August 5, 2010
We Tried It: All You Can Eat Tacos

Every once in awhile, the employees here at Postabon like to catch up with our co-workers outside of the office - often known as “team fun” activities.  And naturally, these “team fun” activities center around some kind of deal we saw on Postabon.  Here’s our take on a deal our whole office tried this week!

The Deal: All you can eat tacos and a margarita.  Postabon member SharonT shared with us that Vamos in Gramercy offers a Monday night deal.  For $19 you can enjoy all the tacos you can eat, as well as a frozen margarita.

Is It Truly A Deal? Yes, the $19 is actually a great deal.  A margarita typically goes for $8, and a platter of three tacos is $15.  So if you wanted to get a marg and tacos, you’d be spending $23 to begin with, so you might as well do you all you can eat for $4 less.  The first plate of the all you can eat tacos deal is a platter that also comes with rice and beans.

Pros: Unlike other all you can eat taco deals in the city, this deal was available all night, and anyone could get the deal at the table, even if not everyone in your party wanted to participate.  Three of the six of us took advantage of this deal, while everyone else ordered fajitas.  Mercadito for example, offers an all you can eat taco deal for $23, but everyone needs to do it which can be tough if you are with picky eaters.

Cons:  There were at least 10 or so different taco varieties that all sounded delicious.  On your first plate though when you got three tacos, you were allowed to pick only one variety.  When you ordered your second plate of two tacos, you were allowed to change variety.  

Our 2 Cents:  If you like tacos, head to Vamos on a Monday night, and make sure one of the people you’ll be dining with wants to participate in this deal.  This way, you can swap tacos with one another.  For example, I ordered carne asada, John ordered fish tacos and Jason had a plate of chicken tacos.  This way, we were able to switch and sample different tacos that Vamos had to offer. 

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May 17, 2010
Gluttony at a Discount on Monday Nights

Whether you prefer barbecue, Mexican or Italian, chances are you can find at least one New York City restaurant that offers a great all-you-can-eat deal on a Monday night. 

Here at Postabon, we’ve been dying to try all-you-can-eat barbecue at Hill Country ever since Postabon member jbombm shared this deal with us.  Every Monday night from 5-10 pm, you can enjoy unlimited brisket, pork ribs, chicken and sides for $25.  Throw in an extra $2 for delicious sides like mac & cheese, collard greens, baked beans and chili.  The catch?  Everyone in your party must order this special and no doggie bags allowed.  (30 W. 26th St between 5th and 6th).

If pasta and drinks are more your thing, you may want to head to the Lower East Side and dine at Tre instead.  On Monday nights from 5-11 pm, Tre offers unlimited spaghetti, meatballs and Sangria for only $19.95, according to Postabon member FreddyT.    What a great way to kick off the week!  (173 Ludlow St between Stanton and E. Houston).

Up for a bit of a challenge?  Then try scoring Monday night reservations at Robert de Niro’s Locanda Verde.  This restaurant serves unlimited pasta, family style, for $39, but this special is only served in the private back room.  If you want to enjoy this special sometime in the fall, we suggest calling now. Thanks to Postabon member Brittcally for sharing this deal with us! (377 Greenwich St, between N. Moore and Franklin). 

Prefer Mexican?  Then check out one of Mercadito’s three locations on a Monday night.  For just $23, enjoy unlimited tacos all night long at any location, according to Postabon member samshrate.  There are 10 or so varieties of tacos, so you can choose from chicken to chorizo to shrimp.  Some Mercadito locations offer this special on other nights too, so we recommend checking the individual website of the location you prefer to see the other nights that you can enjoy this special. (multiple locations).

Know of any other great Monday night all-you-can-eat deals? Share your favorites with us at Postabon!

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