Monthly Archives: March 2012

Get spicy for only 60¢ at Baker’s Drive-Thru today

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A haiku:

For just 60 cents
Tortilla, cheese and green sauce
What’s for lunch today?
That’s right! Today’s (March 21) Baker’s Drive-Thru 60th anniversary deal is one of my favorite menu items, the spicy rolled quesadilla.

Regular followers of this blog know that the Inland Empire-based Baker’s is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and has been frequently offering coupons for 60 deals for its Facebook fans (and others).

Click here for the coupon, which you can print or display on your mobile device.

The usual restrictions apply…limit one offer per coupon, one coupon per person or per car. The deal is good today only.

Be sure to like Baker’s on Facebook so you can catch the deals we may miss.

Baker’s Drive-Thru locations can be found throughout the Inland Empire.

Free Bloomin’ Onion at Outback tomorrow, Mate!

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Tomorrow (March 20) is the vernal equinox and to celebrate, Outback Steakhouse will be giving away Bloomin’ Onions (with any purchase) during its “Bloom into Spring” event.

All you have to do to get one is visit your local Outback, order something and let your server know you’re there to “Bloom into Spring.”

Limit one free offer per table.

For more information click here or visit the Facebook event page.

Outback Steakhouse has locations throughout the Inland Empire, including Ontario, San Bernardino, Upland, Victorville, Moreno Valley, Corona, Temecula and Palm Desert.

Second-best pizza in the world available at A.J. Barile’s Chicago Pizza in Yucaipa

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A.J. Barile’s Chicago Pizza has done it again!

In 2010 and 2011, Chef Paul Duran took first place in the western U.S. traditional pizza division during the International Pizza Challenge at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas.

This year, it was Al Piser’s 18-year-old daughter, Joleen, who took home the award.

Joleen won first place in the western U.S. non-traditional pizza division during this year’s challenge, held last week.

During the finals, she took second overall.

This is her first year of competition.
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Happy National Poultry Day…how’d you like a 60¢ chicken taco?

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Yes, it’s courtesy of the fine folks over at Baker’s Drive-Thru, whose 60th anniversary deal coupon today is a 60¢ Texas chicken taco.

Is that a Texas chicken taco or a Texas chicken taco?

We’ll leave that up to you to decide.

Click here for the coupon, which you can print or display on your mobile device. One deal per coupon, and one coupon per customer or per car.

Baker’s Drive-Thru locations can be found throughout the Inland Empire.

Hangar 24’s St. Patrick’s Day party begins bright and early

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St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Saturday this year and the folks at Hangar 24 Craft Brewery are planning to celebrate all day long!

The party begins at 7 a.m.!

From 7 to 8 a.m., the brewery will be giving out 20-ounce Imperial pint glasses to get things started.

They’ll have a special “Irish Coffee” cask (Chocolate Porter with Irish whiskey oak chips and coffee, conditioned with cane sugar) and Nitro Small Porter.

They’ll also be serving food throughout the day, including corned beef hash burritos for breakfast.

Music will be provided by Strange Brew and The Overeasy.

Rain is expected, so the patio area has been tented.

For more information, visit the Facebook event page.

Hangar 24 is at 1710 Sessums Drive in Redlands.

Read about the Palm Springs Craft Beer Conclave in the paper?

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You might want to read this.

You’ve got a couple of hours left to get in on a Groupon two-for-one-deal to the Palm Springs Craft Beer Conclave, which will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs.

While the deal is still valid (and you’ve got less than three hours at the time of this post) you can get two general admission tickets for $30 or two V.I.P. admissions for $50, a 50% savings.

To get in on the deal, click here.

Kealoha’s says aloha!

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Kealoha’s Taste of the Islands & Mai Tai Lounge is saying aloha (as in hello) tomorrow (March 15) at 4 p.m.!

The Chino restaurant replaces the former Honolulu Harry’s at 12206 Central Ave., just north of the 60 Freeway.

Owner Preston Kealoha previously worked at both the Chino and Corona Honolulu Harry’s locations, eventually serving as manager.

Kealoha’s aims to bring the “Island Spirit” and the finest Hawaiian cuisine to the Inland Empire.

The restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner daily and Hawaiian buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, visit Kealoha’s Facebook page or follow on Twitter.

A 60 Baker’s bean burrito is a no-brainer…but do you go red or go green?

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Life is full of choices.

Today’s (March 14) choice involves Baker’s Drive-Thru, 60 bean burritos, red sauce and green sauce.

That’s right… today’s Baker’s Drive-Thru 60th anniversary deal is a 60 red or green burrito.

Regular
followers of this blog know that the Inland Empire-based Baker’s is
celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and has been frequently
offering coupons for 60 deals for its Facebook fans (and others).

Unlike yesterday’s 60 taco deal, you’ve gotta have a coupon, which you can find here and either print out or display on your mobile device. And there’s a limit of one per coupon and one deal per person or per car. The coupon is valid today only.

Baker’s Drive-Thru locations can be found throughout the Inland Empire.

Justin Bieber is coming to the Rancho Cucamonga Shakey’s tonight

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More precisely, Justin Bieber’s wax figure is coming to the Rancho Cucamonga Shakey’s tonight.

It’s all part of a cross-promotion between Shakey’s Pizza Parlour and Madame Tussauds Hollywood, where the Bieber stand-in was recently unveiled.

Shakey’s is sponsoring a contest to win:

  • Dinner for four at a participating Shakey’s Pizza Parlor
  • Four tickets to Madame Tussauds Hollywood
  • A gift bag of Justin Beiber swag and music

Who doesn’t want Justin Beiber swag?

To enter, all you have to do is take your picture with the faux Bieber between 5 and 9 p.m. tonight at the Rancho Cucamonga Shakey’s, 12455 Victoria Gardens Lane, and upload it to Shakey’s Facebook contest page.

Good luck to Beliebers and non-Beliebers alike!

Yum! Festival coming to Ontario Mills March 25 June 23

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Update: The Yum! Festival is being rescheduled to to expected thunderstorms in the weather forecast. Promoters are planning to announce a new date early next week.

Taste buds ready? Another major food truck festival is coming to the Inland Empire!

The Yum! Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 25, Saturday, June 23, in a northwest parking lot of Ontario Mills (across from Fuddruckers and Carl’s Jr.).

A whopping 60 trucks are scheduled to serve an amazing variety of street food, including the Inland Empire’s own Stella Pierre’s Gourmet Grub, Where’s the Fire? Gourmet Pizza and My Delight Cupcakery. What’s left of the food court will close temporarily during the festival.

Music will be provided by DJ Mike Styles and the rest of the Re:Fresh Soundsystem crew.

Tickets (only $5, plus $1.27 service fee) are already on sale and available here. Tickets will be $7 at the door. Parking is free.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the McKinley Children’s Center.

For the latest updates, like ’em on Facebook and follow ’em on Twitter.

Head over the jump to see the current lineup (which is subject to change), and for a chance to win one of three pairs of tickets.
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