Dining events: Sullivan's serves up summer surf & turf special

Sullivan's summer fling

Experience Sullivan's Steakhouse's summer fling at the Lincolnshire location. Now through Labor Day, chef Brian Gray cooks up the summer fling special: a six-ounce filet mignon and half a Maine lobster for $45. Other seasonal favorites include the broiled halibut for $38 served with a lobster-sweet corn salad and citrus vinaigrette. Or the heirloom tomato and buffalo mozzarella salad with basil pesto and aged balsamic vinegar. Sullivan's Steakhouse is at 250 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. (847) 883-0311 or sullivanssteakhouse.com.

Smokey Bones now open

Smokey Bones Bar and Grill recently opened in the Randhurst Village Shopping Center in Mount Prospect. Smokey Bones' features house-smoked barbecue eats, an expansive bar menu, an outdoor patio with a fire pit and a late-night menu. Wings come with an extensive list of tossing sauces including chipotle barbecue, Carolina mopping sauce, spicy garlic buffalo, sweet brown sugar and more. For drinks, try the PB&J, a PBR with a shot of Jager for $5. Smokey Bones Bar and Grill is at 164 Randhurst Village Drive, Mount Prospect. (847) 305-1799 or smokeybones.com.

The Finery things

Opened recently in the former Copper Fox location in St. Charles, The Finery & Blacksmith Bar focuses on high-end comfort food. The brainchild of Juliette and David Reyes, the American bistro highlights locally sourced food and beverages. "I want to cook like I did with my family growing up, handpicking the food and preparing it with passion," David Reyes says. The Finery & Blacksmith Bar is at 305 W. Main St., St. Charles. (630) 940-2380 or thefineryrestaurant.com.