations. Patrons can enjoy half-price beers, wines, and cocktails, as well as select appetizers for only $5.

Bonefish Grill

Bonefish Grill offers happy hour specials every day, including $7 cocktails, $1 off draft beers, $6 house wines, $7 small plates, and shareable plates starting at $15. Happy Hour, called Social Hour, begins at 4 pm daily, and end times vary by location.

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK)

Most CPK locations offer weekday happy hour specials, including pizza and beer for $6, and half-off all drinks and starters. CPK's happy hour typically runs from 3 pm to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.

Carrabba's Italian Grill

Carrabba's Italian Grill features daily happy hour specials, including $7 cocktails, bites, and more. The "C Bar" is available seven days a week, starting at 4 pm. Some $7 special appetizers include Bruschette Caprese, Meatball Sliders, Shrimp Focaccia Bites, and Calamari.

Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory offers happy hour specials at most locations, with appetizers and small plates starting at about $8.50. These specials are typically available from 4 pm to 6 pm, Mondays through Fridays, in the bar area.

Chili's

Chili's has happy hour specials at most locations, featuring food and drink deals like $3 Chips and Salsa and $3 beers.

Red Robin

Red Robin offers a Happy Hour from 3 pm to 6 pm on weekdays, with discounts on appetizers and drinks. Select appetizers are $3 off, and drink specials include $4 domestic drafts and bottles, $5 wines and house margaritas, and $6 Long Island Iced Teas and craft drafts, among others.

Yard House

Yard House has a Happy Hour every weekday, with deals on drinks and appetizers. Most locations offer $2 off drinks, $3 off wine, $4 off Half Yards, and half-priced appetizers during Happy Hour.

Lunch combos

New Orleans

• Antoine's Restaurant offers a $20 lunch special with $0.25 martinis.
• The Midway on Freret St. has an all-you-can-eat pizza slices and salad lunch special for $8.95.
• Frady's One Stop Food Store offers a laid-back atmosphere and an amazing lunch special.
• Five Happiness Restaurant has a large selection of meals, soup, and shrimp fried rice for $10 or less.
• Theo's Neighborhood Pizza offers a small 1-topping pizza and a drink for $7.99.
• Commander's Palace offers a $22 lunch special that includes soup or bayona salad, entree, and ice cream or sorbet, as well as $0.22 martinis.
• Bayona offers a $22 lunch special that includes soup or bayona salad, entree, and ice cream or sorbet.
• Mikimoto Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar has a chicken lunch special.
• The Ruby Slipper Cafe offers pecan pancakes for breakfast and nice lunch specials.
• The Ruby Slipper Cafe offers a range of lunch specials.
• Corporation Bar & Grill offers a $12 lunch combo of red beans and rice, gumbo, and jambalaya.
• Restaurant August offers a highly-rated lunch prix fixe.
• Sushi Brothers offers a lunch special.

Houston

• Perry's Steakhouse & Grille offers a $11.95 grilled pork chop lunch special on Fridays.
• 369 Oriental Bistro offers a $14 lunch special with two General Tso's Chicken meals.
• Tony's Mexican Restaurant offers a burrito lunch special.
• EurAsia Fusion Sushi offers a $13 lunch combo with sushi, nigiri, miso soup, salad, and a complimentary dessert.
• Thai Cottage at Westheimer offers cheap and tasty lunch specials, including red curry.
• Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ offers a $12 lunch special with two meat choices, rice, half a salad, and miso soup.
• Caribbean Jerk Cuisine offers a daily $5.68 lunch special with a free soda or bottle of water.
• Cue's Burgers 'n More offers daily lunch specials.
• Nippon Japanese Restaurant offers lunch combos available Monday through Saturday.
• Ginza Japanese Restaurant offers some of the best lunch specials in town, considering the quality of its fish.
• Hunan Lion Restaurant offers a standard menu with fresh and tasty food, including a great lunch special.
• 369 Oriental Bistro offers a $10 lunch special with flaming poo poo platters.
• Himalaya Restaurant offers a $10 lunch combo special with a few meats, rice, dessert, and bread.

Student deals

Being a student is hard work, and you deserve a treat now and then! Many restaurants offer student discounts, so you can enjoy a meal out with friends without breaking the bank. Here are some top picks for student deals on Fridays:

• Cousin Vinny's Pizza – This pizzeria offers a student deal that includes three medium pizzas with two toppings and three dipping sauces, as well as combos and pick-up specials.
• King Ritchies Pizzeria – With walk-in specials, student specials, and family deals, there's something for everyone at King Ritchies.
• Crossings Pub & Eatery – Along with daily walk-in specials and family feasts, Crossings offers student specials.
• Honest Burgers Holborn – Flash your student card at Honest Burgers and get 30% off every day (except Friday) between 2 pm and 5:30 pm.
• Revolution Bar Leadenhall – With a generous 25% off food and drink, Revolution Bar is perfect for a student night out.
• ASK Italian – With an NUS card, students can get 40% off their total food bill on Mondays and Tuesdays and 25% off every Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday.
• Zizzi – Zizzi offers 40% off your food bill every Monday and Tuesday and 30% off on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
• Domino's Pizza – Domino's offers an online student discount of 35% off when you spend £25 with Student Beans ID.
• McDonald's – McDonald's offers students a free Cheeseburger, Mayo Chicken, or McFlurry Original when they purchase an Extra Value or Wrap Meal after 10:30 am.
• TGI Fridays – TGI Fridays offers a daily Happy Hour with $5 food and drinks, $10 lunch specials, and more deals.

