
With no purchase necessary, those looking to score their choice of sweet or unsweetened tea can do so throughout the day.
Diners also have the opportunity to win $25 gift cards, along with a grand prize of $250, during the restaurant's countdown-to-Tea-Day sweepstakes, which is happening through its website.
The tea lovin' following McAlister's has built call themselves "tea freaks," and they have a Facebook fan page with 412, 575 "likes" and counting.
The two McAlister's restaurants in Tampa Bay open at 10:30 a.m.
One is at 4410 W. Boy Scout Blvd. across from Tampa's International Plaza and operates until 8:30 p.m. The other, which closes at 9:30, is headquartered at 11402 N. 30th St. in North Tampa.