Community Corner
Frugal Family: Restaurant Week
With Evanston's Restaurant Month coming to a close, it's your last chance to check out some of these great restaurant deals.
It’s that time of the year that Chicagoland residents look forward to most. The time when upscale restaurants set affordable price fix menus for one week. And in the spirit of restaurant week, many Evanston restaurants have great meal deals through the month of February.
Looking for a great deal on Asian cuisine? For one more week, Lulu’s Dim Sum is offering 15 percent off the entire check. This Asian restaurant is unique, as it offers a combination of Japanese, Chinese, and Thai cuisine. Their dishes range from a Glazed Salmon dish topped with shitake mushrooms to a contemporary Mongolian pork stir-fry dish. The restaurant also offers an extensive drink menu with specialty drinks, sake, and a number of red and white wines.
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Prairie Moon is the traditional All American restaurant. With one of the most widespread menus in all of Evanston, this restaurant is hard to say no to. For the rest of this month, Prairie Moon is offering 15 percent off any food ordered at their restaurant. Sorry adults, this deal does not include alcohol. From their burger to their fish chowder to their Cobb salad, nothing says traditional American dining like Prairie Moon.
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Located right in Evanston’s city center, this Mediterranean restaurant offers traditional Middle Eastern cuisine. From their hummus to their to falafel, you can’t go wrong at Olive Mountain. For the next week, they are offering a free dessert with purchase of any entrée. And to top it all off, this restaurant is BYOB. If you’re looking to save some money, head to Olive Mountain where the food is affordable, the dessert is free, and liquor is bring your own.
Set on the first floor of the Margarita Inn, the restaurant’s hidden location makes any customer feel far away from home. Pensiero Ristorante offers a wide range of Italian cuisine, from traditional to unique dishes. Through the rest of February, Pensiero is offering a free dessert with purchase of entrée. Make a reservation today and enjoy any of their wonderful dishes from their Mushroom Tagliatelle to their swordfish.
Looking for traditional French food? There is no better place to go than Bistro Bordeaux, which is offering a free dessert with entrée purchase. Bistro’s menu presents an extensive list of customary French dishes, such as their Burgundy Snails served in herb butter and their Prince Edward Island mussels steamed in white wine. However, if you’re a pickier eater, the restaurant also offers a variety of steaks as well as chicken dishes. This restaurant might be pricey, but for a dessert compliment of the house.