Daily specials

Monday

Grimaldi's Pizzeria offers a pizza lunch for $10.99. The deal includes a large pizza slice, salad, and a soft drink.

Bruster's Ice Cream has half-price banana splits every Monday at participating locations.

Tuesday

TGI Fridays has everyday Happy Hour specials, including $4 cocktails, $5 wine, and $2 beers.

Wednesday

Del Frisco's Grille has happy hour specials every Wednesday at select locations. Get small plates starting at $10 and drinks for $7.

Thursday

At Logan's Roadhouse, order any steak and get a free order of Popcorn Shrimp on Thursdays.

Friday

Many restaurants offer fish specials on Fridays. For example, Archie's Fish & Chips has lunch specials from 10:30 am to 3 pm, and Fish & Chips all day.

Some restaurants offer family meal deals on Fridays, such as Tuscano's Pizzeria & Bistro, which offers a pan of vegetarian or meat lasagna with salad and fresh bread.

Other restaurants offer discounts on Fridays, such as IKEA, which offers 50% off all hot adult entrees.

Saturday

Celebrate the weekend with Saturday restaurant specials! For example, Blaze Pizza offers a pizza and fountain drink for $8.95.

Sunday

Many restaurants offer brunch specials on Sundays, such as Chevy's Fresh Mex.

Discounted drinks

Many restaurants offer discounted drinks on Fridays, especially during happy hour. Here are some options for discounted drinks:

Happy Hour Deals:

• Bahama Breeze: Happy hour specials include $4 beers and well drinks. Times vary by location, but typically 4-6 pm on weekdays.
• Bar Louie: Happy hour from 4-7 pm weekdays with half-off appetizers and drink deals.
• Big Whiskey's: Happy hour from 3-6 pm Monday-Friday with half-price beers, wines, and cocktails, and $5 appetizers.
• Bonefish Grill: Happy hour starts at 4 pm daily with $7 cocktails, $6 house wines, $1 off draft beers, and more.
• California Pizza Kitchen (CPK): Happy hour from 3-5 pm Mon-Fri with half-off drinks and starters.
• Carrabba's Italian Grill: Happy hour available daily, featuring $7 cocktails, bites, and more.
• Cheesecake Factory: Happy hour specials at most locations, typically 4-6 pm Mondays through Fridays in the bar, with discounted drinks and appetizers.
• Chuy's Mexican Restaurants: Happy hour specials at most locations, typically 3-6 pm Mondays through Fridays, with $2 off margaritas, $1 off beer and wine, and $3 off bottles of wine.
• Crabby Joe's Bar & Grill: $5 glasses of wine all day, and half-priced appetizers after 9 pm.
• Ironwood Kitchen & Bar: Happy hour from 12-4 pm and 8 pm until close, featuring half-priced fish and chips and a 9oz wine pour for the price of 6oz.
• TGI Fridays: Daily happy hour specials with $4 cocktails, $5 wine, and $2 beers.
• Yard House: Happy hour every weekday with $2 off drinks, $3 off wine, and half-priced appetizers.

Other Discounted Drinks:

• Applebee's: $6 cocktails and happy hour specials every day.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: Happy hour from 3-6 pm on weekdays with food and drinks priced from $3-$6, including $5 margaritas and $6 cocktails.
• BRIO Italian Grille: Happy hour specials similar to BRAVO! Cucina Italia, with $7 food and drink specials.
• ElevenSixty Bar & Grill: $10 bottles of wine and $12 long drink specials.
• Granite City Food and Brewery: On Fridays, get all-you-can-eat fish and chips for $14.99, half-off appetizers from 1-5 pm, and $3 Flying Monkeys drinks.
• Miller's Ale House: Prime rib French dip sandwich for $14.49 on Fridays.
• P.F. Chang's: Happy hour specials from 3-6 pm Monday-Friday at the bar, including $8 cocktails and appetizers.
• Red Robin: Happy hour from 3-6 pm on weekdays with half-off appetizers and drink specials, including $3 domestic drafts, $4 wines, and $5 cocktails.
• Rubio's: On Fridays, get The Original Fish Taco Two Taco Plate for $7.99 and all beers for $2.
• Ruth's Chris Steakhouse: Happy hour specials vary by location but typically include discounted appetizers, cocktails, and wine.

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