Isn't it funny how the concept of what is 'special' has changed? The older concept, which still survives during lunch, is a featured dish at a low price. The rules change at dinner;the special seems to imply a dish that highlights an especially fresh or different ingredient but the price is ratcheted-up relative to printed menu fare. I hate it that they don't tell you how much the dinner special costs. It makes me feel like a rube and embarreses Mrs Skunk if I ask, but if I don't, I dread the experience of finding out how expensive the meal was when the check arrives. I have been burned by this before