The gift of a dining certificate
Friday - December 21, 2007
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Restaurant gift certificates are welcomed by all as a Christmas gift - and in recent years most restaurants have added incentives to make gifting all the easier. Here are a couple of gift ideas along with some great deals for you, too.
At Macaroni Grill, where large portions and family-style eating are encouraged, $25 gift certificates come with a $5 bonus card. And there are a couple of new menu items to try if you’re a Macaroni Grill regular: Primo Chicken Parmesan is a lightly breaded Parmesan cheese-crusted chicken breast sauted and then baked with oven-roasted tomatoes, asiago sauce and mozzarella cheese. Signature dishes at RMG include the addictive Shrimp Portofino - a combination of sauted shrimp with mushrooms, pine nuts and spinach in a lemon butter sauce served with imported capellini pasta ...
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One of the best gift certificate deals we can find is at Jose’s Mexican Caf and Cantina, where each $100 you spend entitles you to a $25 gift certificate to use toward lunch or dinner at Jose’s. One of the oldest family-owned Mexican restaurants in Honolulu, Jose’s in Kaimuki has a loyal following of Mexican food lovers and margarita aficionados ...
You’d expect nothing less than a cool Yuletide gift from one of the coolest spots in town, and at E&O Trading Company the spice gift bag doesn’t disappoint. Representing some of the Asian spices used at the restaurant, the attractively packaged bonus makes a perfect stocking stuffer for any foodie. Spice sets are free with the purchase of gift certificates to the restaurant.
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E&O Trading Company is located at Ward Centre.
At Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Restaurant Row and Waikiki Beach Walk), gift cards come with a $10 certificate for every $100 spent. The most popular steak house also has new menu items available during the holidays, as well as a new chef on board; look for a number of local specials on the menu ...
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Have a foodie in the family who’s always keen to try new restaurants? Then a gift card to Tio’s Garage and Taco Station on Ward Avenue might be the perfect gift. The multi-use card can be redeemed at all three of restaurant owner Ed Wary’s locations: Tio’s, Auntie Pasto’s and Dixie Grill. With the purchase of every $100, customers receive a $20 gift certificate ...
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And finally, head to Shokudo for the gift of Japanese food and friendly service. Shokudo Restaurant and Japanese Bar has a host of new holiday cocktails to showcase, as well as gift cards that make perfect stocking stuffers. Shokudo blends a menu of traditional dishes like Chanko Nabe, Agedashi Tofu and sushi, with dishes designed to appeal to the local palate: Oxtail Ramen, Pork Cutlet Curry and Sukiyaki Beef Bibimbap are just a few of the dishes on the restaurant’s eclectic menu. Add a lively atmosphere and state-of-theart dcor by one of Japan’s most respected designers and the result is one of Honolulu’s liveliest Japanese restaurants.
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