With dining rooms closed, Edgewater eateries hosting ‘virtual’ restaurant week

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating toll on the restaurant industry, the 10-day, online-only/phone event is promoting take-out and delivery options from 27 neighborhood establishments.

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Enjoy lunch or dinner delivered to your door (or available for pickup) from any of 27 eateries participating in the Edgewater Virtual Restaurant Week.

Enjoy lunch or dinner delivered to your door (or available for pickup) from any of 27 eateries participating in the Edgewater Virtual Restaurant Week.

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The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce has announced a Virtual Restaurant Week, March 20-30.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating toll on the restaurant industry, the weeklong online-only/phone event is promoting take-out and delivery options from 27 Edgewater eateries serving up a wide variety of cuisine from across the globe, including Indian, Italian, Ethiopian, Mexican and American fare.

“We want to ensure these businesses are with us for the long-term and that is why we decided to launch a virtual restaurant week during this crisis,” said Christina Pftzinger, executive director of the chamber.

For more information visit www.edgewater.org/events/edgewater-restaurant-week.

Here’s the list of participating restaurants:

Alice and Friends’ Vegan Kitchen, 5812 N Broadway, (773) 275-8797; aliceandfriendsvegankitchen.com

Hours: 4 p.m.-9 p.m.; closed Tuesday

Delivery: GrubHub, Caviar, Door Dash, Phone

Pick up: Available

Burke’s Public House, 5401 N Broadway, (773) 944-1109; www.burkespublichouse.com

Hours: 4 p.m.-8 p.m. daily

Special Deal: Fridays Only, Fish Fry carry out $11.95 per order and package beer carry-out available

Pick up: Available by phone order only

Edgewater Mexican Café, 1055 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., (773) 944-0357; www.edgewatermexicancafe.com

Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily

Featuring: Burrito with Chicken of Beef $14

Delivery: GrubHub, Uber Eats, Phone

Pick up: Available

Edgewater Tacos, 5624 N. Broadway, (773) 944-0847; www.edgewatertacos.com

Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday

Featuring: $3 Tamales and $3 Churros

Pick up: Available by phone orders or walk-up window

Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant, 6120 N. Broadway, (773) 338-6100; www.ethiopiandiamondrestaurants.com

Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily

Featuring: Vegetarian Sampler for Two $33

Delivery: GrubHub, Uber Eats, Phone

Pick up: Available by phone or website

Farm Bar Edgewater, 1133 W. Granville Ave., (773) 303-8281; farm-bar.com

Hours: 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; closed Monday

Featuring: Pasture Raised “Classic” Burger $13.50 and Indiana White Cheddar & Kale Turkey Burger $14.50

Delivery: Available by phone

Pick Up: Available by phone

Fireside Restaurant & Lounge, 5739 N. Ravenswood Ave., (773) 561-7433; firesidechicago.com

Hours: 12 p.m.-12 a.m. daily

Delivery: GrubHub, Uber Eats, Door Dash, Chow Now

Pick Up: Available by phone or online

Flaco’s Tacos, Edgewater, 1116-20 W. Granville Ave., (773) 262-8226; lacostacosonline.com

Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

Featuring: Cold Beer Packages available for pickup or delivery.

Delivery: GrubHub, Uber Eats, Caviar, Postmates, Door Dash

Pick up: Available by phone and online

Francesca’s Bryn Mawr, 1039 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., (773) 506-9261; www.miafrancesca.com

Hours: 4 p.m.-8 p.m. daily

Featuring: Family pack meals are available in varying sizes, Limited menu as shown online with some daily chef specialties.

Delivery: Uber Eats, Door Dash

Pick Up: Available by phone or website

Indie Café, 5951 N. Broadway, (773) 561-5577; www.Indiecafe.us

Hours: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. daily

Special Deal: 15% off orders online at Indiecafe.us

Delivery & Pick up: Available by phone or website

Jerry’s Sandwiches, 4739 N. Lincoln Ave., (872) 208-6264; www.jerryssandwiches.com

Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily

Featuring: Spiced Lamb Burger $14.95 and Cold Creole Meatloaf Sandwich $13.75

Pick up: Available by phone or website

Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets is offering a virtual restaurant week special: Buy one pint or quart of custard and get a second at half off.

Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets is offering a virtual restaurant week special: Buy one pint or quart of custard and get a second at half off.

Provided

Lickity Split Frozen Custard & Sweets, 6056 N. Broadway, (773) 274-0830; www.lickitysplitchicago.com

Hours: 12 p.m.-10 p.m. daily

Special Deal: Sweet Relief! Buy one pint or quart of custard and get a second at half off.

