Theater Deals
You've scored the tickets--now where to eat before curtain time? Turns out restaurants understand the theater-fan dilemma: crunched for time, hungry, but not crazy about blowing wads of cash before the first act. We've rounded up the deals that are worth a standing ovation.
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Aria
200 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL
Tucked inside the Fairmont Hotel, this quiet dining room offers a fixed three-course menu, featuring Asian and French preparations like spicy chow mien and delicate whitefish. Finish with fresh sorbets or rich carrot cake. $38. -
Custom House
500 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL
Starting at 5pm each night, diners scramble for three courses of Shawn McClain's meat and fish wizardry. Recent offerings have included duck prosciutto and squash soup to start, scallops and rabbit as an entrée, and Brussels sprouts and polenta as sides. Finish with an orange creamsicle or chocolate torte. $46. -
Le Lan
749 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Get three courses from 5pm to 6pm each night at this pristine River North French-Asian spot. Start with soup or salad, your choice of entrée from the changing menu and a dessert--your choice (except for the cheese). $38. -
Ristorante We
172 W Adams St, Chicago, IL
Choose from soup or classic Caesar salad to start, followed by grilled flattened chicken, strip steak, market fish or primavera as an entrée and finish with tiramisu, molten-chocolate cake or apple crostada. The deal is even sweeter with reduced valet fees with proof of theater stub. $42. -
Shikago
190 S LaSalle St, Chicago, IL
This hidden gem dishes the freshest Japanese and Korean fare in the Loop. Shell out the low fixed price and sample three courses from the entire menu--dishing everything from glistening yakitori to Korean style pancakes with bulgogi. $35. -
Atwood Cafe
1 W Washington St, Chicago, IL
Satisfying comfort food is offered each night beginning at 5pm at this Loop mainstay in the gorgeous Burnham Hotel. An additional twenty bucks entitles diners to matched wines for each of three courses. $45, $65 with wine.
