St. Patrick's Day 2019 Deals And Freebies At NoVA Restaurants

VIRGINIA — Everyone will claim Irish ancestors on Sunday, March 17, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. While it's a day to have fun and celebrate your Celtic roots, it's also a great excuse to find deals on food and drink at area restaurants.

DC and northern Virginia restaurants and retailers are offering freebies and deals from drink specials to corned beef and cabbage, while grocers have added Irish lines to their inventory to mark the day, says Offers.com. If you don't imbibe, head to Arby's for a mint chocolate shake, Culver's has a mint chip shake, or a mint gelati at Rita's Italian Ice.

Deals may vary by franchise and location. Call ahead to make sure your location is participating.

Aldi: The grocery chain is offering two special green cheeses for a limited time: Pesto Gouda and English Sage Derby ($3.99 each). Or, get the Irish Cheese Truckle Assortment, which includes a trio of $3.99 cheeses, including aged Irish cheddar, a beer-infused cheese and a whisky-infused cheese. Other seasonal specials include Irish Cream Cheesecake for $8.99 and Irish soda bread for $3.99.

Arby’s: The Mint Chocolate Shake is back for St. Patrick’s Day, topped with Andes candy pieces. It’s available through March 24.

Bakers Square: For St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, order the Corned Beef Hash Scrambler.

Bar Louie: Many locations will be throwing St. Patrick’s Daze celebrations March 15 through 17 (St. Patrick’s Day weekend). Parties will feature green beer and Irish whiskey. See details.

Baskin-Robbins: Order the Mint Chocolate Chip Polar Pizza as a shareable (and green) treat for your St. Patrick’s Day party.

Bennigan’s: This St. Patrick’s Day try the Lucky ’76 Meal Deal. Includes one appetizer or dessert and two entrees for $19.76.

Bruegger’s: Participating locations will be serving green bagels March 15 through 17. See details.

California Pizza Kitchen: On March 17, get CPK’s Irish Mule (made with Jameson Whiskey) for $5.

Champps: Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day special menu items: Reuben Sandwich & Fries for $12.50, Corned Beef & Cabbage for $16 Jameson shots for $5 and Lucky Maiden Cocktails for $7.

Chili’s: The Lucky Jameson drink (think of it as an Irish margarita) is back for March. It costs $5 and features Jameson Irish Whiskey and Lunazul Blanco tequila, topped with orange and lime slices.

Culver’s: For a limited time, get the Mint Shake and Mint Chip Shake (blended with mint and chocolate flakes).

Cracker Barrel: Corned Beef & Cabbage is available March 16 and 17. Served with red potatoes and spicy brown mustard. Comes with buttermilk biscuits or corn muffins. See details.

Dairy Queen: The March Blizzard of the month is Mint Oreo, featuring Oreo cookies and creme de menthe. Plus, through March 17, buy one Blizzard and get another for 99 cents.

Dunkin’: Irish Creme coffees and espresso drinks are back for March only. Plus, the Mint Brownie Donut (with mint brownie batter filling, green icing and crumbled brownie topping) will also be available for a limited time in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. See details.

Hard Rock Cafe: The limited-time St. Patrick’s Day menu features the Guinness & Bacon Jam Cheeseburger and the St. Paddy’s Shake (Absolut Vanilla vodka, vanilla ice cream, Oreos, mint flavor, rainbow candy ribbons and gold star sparkles).

Krispy Kreme: The O’riginal green glazed donut will be back March 16 and 17. Plus, participating shops will hand out thousands of Golden Dozen Passes worth free original glazed donuts for a year. There will be multiple winners each day. See details.

McCormick & Schmick’s: On March 17, enjoy specialty drinks and food all day on March 17. Specials in the bar area include corned beef & cabbage, Guinness fish & chips and more for just $5.

McDonald’s: Shamrock Shakes are back through March 24.

Mimi’s Cafe: March 16 and 17, enjoy the Corned Beef & Cabbage special for $14.99.

Rita’s Italian Ice: Green goodies for St. Patrick’s Day include Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream and Mint Gelati.

Ruby’s Diner: The shake of the month is the Mint Chocolate Shake (mint swirled with Hershey’s Dark Chocolate and topped with a cookie and mint sprig).

Tilted Kilt: The March beer and a shot pairing is Guinness and Jack Daniel’s. Plus, enjoy the St. Plaidy’s Day menu, which includes corned beef & cabbage, corned beef hash & eggs, corned beef sandwich with scotch eggs and green beer.

Walmart Grocery: Hosting a party before your bar crawl? Order snacks and treats from Walmart’s grocery pickup service and have them loaded into your car for free. New customers get $10 off their order.

World of Beer: Get a free shareable appetizer when you sample four Irish beers by March 31. Plus, enter for a chance to win a trip to Ireland. See details.

Check the Offers.com website for a full list of restaurants nationally offering specials, plus retail and tech deals.

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