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Food for the Holidays: Gift card deals for the foodies in your life

Food for the Holidays: Gift card deals for the foodies in your life

Nov 21, 20225 min read

There are plenty of reasons for gifting this year and it’s a time to be happy with those that you love — no gifts are needed for that. However, a handful of local restaurants and businesses are offering deals on gift cards during the holiday season, gifting you an opportunity to enjoy what the city has to offer.

Food for the holidays

So, keep in mind, these aren’t all of the gift cards making their rounds through the town, but they’re a good start if you’re struggling with what to get your third cousin, twice removed for the holidays. Additionally, if gift cards aren’t your thing, Desert Provisions is spreading the holiday cheer with its Holiday Gift Sets.

Also, some of these are available for a limited time, so keep an eye out for when you need to make your purchase.

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Here’s a list of gift cards with benefits

Barrio Brewing Company

800 E. 16th St.

Barrio Brewing Company
Photo courtesy of Barrio Brewing Company on Facebook

Now through December 23, when you buy a $100 gift card you get a free $25 bonus gift card.

For more information, visit barriobrewing.com. 

Fox Restaurant Concepts

Multiple Locations

Fox Restaurant Concepts
Photo courtesy of Fox Restaurant Concepts

Fox Restaurant Concepts, the creators of Culinary Dropout, Wildflower, and many others, has a special treat for gift card buyers. If you purchase a $100 gift card you’ll get a $20 bonus card.

For more information, visit foxrc.com. 

Ghini’s French Caffe

1803 E. Prince Rd.

Ghini's French Cafe (Photo by Kennedy Williams)
Ghini’s French Cafe (Photo by Kennedy Williams)

If you buy a $100 gift card to the French cafe you’ll score a bonus $20. The deal expires on Saturday, December 31 and there’s a limited quantity, too.

For more information, visit ghiniscafe.com.

Harbottle Brewing Company

3820 S. Palo Verde Rd. #102

baPhoto courtesy of Harbottle Brewing Company on FacebookFrom now until Christmas Day, buy a $40 Harbottle gift card and get a $5 gift card free. Going bigger? Buy a $100 gift card and get a $20 bonus gift card at no extra charge.

For more information, visit harbottlebrewing.com. 

Hotel Congress

311 E. Congress St.

Hotel Congress Gift Card
Photo courtesy of Hotel Congress

From Friday, November 25 – Sunday, November 27, buy a $100 Hotel Congress Gift Card and get a bonus $20 gift card. The card is valid at the hotel, Cup Cafe, Club Congress, and The Century Room.

For more information, visit hotelcongress.com. 

Loveblock Partners

Multiple Restaurants

Loveblock Partners gift cards (Photo by SWOON Media)
Loveblock Partners gift cards (Photo by SWOON Media)

If you purchase $100 in Loveblock gift cards from HUB Restaurant & Ice Creamery, Little Love Burger, or Good Oak Bar you’ll get a $50 bonus gift card. The gift cards are good at all Loveblock properties listed on the gift card (HUB Restaurant & Ice Creamery, Good Oak Bar, HUB Ice Cream, Little Love Burger, and Playground Bar & Lounge).

This deal will be offered through the end of the year.

For more information, visit loveblockpartners.com.

Pita Jungle

7090 N. Oracle Rd. # 128

Photo courtesy of Pita Jungle
Photo courtesy of Pita Jungle

Head on over to Pita Jungle, spend $25 in gift cards, and you’ll get $5 back in Pita Dough (a voucher that can be used on future purchases). Here’s another scenario: buy $150, $250, or $500 worth of catering and get back $25, $50, or $100, respectively, in Pita Jungle Holiday Dough.

Both deals are valid through December 31. Also, on Cyber Monday (November 28), spend $50 in gift cards and get $15 back in e-Holiday Dough (valid for online purchases only).

For more information, visit pitajungle.com

Postino

2500 E. Grant Rd. #182

Postino WineCafé
Postino WineCafé (Photo by Shelby Moore)

From now until Monday, November 28, the midtown restaurant is offering an additional $30 bonus gift card if you purchase $100 in gift cards. You can buy these in person or online.

For more information, visit postinowinecafe.com.

Renee’s

7065 E. Tanque Verde. Rd.

(Photo by Taylor Noel Photography)

This holiday season, Renee’s is selling $50 gift cards that benefit Hope Incorporated. With every purchase, $10 will be donated to the organization from now until Monday, November 28. On top of that, Gift Arizona will match every donation for a total of $20 per gift card.

For more information, visit reneestucson.com. 

Si Charro! Restaurants

Multiple locations

Si Charro!
Photo courtesy of Si Charro!

Tucson’s legendary family of restaurants has one card to rule them all: the Charro Card. If you purchase one of these it’s valid at all El Charro Café locations, Charro Steak & Del Rey, and Charro Vida.

Looking to a score a deal of your own while supporting local and appealing to the Si Charro lovers on your list?  Look no further. Option one is the Tucson Trio gift card pack — three $25 gift cards for only $60. Option two is to purchase four $25 gift cards and get a fifth $25 gift card for free through December 26.

For more information, visit sicharro.com. 

Snooze, An A.M. Eatery

7315 N. Oracle Rd. #162 • 2500 E. Grant Rd.

Snooze
Sweet Potato Hash (Photo courtesy of Snooze on Facebook)

From now until January 1, 2023, get a bonus $20 gift card for every $100 you purchase in gift cards. The bonus gift card must be used by March 31, 2023.

For more information, visit snoozeeatery.com. 

Tucson Originals Restaurants

Multiple locations

Corn Beef Stacker at Ghini's French Caffe
Corn Beef Stacker at Ghini’s French Caffe (Photo by Kennedy Satta-Williams)

Here’s a whopper of a deal. If you buy a $100 gift card you’ll get an additional $25 gift card. Or, if you spend $50 you’ll get a free $10 gift card. Perhaps the best part of all is that this gift card is valid at more than 25 local restaurants in Tucson.

This offer ends on Saturday, December 24.

For more information, visit tucsonoriginals.com. 

Article written by:

Matt Sterner

Matt Sterner

More about Matt

At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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