Ever heard of The Radio Shopping Show? I had used it several years ago, but had forgotten about it until talking about saving money in my church's Financial Peace University class. Basically area businesses trade gift certificates to their establishments for radio advertisment. The radio stations then sell the gift certificates for 40-70% off the face value. For example you might be able to buy a $20 gift certificate to a restaurant for $8-$10. The only limitation is that you can only use 1 certificate at a time and only once every 30 days. There are two radio stations in this area out of Elgin and Aurora, so both get certificates for the Tri-City area (AM 1410 & 1280).
Well I ordered a certficate for this restaurant and my wife and I went for lunch when she took some time off of work for her birthday. The appertizers are a little on the high side with all of them being about $10, but they did have a seared Ahi Tuna on a chip which was excellent. It's 3 big portions of tuna in a very mild (almost tasteless) sauce, but the tuna is prepared excellently. I also had a lunch special of chicken and sausage jambalya which was great and spicy enough for me! My wife had a corn chowder soup which I just barely got to taste because she liked it so much. She ordered a crab lunch portion salad which she also liked and ate the whole thing. We shared a key lime pie slice for dessert which we both thought was NOT tart enough (too sweet). The lunch pricing was in line with a full service restaurant and I'm glad I got another certificate (from the other radio station) so I have an excuse to go back soon!
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