Eating out: From green beer to free sushi
Shamrockin' party
It's time for the second annual St. Patty's Day party at StoneWood Ale House in Schaumburg. Grab a plate of their famous corned beef and cabbage for $12.95 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Get in the mood with Irish music and green beer.
StoneWood Ale House is located at 601 Mall Drive, Schaumburg. (847) 805-0202 or stonewoodalehouse.com.
St. Patty's sushi
Corned beef and cabbage not your cup of tea? Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a free sushi buffet from 10 p.m. to midnight at Shaw's. Sushi choices will include a St. Paddy's inspired roll made with smoked salmon and crab on the inside, spinach tempura crumbs on the outside, all topped with basil cream cheese, lemon mayo and chili sauce.
Shaw's Crab House is at 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. (847) 517-2722 or shawscrabhouse.com.
Bushmills and Bailey's
Get your Irish on a wee bit early at The Red Oak Room. At 7 p.m. Friday the restaurant will host a six-course dinner that pairs the likes of braised lobster mushroom chowder, roast oysters and fiddlehead ferns on creamed leeks, herb and mustard encrusted salmon, winter vegetable terrine with Bushmills whiskey and Bailey's Irish Cream. Finish the evening with a cigar on the patio. The cost is $68 per person, which includes tax and gratuity.
The Red Oak Room at Cantigny Golf is located at 27W270 Mack Road, Wheaton. (630) 260-8194 or cantignygolf.com.