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Labor Day Weekend at Southport & Irving (SIP)

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Southport & Irving (SIP)
4000 N. Southport Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
773-857-2890
southportandirving.com

Featuring Classic Cocktail Specials, Live Music, Expanded Hours and Labor Day Brunch

In celebration of Labor Day, Southport & Irving (SIP) offers classic cocktail specials August 29-31, adds free live music on Friday, August 29 from 7-10 p.m., and opens during the day on Monday, September 1, offering a la carte brunch service and drink deals from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. SIP will not offer dinner service on Labor Day (Monday, September 1), and will not offer the 21-percent neighborhood discount normally offered Monday nights.

CLASSIC COCKTAIL SPECIALS
Beverage director Ardit Dizdari’s classic cocktail menu features recipes culled from the “The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book 1935,” a bar guide/recipe book of pre-prohibition cocktails popularized after prohibition at New York’s iconic Waldorf-Astoria. SIP features $6 Volstead Act Cocktails and a Classic Cocktail List (prices range from $9-$13) Friday, August 29 through Sunday, August 31 at both dinner and weekend brunch. The specials will be offered in addition to the regular cocktail list.

$6 VOLSTEAD ACT COCKTAIL SPECIALS

Whiskey Daisy
Big Bottom Small Batch American Straight Bourbon Whiskey, lemon juice, cane sugar, raspberry syrup

Champagne Cocktail
Demerara sugar cube, Angostura Bitters, lemon twist, Prosecco

Sloe Gin Fizz
Plymouth Sloe Gin, cane sugar, fresh lemon, club soda

Old Fashioned/Whiskey Cocktail
Old Overholt Rye Whiskey, Demerara sugar cube, Angostura Bitters

CLASSIC COCKTAIL SPECIALS

Clover Club
Hayman’s Old Tom Gin, lemon juice, raspberry syrup, egg whites ($10)

Tipperary
Finian’s Irish Whiskey, Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth, Green Chartreuse ($12)

Chicago Fizz
Smith & Cross Jamaican Rum, Sandeman Tawny Port, lemon juice, egg white, club soda ($10)

Blood and Sand
Bank Note 5-Year Old Blended Scotch, Peter Heering Cherry Liqueur, Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth, fresh orange juice ($9)

Hanky Panky
Hayman’s Old Tom Gin, Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth, Fernet-Branca ($10)

Aviation
Watershed Four Peel Gin, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette, lemon juice ($13)

Corpse Reviver #2
Hayman’s Old Tom Gin, Lillet Blanc, Senior Original Curacao of Curacao Blue, lemon juice, Absinthe La Vieux Carre ($12)

Income Tax Cocktail
Hayman’s Old Tom Gin , Dolin Dry Vermouth, Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth, fresh orange juice, Angostura Bitters ($10)

Three to One
FEW American Gin, Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot Liqueur, lime juice ($9)

Sazerac
Bulleit Straight Rye Whiskey, cane sugar, Peychaud’s Bitters, Absinthe La Vieux Carre ($13)

Mint Julep
Watershed Bourbon, Demerara sugar cube, muddled mint, crushed ice ($9)

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Labor Day Crawfish Boil At Bow & Stern 8.31

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Bow & Stern Chicago Crawfish Boil

Bow & Stern Chicago Crawfish Boil

Who: Bow & Stern Oyster Bar

What: The Cajun Crawl

In celebration of its first summer in West Town, Bow & Stern Oyster Bar is hosting an authentic crawfish boil on Labor Day weekend with live music, beer specials, and all-you-can-eat crawfish fixings. Executive chef Brian Greene is boiling fresh, live crawfish – direct from Louisiana – for the special occasion. For $30 per person, it’s all-hands-on-deck for endless peel and eat crawdads along with their traditional boil counterparts corn on the cob and red potatoes. Featured beer Abita will be poured at discounted prices while The Royal Hustlers Brass Band and Brother John Kettke round out the Big Easy vibe. Reservations are required by calling 312.988.0644.

When: Sunday, August 31 from 4 pm to 8 pm (*standard menu will also be available)

Where: Bow & Stern Oyster Bar, 1372 W Chicago Ave
Website: http://www.bowandsternoysterbar.com
Address: 1371 W. Chicago Ave
Phone: 312.988.0644
Reservations by calling direct or via Open Table
Hours:
Mon – CLOSED
Tue – Fri: 5 pm to 12 am
Sat & Sun: 10:00 am to 12 am
(Kitchen closes at 10 pm)

Labor Day Specials At High Noon Saloon 9.1

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High Noon Saloon Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago

High Noon Saloon Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago

Expanded hours, brunch service, drink deals and team trivia on September 1

 

High Noon Saloon, which normally opens at 4 p.m. on weekdays, opens at 11 a.m. Monday, September 1 for Labor Day brunch service and offers all days drink deals such as $4 Half Acre drafts, $3 Old Crow bourbon whiskey shots, $3 Casa Noble tequila blanco shots, $5 bloody marys and $3 mimosas.  Monday night team trivia, which is hosted by High Noon Saloon and Whaddayaknow Free Pub Trivia Chicago, starts at 8 p.m. with prizes for the top teams and no fee to play. Brunch is served from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., the regular menu is on offer from 11 a.m.-1 a.m., and the bar is open until 2 a.m. September 1.

 

Labor Day brunch menu highlights:

 

Huevos Rancheros    

Two over-easy eggs, crispy tostadas, black beans, Serrano chiles, tomatoes, avocado salsa, queso fresco, cilantro ($9)

 

Bandit Skillet

Two fried eggs, Cheddar Jack cheese, sweet peppers, red onions, applewood-smoked bacon, chorizo, black beans, tomatoes, roasted potatoes ($10)

 

Chilaquiles                                                                                                                             

Two over-easy eggs, Barbacoa-style braised chicken, tomatillo salsa, queso fresco, cilantro, sour cream ($10)

 

Breakfast Burrito                                                                                                                    

Scrambled eggs, chorizo, Cheddar Jack cheese, avocado, tomatoes, lettuce, roasted potatoes ($9)

 

French Toast

Texas toast, powdered sugar, Kahlua crème anglaise, fresh seasonal fruit ($9)

 

 

Details

High Noon Saloon’s regular hours of operation: 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Friday; 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday. The kitchen is open until 1 a.m. daily. Outdoor seating available until midnight daily (weather permitting). All major credit cards accepted. For reservations, please phone 773-227-9339.