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In need of a quick gift for a CenPho pal that likes to eat at locally owned restaurants? Have I got an idea for you.
Check out Phoenix Dining Cards. Packaged like a deck of cards, each of the 52 cards inside is a gift certificate to a local restaurant in Central Phoenix — 50 cards are worth $10 off your food bill of $30 or more and two “wildcards” offer a couple of freebie deals.
The deck of dining cards is $20 — pretty good considering you’re getting back a little over $500 in savings — and includes restaurants like Coup de Tartes, Maizie’s Café and Bistro, Thai Basil Signature, and Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe.
And here’s the good news: no blackout dates, the cards don’t expire until the end of next year, the rules are the same for all the restaurants, and (bonus) one dollar from the sale of the cards goes to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
For a complete list of participating restaurants and to find out how to get your dining deck, follow the jump.
Participating Restaurants
Alexi’s Grill
Andy’s La Piccola Cucina
Avantí Restaurant
Baby Kay’s Cajun Kitchen
Belfiore’s Italian Ristorante
Bistro 202/Ghost Lounge
Cheuvront Restaurant
Christo’s Ristorante
Coach & Willie’s
Coronado Café
Coup Des Tartes
Dillon’s Restaurant
Eden’s Grill
Eliana’s Restaurant
Feeney’s Bar & Restaurant
Fuego Bistro
Fuego Tacos
Gasper’s
Golden Phoenix
Hammered Hog BBQ
Havana Café
IL Posto
Indian Delhi Palace
India Palace Restaurant
Joey’s California Bistro
L’amore Italian Restaurant
La Cucina Italiana
Las Glorias Grill
Local Breeze Patio Café
Los Compadres
Maizie’s Café & Bistro
Manuel’s Restaurant
Mi Patio
Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Café
North 51 Grill
Pepe’s Taco Villa
Poblano
The Rose And Crown
Sa Bai Modern Thai
Sabor Cubano Restaurant
Sierra Bonita Grill
Spinato’s Pizzeria
T-Bone Steakhouse
Taylor’s Chowder House
Thai Basil Signature
Thirteen North Grille
The Vig & The Vig Uptown
Wild Thaiger
Zax Café On Northern
I picked up my deck of Phoenix Dining Cards at Saint 22, the cool little Chicago-esque boutique on Thomas Road and 15th Avenue. You can also order them online here.
There are also dining cards available for the cities of Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Boston, Indianapolis, and Rochester.
And if you haven’t heard enough yet, here’s a video:
City Dining Cards – Short from Block Club on Vimeo.
