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Nipsey's Restaurant & Lounge, 9156 S. Stony Island Ave., has a new dish on the menu: bbq grilled shrimp with Johnny cakes with sour cream, green onions and barbecue sauce.
View complete menu. Reservations available. Offers cary-out and delivery service. Call: 773-801-3775.
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The Dawson, 730 W. Grand, has launched "Endless Summer," an extended celebration of the summer season extended through September.
Summer-inspired wood-fired foods and seasonal drinks head up the food lineup. The venue's The Dawson Beverage Academy also returns with "Party Punches to Impress your Friends," 2-3 p.m. August 15. Tickets.
Live music will also be on tap for the summer event kicking off with Les Bates & Friends, 4 p.m. August 15; Keithen Banks, August 22 and Jamiah Rogers, September 12.
Reservations available here. Or, call: 312-243-8955.
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Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations are now open in Chicago with another slated to open soon at 1509 N. Milwaukee. Find a location here.
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Flavors of Albany Park restaurant crawl returns 5 p.m. August 26. The food event features more than 40 restaurants and three routes
More details and list of restaurants and routes available here.
Hours are 5 -8 p.m. Tickets.
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Bettie Lou’s Restaurant | 5633 N. Ashland | Chef Kelley’s famous Soul Rolls (VG)
Land & Lake Andersonville| 5420 N. Clark | Shrimp and grain salad with avocado, arugula, quinoa, pickled onion, fried carrots, goat cheese and house red wine vinaigrette
FIYA | 5419 N. Clark | House made hummus with sumac pita chips
Bar Roma | 5101 N. Clark | Braised beef cheek meatball slider
Ándale Market | 5232 N. Clark | Artisan cheese and charcuterie on locally baked Publican Quality bread. (V option available)
First Slice Pie Cafe | 5357 N. Ashland | Empanadas: choice of spinach and feta or barbeque pork. V option available
Replay Andersonville | 5358 N. Clark | Crispy cauliflower appetizer, fried with rice flour and served with spicy curry dipping sauce (VG)
Lady Gregory’s | 5260 N. Clark | Mac and cheese (VG)
Swedish American Museum | 5211 N. Clark | Refreshing Swedish beet salad (VG)
Simon’s Tavern | 5210 N. Clark | Glögg slushie and Swedish meatballs
Parson’s Chicken & Fish | 5721 N. Clark | Chicken nuggets with a variety of dipping sauces
Uvae Kitchen and Wine Bar | 5553 N. Clark | Lobster cakes with tarragon aioli
Tasting India | Andersonville Antiques, 5245 N. Clark | Savory cake made of bottle gourd, rice and lentil batter spiked with curry leaves, ginger, garlic and an array of masalas (VG, GF and V options available upon request)
In Fine Spirits | 5418 N. Clark | Wine sampling
Oda Mediterranean Cuisine | 5657 N. Clark | Housemade hummus & babaganoush in phyllo cups
Diamante Azul Restaurant | 5663 N. Clark | Mini tacos and enchiladas
Downstate Donuts | AlleyCat Comics, 5304 N.Clark | Goat cheese, rosemary and honey Downstate Tot
Gadabout | 5212 N Clark | Chickpea fritters: parmesan, grilled scallion chimichurri & Into the Forest: gin de mahon, blueberry syrup and lemon
George's Ice Cream and Sweets | 5306 N. Clark | Mini turtle sundaes
Kotupha Gourmet Popcorn | Milk Handmade, 5137 N. Clark | Assorted gourmet popcorn (GF, VG)
Ranalli’s Andersonville | 1512 W. Berwyn | An assortment of pizzas (VG)
Svea | 5236 N. Clark | Swedish Rice Pudding (VG)
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Tickets are still available for the Summer Soiree a support effort for Association House, 6 p.m. August 10, El Cid, 2645 N. Kedzie.
Margarita, beer and wine bar will be available along with Latin-inspired hor d'ouevres. Giveways throughout the event.
Association House's mission is addressing inequalities facing vulnerable persons with difficulties, especially in the Latino and African American communities. Tickets.
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Sketchbook Brewing launches new brews this week including its Cosmic Punch Ale (experimental product fermented with Omega's Cosmic Punch.
Other items out this week Pinky Sweater, a red rice pilsner; Main Squeeze, Radler with Meyer lemon; No Parking, pale ale tweaking of the original recipe and Cumulus, Hefeweizen-style wheat beer. Visit online for more details.
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Prairie Grass Cafe, 601 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, kicks off a week of lunch and dinner specials August 2 with the Farmer egg salad sandwich with mixed green salad with red and yellow Mighty Vine tomatoes, sliced cucumbers with balsamic vinaigrette on honey wheat bread; $12
Tuesdays special: Mediterranean omelet (spinach; onion; tomato; feta with potato wedges; $17; Wednesday: prime 10-oz steak frites with shoestring fries; spicy aioli and red wine sauce; $32; Thursday: watermelon salad with crispy chicken; feta; cucumbers; peppers; tomato and red wine vinaigrette, $22.
Dinner special Monday is sautèed tilapia with relish of cucumber, tomato and marinated peppers with thyme citrus; $24. Dinner wine special also available. View more specials here. Call: 847-205-4433. PHOTO: Kurman Photography
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