Cheap Eat'n: The Drift Inn

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The Drift Inn in Green Bay is my latest pick for the Cheap Eat'n section. For years, I traveled past it in the heart of the industrial area on Ashland Ave., intrigued but cautiously so. The location, plain-looking sign and building facade made me think "dive bar". There always seemed to be cars in the parking lot but I hadn't heard any one talk about it. Then one day I happened to ask my friend, Linda, a De Pere native, about it. "Sure, I've eaten there plenty of times.. they have the best chili," she said. Little did I know how my chili snobbery (I'm originally from Cincinnati, the chili capitol of the world) would be turned upside down after my first bite of the Drift Inn's chili.
The Drift Inn would be the perfect addition to Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-in's and Dives TV show. It is a true diamond in the rough. Simple exterior. Simple interior but extremely clean. The service is quick and friendly. It is a bar, but so much more- a true Green Bay Packer fan's paradise with 1997 vintage green walled- Lambeau picture prominently displayed.
The menu is not very extensive but what is served is FANTASTIC. The chili is amazing- the perfect blend of spicy, meaty and spaghetti-laden goodness. The burgers are heaven-sent.  The fries are hot and crispy, right out of the fryer. My Green Bay-bred husband swears by the brat burger. The FREE popcorn from the machine is some of the best I've ever tasted.
Did I mention that the Drift Inn is inexpensive? A large chili is less than $4. Most sandwiches run below $5. Portions are pretty big, even by Green Bay standards.
It is the perfect Packer's tailgating location, with one minor detail. It is closed on Sundays. Never fear though. If you are craving the chili, you can save the day at that Sunday tailgate party by purchasing the Drift Inn's secret chili spice mix before hand and combine it with your own meat.

Piggly Wiggly and Aldi deals for Sept 4- 10

Larry's Piggly Wiggly (De Pere, Kaukauna and Little Chute)
Russet potatoes 5 lb. bag $1.99
Fresh Express garden salad $.69
Yoplait 6/$1.94
Mickelberry's ham $3.99 lb.
Crystal Farms English muffins $.69
Coke, Sprite, 7 up and Dr. Pepper 6 pks. $1.89
Piggly Wiggly gallon milk $1.99 with store (must have $10 minimum non-coupon purchase)
Piggly Wiggly white bread $.79 with store (must have $10 minimum non-coupon purchase)
Piggly Wiggly hot dog or hamburger buns $.79
Baby cut carrots $.99
Jif peanut butter $1.49 (4 day sale)
Food Club singles $.99 with store
Piggly Wiggly water $1.99 with store
Pears $.99 lb.
Watermelon cuts $.69 lb.
Eight O'clock K-cups $4.49 with mfg. (coupons.com)
Grands! biscuits $1.49 or 2/$1.98 with mfg. (coupons.com)
Sargento shredded cheese $1.99 plus use $2 off ground beef coupon WYB 2
Food Club juice pops $1.49
Food Club chicken or beef broth $.69
Duracell batteries $4.24 with mfg.
$1 sale:
DelMonte Fruit Naturals, Food Club pretzels, Hunt's ketchup, Brown N Serv, Bagels Forever, Manwich, David's pumpkin seeds, Colgate (also use $.50 mfg. coupon), Chef Boyardee (WYB 4, get $1 with mfg.)

Aldi
Red grapes $.79 lb.
Bananas $.44 lb.
Peaches, plums, nectarines $.39 each
Friendly Farms milk gallon $1.89 THIS IS A FANTASTIC PRICE
Casa Mamita taco mix $.35
Clancy's tortilla chips $1.19
Casa Mamita Refried beans $.79
Casa Mamita taco shells $.99

Don't forget to print

We're turning another page of the calendar, so you might want to print any coupons you think you’ll want that are available online brand new for September.

Don't forget to check out coupons.com, Red Plum, CouponNetwork, & SmartSource to see what is new!

U.P. match-ups for Sept. 1-7- Updated

Super One Foods (Marquette, Escanaba, Negaunee, Iron Mountain)

Coupon Book goes through Sept. 14

Craisins $.97 with store

Nestlé baking chips $1.66 with store

Kellogg’s 2/$2.32 with store and mfg.

