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Here are some deals going on at local restaurants this week:
Name Your Own Price at Pardo’s Chicken
Pardo’s Chicken is letting customers name their own price for Tuesday’s lunch–a Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken meal.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
Where: Pardo’s Chicken, 2312 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables
How much: You decide.
Name Your Own Price at Morena Restaurant
“Name your own price” may be a trend. When you call ahead at Morena Restaurant to make a reservation and mention the promotion, you will be allowed to pay what you consider a fair price for menu items. Morena Restaurant is running the promotion to highlight Chef Hector Diaz’s (Maya Tapas & Grill) new Spanish and Argentine menu. Menu items include four-cheese risotto with truffle aioli, braised short ribs, and Black Angus skirt steak with sweetbreads in lemon butter sauce.
When: Through Feb. 28
Where: Morena Restaurant, 1334 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
How much: You decide.

- Shrimp shumai/ Joan Ho (stock.xchang)
Maki Madness
For $12.95, Sushi Maki diners can choose three items for this fixed-price menu deal. The deal is “here to stay,” according to the folks at Sushi Maki. Maki Madness is available only at the Coral Gables, Pinecrest, and South Miami locations. First course choices are miso soup or green salad with ginger dressing. Second course choices are edamame, chicken gyoza, shrimp shumai, seafood sunomono, or hiyashi wakame. The third course selections are the spicy tuna roll, dragon roll, JB tempura roll, university roll, or crunchy roll.
When: Indefinitely, for lunch or dinner
Where: Sushi Maki locations in Coral Gables, Pinecrest, and South Miami
How much: $12.95 for three-course menu
The Blissful 60 at Area 31
During this weekday happy hour, bar bites are $6 and selected drinks are $5. Bar bites include parmesan fries and olive oil, fritto misto, white fish ceviche with aji amarillo and passion fruit, Iberian pork paletta with Manchego, and lightly fried sweet peppers with sea salt and olive oil. Cocktails include the “31″ Manhattan, Temptation, and Epic Sunset. Some beer and wine selections are also available for $5.
Here is Mango & Lime’s account of her happy hour visit to Area 31 last summer. You can also learn more about Area 31’s sustainable seafood menu here.
When: Mondays through Fridays, 5 pm to 7pm
Where: Area 31 (16th floor of Epic Hotel), 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami
How much: $6 for bar bites, $5 for selected cocktails, wine, and beer
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