Wednesday is Wingsday at Hooters sports bars.  Get 10 boneless wings and  curly fries for $5.99.  More details on the Hooters website at THIS LINK.

Baileys Sports Grille and Fox and Hound sports bars will celebrate Mardis Gras (Fat Tuesday) at all their locations tonight.  Drink specials and other events are planned.  More details on the Baileys website at THIS LINK.

Hooters sports bars have crab legs for $8.99 a pound on weekends.  Good Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through April 4.  No coupon required. More details on the Hooters website at THIS LINK.

Tuesdays are Beer Night at most Fox and the Hound pubs.  All draft beers are on a single special price, depending on location.  More details on the Fox and Hound website at THIS LINK.

Steak ‘n Shake has extended their Happy Hour times and is continuing with other specials like kids eat free all day Saturday and Sunday.  Happy hour is 2-4 pm weekdays with half-price shakes and drinks, and now is being extended to 2 to 4 am for the late night crowd.  Also offered are combo steakburger meals under $4 and a steakburger snack meal for $2.89. The kids eat free deal is dine in only on Saturday and Sunday and requires adult purchase of $8 for every free kids plate.   More details at THIS LINK.

Morton’s Steak House, a high-end place with locations in 20 states, is continuing their happy hour in 2010.    Morton’s calls this the “Power Hour.”  Deals vary by location but most include $5 wines, $7 Cosmos, and $5 Bar Bites such as Petite Filet Mignon sandwich, Prime Cheeseburger, and Miniature crab Cakes.  Times vary by restaurant, some from 5 pm to closing, some from 5-6:30 and 9 pm to closing. For times and menus at the Morton’s near you, select your city from the Mortons website at THIS LINK.

Every Wednesday is Wine Night at all Carrbabas Italian Grill locations.  Get $10 off any bottle of wine from 5 to 10 pm.   This deal is good every Wednesday through Feb. 7.   More details on the Carrabbas Twitter page at THIS LINK.

A&W restaurants have a Happy Hour from 2 to 5 pm every day.  All side items are half price.  Sides include french fries, cheese curds, cheese fries and onion rings.  More details at THIS LINK.

Jack’s burger place has half off all Real Ice Cream shakes from 2 to pm every day
through Dec. 28.  No coupon required.   Offer excludes Salt Lake City, UT, St. George, UT and Albuquerque, NM area restaurants. More details at THIS LINK.

Steak n Shake is not only open today,  Thanksgiving Day, they are offering half price all shakes and other drinks from 10 am to 10 pm.  No coupon needed.  More details in the flyer at right that we got from Steak n Shake.

If you’re serving Thanksgiving Dinner at home but can’t get around to cooking, check out these takeouts of complete holiday dinners.

• Bob Evans has a Holiday Feast takeout with roast turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes and other vegetables, and pumpkin pie dessert. $74.99. Serves 6 to 8. The chain is closed on Thanksgiving Day, so you’ll need to pick up the day before. More details at THIS LINK.
• Boston Market has a Heat n Serve Holiday Banquet takeout. Selections include a Complete Holiday boneless turkey breast banquet for 6 starting at $64.99 or an Essentials Banquet (no dessert, fewer sides) for $54.99. More details at THIS LINK.
• Whole Foods market has Thanksgiving dinners available; prices vary by location but you should expect to pay about $100 for a dinner that serves 6. More details at THIS LINK.

Ruby Tuesday has premium cocktails for $5 all day, every day.  This is the regular price; no coupon needed.  $5 will get you a Cosmo, Peach Martini, Strawberry Margarita, Sangria, Tom Collins or other drinks.  More details at THIS LINK.

TGI Fridays has a new “Appy Hour” at its bar with half price appetizers from 4 pm to close. This deal is good through Dec. 23 and requires no coupon.  Appetizers include Loaded Potato Skins, Buffalo Wings and Tostada Nachos.  More details  from TGIF at THIS LINK.

Carino’s Italian chain has drink specials on Wednesday and Thursday nights at most locations.  Wednesday night is half-price wine night, while Thursday brings several cocktails for $3.  Here are some details: every Wednesday, all bottles of wine are half price with purchase of a meal.  Thursday’s $3 drink specials include Italian cocktails such as Peach Bellinis and Italian Margaritas.  For more details see the Carinos website at THIS LINK.

Bring costumed kids 12 and under to Uno Chicago Grill from 11 am - 7:30 pm on Halloween and receive a free Kids’ Make Your Own Pizza with the purchase of each adult entrée.   Chicago Uno says they will also have pumpkin coloring, goody bags and other treats for kids, and costume contests for adults.

TGI Fridays is starting Halloween early with a party on Thursday,  Oct. 29.  The casual restaurant and bar chain has penny appetizers and other deals starting at 9 pm on Thursday, Oct. 29.  You’ll need to wear a costume to get the specials.  Details on the Fridays party at THIS LINK.

Black Angus steak house and saloon has a full menu of specials served during NFL games. Deals include $3 for two steak tacos, $4 Philly cheese steak sandwich or bacon cheeseburber, and half off Sauza Hornitos Margarita.  More details at THIS LINK.

