Dining events: Friday lunch date at Chandler's
Chandler's lunch and a show
Make it a lunch date at Chandler's Chophouse with the Legacy Girls, playing music from the 1930s and '40s. Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, with the show beginning around 1 p.m. and ending at 2:30. Food includes roasted sirloin of beef, roast turkey breast, stuffing and cranberry sauce, mostaccioli, garlic mashed potatoes, fresh vegetable medley, tossed salad, fresh baked rolls, chocolate mousse and a beverage. $40 per person, tax and tip included. Chandler's Chophouse is at 401 N. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. (630) 851-7609 or chandlerschophouse.com/.
Tokio's beer dinner
Ravenswood-based Empirical Brewery takes over Tokio Pub for a beer dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26. Eats include an assortment of snacks, jerk chicken wings, pastrami short rib and apricot upside-down cake. Paired beers are Infinity IPA, 1st Law Belgian Imperial IPA and 3rd Law Belgian Triple. $45 per guest, tax and gratuity not included. Tokio Pub is at 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. (847) 278-5181 or tokiopub.com/.
Shakou expands again
Shakou takes its modern Asian cuisine and urban vibe to a fourth suburban location - Park Ridge. The new restaurant, expected to open in June, joins sister restaurants in Libertyville, St. Charles and Barrington. The 250-seat restaurant includes a sushi bar, cocktail lounge and a private sake room. Shakou is opening at 130 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge. shakousushi.com/