Football season is here, and Valley restaurants are ready. From stacked sandwiches to shareable snacks, these game‑day specials bring the flavor long before the first down.
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Andretti Chandler
Andretti Indoor Karting & Games Chandler will help guests fuel up for the game with the Andretti sampler, loaded brisket Cajun fries, classic wings and signature cocktails.
Angry Crab Shack
Throughout the NFL season, Angry Crab Shack offers $5 off the shrimp and crab combo, and Shack trio plus $5 Garage Beer on NFL Sundays, regularly priced at $7. Locations throughout the Valley.
Dirtbag’s Phoenix
Dirtbag’s Phoenix boasts 30 televisions, including two massive LED screens built for the day’s matchups. The Arcadia bar has a series of specials:
Bills Backer Bar: Buffalo fans can gather for every Bills game, $3 Labatt Blue bottles, the $17 JA17 Meal with five wings, a Fireball shot, and a Labatt Blue, plus giveaways and game-day energy.
NFL and University of Arizona game days: Football takes over the screens, patio, and bar with food, drink specials and group packages.
Dust Cutter
Dust Cutter will celebrate the NFL’s opening day with The Kickoff Stack from Wednesday, Sept. 9, to Sunday, Sept. 13. The Kickoff Stack features two smashed beef patties layered with melted American cheese, housemade bourbon onion jam, candied bacon, crispy onion rings, shredded iceberg lettuce, house pickles and spicy 2-Minute Drill sauce on a toasted brioche bun. Served with Loaded Touchdown Tots topped with queso, bacon, jalapeños and green onions ($24). Add a draft beer or beer flight at an additional cost.
El Camino
El Camino is a laid-back Old Town Scottsdale spot to catch football and dine on smashburgers, wings, fried chicken tacos and cocktails. The kitchen stays open until midnight daily.
Foley Ranch
Put a Western spin on the NFL season at Foley Ranch at Desert Ridge Marketplace. The spot combines live football with Texas-style barbecue and drinks.
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
Known for its signature New York-style coal-brick oven pizzas, Grimaldi’s in Scottsdale, Gilbert, Chandler and Peoria serves pies that pair with every kickoff, touchdown and celebration. Guests can also take advantage of the pizzeria’s Stoking Social Hour, featuring $10 cocktails, $3 off starters and salads, and $2 off beer, spritzes, mocktails, wine and sangria, plus $10 off select wine bottles.
Harrah’s Ak-Chin
Harrah’s Ak-Chin’s Caesars Sportsbar in the city of Maricopa will celebrate the beginning of football season with 48 wings with a choice of three sauces, bleu cheese and ranch dressings, onion rings and French fries, carrots and celery ($79). This continues Saturdays and Sundays throughout the college and NFL seasons.
The Hot Chick
Football season is back at Scottsdale’s The Hot Chick, and this year the bar is repping the Pittsburgh Steelers, the University of Colorado Buffaloes, and the University of Michigan Wolverines.
Fans can fuel up with specials including $8 six-piece wings, $10 potato skins, nachos, Hot Chick sliders and mozzarella sticks, plus a loaded $40 appetizer platter made for sharing.
Game-day cocktails include the $11 Hail Mary, $12 End Zone Marg, frozen $12 Cold Snap and $13 Tailgate Mule, along with beer buckets starting at $30 and $30 Coors Light or Modelo pitchers. For the ultimate table-side tailgate, groups can order Keg & Play!, a personal pony keg of Modelo or Coors Light delivered right to the table for $325.
The Hot Chick will also kick off football season with a special NFL Sports Trivia Night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, part of its weekly $2uesday Trivia Night series.
Lakeside Bar & Grill
Lakeside Bar & Grill in Peoria opens early on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the football season. The restaurant will welcome fans at 9 a.m. and serve a Football Tailgate breakfast menu from 9 a.m. to noon.
