Damn Restaurant.com For Making Me Fat!!!

I think one of the coolest blogs for Marylanders is done at the BaltimoreSun.com in Carson Porter's Deal$ blog.  This Carson guy puts together a blog on deals in the local area.  One of them that he highlighted just this week was for 80% off at Restaurant.com.  To get the deal, you just enter the promo code of "MOM" at the checkout.  I did it today and it worked!

For those who don't know, Restaurant.com can be great and it can be sucky.  There's a few rules that you have to deal with when using the gift certificates from here.  They range from only being able to dine on certain nights of the week, to a minimum bill amount, and sometimes even the dreaded "may not be used for alcohol."  DOH!

Also, the quality of several of the "local" restaurants on there look to be somewhat questionable, but once and a while you find a few gems.  Today I found several gems for those of us in HoCo and the surrounding area.


Eggspectation

Can anyone say anything bad about Eggspectation?  Ok maybe the benches and chairs are weirdly shaped and your ass hurts after sitting in them for an hour.  Oh well, the food there is soooooooooo worth it.  My wife and I love eating there and we try to make it over there every month or so.  I bought 4 of these and will definitely use them within the next few months.

My go-to meals:  For breakfast - Chesapeake Omelet.  For lunch - Cuban Panini.  For dinner - Maple Glazed Rib Eye

The deal:  $5 for a $10 gift certificate or $10 for a $25 gift certificate.

The rules:  Minimum purchase of $20 for the $10 gift certificate or $35 for the $25 gift certificate.  18% gratuity added prior to discount.  Valid for Dinner and Dine In.

The link:  http://www.restaurant.com/rdc/eggspectation-ellicott-city-american-restaurant-rid=409144



Jesse Wong's Asean Bistro

I'm not sure how I found Jesse Wong's Asean Bistro, but I think it is some of the best Chinese food around!  It's popular with the MacAloney's because of the excellent vegetarian options for the wifey.  Me?  I like to tackle the many flavorful meat dishes that they have to offer.  They even have a great piano player who plays music while you eat dinner.  What more can you ask for?

My go-to meals:  Appetizer - Cold Sesame Peanut Noodles or Pan Fried Pork Dumplings.  For dinner - Chef Xu's Chicken or Chef's Hot Crispy Beef

The deal:  $5 for a $10 gift certificate or $10 for a $25 gift certificate.  Higher denominations available as well.

The rules:  Minimum purchase of $20 for the $10 gift certificate or $35 for the $25 gift certificate.  18% gratuity added prior to discount.  Not valid on holidays or special events.

The link:  http://www.restaurant.com/rdc/jesse-wongs-asean-bistro-columbia-asian-restaurant-rid=390859

Stained Glass Pub

This is my neighborhood bar!  It's right around the corner from my house and has amazing pizza.  It's homemade "momma style" pizza.  The wings there aren't too bad either.  The only upgrade I'd make here is to their beer selection.  It's not all just Bud and Miller, but there's not much in the way of craft beer here.  Mondays and Tuesdays bring half price pizza (cannot get deal in conjunction with Restaurants.com gift certificate) and Tuesday night is trivia night.  Sure I haven't done trivia night yet, but I plan on hitting it this summer once Manina is on Summer vacation since we make a super smart team and will own the place!!!

My go-to meals:  Appetizer - Old Bay Wings.  For dinner - Pepperoni, Hamburger, and Onion Pizza

The deal:  $17.50 for a $25 gift certificate.  Not the best deal normally, but with the 80% off discount code, it's a great deal!

The rules:  Minimum purchase of $35 for the $25 gift certificate.  18% gratuity added prior to discount.  Dine in only.  Not valid on specials.

The link:  http://www.restaurant.com/rdc/stained-glass-pub-elkridge-american-restaurant-rid=363434

Anyways, I hope you get a chance to get over there and enjoy the deals that Restaurant.com has to offer.  If you are in the Howard County or Baltimore area, tell me what your favorite restaurants on Restaurant.com are.  I'm always looking for new places to check out so I love recommendations.

Note:  I totally screwed up the title of this blog.  It's Restaurant.com, not RestaurantS.com.  Not sure why I threw an "S" in there.  Guess I need to lay off the homebrew for a while.  Haha.

-Brent