Taco at La Indita (Photo by Jackie Tran)

10 Sweet Deals in Tucson During Sonoran Restaurant Week 2024


September 9, 2024
By Tucson Foodie

Sonoran Restaurant Week is comin’ in hot, offering a variety of prix fixe menus available now until Sunday, September 15.

A handful of Mexican restaurants have pieced together some incredible menus, there’s pizza galore, and restaurants that have recently opened in Tucson are joining in on the fun.

Keep scrolling for a handful of our favorite deals available this Sonoran Restaurant Week. Reminder: these are only a few of the great specials happening throughout the week!

Also, here’s a full list of every participating business during Sonoran Restaurant Week.

2680 N. First Ave. • 5118 S. 12th Ave.
BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs (photo credit: Jackie Tran)

$15 menu includes:

(Choice of)
  • Hot Dog, Regular Caramelo + One Drink (soft drink or Michelada)
  • Totopos, Regular Caramelo + One Drink (Soft drink or Michelada)
  • Regular Burro, torito + One Drink (soft Drink or Michelada)
  • 1 Hot Dog, Torito, French Fries + One Drink (Soft Drink or Michelada)

$25 menu includes:

(Choice of)
  • Totopos and Guacamole, Two Hot dogs + Two Drinks (soft Drinks or Micheladas_
  • Two Toritos, Four Tacos + Two Drinks (Soft Drinks or Micheladas)
  • Large Caramelo, Two Hot Dogs + Two Drinks (Soft Drinks or Micheladas)
  • Two Toritos, Two Hot Dogs, French Fries + Two Drinks (Soft Drinks or Micheladas)
  • Totopos, Two Tacos, Two Hot Dogs + Two Drinks (Soft Drinks or Micheladas)

Learn more.

2530 N. First Ave.
Buendia Breakfast & Lunch Cafe (Photo by Hannah Hernandez)

$15 menu includes:

Breakfast
  • Option One:
    • EntrĂ©e: Machaca & Eggs or Chorizo & Eggs
    • Dessert: Arroz con Leche
    • Drink: Sweet Cinnamon Iced Tea or Cafe de Olla
  • Option Two:
    • EntrĂ©e: Huevos Rancheros or Huevos Divorciados
    • Dessert: Arroz con Leche
    • Drink: Sweet Cinnamon Iced Tea or Cafe de Olla
Lunch
  • Option One:
    • EntrĂ©e: Tacos Dorados
    • Dessert: Arroz con Leche
    • Drink: Sweet Cinnamon Iced Tea or Cafe de Olla
  • Option Two:
    • EntrĂ©e: Burritos Carne con Chile or Burritos Deshebrada
    • Dessert: Arroz con Leche
    • Drink: Sweet Cinnamon Iced Tea
Vegetarian Lunch
  • EntrĂ©e: Caldo de Queso Cup and Flour Tortilla Quesadilla
  • Drink: Sweet Cinnamon Iced Tea or Cafe de Olla
Vegan Lunch
  • EntrĂ©e: Nopales with Red Sauce or Nopal Ranchero; and Poblano Pepper Rajas Taco
  • Drink: Sweet Cinnamon Iced Tea or Cafe de Olla

Learn more.

Dominick’s Real Italian

8330 N. Thornydale Rd.
a phot of shrimp scampi pasta on a plate
Shrimp Scampi at Dominick’s Real Italian (Photo credit: Jackie Tran)

$25 menu includes:

APPETIZER
  • Fried Ravioli – Served with housemade marinara
‍STARTER (choice of)
  • Garden Salad – Mixed greens, red onions, cherry tomatoes, Black olives, carrots, pepperoncini, and choice of dressing
  • Minestrone Soup – Hearty and homemade
‍ENTRÉE (choice of)
  • Dominick’s Lasagna – Beef and Italian sausage layered with tender pasta sheets, ricotta, mozzarella, pecorino, Romano cheese, herbs, and house marinara
  • Roasted Vegetables Lasagna – Roasted seasonal vegetables layered with our spinach ricotta blend and marinara
‍DESERT
  • Cannoli

$45 menu includes:

APPETIZER
  • Fried Ravioli – Served with housemade marinara
‍STARTER (choice of)
  • Caprese Tower – Sliced tomato, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil leaves drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic glaze (served with Crostini)
  • Italian Wedding – traditional Italian soup made with mini beef and pork meatballs, veggies, and acini de Pepe pasta
‍ENTRÉE
  • Braised Beed Short Rib Ravioli – jumbo ravioli filled with tender slowly braised certified Angus beef short rib, caramelized onions, purĂ©ed carrots, and mozzarella cheese wrapped in fresh pasta. Topped with a light Marsala butter sauce with mushrooms and caramelized onions
‍DESSERT
  • Tiramisu

Learn more.