The limited-time menu includes the Smashed Rise + Shine Burger, made with two beef patties, bacon, American cheese, a hash brown and a fried egg. Kickoff Chilaquiles are $15 and come with a choice of chorizo or carnitas, while Chicken ‘n Waffle Sliders are $15 and pair hot honey chicken tenders with Belgian waffles and maple syrup.
The Booze Blitz cocktail menu brings football-themed drinks to the mix, including $3 Gridiron Gatorade shots (vodka, triple sec, pineapple juice and orange juice), $5 motion mimosas, Bloody Marys made with locally produced Mi Ruca Bloody Mary mix and $6 Bootleg bellinis.
During the college football season, Lakeside will offer game-time specials including $1 wings with a minimum order of six, $4 domestic pints, $3 Gridiron Gatorade shots, $5 chicken and waffle sliders, and $18 domestic beer buckets. Lakeside is also planning special tailgate events during Arizona State University away games on Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Nov. 14, with activities including a hot dog-eating contest, a football toss, a DJ and tailgate barbecue.
Monday and Thursday night football specials begin Thursday, Sept. 10, with the same game-day food and drink deals, along with football squares offering Lakeside gift card prizes during select games.
NFL Sundays begin Sept. 13 with all-day happy hour. Lakeside will also celebrate the start of the NFL season with free Lakeside hats while supplies last.
Mesquite Fresh Street Mex
The Sunday Funday Feast at Mesquite Fresh Street Mex is available on Sundays for $54.99 for groups of four to six. The meal comes with 20 fire-grilled chicken tacos, a large tray of chips and queso, and 1 gallon of a drink of your choice, such as fresh lemonade.
Pedal Haus Brewery
Pedal Haus in Tempe, Downtown Phoenix, Chandler and Mesa will serve chicken and cauliflower wings, burgers and flatbreads, all paired with a selection of locally crafted beers. Starting with the first NFL game, chicken and cauliflower wings will be half off every Sunday and Monday throughout the season. Guests can also enjoy happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with $5 to $9 bites, $2 off local craft beer, $4 off select steins, $5 well drinks, $6 margaritas and wine and glasses of the brewery’s award-winning Day Drinker Light Lager for $4.
The Pemberton
Football season is kicking off at The Pemberton, where fans can catch every Thursday Night Football matchup and select Monday night games streamed throughout Downtown Phoenix.
Pemberton is getting set with game-day vibes with an all-night Thursday happy hour featuring $2.50 tacos, $5 fries, $5 Detroit-style pizza slices from MB Foodhouse, $6 Modelo, $7 well spirits, $7 Sonoran dogs, $10 loaded nachos, $10 palomas and boiler makers, and $5 house margaritas. After 7 p.m., enjoy two tacos for $8 and margaritas for $10.
Rack
Rack in Old Town Scottsdale offers big-screen TVs, pool tables, elevated bar bites and cocktails. Rack will also host NFL Trivia on Sept. 29, where guests can put their football knowledge to the test and compete for prizes.
Swizzle Inn
The Uptown Phoenix dive bar Swizzle Inn is leaning into Sundays with game-day drink specials, including $2 cold brew shots, $2 Gatorade shots, $3 Miller Genuine drafts, and $4 Bloody Marys. Swizzle Inn is hosting Swizzle Sundays: Football & Cookoff, where guests can bring their best game-day grub to compete for cash prizes.
The lineup kicks off Sept. 13 with salsa week, followed by chili week on Sept. 20, barbecue week on Sept. 27, and breakfast week on Oct. 4. Judging begins at 1 p.m. each Sunday.
Thirsty Lion
Thirsty Lion’s game-day menu includes burgers, wings and flatbreads. Guests at the five Valley locations can also take advantage of happy hour with select items starting at just $7.95, available daily from 3 to 6 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to close Thursday through Saturday.
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks’ five Valley restaurants will show games from around the NFL and offer 29-degree beers, handcrafted cocktails, and a menu featuring wings, burgers and shareable appetizers.
