The Big Deals 07.13.12
By DENISE I. O’NEAL doneal@suntimes.com July 11, 2012 6:34PM
Liquorsicles — grown-up style Freeze Pops — will be available in the James Hotel lobby beginning July 19.
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Updated: August 13, 2012 5:36PM
From upscale to low-cal, the Sun-Times’ “Big Deals” column brings readers the dish on food and drink specials that will not break the bank.
Cherry picking
Joe’s Stone Crab, 60 E. Grand. The restaurant’s seasonal specialty, cherries jubilee pie (glazed Door County cherries with warm cherries jubilee sauce, crumbly golden brown streusel crust with a scoop of vanilla ice cream), will be around until July 31; $6.95. Call (312) 379-5637; joesstonecrab.com.
Lobsterlicious
The Palm, 323 E. Wacker. Lobster deals, available through Aug. 31, include a choice of lobster entree (one 6-oz lobster tail and 7-oz filet mignon or two 6-oz lobster tails) with choice of starter and side; $54.90. A lobster dinner for two features a 4-pound lobster tail with melted butter and lemon, two starters and two sides; $99. Call (312) 565-0565; thepalm.com/chicago .
Frozen treats
David Burke’s Primehouse, 616 N. Rush. “Liquorsicles” — grown-up style Freeze Pops — will be available in the James Hotel lobby beginning July 19. Flavors include strawberry mint Margarita (fresh strawberries, mint and Jose Cuervo) and spiced bourbon lemonade (Bullet bourbon, spiced simple syrup and lemon juice); $10 each. Visit davidburkesprimehouse.com .
French salute
Pierrot Gourmet at the Peninsula Hotel, 108 E. Superior. Bastille Day specials, available through July 15, include lobster flatbread thermidor with artichokes, mushrooms, gruyere cheese and tarragon-mustard aioli ($16), and duck confit on crushed potatoes with frisee salad ($12). Call (312) 573-6749.
Monday night deals
McGee’s Tavern & Grille, 950 W. Webster. Monday night deals for July include: $1 sliders and $2 cans of Bud Light, Budweiser and Rolling Rock beers. Call (773) 549-8200; bar1events.com .
Table setting
Ceres’ Table, 4882 N. Clark. Chef Giuseppe Scurato hosts a four-course dinner featuring Skuna Bay craft-raised salmon paired with fresh local ingredients at 6:30 p.m. July 19; $50, includes wine pairing. Call (773) 878-4882; cerestable.com.
Drink of the week
Barrelhouse Flat, 2624 N. Lincoln. The Neon Dream (Beefeater gin, Cocchi Americano, Luxardo bitter, pineapple juice, lime juice, Orgeat, Pernod Absinthe and dash of Angostura bitters, $11) fades away July 15. Call (773) 857-0421; barrelhouseflat.com .
Deal of the week
Bistronomic, 840 N. Wabash. Chef Martial Noguier’s three-course, prix-fixe Bastille Day menu, available July 13-15, includes chicken liver mousse, Scottish salmon and chocolate creme brulee or the blue, white and red Bistronomic baked Alaska (blueberry fruit salad, vanilla bean ice cream and Nichols Farm strawberry coulis); $39. Call (312) 944-8400; bistronomic.net .
