The 2020 NFL football season will likely go down in history as one of the strangest, most stressful seasons on record. From the mostly empty stadiums, to the bevy of last-minute game cancellations due to positive COVID-19 test results, it was a season rife with uncertainty.
But some things remain unchanged (Tom Brady being on the roster for Sunday’s game among them), and that includes the tradition of using the game as a perfect excuse for loosening the belt and packing in some game-day grub.
Here’s a look at some local restaurants offering special deals for the game.
Automatic Taco
Take-home meal kits include chips, guac, salsa duo, queso dip with chorizo, and 12 Valentina wings for $34, with a 6-pack of Mexican beer or Jarritos for an extra $10.
Applebee’s
On Sunday, you can get 40 free boneless wings with any Applebee’s to-go or delivery order of $40 or more when you use the promo code BIGGAME.
Liberty Tap Room
Multiple “football takeout menu” options are available, including wing buckets (20 wings for $21 or 40 wings for $37), chicken tender buckets (10 tenders for $19 or 20 tenders for $35), a $20 take-and-bake nacho kit, pizza party deals (2 pizzas for $20 or 3 pizzas for $28), and pints or quarts of tailgate queso dip.
Carolina Ale House
The restaurant is featuring its “Ale-gating” takeout menu, which include 50 wings for $55, 30 “zinger” chicken tenders for $40, spinach dip, three racks of ribs for $70, tortillas and salsa with pimento cheese, a nacho bar kit that serves 10, cheese and berry platters, veggie platters and homemade coleslaw.
SBH BBQ
The local spot is offering a $250 party pack, which comes with: 2 lbs of prime brisket, 2 lbs of smoked pork, 2 racks of ribs, 1/2 pan side of your choice, 1/2 pan of loaded mac n’ cheese, 8 brioche buns, pickled onions and 1 pint of sauce. Pick-up by 3 p.m. on game day, with orders placed on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Larkins Catering
The restaurant is featuring a “tailgate a la carte” menu with free delivery, with classic options like wings, pigs in a blanket, mac n cheese and buffalo chicken dip, in addition to giant gourmet Italian subs (3-feet subs for $75 or 6-feet subs for $130). Make sure to order 24 hours ahead of the game.
Buffalo Wild Wings
The restaurant is offering limited-time wing bundles, with a “15/15 bundle” of 15 boneless wings and 15 bone-in wings for $30 and a “20/20 bundle” of 20 boneless wings and 20 bone-in wings for $40. If the game goes into overtime, you can redeem six free boneless or bone-in wings at any location on Feb. 22 from 4-7 pm local time.
Insomnia Cookies
The cookie chain is offering its “Commercial Break Snacker Pack” from Feb. 1 through Sunday, which includes two classic cookies, two deluxe cookies, two brownies, six mini cookies, one Dipper Cup of choice and one pint of ice cream. It’s available for delivery only.
Husk Barbecue
The Greenville barbecue spot is offering two to-go packages for the game: a 50-piece smoked and fried wings pack including a choice of sauce for $60 and a BBQ Party Pack for $100, which comes with pimento cheese and benne crackers, pulled pork, coleslaw, potato salad, a bag of pork rinds, sandwich buns, pickles, onions and a choice of sauce.
Sonic Drive-In
Use the code PUPPYBOWL online or in the restaurant’s app for a free large drink or Slush with any purchase, available now through Feb. 8.
Chipotle
Free delivery all day long on Sunday, and the chain is donating $1 from every delivery order to the National Young Farmers Coalition
We’ll be updating this list online as game day nears, so check back in at GreenvilleJournal.com for the latest.
Red Lobster
The restaurant is offering two “Big Game Bundles”: a $47 choose-your-own game bundle, which comes with a choice of “three seafood favorites,” two large sides, eight Cheddar Bay Biscuits and a Pepsi 4-pack; and a $111 “Ultimate Feast” bundles, which comes with Maine lobster tails, snow crab, shrimp scampi, Walt’s Favorite Shrimp, two large sides, eight Cheddar Bay Biscuits and a Pepsi 4-pack
