Navigation

Score Black Friday deals at these 20 Phoenix restaurants and bars

At these Valley restaurants, get bonus cash added to gift cards or save it as a little treat for yourself.
Image: The holiday shopping season is underway. Restaurants and bars are offering gift card bonuses for the perfect foodie find.
The holiday shopping season is underway. Restaurants and bars are offering gift card bonuses for the perfect foodie find. Common Ground Culinary

What happens on the ground matters — Your support makes it possible.

We’re aiming to raise $7,000 by August 10, so we can deepen our reporting on the critical stories unfolding right now: grassroots protests, immigration, politics and more.

Contribute Now

Progress to goal
$7,000
$1,800
Share this:
Carbonatix Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Carbonatix

For the food lover on your holiday shopping list, what better gift than a meal at one of their favorite restaurants in town? With many spots offering bonuses on gift cards or discounts to special events, doing a little savvy shopping can save you a few bucks or allow you to keep a little gift for yourself. Here are 20 restaurant deals to take advantage of this Black Friday in metro Phoenix.

Common Ground Culinary

Multiple locations
Get 20% off $100 in gift cards purchased through Dec. 31 from Common Ground Culinary with the code GCHOLIDAY. The hospitality team runs Grassroots Kitchen & Tap, The Collins, The Macintosh, Neighborly Public House, Collins Bros. Chophouse, Wally’s American Gastropub, Sweet Provisions and the recently launched Saint Urban wine bar in Scottsdale. Gift cards can be purchased online.

Queen Creek Olive Mill

25062 S. Meridian Road, Queen Creek
7122 E. Greenway Parkway, #120, Scottsdale
The East Valley olive oil maker is offering savings on gifts for food lovers from Black Friday to Cyber Monday. Among the discounted options are 20% off gift boxes, 15% off Olivespa gift sets or buy two, get one free on Tutto Calabria products. On Black Friday, the first 50 in-person shoppers at Queen Creek Olive Mill and the first 25 at its Kierland Commons store will receive a free 60-milliliter olive oil with any purchase. On Saturday, the mill will celebrate local small businesses, offering 10% off local products including honey, Iconic Cocktail Co., Hayden Flour Mills, Carolyn’s Classics jams and jellies. Those who shop online for Cyber Monday will get other special deals, including free shipping on purchases of $50 or more.

Born & Raised Hospitality

Multiple locations
The restaurant group behind pan-Asian eateries Clever Koi, Phoenix sushi spot Across the Pond and Scottsdale’s Fellow Osteria & Pizzeria has a variety of bonus cash on offer, depending on how much you spend. Shoppers who buy $50 in gift cards will get an extra $10, a bonus $15 when buying $75 in gift cards or an additional $25 when buying $100 in gift cards. This deal begins on Black Friday and continues until Jan. 1.


click to enlarge
Fresh shrimp, scallops and fish steaks are available at Chula Seafood.
Tirion Boan

Chula Seafood

Multiple locations
Get an extra $20 when spending $100 on gift cards, or an extra $100 on $500 spent, at the fishmonger and restaurant Chula Seafood from Nov. 29 to Dec. 31. The family-owned operation starts with its boat in San Diego, which takes to the Pacific in search of the freshest catches. At its three Valley restaurants, Chula Seafood boasts flavorful dishes including poke bowls, a confit tuna sandwich and lobster rolls. Gift cards can be purchased online.

Kasai Japanese Steakhouse

14344 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
9824 W. Northern Ave., Peoria
You'll give the gift of dinner and a show with this teppanyaki experience. Now through Dec. 25, those who buy a $100 gift card to Kasai Japanese Steakhouse will get an additional $20 added on. Gift cards are available online or in person at both restaurant locations.

Phoenix City Grille

5816 N. 16th St.
Phoenix City Grille will help gift-givers stretch their dollars by offering an additional $20 gift card for purchases of $100 in gift cards. This bonus is available at the restaurant or online until Dec. 24.
click to enlarge
Those who buy a gift card to Postino or any other Upward Projects restaurant through Dec. 2 will get a $30 bonus card when you spend $100.
Upward Projects

Upward Projects

Multiple locations
It'll pay a little extra when you shop early with Upward Projects. The hospitality group behind wine bar Postino, along with Windsor, Joyride Taco House, Federal Pizza and ice creamery Churn is offering a $30 bonus gift card when you buy at least $100 in gift cards through Dec. 2. From Dec. 3 to 31, shoppers will receive a $20 bonus card after spending at least $100. Gift cards may be purchased in-restaurant and online. Bonus gift cards are valid until Aug. 31, 2025. Postino is also hosting a Vintage Sale, offering 50% off bottles of wine in their collection at each location while supplies last.

Uchi

3821 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
The elevated, Austin-born Japanese restaurant will offer a $30 bonus on gift card purchases of $200 through Dec. 15. The deal, which can be used locally at Uchi’s Old Town Scottsdale outpost, will begin on Cyber Monday, Dec. 2.

