Hook & Ladder Kitchen & Bar is the latest restaurant to add a weekend brunch menu. It’s available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The crew said it’s starting out with a few items and will add more if it’s popular with diners.
Cascata Italian Cuisine has new daily lunch features.
M.B. Haskett Delicatessen has a new dinner menu.
There’s a Brunch & Bowl tournament Sunday at Pinz in Dell Rapids, and the bowling alley cafe is opening the brunch buffet to the public. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prices are $14 for adults, $12 for those 60-plus and $8 for kids 10 and younger. There also will be a bloody mary and mimosa bar.
Crave American Kitchen & Sushi Bar is featuring a limited-time guest appreciation menu. Get a two-course lunch for $19 or a three-course dinner for $39.
Olive Garden’s “buy one, take one” promotion is back for a limited time. Buy an entree from a list of seven options, and get one of three chilled meals to enjoy later. Options for the second entree include fettucine alfredo, five-cheese ziti al forno and spaghetti with meat sauce.
Poppy’s Popcorn Co. has a new flavor: Sweet Smoke BBQ. It’s based off the french fry seasoning used at Uncle Ed’s Specialty Meats. It’s available in bags at both stores.
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Big Lost Meadery & Brewery at Lake Lorraine has started canning its beers on-site for to-go sales. “We won’t be doing cans for distribution, just for in-house sales to go,” owner Sam Clikeman said. They’re available as singles in 16-ounce crowlers or four-packs of one kind or mix-and-match.
The Human Bean is donating 10 percent of sales Saturday to Evermore Blooms in honor of Brunch & Blooms, a sold-out fundraiser that’s happening that day.
Buy a cupcake decorating kit between noon and 2 p.m. Saturday at Oh My Cupcakes, and a portion of the proceeds will go to Almost Home Canine Rescue. The organization will be at The Bridges at 57th location during those hours to talk about its efforts. Customers can decorate the four cupcakes in the store or take the kit home. Advance orders can be placed here.
Invictus Pizza Kitchen is donating a portion of sales Tuesday to help with medical expenses for 8-year-old Leah who was born with a cleft lip and palate. She has had multiple surgeries and has more ahead.
All proceeds from sales Wednesday at Jersey Mike’s Subs will go to support Special Olympics athletes. All month, the shops have been collecting customer donations for the cause.
The Tavern Grill is celebrating National Spinach Day on Thursday, March 26, by offering a free Spinach & Artichoke Dip with the donation of two nonperishable food items. Donations will be given to Feeding South Dakota. The offer is valid for dine-in or takeout but not online orders.
To support the West Central High School basketball teams, for every Trojan Blizzard sold through Sunday, the DQ Grill & Chill in Harford will donate $1.50 to the school’s basketball programs. The girls took sixth place at the state tournament last week, and the boys are competing this week.
Here are a few food and drink specials we noticed for March Madness:
- The Barrel House: On game days, there will be $11 lunch specials and $15 buckets of beer.
- Cascata Italian Cuisine: Order a pizza and a domestic beer and get a complimentary second beer through April 6.
- Crooked Pint Ale House: $10 options for dine-in only until April 6: blackened corn dogs, Cajun onion rings, margherita flatbread, French onion dip and pitchers of Coors Light or Blue Moon.
- Krav’n: On game days, there will be $11 lunch specials and $15 buckets of beer.
- Safari Bar & Grill in Renner: Whenever there’s a game on, get 75-cent bone-in wings, $13 totchos and buckets of beer for $20.
- Toppers Pizza: 50 percent off all pizzas and Topperstik from Thursday through Sunday through April 5.
Events
Chef April Cakes, Confections & Celebrations is having another special soup and entree pop-up sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Check Facebook for updates in case they sell out. Soup offerings by the quart will include chicken wild rice, broccoli cheese, tomato bisque, seafood chowder, white chicken chili and Mary’s vegetable beef. For entrees, there will be shepherd’s pie, lasagna and chicken pot pie. The venue is at 3210 E. 10th St…