Free food and live performances are set for the anniversary of one area restaurant this week, alongside the grand openings of two others.
The Brandon restaurant for Baja-style taco chain Fuzzy's Taco Shop is celebrating its first year in business with taco giveaways — presented to the first guest and diners No. 101, 201 and 301 — starting at 11 a.m. Thursday. Locals will enjoy $1 food and drink specials on rocks margaritas, 12-ounce Bud Light drafts, chips and queso, and chips and salsa while jamming to tunes by Almost Alice between 6:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Uncle Maddio's Pizza plans to commemorate its grand opening in St. Petersburg with complimentary 9-inch, three-topping pizzas. To redeem a pie, customers need to claim theirs online, sooner rather than later — 1,500 are available. The growing build-your-own pizza franchise's dine-in-only freebie is valid 11 a.m. Friday through 2 p.m. Saturday.
Inside the new Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, Ocean Hai's grand opening, kicking off at 6 p.m. Friday, invites diners to enjoy a special performance from Selwyn Birchwood Band. The high-end Asian-American fusion restaurant serves up sushi and sashimi platters, as well as noodles, rice, and meat and poultry dishes, from its internationally known executive chef Claude Rodie.
This article appears in Feb 9-16, 2017.