Sonoran Restaurant Week runs from September 4 through 13, and more than 120 restaurants are offering a variety of prix fixe menus this year. A handful of Mexican restaurants have pieced together incredible menus, there's pizza galore, and restaurants that recently opened in Tucson are joining in on the fun, to name a few categories. But what about the sweet deals?
Keep scrolling for $15 Sonoran Restaurant Week specials that won't empty your wallet. For a full list of every participating business, visit the complete Sonoran Restaurant Week roster.
$15 Sonoran Restaurant Week deals
BK Carne Asada & Hot Dogs
Both locations
BK Tacos brings its $15 combo menu back for Restaurant Week. Choose from a large caramelo with a drink, a hot dog and torito with fries and a drink, two tacos and a quesabirria with a drink, or a hot dog, quesabirria, and torito with a drink. Hot dogs can be regular or veggie, and drink choices include a michelada or soft drink. The offer runs September 4-13 only, and items can't be substituted.
Scented Leaf Tea House
Scented Leaf's Sonoran Drink Series lets diners pick any three drinks for $15, available for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner with no set courses. Options include the Sonoran Candy, a Flor de Jamaica tea blended with prickly pear, mango, and fresh lemon; the Ranchero Mojito, a mint tea with coconut milk and limeade; the Monsoon Gusher, a yerba maté with prickly pear, Flor de Jamaica, and mango tea; the Gates Pass Sunset, a papaya and passion flower tea with strawberry lemonade; and Nopales y Limonada, a simple prickly pear tea with limeade.
Young Donuts by Rise'n Shine Donuts and More
Rise'n Shine offers two $15 experiences. The Breakfast Experience includes a choice of Tucson-style breakfast burrito, one breakfast empanada, one apple or cherry fritter, and one classic raised donut, a $19.34 value. The Sweet & Savory Experience pairs a savory entree, such as Broaster chicken, flavorable flappers, or Glaze'n chicken, with the same trio of pastries, valued between $19.29 and $23.14. Pricing doesn't include applicable city sales tax.
Le Buzz Caffe
Tanque Verde and Sabino location only
Le Buzz pairs a burrito with its seasonal Sonoran Spice Iced Latte for $15, available for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Burrito choices include the LeBuzz Burrito with bacon and eggs, the Papacito Chorizo Burrito, the Mamacita Burrito with avocado and roasted bell peppers, and the Sunrise Burrito with turkey sausage.
Humo Cocina Mexicana
Humo's $15 menu pairs a café de olla or cafechata with Sonora Querida, a corn bread topped with cream of Anaheim pepper and corn, served alongside scrambled eggs with machaca and beans.
Sonoran House
Tucson Boulevard and Sam Hughes locations
Sonoran House offers $15 for any two coffee or tea drinks plus a free pastry. The Blenman-Elm location, at 1610 N. Tucson Blvd., is open 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Sam Hughes location, at 2513 E. Sixth St., runs 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Polish Cottage
For $15, diners get a sandwich and a beer. Choose from a Reuben, a Polish Smoked, or a Tuben, paired with a 16-ounce Polish beer. The offer runs based on availability and is limited to guests 21 and older.
RealGood Brunch Co.
RealGood's $15 combo pairs a Chori-Papa Burrito with a Hint of Mint Classic Lemonade, available for breakfast, brunch, and lunch.
Le Macaron French Pastries
Le Macaron offers four different $15 menus. Bonjour Tucson pairs a savory leek and Parmesan pastry with a small flavored latte and two macarons. Trip to Paris includes two scoops of gelato with two macarons and two artisan chocolates. Sweet Escape pairs tiramisu with two macarons and one artisan chocolate. Vanilla Dream includes crème brûlée, a vanilla cappuccino, and a French vanilla artisan chocolate.
Quisty's Sandwiches
Quisty's $15 menu lets diners pick a signature sandwich with a side of chips, available for lunch and dinner. Choices include the Tucson Turkey, with bacon, cheddar, and avocado; the Sonoran Soprano, with Italian ham, sopressata, and capicola; and the Desert Dolce, with pistachio mortadella, burrata, and Calabrian hot honey.
Tucson Chocolate Factory
Tucson Chocolate Factory offers two $15 specialty dessert options for lunch and dinner. The Fuego de Sonora is a chiltepín and cinnamon ganache dessert bar enrobed in dark Mexican chocolate. The Miel del Desierto is a bonbon made with local honey milk chocolate ganache and candied cocoa nibs, also enrobed in dark Mexican chocolate.
Provisioner
Provisioner's $15 take-and-go dinner includes a sandwich or torta, Provisioner coleslaw, and a nonalcoholic beverage.
Hotdogs 501
For $15, diners get a bacon-wrapped, mesquite-smoked all-beef hot dog topped with home-made beans, beef chicharrón, grilled onions, tomatoes, Monterey jack cheese, mesquite-grilled carne asada, and a choice of sauces, plus a taco 501 and a can of soda.
Buendia Breakfast and Lunch Café
Buendia's $15 menus come with a café de olla or sweet cinnamon tea and cover breakfast, lunch, and vegan or vegetarian options. Breakfast choices include Huevos con Chorizo, Huevos con Machaca, or Huevos Rancheros. Lunch choices include Tacos Dorados, Chimichangas, or Burritos Deshebrada or Carne con Chile. Vegan and vegetarian options include Nopal Ranchero, Nopales & Red Sauce, or Poblano Pepper "Rajas."
Yellow Brick Coffee
For $15, Yellow Brick pairs its Hammy Sammy, a smoked honey ham, egg, and cheddar sandwich with chipotle aioli on a Bubbe's bagel, with a 16-ounce single-origin nitro cold brew made with local mesquite honey.
Frank's Restaurant
Frank's $15 menu includes a quesadilla filled with green chilies, cheese, chorizo, and salsa, served with house-made beans and salsa, alongside a cup of Hector's house-made chili topped with cheese and onions.
Basquería
Basquería is offering 20% off all shareables and coca selections during lunch service, Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shareables include pan con tomate, patatas bravas, and crispy calamari, while the coca menu features Catalonian-style flatbreads like the Salmón and the Carne.
Cafe a la C'Art
Cafe a la C'Art's $15 Restaurant Week special is a Chicken Tinga Breakfast Tostada, a corn tostada topped with refried beans, street corn, two eggs any style, pico de gallo, and lime cilantro crema, served with smashed potatoes.
Urban Pita
Urban Pita is offering 20% off all sandwiches and wraps and 10% off all appetizers, daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appetizer options include hummus and pita, baba ganoush and pita, falafel, dolmades, and the Urban Sampler, a plant-based platter with a bit of everything.
Bottega Michelangelo
Bottega Michelangelo's lunch special pairs a Hatbread and salad for $15, made with poblano pesto sauce, scamorza cheese, pulled pork, Calabrian chile, and red onion, plus a mista salad. Diners can add the Sicilian Don cocktail, made with Don Julio Blanco, amaro, and toasted pineapple and sage syrup, for $14.
Urban Fresh
Urban Fresh is offering a free dessert with the purchase of any full-price main menu item.
Plan ahead
This is only a sample of the deals available during Sonoran Restaurant Week. Since restaurants continue to post final menus throughout the summer, it's worth checking each restaurant's page for the latest details before booking. For the complete Sonoran Restaurant Week lineup across every price point and cuisine, visit the full restaurant list.
