Suburban bars offer specials, spectacle on Super Bowl Sunday
Whether you're a die-hard football fan or only tune in once a year to see the halftime spectacle and big-budget commercials, it's time to decide where you'll be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday. You can add to the excitement of watching the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons by heading to one of these suburban bars offering food and drink specials, giveaways and more.
Coach's Corner Pizzeria & Sports Grill
152 W. Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village, (847) 956-1818, dacoachs.com
Just for showing up you'll be entered to win prizes including a 10-day trip for two to Mexico and beer table toppers. The bar is also offering a host of specials throughout the game including $4 23-ounce domestic drafts, $5 32-ounce domestic personal pitchers, $5 bloody marys and mai tais, and $5 shots of Jagermeister, Rumple Minze and Jameson. If you're bringing a group of four or more, make a reservation and you'll get a free appetizer buffet 30 minutes before the game. You can also share three food and drink packages. The Field Goal ($19.99) includes loaded Tater Tots, a two-topping pizza shaped like a football and a 64-ounce domestic draft pitcher. The Interception ($29.99) offers a basket of onion rings, a large one-topping pizza and two 32-ounce domestic draft pitchers, while The Touchdown ($39.99) features cheese curds with jalapeño ranch, a 20-inch pizza with one topping and a five-bottle bucket of domestic beer.
Caps Bar & Grill
347 W. St. Charles Road, Villa Park, (630) 279-0005
Enter free raffles awarding a Bears helmet signed by Kevin White, a Bears sweatshirt, hats, coolers and other swag. The party starts at 5:30 p.m. and includes 50-cent wings and $3 you call it drinks.
Draft Picks
523 Fairway Drive, Naperville, (630) 904-1111, draftpicksnaperville.com
Festivities kick off at 3 p.m. and include $1 sliders, a complimentary buffet during the second half of the game, prizes and giveaways.
Gino's East
9501 W. Devon Ave., Rosemont, (847) 825-3333, ginoseast.com
Watch the game on 26 flat-screen TVs while enjoying $4 beers, house wine, well drinks and mini pizzas.
The Grandstander
507 S. Third St., Geneva, (331) 248-0919
Feast on all-you-can-eat wings and fries for $20 after 5 p.m. and cool off your taste buds with $2 PBR and $3 Modelo.
JL's Pizza and Sports Bar
19 N. Bothwell St., Palatine, (847) 202-9069, jlspizzasportsbar.com
Enjoy a complimentary halftime buffet, $3 24-ounce cans of Miller Light and Coors Light, $4 Absolut drinks and $4 Fireballs. The bar also raffles off a 50-inch LED TV, a Coors Light mini-fridge and other prizes.
McQ's
730 N. Bolingbrook Drive, Bolingbrook, (630) 739-1592, mcqsbar.com
During halftime you can compete in the Wing Bowl wing-eating competition, where you try to eat 20 wings in two minutes. If you finish before that time, you can try to devour another 10. Entry is free and winners advance to a championship round on March 3 where they'll vie for tickets to Chicago WingFest and Bolingbrook Brew Fest. During the rest of the game, enjoy $3 domestic bottles and drafts, $12 domestic buckets and a $5 menu of bites including baked spinach and artichoke dip and mozzarella sticks.
North Side Sports Bar & Grill
499 Pennsylvania Ave., Glen Ellyn, (630) 469-4602
Share a $16.99 bucket of wings and fries paired with $3 22-ounce Miller Lite drafts. The bar will raffle off a bags set from Miller Lite and other prizes.
Real Time Sports Bar & Grill
1120 W. Devon Ave., Elk Grove Village, (847) 534-5000, realtimesportsbar.com
A $40 package includes well cocktails, domestic drafts, house wine, soda, burgers, brats and hot dogs from the beginning of the game through the end of the fourth quarter. The bar will also be offering giveaways throughout the game.
Rookies
2486 Bushwood Drive, Elgin, (847) 551-9006; 4607 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates, (847) 645-0005; 12220 Princeton Drive, Huntley, (847) 669-8600; and 1545 W. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 513-0681; rookiespub.com
For $60 you'll get drinks throughout the game, appetizers in the first and second quarter, and a rib-eye and shrimp dinner at halftime. Your ticket also enters you into giveaways at the end of the game with prizes varying by location.
Splinters Sports Pub
2070 N. Rand Road, Palatine, (847) 991-0002, splinterssportspub.com
Make your reservation now to secure a seat and enjoy $3 domestic jumbo drafts, $5 well drinks and $6 call drinks. Paying customers also get access to a halftime buffet expected to include salad, baked ham, broasted chicken, lasagna and dessert.
WhirlyBall
800 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, (630) 932-4800, and 285 Center Drive, Vernon Hills, (847) 918-0800, whirlyball.com
Come at 4:30 p.m. for an hour of free WhirlyBall, then watch the game while enjoying a $20 package that includes all-you-can-eat wings and pizza. The bars also offers drink specials including $15 domestic buckets, $6 Goose Island IPA cans, $15 pitchers of WhirlyPunch and $6 Jack Daniels drinks.
Wool Street Grill & Sports Bar
128 S. Wool St., Barrington, (847) 304-0313, woolstreetgrill.com
A Kick Off for Kids Super Bowl watch party benefiting Let It Be Us, a nonprofit devoted to helping kids in foster care, includes an all-you-can-eat buffet and soft drinks from 4 p.m. until the game ends. They're also selling $25 tickets for a raffle awarding two tickets to see U2 at Soldier Field. Tickets cost $30, $15 for kids and free for kids younger than 5. Buy yours at eventbrite.com.