Delivery: GrubHub, Uber Eats, Postmates

Pick up: Available at the Broadway location

Metropolis Coffee Company, Roasterie Location, 3057 N. Rockwell Ave., (773) 338-4904

Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday

Featuring: Freshly roasted coffee, mailed to you or available from our Roasterie location for curb-side pickup!

Pick up:email:orders@metropoliscoffee.com, or visit Metropoliscoffee.com to order

Milo’s Pita, 6141 N. Broadway, (773) 717-7699; www.milospita.site

Hours: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; closed Sunday

Featuring: Shawerma, Falafel, and Kabob sandwiches for $5.59

Pick Up: Available by phone

Moody’s Pub, 5901 N. Broadway, (773) 329-5694

Hours: 11:00 a.m.-10 p.m. daily

Delivery: GrubHub

Pick up: Available by phone

Nookies Edgewater, 1100 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., (773) 516-4188; nookieschicago.com

Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily

Featuring: Breakfast for dinner

Delivery: GrubHub

Pick up: Available online or by phone

Nori Sushi at Edgewater, 1235 W. Devon Ave., (773) 262-5216; www.norichicago.com

Hours: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. daily

Special Deal: Lunch Bento Box, Dinner Bento Box, Ramen, Sushi and many more. Phone orders receive $5 off with purchase of $35 or more before tax & delivery charge.

Delivery: GrubHub, Uber Eats, Postmates, Chow Now

Pick up: Available by phone and website

Pearl’s Southern Comfort, 5352 N. Broadway; (773) 754-7419; www.pearlschicago.com

Hours: 5 p.m.-11 p.m. daily

Special Deal: 15% discount for call in/pick up orders

Delivery: Uber Eats

Pick up: Available and preferred by phone

pHlour Bakery & Cafe, 1138 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., (773) 293-6135; www.phlour.com

Hours: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.; closed Monday

Pick up: Phone orders only

For Edgewater Virtual Restaurant Week, Pizzeria Aroma is offering a “Family Deal”: 16-inch pizza, tub of pasta, and mozzarella sticks for $32.95.

For Edgewater Virtual Restaurant Week, Pizzeria Aroma is offering a “Family Deal”: 16-inch pizza, tub of pasta, and mozzarella sticks for $32.95.

Provided

Pizzeria Aroma, 5350 N. Broadway, (773) 769-4900

Pickup: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; delivery 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. daily

Special: Family Deal — 16-inch pizza, tub of pasta, and mozzarella sticks for $32.95

Delivery:(773) 769-4900 or pizzeriaaroma.com

Pick up: (773) 769-4900 or www.pizzeriaaroma.com

Ras Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant, 5846 N. Broadway, (773) 506-9601; www.rasdashenrestaurantchicago.com

Hours: 11 a.m.-10:30p.m.; closed Tuesday

Featuring: Veggie Sampler with a choice of 5 sides for $16

Delivery: Uber Eats, Caviar

Pick up: Available by phone

Enjoy a cup of drip coffee delivered from Rewired Cafe during Edgewater Virtual Restaurant Week.

Enjoy a cup of drip coffee delivered from Rewired Cafe during Edgewater Virtual Restaurant Week.

Provided

Rewired Café, 3508 N Broadway, (773) 360-1621

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily

Featuring: Small drip coffee $1.50, for delivery or pick up

Delivery: GrubHub, Uber Eats, Postmates and Ritual

Pick up: Available by phone and preferred

Rice Thai Asian Kitchen, 1136 W. Thorndale Ave., (773) 878-8060; ricethaiasian.com

Hours: 1 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; closed Wednesday

Pick up: Phone and GrubHub

Sauce and Bread Kitchen, 6338 N. Clark, (773) 942-6384; www.sauceandbread.com

Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs-Sun

Featuring: Eggs, breads, soups and ramen

Pick up: Phone and GrubHub

SmackDab, 6730 N. Clark, (872) 241-9111; smackdabchicago.com

Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; and 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday

Special Deal: 20% online orders with unlimited use promo code: quarentineQT

Delivery:smackdabchicago.com

Pick up: Phone and website

Susupuato Restaurant, 6161 N. Broadway, (773) 761-4710

Hours: 4 p.m.-11 p.m. daily

Featuring: Taco Dinner: Three tacos with one choice of filling. Served with rice and beans or fries. $12-$16

Delivery: GrubHub, Postmates

Pick up: Available by phone

Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon Ave. (773) 465-9801; www.uncommonground.com

Hours: 11 a.m.-8p.m.; closed Monday

Special Deal: 20% off in store pick up on food and $12 Growlers (64oz) or $6 Howlers (32oz) of Greenstar Beer.

Delivery: GrubHub

Pick up: Available by phone


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