Restaurants & Bars

St. Patrick’s Day Restaurant and Bar Specials

Before, during or after you get Irish on Saturday, here is a list of ways to soak up any poor life choices made in the Chicago area.

Baptiste & Bottle
101 E Erie St., 20th floor, Chicago
Corned Beef and Cabbage Torta: $15
Saturday, March 17
Chef James Lintelmann added some Mexican styling to the traditional corned beef and cabbage by serving the holiday standard on a torta roll with swiss cheese, pickled cabbage and salsa verde (pictured above).

Bar Cargo
605 N. Wells St., Chicago
Saturday, March 17
The Stefanis’ Roman-style pizza restaurant will open 8 a.m. with full brunch and lunch menus available until dinner and the following drink specials:

  • $7 Irish Car Bombs
  • $6 Bushmills Shots
  • $5 Green Beer
  • $5 Aluminum Cans

MAD Social
1140 W Madison St, Chicago
MAD Lucky Churro Waffle Gelato Sandwich: $8
Monday, March 12-Saturday, March 17
The MAD team created a new churro waffle ice cream sandwich for St. Patrick’s Day: The MAD Lucky. The new sandwich, offered all week before the holiday, brings together housemade Irish coffee and Bailey's gelato with deep fried churro waffles and is garnished with Lucky Charms (pictured above).

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Morton’s The Steak House-Wacker Place
65 E. Wacker Place, Chicago
Saturday, March 17; 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
The downtown steakhouse is just a few steps from the Chicago River and will open early with food and drink specials.

Entrees: $19.99 each
Fish & Chips, Guinness Beef Stew, Corned Beef & Cabbage Plate, Shepherd's Pie

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Drink Specials
Green Bud Light $4, Absolut Bloody Mary $10, Jameson $7, Pints of Guinness $5

$9 Bar Bites
Prime Mini Cheeseburgers, Four Petite Filet Mignon Sandwiches (pictured above), Crab, Spinach & Artichoke Dip, Mini Crab Cake BLTs

$8 Bar Bites
Parmesan Truffle Matchstick Fries, Buffalo Chicken Goujonettes, Wedge Bites

Beatrix
Locations in Fulton Market, River North and Streeterville
Saturday, March 17; 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Start off the holiday with $3 nitro coffee, local Irish craft beers and an Irish-themed chilaquiles bar. Executive Pastry Chef Yasmin Gutierrez will have specialty St. Patrick’s Day cookies on hand at all three locations.

Bub City
435 N Clark St, Chicago; 5441 Park Pl, Rosemont
Saturday, March 17; Chicago location open at 9 a.m.; Rosemont location open at 11 a.m.
Enjoy $8 Jameson, $6 Guinness, green egg sandwiches and other specials.

Dos Toros Taqueria
1 N. Dearborn St., Chicago
Friday, March 16
Free guacamole with any entree.

Foodlife
835 N. Michigan Avenue, Water Tower Place, Chicago
Thursday, March 15-Wednesday, March 21
St. Patrick’s Day specials abound at the food hall with a “ShamMock” shake, Irish potato soup with soda bread and the new Great Green Pizza by Chef John Chiakulas.

L. Woods
7110 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincolnwood
Monday, March 12-Wednesday, March 21
The restaurant is offering holiday-themed standards like soda bread, corned beef reuben, corned beef and cabbage, Guinness-braised beef stew and Grasshopper Pie with Homer’s mint chocolate chip ice cream, house-made fudge and an Oreo cookie crust.

Mity Nice Bar & Grill
835 N. Michigan Avenue, Water Tower Place, Chicago
Thursday, March 15-Sunday, March 18
Specials include corned beef dinner, Guinness stew and Bailey’s chocolate cake.

Shaw’s Crab House-Chicago
21 E. Hubbard St., Chicago
Saturday, March 17-Sunday March 18
10 a.m.-11 p.m.
All-day oyster happy hour with $4 Guinness pints and $8 Irish whiskeys on Saturday, and a St. Patrick’s Day-themed brunch on both days with corned beef and cabbage added to the buffet choices. The restaurant will be giving out a series of prizes including free dinner for two.

Shaw’s Crab House-Schaumburg
1900 E. Higgins Rd., Schaumburg Saturday, March 17; 4:30-10 p.m.
Enjoy all-day happy hour specials in the oyster bar with half off select drinks and snack on the new garlic shrimp scampi or loaded potato croquettes.

Wildfire
Locations in Chicago, Glenview, Lincolnshire, Oak Brook and Schaumburg
Friday, March 16-Sunday, March 17
All five locations will be serving a corned beef and cabbage platter, as well as chocolate stout cake in addition to the full menu.

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