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Dining out: Moretti's opens in Barrington; free shakes at Potbelly

Posted September 20, 2019 6:00 am

Caroline Linden

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Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria opens its newest location Friday, Sept. 20, in Barrington. file photo

Moretti's moves in

Moretti's fans rejoice: The 10th location of the well-known Italian restaurant and pizzeria officially opens at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in Barrington. Known for thin crust and Chicago-style deep-dish pizza, housemade meatballs, hand-sliced Italian Beef, "Mile High Lasagna" and more, the newest location features a main dining room, a large bar, an intimate lounge, party rooms, plus a four-season porch and a large deck.

Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria is at 128 Wool St., Barrington, (847) 469-1300 morettisrestaurants.com/.

Doing good

MOD Pizza is helping to fight childhood cancer by donating 20% of its sales on Friday, Sept. 20, to Charles "Peanut" Tillman and Jacob Beckley's charity, ROW4KIDS, which is raising money for cancer research. Participating locations include Algonquin, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Deerfield, Downers Grove, Elgin, Gurnee, Kildeer, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Schaumburg, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Willowbrook and more.

See modpizza.com/ for details.

Potbelly offers a free shake with the purchase of an entree Sept. 20-23. Courtesy of Potbelly Sandwich Shop

Free shake!

Potbelly Sandwich Shop is welcoming fall with PSF (Potbelly Shake for Free) from Friday through Monday, Sept. 20-23. All customers need to do to get a free shake, which come in flavors such as cold brew coffee, Oreo Cookie banana split and mixed berry, is buy an entree.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop has locations across the suburbs. potbelly.com/.

Now through Oct. 6, the California Surfer is $7 at Hey Nonny. Courtesy of Hey Nonny

Go German

Hey Nonny gets the Oktoberfest party started with a kick off event from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, featuring a stein-holding contest, music from Finger On The Trigger, food and drink specials and free admission all day. Stop by any time between now and Oct. 6 to take advantage of Oktoberfest specials like a bratwurst dinner with German potato salad and creamed spinach for $17, Jägerschnitzel with potato salad and creamed spinach for $17, a brat with chips for $8 and hot pretzels from ButterCrumb Bakery. Check out the drink specials, too: the California Surfer (Jägermeister, coconut rum, pineapple juice and a slice of orange) and the Jäger Ginger (Jägermeister, ginger ale and a lime wedge) are $7 and Two Brothers Atom Smasher and Weihenstephaner Festbier on draft and Left Hand Oktoberfest and Metropolitan Afterburner are all just $5.

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

The chicken schnitzel is a new Oktoberfest special at the Yard House. Courtesy of Yard House

Oktoberfest at Yard House

Oompah! Yard House celebrates its four-week Oktoberfest starting Monday, Sept. 23, with lots of beer and German-inspired victuals. Expect pours of Sam Adams Octoberfest, Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen, Sierra Nevada Marzen, Weihenstephan Fest and Paulaner Oktoberfest Wiesn. And nosh on German fare such as the jumbo Bavarian pretzel (with horseradish mustard and beer cheese sauce), the Bavarian pork chops, the stacked Oktoberfest burger (a double burger smothered with bacon tomato jam, arugula, tomato, grilled onions, Swiss cheese and Dijon mustard on a pretzel roll), the chicken schnitzel and potato salad, and the Flammkuchen (pizza topped with bacon, caramelized onions, and Swiss, mozzarella and Parmesan).

Yard House is at 2301 Fountain Square Drive, Lombard, (630) 495-1912; 1880 Tower Drive, Glenview, (847) 729-9273; and 1500 N. Clybourn Ave., Suite C101, Chicago, (312) 951-7317. yardhouse.com/.

City Works and Old Town Pour House are adding the Oktoberfest special chicken schnitzel to the menu Sept. 24 through Oct. 6. Courtesy of Bottleneck Management

Seasonal specials

If you're a beer fan, City Works and Old Town Pour House restaurants are offering a build-your-own autumnal beer flight perfect for pairing with two new beer-infused specials. Running from Tuesday, Sept. 24, through Sunday, Oct. 6, take advantage of Oktoberfest specials featuring housemade herb spaetzle with hefeweizen Mornay, braised pork belly, caramelized onions and brown butter bread crumbs for $13 and chicken schnitzel with a fried egg, Pilsner Düsseldorf aioli and hefeweizen-braised slaw on a kaiser roll for $14.

City Works is at 1850 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg, (847) 584-2500, and 365 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling, (847) 941-0990, cityworksrestaurant.com/. Old Town Pour House is at 1703 Freedom Drive, Naperville, (630) 448-6020, and 8 Oak Brook Center, Oak Brook, (630) 601-1440, oldtownpourhouse.com/.

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