Holiday Shopping Happy Hour Guide – Chicagoland

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It’s no secret that I love to shop just about as much as I love Happy Hour.  For that reason, JB & I have composed Happy Hour shopping guides for our new homes of Chicagoland and Milwaukee for the busiest shopping time of the year.  This season, I’ve got you covered if you’re shopping around the 900 Shops on Michigan Ave, The Shops at North Bridge, or any of the many shops in between.

If you’ve been so kind to continue to follow us from the west coast, be sure to check out the shoppers survival guides for Los Angeles, too!

Happy Holidays!

JG

Fleming Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar – 25 E. Ohio St.

Day: Daily specials features for “the 5 for $6 til 7pm menu”

Time: 5-7pm

Drink Deal: $6 cocktails, glasses of wine

Food Deal: $6 appetizers

PF Changs – 530 N. Wabash Ave.

Day: Mon-Fri

Time: 3-6pm

Drink Deal: $4-5 Beers, $6-9 Cocktails & glasses of wine

Food Deal: $3.25 dumplings, dim sum, and then some!

Pippins Tavern  - 806 N. Rush St.

Day: Daily

Time: All Night Long

Drink Deal: $3.50 Miller High Life

Food Deal: N/A

Pops for Champagne - 601 N. State St.

Day: Mon-Fri

Time: 3-7pm

Drink Deal: None listed on their site, but hopefully there’s a champagne deal or two!

Food Deal: $1 oysters

Seasons 52 - 55 E. Grand Ave.

Day: Daily “Flights & Flatbreads” menu 

Time: til 6pm

Drink Deal: $15-20 Wine Flights

Food Deal: Signature Flatbread included with your wine flight!

Streeter’s Tavern - 50 E. Chicago Ave.

Day: Daily

Time: All Night Long

Drink Deal: $5 Sailor Jerry rum drinks, $5.50 Jim Beam drinks

Food Deal: N/As

Weber Grill - 539 N. State St.

Day: Mon-Fri

Time: 3-6pm

Drink Deal: $10 Bourbon Flight

Food Deal: Half-priced Bar Bites

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If shopping in suburbia is more your thing, check out on of my favorite shopping malls….

Oakbrook Center 

Oak Brook, IL

Antico Posto

Days: Tues & Thurs.

Time: All Night Long

Drink Deal: $20 bottles of wine (Tues) / $5 Glasses of Wine (Thurs.)

Food Deal: N/A

The Cheesecake Factory 
Days: Monday - Friday
Times: 4-6pm
Drink Deals: $4 House Wines and Select Beers; $5 Specialty Cocktails (including Long Island Iced Teas, Mojitos, Margaritas, and more!)
Food Deals: Discounted Appetizers – many priced at $5 

Gibson’s Bar & Steakhouse - 2015 Spring Rd.

Day: Daily

Time: All Night Long

Drink Deals: $7 Absolut cocktails for “Absolut Friday”

Food Deals: N/A

Houlihans 

Days: Sun-Thurs

Times: 4-7pm / 9pm-close (all day on Sun!)

Drink Deals: ½ off Draft Beers, House Cocktails, & Long Island IcedTeas

Food Deals: Appetizers starting at $6.95

Wildfire 

Day: Friday

Time: 3-5pm / 9pm-close

Drink Deals: $7 Cocktails in Martini Lounge

Food Deals: Half-off Appetizers

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The Promenade Bolingbrook 

Bolingbrook, IL

Bar Louie 

Days: Monday-Friday

Times: 4-7pm

Drink Deals: See calendar for daily specials

Food Deals: Half-off select small plates

Gordon Biersch

Day: Sun-Thurs.

Time: 3-6:30pm / 9pm-close

Drink Deal: See current deals at location

Food Deal: See current deals at location

Mago Grill & Cantina 

Day: Mon-Thurs

Time: 3-6pm for food / All Night for drinks

Drink Deal: $5 Margaritas (M&T), $5 Sangria (W&Th)

Food Deal: $5 Appetizers