Is the recession over or are we still in the midst of it? Looks like housing prices are inching up, the stock market is hitting highs, unemployment is the best it's been in 5 years- so it's all good, right? Well, no matter how much money you're putting in the bank lately, you still don't want to throw it away. So this week's Deal Alert is to help all you families with groms out there to put some food on the table and at the same time save a little dough.
Speaking of dough, one of the best deals in town is from
Leucadia Pizzeria. They have 3 locations in north county but I'm impartial to the downtown Encinitas location; let the kids run around Moonlight Beach all day, you work up an appetite surfing D Street, then get your grub on across the street at Leucadia Pizzeria. Their special should be a coupon only offer, but they serve it all day long on the menu- it's called the Family Meal Deal and it comes with:
-large pizza
-large Caesar salad
-tons of garlic bread
-big bowl of spaghetti and meat balls
Basically feeds a family of 5. And then some. And the best part? Just $24.95.
If you're looking for something a little more healthier than pizza for the family,
Souplantation in the Trader Joe's shopping center at Encinitas Blvd. and El Camino Real has got something for everyone. I don't even know where to start with this one; there's just too much good food to list. Maybe I'll start with the price- for just $21.99 you get ALL YOU CAN EAT for a family of 4. No, that's not a typo- that's the real deal. Everything from their world famous salad bar (with lots of veggies for mom), to their dessert bar (for the groms), to chili, corn bread, sourdough bread, to pizza, to soup, and tons more for dad. The catch though is that it's a coupon deal- which usually shows up every other week in your mail- or sign up for their email alerts and get the coupon that way also.
And one of the all time great deals- Little Caesar's $5 large pizzas. But it's more than just the cheap pizza. Here's the scoop: Grab a large cheese pizza for the kids, grab a large pepperoni pizza for the parents, pick up some sodas from the Cardiff, Moonlight, or Leucadia 7-11's, and take your picnic to one of the countless beaches and parks around town. Good quality family time- and you feed the whole family for just $15. Solid.
So there you have it. Just a few of the meal deals around town to keep the family stuffed. And I didn't even touch on all the inexpensive Mexican food joints where you can load up on burritos, tacos, and quesadillas for under $20. But that's a story for another day.
