Visit Frates Drive-In before season ends Oct. 29, help animal shelter: Taunton Eats

Kristina Fontes, The Taunton Daily Gazette
·2 min read

Not sure where to grab a bite to eat? With lots of options around the Taunton area, it can be difficult to choose.

If you’re having a hard time, we’re here to help you narrow it down.

We've compiled a list of meal deals, special events, and mouth-watering offerings at local eateries and markets to consider when planning your next night on the town, or a quick stop for a tasty treat.

This week, Frates Drive-In is helping out the Taunton Animal Shelter, plus we've got meal deals, weekly specials, and new flavors.

Let’s dig in:

Frates Drive-In, 1423 Somerset Ave., Taunton.
Frates Drive-In, 1423 Somerset Ave., Taunton.

Taunton Animal Shelter donation box at Frates Drive-In; season ends soon

You can help out some four-legged friends while enjoying a meal. Stop by Frates Drive-In, 1423 Somerset Ave., Taunton, where they have a donation box to help out the Taunton Animal Shelter. You can do a little good while enjoying some good food. Be sure to get there before Sunday, Oct. 29: that’s the end of their season. They’ll be closing at 5 p.m. that day. Frates will have half-price hot dogs on Oct. 28 and 29, and free ice cream on Oct. 29, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Dough Licious Pizza announces flavor of the month

The pizza’s name is coming soon, but Dough Licious Pizza, 539 Berkley St., Berkley, has a new flavor of pizza this month. The base is a garlic parmesan sauce and ricotta cheese, topped with three-blend pizza cheese, spinach, chorizo, a sprinkle of garlic, oregano, and a drizzle of olive oil.

Half-priced appetizers during NFL games at El Mariachi

Stop by the bar at El Mariachi, 43 Taunton Green, Taunton, for a football season appetizer deal. During every NFL game, their appetizers are half price at the bar. Available exclusively in the bar area; terms and conditions apply.

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Fall coffee flavors at Maria’s Place

Stop by Maria’s Place, 67 Main St., Taunton, to sip on some fall flavors. Their fall coffee flavors include pumpkin spice, and maple and pumpkin pie.

The hot honey cheese balls at Brack’s Grille & Tap, 2097 Bay St., Taunton.
The hot honey cheese balls at Brack’s Grille & Tap, 2097 Bay St., Taunton.

Weekly specials at Brack’s Grille & Tap

Check out the weekly specials at Brack’s Grille & Tap, 2097 Bay St., Taunton. Among other offerings this week, they’ve got a blueberry cobbler martini, with blueberry vodka, vanilla vodka, butterscotch schnapps and RumChata, garnished with a caramel cinnamon sugar rim. Or try the hot honey cheese balls: asiago and ricotta cheeses are battered in a hot honey pretzel crumb, then fried until they’re golden and crisp, served with a honey hot sauce. Entrees are fish tacos, veal marsala, and creamy Cajun scallops: fresh sea scallops dusted with Cajun seasoning, nestled in a creamy alfredo sauce, and finished with toasted breadcrumbs.

Do you have a special deal, menu item, or food-related event to share with local foodies? Send us an email at kfontes@heraldnews.com or newsroom@tauntongazette.com.

This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Taunton Eats: Animal shelter donation box at Frates Drive-In