For those of you who have griped about the short hours at Shank’s Original you’ll be pleased to note that the successor to Shank’s & Evelyn’s is now open Saturdays through the holiday season.

Shank’s hours now stack up like this:

Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm
Saturday, 10:30am to 3:30pm

Shank’s Original [Official Site]

Supper’s First Sunday Supper will come with a side of beer on October 4th.

The 3-course $38 per person meal can be paired with beer for just $10 per person. A portion of proceeds are also donated to The Food Trust.

Sweet Potato Veloute and Bacon and Cheddar Gougeres, paired withFlying Fish Oktoberfish Ale

Roasted Breast of Chicken with braised bitter greens, a pecan-sage waffle and maple-smoked chile jus, paired with Yard’s Poor Richard’s Tavern Spruce

Oatmeal-Espresso Stout Cake with pumpkin ice cream and candy apples, paired with Troeg’s Java Head Oatmeal-Espresso Stout

Supper [Official Site]

There’s nothing sadder than having your heart set on a bar and getting there and realizing it isn’t open on Mondays, or for lunch, or at 2:02am.

Well a couple of places are expanding their hours for fall. Starting Saturday, September 12th, both Tria Cafe locations are going to be open for weekend lunch . That means longer Sunday School! More hours of school and you’re actually happy about it.

The Sidecar Bar & Grille is adding Monday hours starting on September 14th and they’re celebrating the 7th day of work in fine fashion with a firkin of Bell’s Two Hearted Ale at 5pm.

The Old City Cheese Shop gets a couple of worthy mentions. First, Meal Ticket checks out the Friday night barbecue.

The stonework of neighboring buildings rises, chimney-like, around you, while lush ferns and the canopy of an overhanging tree creates an embowered feeling. Candlelight complements lights strung overhead. It’s hard to find a better escape for a casual Friday night summer dinner than the hidden outdoor patio at the Cheese Shop (160 N. Third St., 215-238-1716) – especially since this once-a-week tradition, which features all manner of BBQ-ed meats and combos, won’t run you more than $18.95.

Phillyist visits during daylight hours and is similarly entranced.

What’s more amazing than the behind-the-counter lunch deal is that if you ask, the staff at OCC will meet you out back in their hidden courtyard (you have to exit the shop and enter another door, then walk down a narrow brick hallway) with your food and an old-fashioned bottle filled with ice water. There are only a few tables available outside, but I’ve never seen the courtyard crowded-perhaps a sign that I wasn’t the only person who didn’t know that it existed. 

Foodsday Tuesday: Old City’s Hidden Gem [Phillyist]
Friday night BYO barbecue at Old City Cheese Shop [Meal Ticket]
Old City Cheese Shop [Facebook]

The description of this Bistro 7 burger has us drooling. Too bad we have to wait until Sunday.

Sunday Burger Nights!
Grass-Fed Beef Burger with Amish Cheddar, Housemade Bacon and Duckfat Fries 

Bistro 7 [Official Site]

Supper has added a $35 prix-fixe menu Monday to Friday. And that price tag includes wine or beer. Meal Ticket has the menu. [Meal Ticket]

SoleFood at the Loews Hotel is offering a deal that you might not be able to refuse. $40 for three courses for two. And you get a $10 gift card for a return visit! [uwishunu]

Alfa has a happy hour that runs 7-days a week. Respect! [The Restaurant Club]

Say hello, it won’t kill you. And if you do it at Friday Saturday Sunday it will get you a free drink. [Latest Dish]

El Fuego for happy hour? Well there is cheap Mexican beer and discounted chips, salsa and guac. [Phoodie.info]

Sundays are special at the Grey Lodge. Get surf or turf plus beer for just $19.95. [Grey Lodge]

Coyote Crossing’s Conshohocken courtyard is one of the best places to dine outside in the area and now there are several incentives to get you there.

Coyote Fajitas, Chile Abuelita, Poblano Rellenos and Grilled Chicken Mole entrees are all priced under $20.

After 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays late-night specials are available at the outdoor lounge. Margaritas and glasses of wine are $5 and Mexican beers are available for $3. Plus there are also complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

Save another wayby going to the Latest Dish blog and printing out a coupon good for a free margarita.

Coyote Crossing [Official Site]
Dine Under the Stars for Under $20 at Coyote Crossing [The Latest Dish]

Swine flu and drug wars have you wary of heading south of the border? Then take up The Bite on its suggestion, a Mexican staycation.

No need to travel for a Mexican fix [Metro Philadelphia]

Veggicurious discovers Honest Tom’s at his Saturday hangout next to Clark Park. There she enjoys the $2.50 breakfast taco.[Veggicurious]

Living on the Vedge walks 15 blocks to Honest Tom’s weekday haunt at 33rd and Arch as much for the French pressed Stumptown coffee as for the breakfast taco. [Living on the Vedge]

Yo Jersey! We know you’re out there and although it may seem like we’re ignoring you…. Well anyway, here’s a cool deal at Catelli’s Ristorante in Voorhees.

Each Friday the restaurant offers a bistro menu where none of the plates cost more than $10.

Some of the choices have us salivating. Homemade potato chips with truffle oil and gorgonzola cream? Heck yeah! Lobster fra Diavalo with rigatoni pasta, lamb chop Milanese. All for $10 or less.

Check out the full menu after the jump.

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