Dining events: How to score free soup, free tacos and free burritos this week
Free soup for you
PITA Mediterranean Street Food recently added tomato Florentine soup to its menu. And, as a treat, diners can try it for free as a side with the purchase of a pita or a platter now through Jan. 31. The deal is available on all carryout, pickup and delivery orders. Otherwise, a bowl of the soup with pita runs $5.95, or paired with a salad for $8.95.
PITA Mediterranean Street Food is at 340 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, (630) 376-6378, pitastreetfood.com/.
Restaurant Week returns
After a two-year hiatus, Restaurant Week (actually, longer than a week) in the Elgin area is back. From Monday, Feb. 1, through Friday, Feb. 12, a number of Elgin and East Dundee restaurants will be offering deals just for Restaurant Week, sponsored by Explore Elgin Area. See exploreelginarea.com/restaurantweek/ for participating restaurants.
Free tacos
What's better than Taco Tuesday? Free tacos. And when you order four tacos from A Toda Madre in Glen Ellyn, Bien Trucha in Geneva or Quiubo in Naperville on Tuesdays, the fifth taco is free with the promo code tacotuesday. The offer is good for online carryout-only orders. But wait, there's more. It's burrito Wednesday at Lil Donkeys Burritos, the ghost kitchen inside each of those eateries. Order four burritos from Lil Donkeys on Wednesdays and get the fifth free with the promo code freedonkey. One offer per order, which is online carryout only.
A Toda Madre is at 499 N. Main St., Glen Ellyn, (630) 474-0969, atmrestaurant.com/; Bien Trucha is at 410 W. State St., Geneva, (630) 232-2665, bientrucha.com/; Quiubo is at 120 Water St., Suite 122, Naperville, (331) 702-2711, quiubomx.com/.
New year, new dishes
Trying to eat healthier? Here's good news: Noodles recently added two cauliflower gnocchi dishes - cauliflower gnocchi rosa and cauliflower gnocchi with roasted garlic cream - to its menu. The new dishes, which run $8.50, contain half the carbs of traditional pasta and are gluten-sensitive.
Noodles has locations across the suburbs. For details, see noodles.com/.
Cheers to 35!
Can you believe it? Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! is turning 35 in early February. And to celebrate, the Chicago tapas mainstay is offering a 35th Anniversary Tapas Tasting Menu for two for carryout or dine in now through Feb. 11. The nine-course menu for two features deviled eggs with crispy jamon serrano, chorizo-wrapped dates, seared morcilla sausage, a jamón Ibérico tasting (a sampling of Ibérico ham, cured lomo sausage and manchego cheese), grilled Spanish octopus, grilled hanger steak, patatas bravas, chocolate truffle tart with whipped cream and butterscotch custard with salted caramel. It's $70 and is available now through Feb. 11. Add-ons include a variety of paellas ($26-$34), sangrias that serve four to five ($27-$28), the specialty 35th Anniversary Sangria (a blend of Spanish wine, brandy, blood orange purée, blood orange liqueur, aloe liqueur, absolut mandarin and hibiscus for $30) and a variety of cocktails for two ($24).
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! is at 2024 N. Halsted St., Chicago, (773) 935-5000, cafebabareeba.com/.
Due to evolving COVID-19 restrictions, note that these offerings are subject to change. Call ahead before you go. Send restaurant events, openings/closings and deals to clinden@dailyherald.com.