$25 restaurant gift certificates for $5!

Here’s a new coupon code for [r.com]: use code CHOW through 1/12/2010 and save 50% off your purchase, plus get a free $10 gift certificate!  Here are some of the Colorado Springs restaurants that have [r.com] coupons available:

Fusion World Cuisine
Hatch Cover
Little Nepal
Bhan Thai
Walter’s Bistro
Pizzeria Rustica
Dale Street Cafe
Bistro de Pinto
Joseph’s Fine Dining
Nosh 121
Fine Asian Cuisine

[r.com] gift certificates are a great way to try locally-owned restaurants at a discount. Briefly, here’s how it works:

You purchase a $25 gift certificate from [r.com]. These require minimum purchase, which varies by the restaurant, but is usually $35-50 (and has some restrictions, like no alcohol and no holidays). Your $25 [r.com] gift certificate is deducted from your total, so if your total before the gift certificate is $40, you’d save $25 and your out-of-pocket cost would be $15 (plus the few dollars you paid to [r.com].

There are different coupon codes available throughout the month, and as the month draws to a close, the coupon codes get better and better because the selection of restaurants is fewer.  I’ll keep you posted as to the latest discount codes!