Try a gourmet burger with 42 toppings at Tom & Eddie's

Posted August 23, 2010 11:00 pm

By Sara Hooker

A new burger joint opens Friday, and you don't want to miss it. Build your own burger with 42 topping options. Or try a specialty burger such as the ampersand burger: 100 percent Angus with Nueske's apple wood smoked bacon, Wisconsin smoked Gouda cheese, smokey BBQ sauce and handmade haystack onions, topped with a fried egg for $9.99.

Info: Tom & Eddie's is at 348 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard. Call (630) 960-5900 or visit www.tomandeddies.com.

Head to Forgearitaville

Staycation tonight at Forgearitaville - a Jimmy Buffett-inspired evening at The Forge Club. A prix fixe menu includes appetizer choices and a Caribbean salad. Entree options include island grouper with spiced rum-lime sauce, calypso chicken, pulled pork and back ribs combo, coconut crusted wahoo with banana sauce and Jamaican jerked lamb. Dessert is Bahamian banana madness. Dinner is $42.50 per person.

Info: Friday, Aug. 27, at The Forge Club, 634 Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills. Call (847) 634-5590 or visit www.forgeclub.com.

Back to school hitHit a grand slam at Home Run Inn Pizzeria with its back to school offer of $1 8-inch pizzas for kids 12 and under all day on Sunday. Kids can choose one pizza with topping choices of cheese, sausage and pepperoni. Offer is good for dine-in only.Info: Sunday, Aug. 29. Participating Home Run Inn locations include Addison. Bolingbrook and Darien. Call (630) 783-9696 or visit homeruninn.com.

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