Order Tobacco Road Gift Cards Online

Click here to order Tobacco Road gift cards online. We do not charge shipping or any other fees. For a limited time we are also offering to send your gift card to its recipient enclosed in a beautiful holiday card, at no extra cost (see image of card below). We will address the card by hand and include a handwritten message of your choosing on the inside of the card. The cards are guaranteed to be in the mail within two business days (or we can hold them and mail on a date that you choose). What better gift for the sports fanatic in your life?

We Need a Kids Menu! Help Design It and You Can Win...

We consider ourselves very lucky to attract a large number of families, including kids of all ages. Our list of kids menu items is printed on our main menu but we'd like to offer a kids menu that kids can write, draw and play games on (tic tac toe, sudoku...). Rather than purchasing a generic kids menu online, we'd like to invite area artists of ALL ages to submit designs for the Tobacco Road kids menu. We'll select a winning design for each month. Each winner can choose one of the following gifts: a $50 Tobacco Road Sports Cafe gift card OR a kids party for up to 10 kids, including kids lunches and video game competitions on both a Wii and XBox.

So, start sketching out your ideas for a Tobacco Road kids menu. We'll accept submissions on an ongoing basis but the first winner will be selected at the end of this month. Here are the guidelines:

1. The kids menu should be black text/ink on white paper.
2. Paper size can be either 8.5x11 inches (letter), 8.5x14 inches (legal) or 11x17 inches (tabloid).
3. The menu can be sketched by hand or created in a design program (Word, PowerPoint, Photoshop, InDesign...).
4. There is no limit on how many menu designs you can submit.
5. The only thing that HAS to be included somewhere on the menu is, of course, the kids menu. All items are $4.95 and include a side.
6. We suggest including games as well as drawings that can be colored in. Depictions of Tobacco Road sports teams, moments, historic landmarks, etc. might be a good place to start.
7. Email your submission as a pdf attachment to amy@tobaccoroadsportscafe.com.
   

Don't Miss the Veterans Day Parade on Saturday

The NC Veterans Day Parade is next Saturday, November 7 in downtown Raleigh. The parade will start around 9:15 a.m. and will end around 10:50 a.m. The formal observance ceremony will be held on the north side of the capitol building by the World War Monument, starting at 11 a.m. with a flyover by F-15E-Strike Eagle aircraft of the 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC.

The parade will begin at the intersection of Davies and Fayetteville Streets, proceed north on Fayetteville Street to the state capitol, turn left onto Morgan Street, turn right onto Salisbury Street, right at Edenton Street, and end at the intersection of Edenton and Wilmington Streets.

Join us after the festivities for lunch at Tobacco Road. A portion of lunch sales will be donated to the Wake County Council of Veterans Organizations.

New Daily Specials & Events

Saturday
$9 Pitcher of Yuengling and 
$12 pitcher of Blue Moon

Sunday

$9 Pitcher Miller Light & $2 MGD 64 Bottle

$6 Bombs & $15 Margarita Pitchers

Monday
NFL Jersey Giveaway
$2 Coors Light & $4 Mojitos

$2.50 Miller Light Draft

Tuesday
Pint Night—All Pints $2.50

Kids Eat Free

Wednesday
Trivia and Pitcher Night—Domestics ($9), 
Imports ($12) & Microbrews ($12)

Thursday
All Wine ½ Off (By the Glass)

Margarita Pitchers $15

Friday
$2 Coors Light, $2.50 Corona & $6 Bombs

Video Game Tournament Tonight, World's Longest Football Preview Radio Show Tomorrow

Join us tonight for XBox and Wii game tournaments, starting at 8 p.m.

Also, tomorrow Tobacco Road is home to 99.9 The Fan ESPN Radio's World's Longest College Football Preview Show. The show kicks off at 9 a.m. We're offering breakfast items just for this occasion. The entire Fan crew will be at Tobacco Road Sports Cafe from 9 a.m. to midnight.

They'll cover every Triangle team, every conference, take your calls and questions plus have interviews with coaches and players. 

Also, stop by and register to win tickets to the biggest games of the season, including:

* South Carolina vs. NC State

* Florida State vs. North Carolina

* East Carolina vs. North Carolina

* North Carolina vs. NC State



Catch UFC Saturday, August 8 at Tobacco Road

Stop by Tobacco Road this Saturday for UFC 101: Declaration. The two best 155-pound fighters in the world meet when UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn defends his crown against number one contender Kenny Florian. Viewing starts at 10 p.m.

Rickshaws, Marbles and More on Downtown

I have to say that although I loved Raleigh before, I am developing some serious city pride. Last Friday I ate dinner at Tobacco Road with my nephew (4 years old) and little sister (12 years old) and then called Raleigh Rickshaw to pick us up and take us to Marbles. The rickshaw driver (whose name I can't remember) arrived on time and did a great job of making the ride fun for the kids, wrapping up the trip by speeding around the Marbles outdoor water area, stopping and then literally rolling out a red "carpet" for us to step on as we exited the rickshaw. The kids loved it and the rickshaw drivers don't even charge a rate for the trips (it is tips-only).

Now, on to Marbles. When my sister was a toddler I took her to Playspace in downtown Raleigh (first the one located where Edge Office is now on Glenwood and then the one in the Creamery, behind Sullivan's). Playspace was great. She loved it. But Marbles (which merged with Playspace, I believe) is on another level. On Friday they had a special event where we went and saw "Night at the Museum" in the IMAX theater and then from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. they opened up Marbles Museum for the kids and had the staff dress up as museum characters that came to life. We walked in to toy helicopters flying over our heads and remote controlled cars winding around our feet. The staff did an incredible job with this event. 

I lived in Kansas City when I was in elementary school and was lucky enough to spend many days at Kaleidoscope in downtown KC. I'm so glad that kids in our area have a place that is just as cool (or cooler!) to learn and play at.