Los Sombreros

2534 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
1976 W. Southern Ave., Mesa
Mexican restaurant Los Sombreros has a holiday promotion for shoppers that provides a $10 gift card bonus when they spend $50 or $25 when they spend $100. The deal is only available in-store. Use the gift to treat someone to a dinner of ceviche, lamb adobo and mole poblano at one of the restaurant's two Valley locations.


click to enlarge
Over Easy brunch favorites like waffle dogs are covered with a holiday gift card.
Over Easy

Over Easy

Multiple locations
For the brunch obsessed, give the gift of bacon, eggs and mimosa flights with a gift card to Over Easy. The local breakfast chain is helping gifters get more bang for their buck with a special discount on Black Friday. For one day only, Over Easy will offer 50% off gift cards, with a minimum spend of $100. Use the promo code GCFRIDAY for the deal. From Dec. 16 to 22, shoppers will receive 25% off gift card purchases in-store or online, with a $50 minimum.

Huss Brewing Co.

Multiple locations
The local craft brewer will offer $10 bonuses when guests spend $50 on gift cards through Dec. 24. During Black Friday and Shop Small Saturday, Huss Brewing Co. will also offer 20% off merchandise at all three of its locations in Phoenix and Tempe.

click to enlarge
Give carb connoisseurs a gift card to Chompie's.
Jackie Mercandetti Photo

Chompie's

Multiple locations
Now through Dec. 31, gift cards bought at any Chompie’s location are eligible for bonuses – for every $50 spent, get an extra $10 gift card. Those gift cards can be spent at Chompie’s marketplaces on merchandise or at its restaurants or deli counters on items like bagels, freshly baked pastries, brunch and more.

Fox Restaurant Concepts

Multiple locations
The group behind Culinary Dropout, Blanco, Zinburger, The Henry, Doughbird, Fly Bye, The Greene House, Olive & Ivy and The Arrogant Butcher is offering an additional $20 gift card for those who purchase $100 in gift cards. At the fast-casual, healthy eatery Flower Child, guests will get a $10 bonus card when they spend $50. Both deals are available in-store or online through Dec. 31.

Genuine Concepts

Multiple locations
The hospitality group whose concepts include The Vig, The Genuine, The Womack, The Little Woody, Campo and The McMillian Bar & Kitchen is also offering gift card bonuses. Shoppers on Black Friday will get extra credit, receiving $40 in bonus cards when they spend $100. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 31, Genuine Concepts will offer a $20 bonus card.
click to enlarge
Wine Girl will offer a $20 bonus gift card to those who buy $100 in gift cards.
Wine Girl

Wine Girl

4205 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Wine Girl, the bubbly, blushing wine bar in Old Town Scottsdale, will offer a $20 gift card to those who buy $100 in gift cards. The offer is available from Black Friday through the end of December. The bar also offers a variety of apparel and decor. Over Black Friday weekend, Wine Girl will offer a free hat with the purchase of any sweatshirt in-store or online. On Cyber Monday, online shoppers will receive 30% off their entire purchase.


Maggiore Group

Multiple locations
The restaurant group behind vibey brunch spot Hash Kitchen, The Mexicano and Italian restaurants The Sicilian Butcher and The Italiano will offer an array of gift card bonuses. Hash Kitchen and The Sicilian Butcher will offer an extra $20 when guests buy $100 in gift cards through Dec. 31. Chef Joey Maggiore’s newest restaurant, The Italiano, will offer an extra $30 when guests buy $100 in gift cards through Jan. 1. And, The Mexicano, which is popping up at 12811 N. Tatum Blvd. while its location undergoes repairs from a kitchen fire, will add a $20 bonus to gift card purchases of $80, totaling $100 for your gift-giving.

Ra Sushi

Multiple locations
Through Dec. 31, Ra Sushi is giving buyers a $10 promo card when they buy $50 in gift cards or a $60 promo card when they spend $200. The limited-time promo cards must be used between Jan. 2 and March 31.
click to enlarge A Cadillac-style margarita from Urban Agave.
Get more money to spend on margaritas with a gift card bonus deal from West Valley cantina Urban Agave.
Timothy Fox Photography

Urban Agave

6685 W. Beardsley Road, #180, Glendale
Urban Agave is one of our favorite cantinas to grab a great margarita. When you buy $100 in gift cards you’ll get a $20 bonus card – the perfect excuse to order another round. Urban Agave’s gift card deal is available until Dec. 31.

Pita Jungle

Multiple locations
The local Mediterranean restaurant chain is offering Holiday Dough – vouchers that can be used on future purchases – to customers buying Pita Jungle gift cards. The more you spend, the more dough you’ll receive. When a shopper buys $25 in gift cards through Dec. 31, they’ll get $5 in Holiday Dough. On Cyber Monday, online gift card purchases of $50 will get $15 in Holiday Dough. Those getting catering for the holidays will get $25, $50 or $100 in bonus dough when they spend $150, $250 or $500. That deal is good through the end of the year.

Aftermath Projects

Multiple locations
Aftermath Bar & Kitchen and sibling restaurants Born & Bred in Chandler and Scottsdale are offering deals on gift cards to its New American restaurants around the Valley through Dec. 31. Guests who purchase a $50 gift card will get an additional $10 gift card or a $25 bonus when spending $100.