Luck of Irish not needed to save some green on St. Patrick's Day food and drink deals
You don't have to be lucky to get a deal this St. Patrick's Day, whether you are looking for a beverage or special dish to celebrate.
About one-third of Americans (32%) plan to celebrate the holiday, which lands Sunday, according to research firm Numerator. Many said they would gather with family and friends (32% of celebrators), with some planning to go out for drinks (28%), the survey of more than 5,100 U.S. consumers found.
Whatever time of day you want a tasty treat to observe the holiday, there's something for you: green donuts, corned beef sandwiches and green beer or St. Patrick's Day-themed libations to wash them down.
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The passage of St. Patrick's Day also means McDonald's Shamrock Shake will soon disappear from the menu. And March 17 is the last day to get a free Whopper from Burger King by submitting an idea for a new Whopper in the Million Dollar Whopper Contest.
Looking ahead, some deals of note include Dairy Queen's Free Cone Day, which is Tuesday, March 19, and Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day is April 16.
Here's a roundup of deals, freebies, specials and promotions for St. Patrick's Day:
7-Eleven's special St. Patrick's Day treats
The convenience store chain has a limited-time donut and the new 7-Select Dessert Cake Slices, available in flavors like Rainbow and Marshmallow Cookie Dough. Also, some new St. Patrick's Day merchandise including shirts, shorts and sweats available from the 7Collection.
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Applebee's St. Patrick's Day sips: Tipsy Leprechaun and Pot O'Gold Daq-A-Rita
Applebee's has a pair of Mucho Cocktails for St. Patrick’s Day: the $5 Tipsy Leprechaun, made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, melon liqueur, blue curaçao, lemon sour, lemon-lime soda, and a gold sugar rim, and the $7 Pot O’ Gold Daq-A-Rita, made with Patrón Silver tequila and Bacardi Superior Rum daiquiri blend with triple sec, mango, and a gold sugar rim. Both are served in a signature Mucho glass for dine-in or to go at participating locations.
Arby's Mint Chocolate Shake
Arby's lets you add a bit of green to your order with its Mint Chocolate Shake, which is topped with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle and chopped Andes candies (available while supplies last).
Carvel: St. Patrick's Day Cookie Puss ice cream cake and gift card deals
For a limited time at Carvel, you can get a St. Patrick's Day version of its Cookie Puss ice cream cakes (availability varies by shoppe).
Also, through March 31, get two $5 reward cards with your qualifying online order of $30 in gift cards. Your cards can only be used to get $5 off your order at participating Carvel locations through April 30.
Join Carvel's Fudgie Fanatics free email deals club and get a coupon for $2 off any cake, valid through March 24. Sign up on Carvel.com.
Casey’s pizza deal for St. Patrick's Day and March Madness
Guests can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and Selection Sunday with a $13 large supreme pizza with promo code SCORE.
Hooters' St. Patrick's Day boneless wings and fries deal
Available now at Hooters for the first wave of March Madness – and St. Patrick’s Day – get 16 boneless wings and fries for $16.
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Jack in the Box: Oreo Mint Shake deal for St. Patrick's Day
Jack in the Box is giving customers a free Oreo Cookie Mint Shake on St. Patrick’s Day with any purchase of $1 or more. The shake, made with Oreo cookie pieces and comes topped with whipped cream and a cherry, is available until mid-April and usually starts at $5.49.
Krispy Kreme: Wear green and get a free doughnut
Wear green to participating Krispy Kreme shops through Sunday, March 17, and get one free green O’riginal Glazed doughnut (no purchase necessary). While you are there you can partake of several holiday-themed treats including a Luck of the Rainbow Doughnut, an original doughnut dipped in green icing, topped with rainbow sprinkles and a buttercream cloud.
Raising Cane's: Leprechaun Lemonade on tap for St. Patrick's Day
Green beer not your thing? How about green lemonade? You can get a taste of Leprechaun Lemonade through March 17 at Raising Cane’s. If you're a member of the Caniac Club loyalty program, you will get a free 22-ounce drink loaded onto your club card.
White Castle: Get free sliders for St. Patrick's Day
Through St. Patrick's Day at White Castle you can get four sliders for the price of two. Get the coupon in the White Castle bio on Instagram (limit two per customer).
Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant: Avocado Cream Dip is a green dip
Abuelo's has its Avocado Cream Dip available when you eat in through Monday, March 18, for $4.99.
Baked By Melissa: Not too late to get St. Patrick's Day cupcakes
It may be too late to get them for St. Patrick's Day, but Baked By Melissa has special Pot of Gold Cupcakes ($5 off) and Shamrock Cupcake 50-packs and 100-packs (10% off) available to order until Tuesday, March 19. Coupon and promo code site RetailMeNot.com has a 10% off coupon, too.
Bar Louie: St. Patrick's Day deals on beer, drinks
Bar Louie restaurants have $3 green beers, $4 Jameson Sidecars, and $5 Guinness draughts over St. Patrick’s Day weekend (Saturday, March 16, and Sunday, March 17). Also, make a purchase with the Bar Louie Mobile App over the weekend and get a surprise reward a surprise reward.
Beef O'Brady's serves up special St. Patrick's Day menu
Beef O'Brady's has a special St. Patrick's Day menu including fish 'n' chips, Reuben sandwich, Dubliner entrée, corned beef & cabbage, and shepherd's pie (pricing and availability varies by location).
