On Thursday, March 17, many around the Valley will celebrate the traditional Irish holiday St. Patrick’s Day. Heading to the pub for a green pint is a given, but many other chains are also getting in the spirit with green foods and dining deals that can save you some serious green.Here are a few special St. Patty’s day foods and deals available at participating locations around metro Phoenix on Thursday only, unless otherwise noted. To be on the safe side, always check with your closest location before heading out. Also, some will require you to have a restaurant’s app or be signed up for emails.Party like the Irish: 5 metro Phoenix Irish pubs hosting Saint Patrick’s Day partiesKrispy Kreme is offering free green St. Patrick’s doughnutsKrispy Kreme is giving away free green glazed doughnuts dubbed the O’riginal Glazed Doughnut – an Original Glazed doughnut but green – if you wear green to one of its shops Thursday. No purchase is necessary, and the treats are available in-store, for pick-up and the drive-thru while supplies last.The chain also has a St. Patrick’s Day collection including the Luck O’ the Rainbow Doughnut and St. Patrick’s Shamrock Doughnut.McDonald’s St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock ShakesMcDonald’s Shamrock Shake and Oreo Shamrock McFlurry are back for a limited time.The fast-food chain also has several ongoing deals on its app and with the MyMcDonald’s Rewards program. Offers and daily deals can vary by account and region.Don’t have the app? McDonald’s says on its website that you’ll get a free large fries when you download the app and join MyMcDonald’s Rewards through March 31. Then after your first purchase, you get the choice of Hash Browns, Vanilla Cone, McChicken or a Cheeseburger for free.Dairy Queen St. Patrick’s Day treat, Free Cone Day returns MondayDairy Queen has a new minty treat – the Mint Brownie Blizzard Treat – for a limited time, while supplies last.The chain is also bringing back its Free Cone Day after a two-year break amid the pandemic. On March 21, get a free small vanilla soft-serve cone Monday at participating non-mall DQ locations. This offer is not valid on digital or delivery orders.Taco tour: Head to Calle 16 in Phoenix for carne asada, cochinita pibil, puffy tacosDel Taco free guac for St. Patrick’s DayDel Taco Del Yeah! Rewards members can add guac to any order for free as long as they order in the app Thursday.Einstein Bros. Bagels St. Patrick’s Day green shmearMove over green bagels. On Thursday, Einstein Bros. Bagels will have a special green plain cream cheese called the Shamrock Shmear. The cream cheese is available for in-store orders and not for order ahead.Local bagels:Meet the man behind Bagelfeld’sTaco Bell St. Patrick’s Day deal: 50-cent coffeeTaco Bell has a deal on its new Cinnabon Delight Coffee Thursday on its app. Get a cup for 50 cents with a $1 or more purchase at breakfast from open until 11 a.m. The offer is “redeemable only via the Taco Bell mobile app for in-store/drive-thru pickup orders, at participating U.S. Taco Bell locations, while supplies last,” according to the fine print.New Taco Bell Rewards members also get a free Doritos Locos Taco for joining at Tacobell.com/rewards.Try them first: 30 new restaurants are now open in metro PhoenixWendy’s St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness dealsWendy’s has several deals on its mobile app for a limited time. The chain says it is the “Official Breakfast” and the “Official Hamburger” of March Madness.Deals include:
- $1 Dave’s Single: Through April 10, Wendy’s will have singles for $1 via mobile order on the app. The deal will refresh daily.
- Half-off breakfast: Get half off your entire Wendy’s breakfast purchase when ordered in the app with mobile order through March 31. The deal refreshes daily.
- $3 off orders of $15 or more: Get $3 off any order of $15 or more through the Wendy’s app through April 10. The deal will be refreshed daily.
- BOGO $1 premium chicken sandwich: This deal will refresh weekly. Buy one premium chicken sandwich and get a second for $1 through April 10 with a mobile offer.
Chuck E. Cheese spring dealChuck E. Cheese said its Spring-tastic Family Fun Pack is available through April 24 for delivery or carryout. For $34.99, get two large pizzas, Unicorn Cotton Candy, a goody bag and spring activity sheet, and 250 e-tickets for your next Chuck E. Cheese visit.Domino’s St. Patty’s Day deal: $3 coupon for carryout ordersFor a limited time, Domino’s will give you a $3 “tip” to order your pizza online and pick it up yourself instead of choosing delivery.Make a carryout order through May 22 and get a $3 coupon code to redeem the following week on a carryout order of $5 or more before tax and gratuity.Also, earn points to redeem for free pizza with the chain’s Piece of the Pie rewards program that you can sign up for at Dominos.com.Freddy’s St. Paddy’s Day green foodThrough the end of spring, Freddy’s is serving its Oreo Mint Concrete, Oreo Mint Shake and the Oreo Mint Sandwich.Hungry Howie’s March Madness dealHungry Howie’s is offering 40% off any pizza through March 20 with promo code FORTY. The deal is for online carryout orders at participating locations.Insomnia Cookies St. Patrick’s Day dealInsomnia Cookies is topping some cookies with green icing for the holiday and through Sunday. Also, buy 12 classics and get six free in-store, for local delivery and through nationwide delivery.Noodles & Company St. Patrick’s Day BOGONoodles & Company has a St. Patrick’s Day deal called “Saving Greens.” Buy any entree and get any free small entrée at all locations.Applebee’s St. Patrick’s Day $5 Saintly SipsApplebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar has the Tipsy Leprechaun and Pot O’ Gold Colada Saintly Sips available for $5 each.Chili’s Grill & Bar St. Patrick’s Day $5 MargaritaChil’s $5 Margarita of the Month for March is the Lucky Jameson, which is made with Jameson Irish Whiskey, Lunazul Blanco Tequila, Triple Sec and fresh sour.Contributing: Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY
