Spread the love with Valentine's Day food deals! Get heart-shaped pizza, pasta and more
Valentine's Day is here, and most romantics don't plan to let inflation ruin their holiday.
One in seven (71.8%) expect to spend more this Valentine's Day than they did in 2024, a survey by restaurant tech firm Snappy found. An annual survey by the National Retail Foundation predicts Americans will spend a record-breaking $27.5 billion on the 2025 holiday, with the average shopper spending nearly $189.
Of the 1,084 U.S. adults surveyed by Snappy, a majority (60%) plan to spend $50 to $100 a person on dining out on Valentine's Day this year. The survey found that for many, important factors in choosing where to dine include Valentine's Day specials (45.9%) and price (34.1%). Also important, they said, is ambiance (41.2%) and reservation availability (32.9%).
Speaking of reservations, many said they made them two to four weeks in advance (47.1% did), while another 12.9% made them even over a month ahead of time, the survey found.
But you can still get in on reservations and specials for Valentine's Day. Here are some options — and don't forget to check your local restaurants' social media accounts for more deals.
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: A Sweet Deal for Two (starts at $55, for dine-in and takeout) available from Feb. 10 to 16 includes one starter, two entrées – including heart-shaped pizzas – and a dessert.
: You can get Heart-Shaped Pizzas with your favorite toppings (starting at about $26.99) and add a slice of Sweetheart Cherry Pie Dessert Pizza for $5.99 with any pizza purchase (excluding mini pizzas).
: Get a heart-shaped pizza until Feb. 16 for $11.99.
: When you buy a heart-shaped pizza through Feb. 28, Peter Piper will donate $1 to local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in 11 cities across Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.
: Get heart-shaped pizzas starting at $11.99 nationwide until Feb. 17.
Bellita Pasta: Get Bellita's "Valentino," a festive and gluten-free pasta made from red beets online for $10.95.
: Barilla Love, another heart-shaped pasta, is available for purchase online, or in-person at a select Barilla retailer near you. Barilla's Love will also be served at Nordstrom Restaurant Group locations throughout February.
: Get heart-shaped trays through Feb. 22, while supplies last. Customers interested in purchasing a Heart-Shaped Tray can choose from various sweet and savory menu options, including 30-count nuggets, 10-count Chick-n-Minis, 12 fudge brownie halves, or six chocolate chunk cookies.
: All biscuits are heart-shaped through Feb. 16. Members of the My Rewards loyalty program can get a BOGO biscuit deal through Feb. 16, too.
The bakery chain has a special BOGO deal on Asiago Bagel Stack sandwiches on Feb. 13-14 with code BAEGEL. Select cafes in the New York City area will also free heart-shaped Cinnamon Crunch BAEgels, while supplies last.
: Get a heart-shaped "Crazy for You Cake" made with your favorite ice cream and cake flavors and topped with fudge accents, chocolate drips and Oreo and buttercream rosettes for $21.99, or try Love Potion #31, a limited-edition ice cream flavor made with white chocolate and raspberry ice creams, raspberry-filled chocolate hearts, raspberry swirls and chocolate-flavored chips.
: Limited-time Valentine's Day treats include the Red Velvet Cake Blizzard Treat, made with red velvet cake pieces and cream cheese icing, and the Red Velvet Blizzard Cupid Cake, which has red velvet cake pieces and cream cheese icing in layers of vanilla soft serve, topped with Red Velvet Cake Blizzard Treat.
Dunkin': In honor of the "sweetest day over," Dunkin' is offering customers the chance to purchase "Cupid's Choice Specialty Donut" a strawberry sprinkled doughnut filled with Bavarian Kreme and the "Brownie Batter Specialty Donut," a chocolate sprinkled doughnut filled with brownie batter-flavored butter creme. Other classic doughnuts are also available in heart shapes with pink, red and white sprinkles, as will the seasonal Pink Velvet Macchiato and Frosty Red Velvet doughnuts.
: Limited-time cookie specials available through Feb. 23 include Red Velvet, Red Velvet Cheesecake Filled Classic and Cupid's Cookies 'N Cream – and Heart Cookie Cakes (available through Feb. 16, require a 2-hour lead time).
: Choose from four new heart-shaped doughnuts, which includes the "You Make My Daisy Doughnut," "Blooming Heart Doughnut," "Love You Bunches Doughnut," and the "You Are My Sunshine Doughnut" from Krispy Kreme's "Hearts In Bloom" collection through Valentine's Day. Doughnuts from the Valentine's Day drop can be found at Krispy Kreme, or in select grocery stores.
: The Valentine's Day menu includes individual cheesecakes with chocolate topping and a conversation heart topper, chocolate-covered strawberries, Linzer Heart cookies, plus sugar and frosted sugar cookies.
: The bakery chain's Valentine's Day menu includes Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Heart Cake, Valentine's Double Chocolate Frasier Cake and Valentine's Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Supreme Croissants and more special foods. Members of the PB Rewards loyalty program can also get 2x Points on all Valentine's Day menu item purchases through Feb. 14 and get a BOGO pastry deal on Feb. 17 for Random Acts of Kindness Day.
: The French-Asian bakery chain has a special limited-time 'Fall in Love with Chocolate" collection including items Heart Chocolate Cake, made with chocolate buttercream and decorative chocolate hearts, Chocolate Lovers Cake, Red Velvet Bliss and Valentine's Cloud Cake.
: Choose from two limited-time frozen yogurt flavors — Salted Caramel Cheesecake and Chocolate Strawberry Swirl — and limited-time-only Gummy Diamond Hearts toppings, plus get a collectible Teddy Bear Heart promotional spoon.
— USA TODAY contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Valentine's Day 2025: Where to get heart-shaped foods in Texas
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