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Craving Greek-style pizza, tropical Indian ice cream or sizzling bibimbap? You’re in luck, as it’s once again time for San Leandro Restaurant Week
This year’s scrumptious shindig takes place July 19-25 and will feature nearly two-dozen restaurants offering once-a-year prix-fixe menus, special discounts and promotions, unique dishes and more. Suitable to one of the most diverse cities in the nation, the potential dining options encompass Korean, Mexican, Caribbean, Southern, Italian and a scad of other cuisines
This time around, there’s also a “Restaurant Week Challenge” that invites diners to use the Goosechase app for checking in at participating eateries – with the chance to have their meals reimbursed by up to $1,000. For more information on the challenge, and the participating restaurants and specials, check the website of the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce (sanleandrochamber.com)
“Restaurant Week is an opportunity to taste what makes San Leandro’s dining scene special. You can enjoy limited-time specials and pricing for a special night out, visit your favorite local spot for summer treats and check out diverse cuisine that is authentic to the community,” Emily Greigo, CEO of the chamber of commerce, said in a statement. “Every meal purchased helps strengthen our local economy, supports local jobs and helps build the San Leandro community.”
Here is a list of the participating restaurants, plus some of the deals they’re offering. This list is not all-inclusive, please check the website for the full details
Bag O’ Crab: Fried basket with a canned soda for $12, bagocrabusa.com
Danny Murry’s Irish Pub: World Cup Margarita and limited-edition Centenario shot for $19.50; 20-ounce Guinness or Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale with a shot of Slane, Bushmills or Teeling Irish whiskey for $15, instagram.com/dannymurrysirishpub
Drake’s Barrel House: Creative pub specials like fried mac-and-cheese balls and chopped cheese at the original craft brewery and its patio, drinkdrakes.com/visit/barrel-house
Fifth Wheel Food: French-toast combo (four halves topped with seasonal fruit, two eggs and meat) for $16.50; linguica sausage-and-cheese omelet with sides for $18.45, fifthwheelfood.com
Fournos Pizzeria & Bistro: Greek and Italian-style specialty pizza or a pasta meal for two for $45, slfournos.com
Frank’s Sports Bar & Grill: Buy one beer pitcher, get the second one free, franksportsbarandgrill.com
Horatio’s: Three-course prix-fixe menu for $45 with dishes like Baja rockfish and clam chowder at this restaurant known for seafood and steaks on the water, horatios.com
Koolfi Creamery: a ginger-zinger float or the “Fruit Adventure” tasting flight at this parlor serving ice cream with an Indian twist, koolficreamery.com
Lavanta Mezze Bar & Grill: four-course Mediterranean meal for $45 with items like wild boar souvlaki and zucchini fritters in a bright, new space, eatlavanta.com
Makiyaki Japanese Restaurant: any meal over $30 gets an automatic $5 off, makiyakisanleandro.com
Metro Taquero: buy one regular burrito, get the second one half-off, metrotaquero.com
Nella’s Place: buy one dinner at this Southern establishment between 5 p.m.-8 p.m. and received the second dinner half-off, nellasplace.com
New Hong Kong Restaurant: buy one chicken chow mein and get the second one free, hkcuisineculture.com
Paradiso: a special three-course meal for $45 with dishes like oven-roasted mussels and slow-braised short rib, paradisosanleandro.com
Scends Restaurant: many specials including buy one side, get one free; two ribs with any side for $15, two wings with any side for $8, scendsrestaurants.com
SL Kitchen: pad-thai chicken with Thai tea and shrimp egg rolls for $20, slkitchenca.com
Sons of Liberty Alehouse: Cajun fettuccine pasta with cream sauce, roasted red-bell peppers and tomatoes, red-pepper coulis for $21, sonsoflibertyalehouse.com/
Tequila Bar & Grill: a $20 two-course special plus a soft drink with items like esquite, crispy-jalapeno prawns, pollo ranchero and enchiladas, tequilabargrill.com
Top Hatters Kitchen and Bar: Bring a coworker, friend or lunch date and mention “Lunch Break,” and receive a free order of lemon-ricotta doughnuts, tophatterskitchen.com
Vivid Bibim: 20 percent off all chicken dishes (wings, barbecue chicken, chicken dolsot bibim); dolsot bibim dishes come with free tofu soup; buy two, get one free deal on all drinks on menu (including beer) except soda and sake, vividbibimsl.com
Zenti Bistro: special coconut chicken-salad sandwich on black bread with potato salad for $16, strawberry-arugula salad with feta for $15, six types of house lemonade and hibiscus tea ($5 each), zenti-bistro.com
