Restaurant Roundup: New pizza, Smoke Somethin’ Sundays, wine tasting
Aug. 18, 2022
Papa Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza has added new menu items now that it has settled into its new home at Second and Phillips. The Honey Badger pizza features the restaurant’s new 911 hot wing sauce, mozzarella cheese, Andouille sausage, spicy pepperoni, diced red pepper, red onion, crushed Takis chips and a drizzle of hot honey. Get a grilled chicken sandwich on a Kaiser bun with lettuce, tomato, pickle and a side of mayo. Add sauteed mushrooms and pepper jack cheese for an extra charge. A house salad uses a lettuce mix with tomato, egg, mozzarella and your choice of dressing. Papa Woody’s Smothered Pretza Bites, which are baked in the wood-fired oven, now come in three options. Buffalo features buffalo chicken, mozzarella and blue cheese. Stadium has Stadium cheddar, mozzarella and cheddar with bacon. The original version has pizza sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni. For dessert, try funnel cake fries. They’re dusted with powdered sugar and served with chocolate syrup and strawberry preserves for dipping.
The food truck FadeAways is starting a new family-meal service called Smoke Somethin’ Sundays. The first one will be Labor Day weekend. The $75 meal will feed six to eight people and include ribs, brisket, sausage, mac-and-cheese, coleslaw and the food truck’s signature Joker Beans. Only 10 slots are available. Reach out through Facebook, send a text to 605-376-7331 or email [email protected]. Beginning Sept. 18, they’ll be a regular offering every Sunday, owner Anthony Withers said. Both pickup and delivery will be available.
Brix Wine Bar has started the WOW Series. Every week, the wine bar on Main in Washington Square across from the Washington Pavilion will pick one wine that it usually sells by the bottle and open it up for tasting. Wine of the Week is offered Wednesday through Saturday. First up is Tait “The Ball Buster” Shiraz from Barossa Valley, Australia.
Look’s Marketplace’s annual Back Patio Shrimp Boil is at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $50 and include food and a beer from Look’s Beer Co. Get them by clicking here.
Coffea Roasterie has created a special blend for Cherry Rock Farms that’s sold only at the gardens south of Brandon. Farmhouse Blend features Columbian and Guatemalan beans. Bags are available with whole or ground beans.
When you just can’t make up your mind, Outback Steakhouse has added Steak ‘N Mate Combos. Choose from Sirloin & Bloomin’ Fried Shrimp, Sirloin & Nashville Hot Wings or Sirloin & Alice Springs Chicken.
Get a free Rainy Day Coffee Co. coffee from Vern Eide Motorcars on Saturday at its inaugural Pajama Party. Black Iron Waffles and Kane’s Baked Goods & Cafe also will be there selling food. The event includes face painting, craft projects, a DJ and movie. Nominate your favorite teacher for a chance for them to win a $500 gift card for their classroom and a $250 card for you for nominating them. The party starts at 8:30 a.m. at Vern Eide Mitsubishi at Arrowhead and Sycamore.
MacKenzie River Pizza, Pub & Grill is offering a back-to-school special through August. Bring in a receipt for school supplies for at least $25 and get a 25 percent discount. The restaurant is using an honor system for ordering online. Use the code SCHOOL25 at checkout for the discount to apply.
With another back-to-school special, Stensland Family Farms will be serving $2 ice cream dips from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at its three retail shops. The location at 3101 W. 41st St. also will have face painting by Enchanted Faces by Megan and a pop-up bakery with Andrea’s Bake Shop.
Changes in hours, service
Today and Friday are the final days of the season for the Thai Dakota food truck, which made its debut earlier this year. Owner Meg Brauer, a native of Thailand, will be serving from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Ace Hardware in Harrisburg and the same hours Friday at the Dollar Fresh in Tea.
Flying Santo Taco Bar has added supper hours. Dinner is served from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Other hours are breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday through Friday and lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Sunday morning early risers can rejoice. The Source is opening an hour earlier – at 8 a.m. Closing time remains 8 p.m.
B&G Milkyway has started fall hours. The ice cream shops are open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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