i had to tell everyone about this:
Restaurant.com has a promotion going on right now that gives you 60% off of their already discounted restaurant certificates. I've been using them for the last few months and I LOVE them! All the certificates I bought are for SD restaurants but they have deals on restaurants in LA and other cities too.
The coupon code is 66980. You enter it at checkout. $25 gift certificates usually go for $10, so with the coupon code you can get them for $4.00!!! Get some to give to your friends, you can print them out on nice paper and nobody will know you spent four bucks on them. Except me.
Watch out for the restaurants that require a minimum purchase or that only work for parties of four or more. Celadon, where I went tonight, does not require a minimum number of people, nor does Seven-17. Oh and most certificates only work on weekdays.
Here are reviews of restaurants I've bought certificates for:
Celadon
Thai Restaurant in the heart of Hillcrest, gorgeously decorated, attentive staff, great food. I would totally be impressed if a guy took me to a first date here (also there is a flower stand a block away on the right that sells bouquets for six dollars, so you can take a stroll after dinner and buy her flowers to cinch the deal). I especially appreciated that when we ordered the jungle curry, our waiter kindly told us it's more like soup than curry, and that he personally doesn't like it, saving us from ordering something we probably wouldn't like. You choose the spiciness of your food from a scale of 1-10. We chose 7, which for me was not too spicy all (only induced mild sweating), so next time I think I'll try an 8. The green papaya salad was excellent, and only six bucks--the prices here are very good for a restaurant this fancy and well-located. The chicken tom yum soup was also delicious. We also had red beef curry and a whole fried striped sea bass in sweet and sour sauce. Total bill came to $45.00, so with a $10 tip and the $25 certificate we only spent $30.00 for soup, salad, and 2 entrees. I liked this place so much that when I got home earlier today I went online and bought 4 more gift certificates, and my roommate bought 2. So sorry if you try and they're out of stock, heehee.
Seven-17
Swank place in downtown, across the street from Horton Plaza. Well decorated but feels a little stark--I liked the more intimate bar area a lot more than the restaurant area. I ordered the fish of the day, and T had the duck breast. Both were really good, especially the duck, which melts in your mouth--yummm. The only thing I didn't like about this place was that it was in the middle of downtown yet completely empty, which struck me as strange. This detracted from the ambience quite a bit. Some friends of mine went here and ordered lobster ravioli and steak, and they said it sucked, steak was dry and lobster ravioli too creamy--so stay away from that. This place a little expensive, but not too bad. I think we ended up spending $65 inclusive of tip and certificate, for 2 entrees and a bottle of wine.
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