Cowtown Eats - Sacramento's Happy Hours

Free Appetizer at Scott's Seafood in Folsom Today

Scott's Seafood in Folsom is joining the wave of restaurants offering Facebook check in deals.

Check in between 5 and 10 p.m. and recieve a free Chef's Choice Appetizer. For more information, visit their Facebook page.

Free Appetizer Sample with Facebook Check In at Cafeteria 15L

Restaurants are starting to understand that a great way to increase traffic and sales are to offer deals to those who check in on social media. Cafeteria 15L has a great deal this week.

Check in on Facebook or Foursquare and get a "manager's special" appetizer. Yesterday, it was a half serving of their amazing Mac & Cheese.

Offer expires on Thursday, Oct. 20. For more information, visit their Facebook Offer.

Free Coffee Today from 7-Eleven

Today's national coffee day and 7-Eleven is celebrating by giving away a free cup of medium coffee from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Local 7-Elevens can be found at:

• 2450 Northgate Blvd in Natomas
• 5791 Broadway in Sacramento
• 1552 Jefferson Blvd in West Sac
• 1199 43rd Ave in Sacramento
• 7700 La Rivera Dr in Sacramento

Free Wine Tasting at Selland's Market Cafe Today

Many Sacramento restaurants do a regular wine or spirits tasting. But almost none of them are free.

Today, Selland's Market Cafe (53th & H) is hosting a free wine tasting of wines from the Bodegas Borsao Winery of Spain. The winery has dispatched a representative to be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

Normally, this weekly wine tasting runs about $10.

And if you're hungry, be sure to pick up their $25 dinner for two and a bottle of wine special. This week, it's paella.

Free Appetizer from Zocalo

 

Zocalo is one of my favorite places to hit for happy hour. With an awesome patio, cold drinks and great Mexican food, what more could you ask for? Free food you say? Well, they have that covered too.

Sign up for Zocalo's e-mail newsletter and get a certificate for a free appetizer.

When you get the coupon, just print it out and bring it to the restaurant. Best of all, there's no expiration date, so you can use it at your leisure.

Zocalo is located at the corner of Capitol Ave. and 18th St.

Free Ice Cream at Coldstone Tomorrow

As part of their annual fundraiser for the Make a Wish Foundation, Coldstone is giving away a free 3 oz portion of their Sprinkled with Wishes Creation - Sweet Cream Ice Cream, Brownie, Rainbow Sprinkles and Fudge on Tuesday, September 27 between 5 and 8 p.m.

In exchange, they ask that you donate a few bucks to the very worth Make A Wish charity.

Local Coldstones can be found at:

• 1689 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA
• 2445 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento, CA
• 4730 Natomas Blvd. Suite 150, Sacramento, CA
• 1028 Florin Road, Sacramento, CA
• 5150 Arden Way, Carmichael, CA
• 9170 West Stockton Blvd. Ste. 190, Elk Grove, CA
• 6105 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus Heights, CA

Free Gift Card from Paragary's Restaurants for Checking In on Social Media

Who knew that all that time we waste spend on social media would finally pay off?

Paragary's Restaurants is offering gift cards worth $5 to $50 dollars when restaurant patrons check-in or upload a picture to Facebook, tweet using the restaurant's twitter handle (i.e. Centro's would be @CentroatPRG) or post a photo to Foodspotting.

Guests must show the server on their smart phone that they have done so in order to win the gift card.

The following Paragary's Restaurants are participating:

• Cafe Bernardo - all three locations (@CafeBernardoPRG)
• Centro Cocina Mexicana (@CentroatPRG)
• Spataro Restaurant and Bar (@SpataroatPRG)
• Esquire Grill (@Esquire@PRG)
• Cosmo Cafe (@CosmoCafeatPRG)
• Paragary's Bar and Oven (@ParagarysMidtwn)

There's no planned end date for this promotion. As long as it's on the menu, tweet/facebook away for free gift cards.