2960 N. Campbell Ave.
Pizza and chicken at Doughbird (Photo by SWOON Media)

$45 menu includes:

Includes a glass of featured red or white wine, sangria, or draft beer.

FIRST COURSE (choice of)
  • Cast Iron Shishito Peppers – Umami sauce and sea salt
  • Lebanese Hummus – Cherry tomato and hearth bread
  • Chicken Wings – Choice of dry rubbed or buffalo
  • Simple Caesar Salad
SECOND COURSE (choice of)
  • The Aviator Pizza – Pepperoni, Italian sausage, Nueske’s bacon, crushed tomato sauce, mozzarella
  • Grilled Chilean Salmon – Charred corn quinoa, asparagus, cherry tomato, arugula, lemon butter
  • Prime Rib Dip – Charred onion, creamy horseradish, fontina, au jus
  • Caramelized Cauliflower – Greek yogurt, smoked almond, dried cherry, garden herbs
  • Rotisserie Chicken – Mashed potatoes, gravy, broccolini
DESSERT (choice of)
  • Warm Butterscotch Cake – with vanilla bean gelato
  • Lemon Meringue Pie – with a blackberry compote

Learn more.

Fentonelli’s Pizzeria & Bar

7262 N. Oracle Rd.
a man is cutting into a pizza
(Photo courtesy of Fentonelli’s)

$45 menu includes:

STARTERS (choose two to share)
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Crinkle fries
  • Mozzarella sticks
  • Cheesy garlic bread
  • Meatballs
  • ABG salad
  • Caesar salad
‍ENTREE
  • Your choice of one pizza to share
‍DESSERT (choose one to share)
  • Soft serve gelato
  • Zeppole

Learn more.

722 N. Stone Ave.
Taco at La Indita (Photo by Jackie Tran)

$15 Menu Includes:

(choice of two options)
  • Chicken Mole – Rick Oaxacan mole negro with Chile ancho, garlic, cacao bean, and dried fruits. Served with rice and beans tortilla
  • Spinach & Nuts Tarascan Tacos – Homemade corn empanadas-shaped tacos filled with spinach and nuts, with or without cheese
  • Indian Taco – Native American popover fry bread topped with beans, garlic-rich red chile beef, topped with beans, cheese, and cabbage
  • Calabacitas – zucchini sautĂ©ed with corn, garlic onion tomato, and mild chile, topped with your cheese (cheese is optional) and cilantro

Learn more.

Noble Hops

2995 E. Skyline Dr.
Noble Hops (Photo by Jackie Tran)

$15 Lunch Menu Includes:

(from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
  • Elote – roasted corn / chipotle-lime crema / queso fresco / clásico seasoning / cilantro
  • Sonoran Dog – bacon-wrapped hot dog / borracho beans / jalapeno relish/ chopped tomato and onion / chipotle aioli / queso fresco

$45 Dinner Menu For Two Includes:

(from 4 – 10 p.m.)
‍Starter (choose one to share)
  • Elote – roasted corn / chipotle-lime crema / queso fresco / clásico seasoning / cilantro
  • Chorizo – chorizo verde / queso panela / charred habanero jam / warm corntortillas
‍Main (choose two)
  • Barbacoa – slow-roasted lamb barbacoa / cilantro – lime rice / warm flour tortillas (sub roasted cauliflower and calabacitas upon request)
  • Sonoran Dog – bacon-wrapped hot dog / borracho beans / jalapeno relish/ chopped tomato and onion / chipotle aioli / queso fresco
‍Dessert (to share)
  • Arroz Con Leche y Galleta de Chocolate – chilled rice pudding / candied walnuts / cinnamon stick / warm Mexican hot chocolate cookie / vanilla ice cream

Learn more.

