5 Ways to Treat Your Valentine in Birmingham

Still looking for something to do in Birmingham with your special someone tomorrow? Check out these five specials around town.

It's still not too late to solidify those dinner plans for Valentine's Day, but time is running short. Here's what's going on around Birmingham to make this special day even more special. The Big Rock Chop House is extending its Valentine's Day celebration beyond Thursday, offering a special romantic dinner menu through Saturday. Diners will be able to pick from a list of appetizers, main courses and desesrt, featuring dishes like butternut squash soup with toasted hazelnut-rum cream, red miso glazed salmon with marinated seaweed salad and a raspberry semi-fredo. The cost for the special menu is $40 per guest, exclusive of tax, tip and valet. Reservations are required; visit www.bigrockchophouse.com or call 248-647-7774. Also offering a …

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Top 10: Happy Hour Drink and Appetizer Specials

Deals include $2 drafts, $3 cocktails, $3 wine, $5 martinis and $5 appetizers galore.

Salud! Prost! Cin-cin! Santé! Na zdrowie! Skål! Cheers! Here's looking at bar bargains when the working day is done. Local choices include a pair of Wednesday wine promotions, half-off appetizers and a weekly oyster night. Most happy hour deals are weekday-only, some spill into weekends and a few apply in the dining room as well as on bar stools.    Incidentally, our state draws a line that happy hours can't cross. Unlimited refills, two-for-one specials or free cocktail capers of any sort are forbidden. That still leaves room for creativity and value in pursuit-of-happiness specials. Look what's available during strategically-timed visits: 1. Big Rock: If beverage and snack choices here don't suit your taste, you may be too picky. House …

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