Robert DiGiacomo, a longtime Philadelphia resident and veteran freelance journalist, has rarely met a meal deal he didn't like. He makes it his mission to scour local restaurants, pubs, diners and lunch spots for the biggest bargains and top values.
Even with the vast number of recession-driven specials and prix fixe menus, you would be hard-pressed to spend less than $20 for dinner and a drink at a Center City Philadelphia restaurant.Oyster House is filling that bargain...
The fall edition of South Jersey Restaurant Week, scheduled from Sunday, Oct. 18 through Friday, Oct. 23, is even more value-packed than its Center City Philadelphia counterpart.The nearly four dozen participating restaurants are offering four-course dinners priced...
Brown Betty Petite –– the cupcake-only offshoot of the Philadelphia-based "dessert boutique" –– is marking its first anniversary with perhaps the best cheap eats of them all: free cupcakes.The freebies will be given...
Calling all vegetarians, and anyone who just likes their veggies: The Tortilla Press, a BYOB Mexican in Collingswood, N.J., on Thursday, Oct. 1, is serving up a five-course, fall-themed vegetarian feast for $25.The “Veggin...
Oyster House, the sleek reimagining of the longtime Center City Philadelphia seafood restaurant, is doing its part for landlocked types trying to net a summer meal deal.The restaurant's Blue Crab Feast –– available for $19 on Tuesdays...
Philadelphia's Rouge is still a place to see and be seen, despite having suffered the indignity of being upstaged by Parc, its newer, flashier and bigger Rittenhouse Square counterpart. That it's no longer the only trendy sidewalk cafe...
To mark his 18th year on Main Street in Manayunk, restaurateur Derek Davis is serving up a three-course dinner special for $18.The "Rollback Menu" at Derek's, which is available all summer, can be paired with...
How much would you pay for a four-course tasting dinner at Philadelphia's tony Le Bec-Fin? Now you can set your own tab, via the restaurant's surprising new "Pay What You Wish" special. The deal...
"Before the Shore" is the name of a new happy hour officially kicking off on June 11–– and running every Thursday through September –– at The Terrace at Thirteen at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown...
At Philadelphia's Chifa -- acclaimed chef Jose Garces' high-concept marriage of Chinese and South American cuisine -- those delicious little plates can add up quickly to a hefty bill. The new restaurant's $18 two-course lunch special offers an...