North Italia

2995 E. Skyline Dr.
Breakfast Rosa Pizza (Photo courtesy of North Italia)

$25 breakfast menu includes:

Starter (choice of)
  • Daily soup
  • Banana coffee cake: dark rum butterscotch, caramelized banana, crème fraĂ®che
  • Smoked prosciutto frittatine: bucatini, speck, mozzarella, provolone, English pea, spicy vodka sauce
  • Cacio e pepe arancini: crispy risotto, pecorino romano, crushed pepper blend, pesto aioli
  • Sicilian meatballs: creamy polenta, rustic marinara, grana padano
Entrée (choice of)
  • The breakfast sandwich: Italian sausage, applewood bacon, shaved porchetta, egg, roasted pepper, cipollini, scamorza, Calabrian aioli, crispy hash potato
  • Prosciutto & asparagus omelette: crescenza, heirloom cherry tomato, arugula, crispy hash potato
  • Farmers market scramble: English peas, grilled asparagus, spinach, piquillo peppers, cipollini
  • Tuscan hash: choice of roasted porchetta, braised short rib, or grilled chicken, fried egg, sweet onion, piquillo pepper, bomba sauce, grilled bread
  • Breakfast carbonara pasta: poached egg, crispy pancetta, English pea, lumache, herb breadcrumb, pecorino
  • Pollo fritto: crispy chicken breast, Italian sausage gravy, sunny side up eggs, crispy hash potato
  • Smoked salmon avocado toast*: caper relish, watermelon radish, toasted pine nut, torn basil, pickled red onion, fresh horseradish
  • Heirloom beet & chicken salad: avocado, cucumber, goat cheese, fregola, red wine vinaigrette
  • Hot Italian stromboli: calabrese salami, Italian sausage, grilled piquillo pepper, red onion, ricotta, provolone, smoked mozzarella, house red sauce
  • Giardino stromboli: spinach, asparagus, grilled piquillo pepper, red onion, ricotta, provolone, mozzarella, house pesto
  • Margherita pizza: mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, red sauce
  • Breakfast rosa pizza: sweet Italian sausage, crispy pancetta, smoked mozzarella, two eggs, basil, spicy vodka sauce
Dessert
  • Choice of gelato or sorbet (changes daily)
Sides (+ $5.50)
  • Italian donuts
  • Applewood bacon
  • Crispy hash potatoes
  • Fresh fruit
Spritz
  • Citrus blossom $14: limoncello, fiorente elderflower, lemon, prosecco
  • You, me & Capri $14: Campari, peach, sparkling rosĂ©
  • Hugo $14: smashed basil & mint, fresh citrus, fiorente elderflower, prosecco
Cocktails
  • Breakfast mule $14: crop Meyer lemon vodka, peach, fresh lemon, ginger beer, sparkling rosĂ©
  • Tuscan bloody mary $13.50: spicy infused Tito’s vodka, Tuscan spice blend, charcuterie
  • Ristretto $15: Bottega BacĂ»r gin, caffè Borghetti, Campari, Carpano Antica, black walnut
  • Giada $13.50: Nikka vodka, pressed cucumber, house aperitivo blend, basil, lime

$25 lunch menu includes:

Starter (choice of)
  • Daily soup
  • Arugula & avocado: shaved fennel, lemon, grana padano, evoo
  • Smoked prosciutto frittatine: bucatini, speck, mozzarella, provolone, English pea, spicy vodka sauce
  • Cacio e pepe arancini: crispy risotto, pecorino romano, crushed pepper blend, pesto aioli
  • Sicilian meatballs: creamy polenta, rustic marinara, grana padano
Classico board (+$22)
  • Prosciutto di Parma, speck, pecorino stagionato, crescenza, house giardiniera, Castelvetrano olive, marcona almond, fig mostarda, grilled bread
Entrée (choice of)
  • Heirloom beet & chicken salad: avocado, cucumber, goat cheese, fregola, red wine vinaigrette
  • Italian farm salad: salami, speck, provolone, pepperoncini, olive, heirloom cherry tomato, cucumber, pickled red onion, roasted pepper, herb breadcrumb, oregano vinaigrette
  • Margherita pizza: mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, red sauce
  • Hot Italian stromboli: calabrese salami, Italian sausage, grilled piquillo pepper, red onion, ricotta, provolone, smoked mozzarella, house red sauce
  • Giardino stromboli: spinach, asparagus, grilled piquillo pepper, red onion, ricotta, provolone, mozzarella, house pesto
  • Pulled porchetta sandwich: pickled red onion, crispy shallots, fontina, salsa verde, Calabrian aioli
  • Parmesan chicken sandwich: prosciutto, rustic marinara, mozzarella, aged provolone, Calabrian aioli
  • Tortelloni al pomodoro: simple tomato sauce, burro fuso, heirloom cherry tomato, torn basil, grana padano
  • Pesto primavera pasta: sweet basil, shaved garlic, zucchini, roasted peppers, toasted pine nut, crispy caper, gigli
Dessert
  • Choice of gelato or sorbet (changes daily)
Sides (+ $9.50)
  • Spicy broccolini
  • Grilled asparagus
  • Tuscan kale & spinach
  • Roasted seasonal vegetables
  • Roasted fingerling potato
  • Glazed chioggia beets
  • Sweet corn & fontina polenta