Dakota Maid flour $1.66 with store

Betty Crocker brownie mix $.88 with store

5 lbs. Russett $.97 with store

Essential Everyday butter $1.66 with store

Fast Fixin Nuggets or strips $2.99 with store

Gold N Plump Chicken Breast $4.94 with store

Kraft caramels $1.99 with store limit 2

Festal Pumpkin $.99

Reynolds’ baking cups $.55

Argo baking powder $1.49

Carnation Evaporated milk $.99 with store

Argo corn starch $1.49

Hefty freezer bags 2/$2.32 with mfg.

$5 for Hershey’s, Honey Maid and Puffs

Save $3 WYB 2 Quaker products

Nutella $2.89 plus mfg.

Maxwell House or Gevalia K-cups $5.95 with mfg.

Nestlé bars $.55

Glade Air Freshener 2/$.98

Red Star yeast $.99 with store

Campbell’s Spaghettio’s $.77 with store

Campbell’s soup 5 for $6

Buddig 2/$2.76 with mfg.

Banquet $.88

Vlasic relish $1

Crunchmaster $1.99 with mfg.

Kangaroo pockets $1.50

Pasta Promo ravioli $1.99 with store

 

EconoFoods (Marquette, Sturgeon Bay, Clintonville and Brillion)

Pork chops $1.69 lb.

Our Family canned vegetables $.50 each (use in ad coupon WYB 10 and Save another $1)

Our Family tomato/ chicken noodle soup $.50 each (use in ad coupon WYB 10 and Save another $1)

Our Family mac n cheese $.33 (use in ad coupon WYB 10 and Save another $1)

Our Family shredded chunk cheese $1.50 (use in ad coupon WYB 10 and Save another $1)

Land O Frost deli meats $2.69 with mfg.

Our Family cereals 4/$5 with in-ad coupon

Our Family instant oatmeal 4/$3 with in-ad coupon

Our Family sugar $1.79

Special K cereal 2/$4 with printable coupon

Watermelon cuts $.59 lb.

Sweet carrots $.59 lb.

Red Potatoes $.89 lb.

 

Jack's Fresh Market (Manistique) Ad goes through Sunday, Sept 8

Sugardale bacon $2.99 lb.

Coke 2 ltrs. $1 plus deposit

Barilla pasta 2/$1.66 with mfg.

Green Mountain K-cups $3.99 with printable mfg. (coupons.com)

Kiwi $.40 each

Watermelon cuts $.69 lb.

 

Glen's Market (Munising, Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace)

General Mills cereals 4/$5.08 with mfg. WYB 4

John Morrell bacon $3.99

Old Orchard Juice 3/$3.50 with printable mfg. (coupons.com)

Angel Soft 4 pk 4/$5 (that's $.32 a roll!)

Cascade $2.49 with mfg. DEAL IDEA: WYB 6, get them for $11.94)

Sugardale bacon $1.99 (Thurs, Fri, and Sat only)

Fresh Express Garden Salad (Thurs, Fri, and Sat only)

Colgate $.79 with mfg.

 

 

Match-ups for September 1-7

Family Dollar

Sparkle paper towels 8 rolls $7.50 with mfg.

General mills cereal 3/$5 with Coupons.com mfg.

Dawn dish $.90

Nature Valley or Fiber One bars $2 with mfg.

Mars candy Fun Size $.50 with Coupons.com mfg.

Charmin Basic 12 roll toilet paper $4.75 with mfg.

Febreeze twin Pack $4 with mfg.

Walmart

Chef Boyardee 4/$2.88 with mfg.

Welch’s 2/$2.56 with mfg.

Cascade Completes $3.47 with mfg.

Sparkle 10 roll paper towel $5.42

Glade melts 2/$4.98 with mfg.

Caress body wash $2.97

Friskies can $.46

Tetra goldfish flakes $1.97

Colgate $.19 with Coupons.com mfg.

CVS

Dawn $.88

Snickers Fun Size 2/$3.50 with mfg.

Campbell’s tomato or chicken noodle $.50 with instant store

Hormel Compleats 3/$4.50 with Coupons.com mfg.

Puffs $.88

Always $2.79 with mfg.

Pantene 2/$3 with Extra Bucks and mfg.

Duracell $6.49 with mfg.

Walgreens

Nestlé candy $.49

Charmin 6 roll $3.24 with mfg.

Kellogg’s cereal 2/$2.98 with mfg.

