Restaurant Roundup: International Nights, Chicken Minis at night

Parker’s Restaurant Group is inviting diners for a second year on a summerlong Passport to the World: International Nights. The monthly events feature food, drinks and atmospheres inspired by different cities around the globe. Guests will receive an online passport book to collect stamps at each destination, with a chance to win prizes. They’re also welcome to come as little or as often as they like. This year, Thursdays have been added to Fridays and Saturdays. Hours each day are 5 to 7 p.m. The tour kicked off last week with the destination of Paris at Parker’s Bistro and Myrtle’s Fur Vault & Bar, Cairo at DaDa Gastropub and Buenos Aires at Club David. Other cities are Lisbon, Bangkok and Santiago on July 16-18; Edinburg, Seoul and Bogota on Aug. 27-29; and Brussels, Manilla and San Salvador on Sept. 24-26. Sign up for the passport program here.

Do you like the Chicken Minis at Chick-fil-A but have a hard time getting there in the morning? The Empire Place location will be selling them from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Final Friday Oysters are back for the season at Carpenter Bar. Fresh oysters on the half-shell are sold on the last Friday of the month. Serving starts at 4 p.m. Friday and goes until they’re sold out. 

Loyalty members at The Tavern Grill have exclusive access to new weekday specials.

Throughout the World Cup, Blarney Stone Pub is offering a free pint of Guinness to drinkers who can complete its challenge: In one sip, drink to where the beer “splits” the “G” on the glass.

There’s still time to find a favorite drink on the featured menu for June at Josiah’s Coffeehouse, Cafe & Bakery.

Changes in hours, service

• Botski’s Bar & Grill will be closed on Mondays throughout the summer.
• Let Me Be Frank has changed its days of service at Lowe’s, dropping Tuesday and adding Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other days are Wednesday through Saturday.

Here are other food and drink headlines from the past week.

Historic Garretson building to fill with ice cream/dessert shop, coffee house

Black Watch to bring watch shop, speakeasy-style bar downtown

Yummy Crab opens Sioux Falls location

Breaking Burrito opens this weekend in Harrisburg

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