$45 dinner menu includes:

Starter (choice of)
  • Arugula & avocado salad: shaved fennel, lemon, grana padano, evoo
  • Little gem Caesar salad: grated grana padano, herb breadcrumb, cracked pepper
  • Cacio e pepe arancini: crispy risotto, pecorino romano, crushed pepper blend, pesto aioli
  • Smoked prosciutto frittatine: bucatini, speck, mozzarella, provolone, English pea, spicy vodka sauce
  • Sicilian meatballs: creamy polenta, rustic marinara, grana padano
Classico board (+$22)
  • Prosciutto di Parma, speck, pecorino stagionato, crescenza, house giardiniera, Castelvetrano olive, marcona almond, fig mostarda, grilled bread
Entrée (choice of)
  • Hot honey & smoked prosciutto pizza: scamorza, speck, Calabrian honey, arugula, pecorino Toscano
  • Tortelloni al pomodoro: simple tomato sauce, burro fuso, heirloom cherry tomato, torn basil, grana padano
  • Crushed meatball ragu: beef meatball, porchetta, blistered onion, wild oregano, bucatini, pecorino
  • Chicken pesto pasta: sweet basil, shaved garlic, toasted pine nut, crispy caper, gigli
  • Spicy rigatoni vodka: Italian sausage, crispy pancetta, shaved garlic, torn basil, grana padano
  • Bolognese house specialty: traditional meat sauce, pappardelle, grana padano, wild oregano, evoo
  • Ricotta cavatelli: jumbo lump crab, tiger shrimp, peperoncino, mint, lemon olive oil
  • Chicken parmesan: crushed tomato, aged provolone, mozzarella, parmesan rigatoni
  • Pork Milanese: smoked prosciutto, pepperoncini, red onion, bagna cauda aioli, arugula, fresh lemon
Dessert
  • Dark chocolate budino: whipped crème fraĂ®che, chocolate pearls, amarena cherries, pine nut wedding cookie
  • Lemon olive oil cake: lemon curd, wild blueberry compote
Sides (+ $9.50)
  • Spicy broccolini
  • Grilled asparagus
  • Tuscan kale & spinach
  • Roasted seasonal vegetables
  • Roasted fingerling potato
  • Glazed Chioggia beets
  • Sweet corn & fontina polenta
Cocktails (Add a feature cocktail)
  • New Italian spritz $15: Aperol, citrus smash, prosecco
  • Sicilian margarita $16: El Mayor Reposado, Grand Marnier, Montenegro, fresh citrus
  • Red sangria $12: a delightful blend of red wine, brandy, blood orange, and raspberry
  • Golden fig old fashioned $16.5: fig-infused PiggyBack rye, Strega, brown sugar, Angostura, brandied figs
  • Pomegranate mule $15.5: Bottega BacĂ»r gin, pomegranate

Learn more.

Reilly Craft Pizza & Drink

101 E. Pennington St.
a pizza sitting on top of a plate of food
Reilly Craft Pizza & Drink (Photo by Hannah Hernandez)

$45 menu includes:

STARTERS (choose one to share)
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Grilled Broccolini
  • Caesar Salad
  • Apple, pecan brittle, and gorgonzola salad
‍ENTREES
  • Choose one pizza and one pasta to share
‍DESSERT (choose one to share
  • Gelato
  • Sorbet

Learn more.

267 S. Avenida Del Convento • 4573 S. 12th Ave.
Birria PizzaDilla (Photos courtesy of Rollies and Jackie Tran)

$15 menu includes:

  • Birria PizzaDilla – Two 12″ flour tortillas stuffed with mozzarella cheese and birria, topped with diced red onion, cilantro, cotija cheese, Rollies sauce, and jalapeños served with birria consomĂ©.

Learn more.

This is a small list of just some of the best deals happening during Sonoran Restaurant Week. But remember — ALL of the menus offered for Sonoran Restaurant Week are a deal. It was a requirement to participate!

So — take advantage! Use this time to explore all that Tucson’s incredible restaurant scene has to offer without breaking the bank. That’s what Restaurant Week is all about!

Like last year, we created an interactive map to help you plan your week.

For more information about Sonoran Restaurant Week, visit sonoranrestaurantweek.com.

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