RESTAURANT ROUNDUP:

The Rockin’ Baja restaurant chain, which has a store in Newport Beach, is celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary with some special deals.

The Big Baja Bucket for two will set you back $29.99 for the rest of the year.

The bucket’s full of marinated carne asada, grilled chicken, seasoned shrimp and slipper lobster tails and comes with “all you can eat” beans, rice, flour tortillas, honey chili butter, and salsa and chips.

If you can’t fill up on that, maybe your name is Homer Simpson.

Rockin’ Baja in Newport Beach is at 2104 W. Oceanfront. For more, call (949) 723-0606.

A romantic meal for a cheap budget

OK, you’re on a budget this Valentine’s Day, but you still want to romance your sweetie without losing your wallet.

You might want to try the fixed-price dinners at the Back Bay Bistro at Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort.

From 5 to 9 p.m. the restaurant is serving up dinners created for the holiday by Executive Chef Daniel Jimenez that includes grilled filet mignon with jumbo prawns and Perrier Jouet champagne for $55 and pecan-crusted chicken with fresh vegetables and “banana delight” for dessert for $45.

You may also order from the restaurant’s a la carte menu.

To make a reservation call (949) 729-1144 or go to backbaybistronewportbeach.com.

Back Bay Bistro is at 1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach.

— Paul Anderson