Bounty $4.24 with mfg.

Nice Baking soda $.59 with store

Swanson broth $.79 with store

Hormel Complete 3/$4.30 with Coupons.com mfg.

Mars Fun Sixe 2/$4.50 with mfg.

Era $2.49 with mfg.

Sparkle 3 roll paper towels $2.29 with mfg.

Wexford filler paper $.79 with store

Old Spice body wash $2.49 with mfg.

Always $2.99 with mfg.

Crest white strips $32.99 with mfg. and $10 RR

True Result Blood glucose monitor FREE with MIR

Crest $.49 with mfg. and RR

Scope $.49 with mfg. and RR

Butterball Turkey bacon $.44 with mfg.

Sinful colors $.99

General Mills cereal 2/$2.34 with mfg.

Palmolive $.89

Fleet Farm

Kleenex 3 pack $2.99 with mfg.

Quilted Northern 18 pk. $9.32 with mfg.

Klement’s Summer Sausage $1.84 with mfg.

11.5 canner $16.99

Ball’s Blue Book of Preserving $4.88

Kmart

General Mills cereal 3/$6.50 with mfg.

Sparkle 8 rolls paper towels $4.44 with mfg.

Composition book $.50

24 inch poly rake $5.99

Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Kleenex $4.25 with mfg.

Notebooks $.20

Rose Art 24 ct. crayons $.40

Elmer’s glue $.50

Cascade $4.49 with mfg.

Target

Nature Valley $2  DEAL IDEA: WYB 4 boxes with 4 different mfg. for $8 get one box FREE

WYB 2 bags Tyson chicken strips for $6.99, get a $5 gift card (totals $8.98 for 2)

Menards

Labor Day stuff

The following are good through 9/15

Scott paper towels $4.24 with mfg.

Kleenex 3 pk. $3.99 with mfg.

Quilted Northern 12 pk. $5.53 with mfg.

8 inch mum $2.88

Palm Pizza Slicer FREE after MIR

Rolling Garden tool cart $12.99

Festival Foods

Peaches/nectarines $.98 lb.

Essential Everyday chicken noodle/ tomato soup$.39

David’s deli bagels $.99

Dole Romaine salad $.98

General Mills cereal WYB 4 4/$6 with mfg.

Festival eggs $.98 with store ($5 minimum non-coupon purchase)

Angel soft $3.99 with store ($5 minimum non-coupon purchase)

Duracell batters $4.49 with mfg.

Vitaminwater/ Powerade $.69

Morning Glory sour cream $.89 with store ($5 minimum non-coupon purchase)

Campbell’s Condensed soups 3/$4

Copps

Corn 8/$2 through Mon.

Grapes $.88 lb. through Mon.

Hamburger/Hot dog buns $.88 through Mon

Cauliflower $.99 lb.

Yoplait 10/$4.20 with doubled mfg.

Gallon milk $2.50 with store

Nature Valley/ Fiber One $1.48 with store and doubled mfg.

Skippy FREE with mfg. and doubled store

Buddig $.59

Old Spice or Olay body wash or soap 2/$4 with doubled mfg.

Sure deodorant 2/$1.50 with doubled mfg.

Betty Crocker brownie mix 2/$2 with doubled mfg.

Smart Balance cooking spray $.79 with doubled mfg.

Sargento shredded cheese $2 plus use mfg. for $2 off ground beef

Hamburger Helper 3/$1.50 with doubled mfg.

Banquet  Brown N Serv $1

Minute Maid $1

Baby cut carrots $1

Jennie O Burger Patties $1.50 with mfg.

7-up 2 liter $.77 (good through Oct. 5)
Roundy’s white bread $.77 (good through Oct. 5)
Roundy’s sugar $1.77 (good through Oct. 5)
Fresh Express bagged garden salad $.77 (good through Oct. 5)
Potato salad, macaroni salad or cole slaw $1.77 lb. (good through Oct. 5)
Palermo Classics pizzas $1.77 (good through Oct. 5)

WYB 5 of the following with in-store ad:

Oscar Mayer franks $.68

Philadelphia cream cheese $.88

Kraft singles $.88

Kraft shredded, sliced or chunk cheese 5/$2.90 with in ad and doubled mfg.

Oscar Mayer bologna $.48

Kraft dressing $.88

Kool Aid Jammer $.98