As the leaves begin to change and temperatures cool off to comfortable sweater weather, there are so many things to do and enjoy throughout Southern Delaware. Indulge in happy hours, weekday deals, and savory offseason specials at various restaurants and locations.
Fork + Flask
Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays are very important days of the week at the Fork and Flask! At this beach bungalow-inspired hideaway just off Highway 1 in Rehoboth, you’ll find delicious dishes made with local ingredients on your fork, and artistic, unique cocktails in your flask. Every Sunday is “Fried Chicken and Bubbly” from 4pm to close. You can enjoy pieces of fried chicken with glasses of champagne, and snack on traditional sides like Potato Salad, Collard Greens, Coleslaw, and more. Mondays at Fork + Flask are Burger Nights, offering three select burgers for a special price! The Nage Burger, included in this special, was nominated by Food Network as one of the best burgers in the country. On Tuesdays, restaurant, hotel, salon and barbershop employees will get 50% off food for Industry Night! October’s Industry Nights include Sushi Night (Oct. 2) Oktoberfest (Oct. 9) Moroccan Night (Oct. 16) Fried Chicken Throw-down (Oct. 23).
Crooked Hammock Brewery
Each week, a new beef sandwich will be featured with a beer for only $11 on Beef and Beer Mondays! You can get a sandwich a la carte for just $8, and take advantage of happy hour beers for only $3 all night long in honor of Monday Night Football. Fridays are Friday Night Kickback at Crooked Hammock, the perfect way to celebrate the end of a long work week with live music and $5 crushes! All-Day Happy Hour takes place on Sundays with $3 brews and half-priced appetizers the entire day in the bar area. Beginning Oct. 15, weekdays from 11am-3pm are Lunch Break Kickoffs, featuring various soup & salad or soup & sandwich combos for $10. Starting Oct. 17, every Wednesday is Hump Day Grill Chill Out with a rotating list of entrees for just $15.
The Big Chill Surf Cantina
If you love live music, you’ll want to spend your days at The Big Chill Surf Cantina Tuesdays-Saturdays. Every Tuesday will feature Lower Case Blues, and Wednesdays will feature Rick Artz. Thursdays-Saturdays are rotating entertainment! Their Halloween party is on Oct. 27 with live music by Nothing But Trouble.
The Big Chill Beach Club
Spend the last weekend of beautiful sunsets at Big Chill Beach Club for their closing weekend on Oct. 26-28 with a retail blowout sale and tons of fun giveaways. Kick-the-keg for a chance to win prizes and gift certificates! Happy hour runs weekdays all month from 3-6pm featuring half-priced tacos and nachos, $6 margaritas and crushes, and $5 Crooked Hammock Brews. Lunch specials are also available all month long on weekdays from 11am-3pm with combos for only $9.95.
Boo-B-Que: Barbeque and Brews Festival
Enjoy a refreshing beer in the Beer Garden at Delaware Seashore State Park campground featuring Delaware’s best craft breweries including Crooked Hammock Brewery, Mispillion River Brewing, Dewey Beer Company, & Big Oyster Brewery. Children’s activities will include paint-your-own-pumpkin, build-a-scarecrow, face painting, and more. Be sure to check out the cornhole tournament for some friendly (but very serious) competition during this event on Oct. 20!