Dining out: Ballydoyle hosts Cheers to 10 Years tappings

Posted November 20, 2019 11:35 am

Ballydoyle celebrates 10 years of serving its specially brewed McCaffery's Irish Cream Ale from Argus Brewery with special tappings this weekend. Courtesy of Ballydoyle

Cheers to 10 years

It's been 10 years since Ballydoyle Irish Pub started serving McCaffery's Irish Cream Ale, a custom brew made by Argus Brewery for the pub. And to celebrate, Argus is crafting a limited edition version of the brew that will be tapped at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, at the Downers Grove location and at 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Aurora pub. To help celebrate, Dick Diamond & The Dusters will play at 9 p.m. Friday in Downers Grove and Alt 101 will play at 9 p.m. Saturday in Aurora.

Ballydoyle is at 5157 Main St., Downers Grove, (630) 969-0600, and 28 W. New York St., Aurora, (630) 844-0400, ballydoylepub.com/.

Winter warm up

Alexanders Cafe in Elgin and St. Charles goes seasonal with some new menu items starting Wednesday, Nov. 20. Start off with sippers such as Ghirardelli hot chocolate, Oberweis eggnog latte, peppermint mocha and gingerbread latte. Then consider the sweet potato and chorizo skillet ($11.99), Holiday Cake French Toast (pound cake dredged in cinnamon, sugar and milk and topped with cream cheese icing and holiday sprinkles for $8.99), lobster Benedict ($15.99), chili steak omelet ($10.99) and Egg Noggin' Pancakes (pancakes made with eggnog and topped with raspberry coulis, whipped cream and sprinkles for $8.99).

Alexanders Cafe is at 1725 N. State St., Elgin, (847) 888-4146, and 1650 W. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 549-0514, alexanderscafe.com/.

Donate & Dine

With the holiday season approaching, Tokio Asian Fusion is hosting a special Donate & Dine food drive event from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, to benefit the Schaumburg Food Pantry. Here's the deal: Bring in 10 nonperishable canned goods and receive a $25 Tokio Asian Fusion gift card to be used on a future visit. Donations can be dropped off at the host stand at check-in. Although diners are encouraged to bring in more than 10 items, only one $25 gift card will be given per person.

Tokio Asian Fusion is at 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg, (847) 278-5181 or tokioasianfusion.com/.

Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights serves up brunch specialties such as the Farm Skillet on Saturdays and Sundays. Courtesy of Hey Nonny

Jazz up your weekend

If you haven't been to Hey Nonny's weekend brunch yet, chef Tony Hernandez recently added some new tempting dishes including steak chilaquiles, pumpkin pancakes, steak and kale salad, quiche du jour and a daily Benedict in addition to the mascarpone French toast, fried chicken and corn masa waffles, Farmer's Skillet, brunch burger and more. Plus, there's live music starting at 10:30 a.m., featuring bluegrass on Saturdays and jazz on Sundays. For the holidays, Hernandez is adding Christmas Quiche and Santa pancakes starting Saturday, Nov. 30.

Hey Nonny is at 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights, (224) 202-0750 or heynonny.com/.

Krispy Kreme is offering new Thanksgiving doughnut dessert options: Dutch Apple Pie, Chocolate Kreme Pie and Cherry Pie. Courtesy of Krispy Kreme

Doughnut pies

If you're tired of traditional pie for Thanksgiving dessert, Krispy Kreme has some new options: Dutch Apple Pie, Chocolate Kreme Pie and Cherry Pie doughnuts, which are available now through Thursday, Nov. 28. And on Saturday, Nov. 23, doughnut fans can buy two dozen doughnuts (two dozen Original Glazed or one dozen Original Glazed and one assorted dozen) for $13.

Krispy Kreme is located at 412 E. Devon Ave., Elk Grove Village, (847) 472-9500; 108 N. State St. #50, Chicago, (312) 964-5054; and 110 S. Mannheim Road, Hillside, (708) 401-5292; krispykreme.com/.

Black Wednesday

• Mon Ami Gabi will be offering hors d'oeuvres and select cocktails, beer and half-price wines by the glass from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. Or try the new Wednesday plat du jour of beef short rib en croute. The restaurant is at 260 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, (630) 472-1900 or monamigabi.com/oak-brook/.

• Morton's is kicking off Black Wednesday, Nov. 27, with a Power Hour happy hour in the bar. Expect specials such as $5.50 beer, $8.50 wine, and $9.50 martinis and cocktails. Bar bites, featuring iceberg wedge bites, mini crabcake BLTs, prime cheeseburgers, petite filet mignon sandwiches, filet mignon trio and more, run $7-$9.

Naperville: Drink specials available from 4 to 10 p.m. Take advantage of the bar bites from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at 1751 Freedom Drive. (630) 577-1372.

Northbrook: Specials available from 5 to 7 p.m. at 699 Skokie Blvd. (847) 205-5111.

Rosemont: Drink and bar bites specials available from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the bar area only at 9525 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. (847) 678-5155.

Schaumburg: Drink and bar bites specials available from 5 to 7 p.m. in the bar area only at 1470 McConnor Parkway. (847) 413-8771.

For details, see mortons.com/.

• Tuscany in Wheeling will be serving half-price food and $3 beer and $5 wine specials during Black Wednesday happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. The restaurant is at 550 S. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, (847) 465-9988 or tuscanychicago.com/location/wheeling/.

• Email clinden@dailyherald.com with dining and night life events.

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