As college students, we all at some point have faced the dilemma of whether you should scrounge your pantry/fridge/freezer for some edible combination of food, or go out and spend real money on real food. Even with our easy access to food on UT’s campus, gathering the power to hand over the money that the school hasn’t managed to take from you yet is as hard as it sounds.
With this list of the best daily restaurant specials in Knoxville, though, you’ll be able to get a good meal (or drink) while saving a few dollars every day of the week. Because in the end, that’s all college students really want.
Monday
Cafe 4- Photo by Hannah Cather
Cafe 4: $5 burger
Nama: Half price sushi, 4pm-close
Naples: $5.99 spaghetti
Stefanos: $10.99 large one topping pizza with breadsticks
Goal Post Tavern: $6 menu special (one entrée and a side,) 11am-2pm
The Crown and Goose: Happy hour 3pm-6pm including $5 hummus, sliders, fish bites and chicken wings; $3 house wines and highball drinks; $1 off all 16 oz. draughts
Tuesday
Stefanos Pizza- Photo by Hannah Cather
Naples: $8.99 lasagna or spinach lasagna ($4 off)
Stefanos: $6.99 all you can eat buffet, 11pm-2pm; $12.99 large windy city pizza
Nama: half off select bottles of wine, 4pm -10pm; $5 fish tacos all day
Goal Post Tavern: $6 menu special (one entrée and a side,) 11am-2pm
The Crown and Goose: Happy hour all day including $5 hummus, sliders, fish bites and chicken wings; $3 house wines and highball drinks; $1 off all 16 oz. draughts
Cru Bistro and Wine Bar (Downtown): $5 pizza; $2 draft; Half price select bottles wine, 4pm-10pm
Wednesday
Photo courtesy of Cru Bistro and Wine Bar
Nama: Happy hour food and drink specials from 3pm-10pm
Naples: $5.99 spaghetti
Copper Cellar: $5 Burger Night
Stefanos: $6.99 all you can eat buffet, 11pm-2pm; $10.99 for any medium pizza
Cru Bistro and Wine Bar (Downtown): $5.99 Bistro Burgers
Goal Post Tavern: $6 menu special (one entrée and a side,) 11am-2pm
The Crown and Goose: Happy hour 3pm-6pm including $5 hummus, sliders, fish bites and chicken wings; $3 house wines and highball drinks; $1 off all 16 oz. draughts
Thursday
Photo courtesy of The Crown & Goose
Naples: Half off select bottles of wine, 5pm-close
Nama: Half price sushi, 4pm-close
Stefanos: $12.99 large 3 topping pizza
Cru Bistro and Wine Bar (Downtown): $5 martinis
Goal Post Tavern: $6 menu special (one entrée and a side,) 11am-2pm
The Crown and Goose: Happy hour 3pm-6pm including $5 hummus, sliders, fish bites and chicken wings; $3 house wines and highball drinks; $1 off all 16 oz. draughts
Friday
Goal Post Tavern- Photo by Hannah Cather
Stefanos: $14.99 large supreme or veggie supreme pizza
Goal Post Tavern: $6 menu special (one entrée and a side,) 11am-2pm
The Crown and Goose: Happy hour 3pm-6pm including $5 hummus, sliders, fish bites and chicken wings; $3 house wines and highball drinks; $1 off all 16 oz. draughts
Saturday
Photo by Meredith Simmons
Copper Cellar: $5 Burger Night (does not apply on home game weekends)
Stefanos: $12.99 large meatzaria or veggie pizza
Cru Bistro and Wine (Downtown): $3 Bloody Marys and Mimosas
Sunday
Nama- Photo by Trissa Gurney
Stefanos: $11.99 large two topping pizza
Cru Bistro and Wine (Downtown): $3 Bloody Marys and Mimosas; half off select bottles of wine 4pm-close
Copper Cellar: $5 Burger Night (does not apply on home game weekends)
Nama: Happy hour all day
These are just a few of the great deals local Knoxville restaurants have to offer. So next time you’re feeling hungry, refer to this list to eat like you’re not a college student’s budget.