Biggby Coffee's BOGO free drink or $1 off any drink
Biggby Coffee's St. Patrick's Day deals include either buy-one-get-one-free any drink or $1 off any drink (up to 24 ounces).
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop serving green dumplings for St. Patrick's Day
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop's special green St. Patrick's Day green dumplings, available while supplies last, are filled with corned beef and cabbage. You can get four dumplings and a beer for $10 on Sunday, March 17.
Duck Donuts: Special St. Patrick's Day donuts
Duck Donuts has some special St. Patrick's Day menu items available through March 17 including the Lucky Duck donut assortment, which includes the Bacon Shamrock, Strawberry Magical Charms, Lucky Cinnamon Bun, and Confetti Shamrock donuts, and a Magical Charms Shake, too.
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: Add some green to your shake
Add a St. Patrick's Day touch to your Oreo Cookie Mint frozen custard shake or concrete (with ingredients mixed in) by requesting green mint syrup and Oreo cookie toppings in store or using the "create-your-own" menu at Freddys.com.
Goldberg's BOGO 50% off corned beef sandwiches for St. Patrick's Day
Atlanta-based Goldberg's Fine Foods has a buy-one-get-one 50% off deal on its corned beef sandwiches in-store on St. Patrick's Day.
Gopuff: St. Patrick's Day deals include 25-cent Guinness cans
Gopuff delivery service has some St. Patrick's Day specials for its Gopuff FAM members from 8 a.m. ET Saturday, March 16, to 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, March 18, through the Gopuff app and website, including: 25-cent 15-oz. cans of Guinness stout (limit one per customer) and 50% off green products including Tate’s Cookies, Prime Energy and Canada Dry (Limit 4 per order).
All Gopuff customers get $10 off purchases of alcoholic beverages of $50 or more and 20% off Hydration Essentials. Gopuff delivers beer, wine and spirits where local regulations allow; deliveries asa fast at 15 minutes.
Handel's Homemade Ice Cream: Get a Green Monster
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream's special St. Patrick’s Day-themed treats include Green Monster ice cream, green vanilla ice cream with Oreo cookies and Chips Ahoy cookies.
Insomnia Cookies: Free cookie when you wear green for St. Patrick's Day
Wear green to an Insomnia Cookies store starting Friday through St. Patrick's Day and get a free classic cookie. Already available: the late-night bakery chain's limited-time Saint Patrick’s Day collection including the Irish Potato Classic cookie – Snickerdoodle dough with coconut flakes and cream cheese chips – and the Pot O’ Gold Dipper (12 mini classic cookies) and the Pot ‘O Gold Big Dipper (four cookies), both come with buttercream or cream cheese icing, sprinkled with edible gold dust.
Kona Grill: $3 green beer, $6 corned beef sliders for St. Patrick's Day
Kona Grill has happy hour specials now through St. Patrick's Day: $3 specials on green beer, saké and seltzers, plus corned beef sliders for $6. There's also a $19 entrée-sized portion of corned beef sliders, available all week long when dining in restaurant during lunch and dinner.
Logan's Roadhouse: Green beer and a ribeye sandwich
Logan's Roadhouse has a St. Patrick's Day special, a ribeye sandwich paired with green beer.
Marco's Pizza: Free Pizzoli with St. Patrick's Day pizza purchase
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day and March Madness, Marco's Pizza is giving customers a free Pizzoli with the purchase of any large or extra-large menu-price pizza (limit two per order using code FPMPP).
McAlister's Deli: BOGO 50% meal including Corned Beef Spud
Members of McAlister’s Rewards program can buy one entrée, get one 50% off Friday-Sunday, March 15-17. (Valid in-store or online, excludes Kids Meals, catering, extras, additions, taxes and fees. Discount applies to item of lesser or equal value).
When McAlister’s Rewards Members buy the Deli Corned Beef Spud – a baked potato dressed with corned beef, Swiss cheese, and Thousand Island dressing, only available through March 17 – or a McAlister’s Deli Reuben Sandwich, a menu mainstay, through March 20 they get 2X points.
Paris Baguette: Get sweet St. Patrick's Day treats and double points
Specially-themed cakes and pastries for the holiday at Paris Baguette include the leprechaun hat-shaped St. Patty’s Rainbow Cake. And members of the Paris Baguette rewards program get double points through March 17 on any St. Patrick's Day products purchased.
Razzoo's Cajun Cafe: Sip on $7 mugs of Paddy's Punch
Razzoo's Cajun Cafe is serving up Paddy's Punch over St. Patrick's Day weekend, March 16-17. The $7 punch, which comes in a 22-oz. mug, is made with Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, banana liqueur, Blue Curacao, pineapple and orange juices, and Sprite.
STK Steakhouse has Corned Beef Sliders for St. Patrick's Day
Through Sunday, March 17, during happy hour at STK Steakhouse get lil’ Corned Beef Sliders for $6. You can order an entrée portion for just $26.
Yogurtland: Lucky Irish Mint yogurt for St. Patrick's Day
In addition to the return of the Lucky Irish Mint flavor and Mint Cookies and Cream Swirl for St. Patrick's Day, Yogurtland has some special Yogurtland Charms available on March 17. Get a free three-pack of charms when you spend $15 in-store and show the Instagram post about the charms.
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