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This week’s cheap & creative date is…

Gyros + Bowling!

What: Fun, affordable bowling alley + family-owned authentic Greek food
Where: North Columbus – TCL – 5860 Roche Drive & YGG – 6196 Cleveland Avenue
When: TCL- Sunday-Thursday 9p-12a = specials! YGG – M-Th 11a-9p, F 11a-10p, Sa 12p-10p, closed Sunday
website - CapriBowling.com

Top reasons why this $20Date is awesome: 

• Mondays-Thursdays, 9p-12a = 90′s at 9:00! “Bowl at 1990 prices” $2/game, $3 shoe rental
• Mondays-Thursdays, 9p-12a ALSO = College ID nights! $8 gets you 2 games, shoes, slice of pizza & a beer! What?!
• Fridays & Saturdays = Rock ‘n  Bowl! 10p-2a, $3/game, $3 shoe rental
• Yanni’s is delicious! And family owned & operated with authentic yummy food. Making this local establish and must-try! {alas, I did not have my camera at Yanni’s…no pictures of delicious greek food}

Total: $10 to bowl for 2 (which includes 1 game & shoe rental) + 2 Small Gyros $3.95 each = $20 with tax!

Not to brag, but I won;)

Happy Dating,

PocketBook Jess

So many great $20Date opportunities in the next couple of weeks! Thanks to my lovely fellow bloggers Tania (taniaexplorescolumbus.com) & Val (columbusonthecheap.com) I feel like I’m always in the loop with what’s happening in Columbus. {Have you subscribed to get their emails yet? You should!} So here’s what I found out from them that’s happening soon:

*Pecha Kucha – THIS Thursday @ Junctionview Studios. Remember our $20Date there back in February? Food Trucks + local music + $2 donation + local art = fun $20Date!

*Fête en Blanc – THIS Friday @ tbd location. $10/person. Wear white, bring a picnic & enjoy this French tradition right here in Columbus!

*Local Matters – Local Foods Week & Eat Local Challenge is next week! I’ll be participating in both & will be blogging about my fun local eating adventures—stay tuned for those posts, but in the mean time, check out their website for further details & events!

*Festival Latino – THIS Saturday & Sunday @ Genoa Park. Yummy food, live music & more!

*Food Fort Fest – NEXT Friday, 8/17. Part of Local Foods Week and hosted by the ECDI. Food trucks + a DJ + other events!

*Sangria Festival – NEXT Saturday, 8/18 @ Signature Wines, 6p-9p. Who doesn’t love a delicious glass of sangria!? $10 gets you sangria, live music & the opportunity to wine some raffle prizes! Also on site, a taco truck and yummy desserts.

*BaconCamp – 8/25 1p-3p @ The North Market. Hosted by Wild Goose Creative, this is a delicious $20Date and one my husband is very looking forward to! {not technically in the next week or so, but you have to buy tickets in advance because they sell out! $10/person}

*Independents’ Day – So. Much. Fun. Downtown & not until September 15, but you should definitely mark your calendars for this event!

*Don’t forget about my blog post featured on Columbus on the Cheap listing all the free concerts & outdoor movies! (Screen on the Green & Goodale Park Music Series is next weekend)

Happy Summer Dating!

PocketBook Jess

The deal of the week is…

Rancho Alegre!

What: Yummy Mexican food
Where: Two locations — 1075 Dublin Road (Grandview) & 6211 Cleveland Avenue (North Columbus)
Happy Hour: M-F 3p-7p
Featured Deal: HUGE margaritas! For only $5.50!

As most of our friends & readers might know, Mexican food is by far my favorite. So when Rancho Alegre opened a new location by our home, Rob & I were among the first to check it out! (Thank you Rob, for being a wonderfully supportive husband of my Mexican food addiction:)) Now we’ve been there multiple times, especially for their great happy hour! This time I remembered my camera & notepad!

Happy Hour = 1/2 off most appetizers, $5.50 HUGE margaritas, $3.50 Well Drinks, $1.50 off domestic & import beers!

Try Rancho Alegre at either the North Columbus or Grandview location this week!

Happy Dating,

PocketBook Jess