How to not have to wait for your holiday restuarant seating

We like to enjoy a meal out without having to wait 30 minutes to be seated. I've found if you think outside the box, you can always find someplace that will seat your immediately. On Father's Day at 6 pm, we waltzed right in to this pancake house that is packed at breakfast time, but always empty for dinner.

Double dipping on restaurant rewards

While I try to frequent locally based restaurants, I do go to the chains as well and some of them have great savings programs. The Outback, which always delivers a really good meal, has a 15% discount on most weekdays for AARP members. Combine that with some of their weekday specials and.or, for instance, the $20 bonus gift certificate they give away during certain holidays (probably be something like that coming up for mothers/fathers day) with the purchase of a $100 gift certificate, and you are eating mighty affordably indeed. TGIFridays has some great deals through their loyalty program, too. You just have to read the fine print. For instance, the $20 bonus gift certificates at Outback usually expire in about 6 weeks.
This post was inspired by a double-dipping tip from http://livingthesmalllife.blogspot.com/2015/01/quick-dinner.html on my last blog entry. Thanks, Alex!