TGI Fridays has special deals on snacks and meals at the bar on game days.
Deals include $7.99 for a half-rack of ribs, and $3.99 for 6 wings or
2 Sliders.  More details at THIS LINK.

The Palm,  a high-end steak and seafood restaurant, has a new happy hour menu good weeknights from 5-7 pm and 9 pm to closing. Included deals are oysters on the half shell for $1 each (regularly $2), shrimp cocktail $2, and Kobe Beef Sliders $10.   This is called the Prime Bites (we guess that “Happy Hour” is just too passe).  There’s a complete menu at THIS LINK.

Many Hooters bars have a trivia contest on Tuesdays or Wednesdays called “Are you smarter than a Hooters girl?”  From what we understand you compete against other bar patrons and Hooters waitresses as well.  To find out if the Hooters near you has this contest go to THIS LINK.

Damons Grill, a chain of 80 sports bars, has announced a new 2 for $22 deal plus game day specials.  The 2 for $22 deal is good every day; get an onion loaf appetizer and two entrees such as sirloin steak or grilled salmon.  The game day specials are good on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and include deals like $7 a dozen wings and $2.50 Miller Lite drafts.  For more details go to THIS LINK.

Applebees has beefed up (or is it porked up?) their 2 for $20 menu, adding Baby Back Ribs to the menu.  Get an appetizer to share, two entrees like Baby Back Ribs or 7 oz sirloin, for a total of $20.  More details at THIS LINK.

Many (not all, we’re sorry to learn) Champps Americana sports bars have half off all burgers all day Mondays during pro football season.  To find out if the Champps near you has this deal, you’ll need to go to their website at THIS LINK and view events at the place nearest you.  Chammps has 62 bars nationwide.

Flemings Steak House has announced that September will be a month of wine and dinner specials.  Every Wednesday in their bar you’ll be able to sample free servings of their new prime burgers.  This is 5-7 pm.  Also a new steak trio dinner for $45, and a new wine dinner, no details yet, are planned.  More details at THIS LINK. For the prime burger menu, go to THIS LINK.

The Capital Grille fine dining chain is in the final three weeks of its Master Wine Tasting Event.  Taste up to 11 different wines  for $10 at lunch or $25 with dinner.  Wines are from South Africa and Napa Valley and hand selected by the Grille’s Master Sommelier.  More information at THIS LINK.

Champps Americana bar and grill has a coupon for $10 off a $25 purchase.  Good till Aug. 30 at select locations.  You can use our coupon below or go and get your own at THIS LINK.

TGI Fridays has their annual pirate Grog Fest this Tuesday, Aug. 4.  At many locations from 11 am to 11 pm enjoy drink and food specials.  Bartenders will be dressed as pirates and the bar will be covered in pirate decor. You’ll need to call your local Fridays to see if they are participating; we could not find a list on their website at THIS LINK.

Flemings Steakhouse has a new Happy Hour with appetizers and even a full meal for $6.  The deal is called “5 for $6 till 7.” The five items are Cajun BBQ Shrimp, Tenderloin Carpaccio, Chili Calamari, Seared Tuna and Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes. Now there’s a sixth item, Prime Sirloin Burger with bacon and cheddar.   This is a terrific way for upscale dining on the cheap.  To make this deal even better, Flemings has five cocktails and five wines for $6 at the same time. Details at THIS LINK.

Beninana’s Japanese restaurants have a ”Twilight Tastings menu” Monday through Thursday during the restaurant’s first dinner hour at all participating Benihana locations.  You can select two items from steak, chicken and shrimp served with Japanese onion soup, salad, hibachi vegetables, vegetable fried rice and green tea, all for just $14.25 plus tax.  Details at THIS LINK.

Champps Americana has a $10 off coupon on their website.  Requires $25 food purchase.  Details at THIS LINK.

Flemings upscale steak house continues to pour on the deals.  Today they announced a new bar menu including 5 appetizers, cocktails, and wines priced at just $6.  The price is good every night but only till 7 pm.  Appetizers on the $6 list are Tenderloin Carpaccio, Sweet Chil Calamari, Cajun BBQ Shrimp, Seared Ahi Tuna, and Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes.  Drink specials include Cosmos and Mojitos.  Details at THIS LINK.

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo this Tuesday, TGI Fridays has 5-cent appetizers.  Requires purchase of a drink from the bar. Details at THIS LINK.

Hooters bar and restaurant chain has a new promotion, Wingsday, featuring a boneless wings platter for $5.99 every Wednesday.  Details at THIS LINK.

Carino’s Italian is continuing its half off all Family Platters on Mondays.  This is a platter that serves 2 to 3.  Platters are priced at about $20 to $30 and include popular entrees such as lasagna, Rosemary Chicken, spaghetti and meatballs, and shrimp scampi. More details on the Carinos site at THIS LINK. 

Carinos also is continuing their $19.99 three-course dinner for two.  More details at  THIS LINK.