The call: Go to Bavaria, downtown’s clearest Monday-night dinner deal: a $20 16-inch New York–style pizza during Monday Night Football, with German draft beer. See the post

Real-time local factors

• It’s Thursday, October 15 now, so this applies to Monday, October 19.
• Bavaria’s Monday football service is listed from 6 PM to close; it uses a special Monday menu.
• The Well adds a good post-dinner stop: $1 off select bourbon and whiskey beginning at 4 PM Mondays, per the Downtown Improvement Board deals page.
• I could not verify a current Monday entrée special at the other downtown restaurants from primary listings, so I would not plan around social-media-only claims.

Runners-up

• Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille — go here instead if you want waterfront atmosphere; its verified weekday Sunset Specials run Monday–Friday, 3–6 PM with $3 off featured cocktails.
• The Well — go here instead if dinner is secondary and you want a whiskey-forward evening.

What flips this — If your group wants a sit-down waterfront dinner rather than pizza/football energy, choose Jaco’s.

👉 Are you looking for a true cheap dinner special, or more of a date-night dinner with drink deals?