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Chicago Sights and Tours

Chicago Happy Hours with Free... and Inexpensive... Buffets and Hors d'Oeuvres

Chicago is a great town for Happy Hours and Sports Bars... and people who just wanna have fun.

Happy Hours with Inexpensive Hors d'Oeuvres

Ba-Ba-Reba
2024 N. Halsted, Chicago (773) 935-5000
Daily  3-6 p.m. $2 tapas and $2 Bud and Bud Light long necks.

Bird's Nest 2500 N. Southport Lincoln Park "Almost free": $.10 wings before 8 pm weekdays. Free pool on Monday. $1.50 beer on Thursdays and Fridays.

Brother Jimmy's BBQ and Booze 2909 N. Sheffield.  Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, just north of Diversey. $.10 wings and $5 pitchers on Wednesdays.

Tizi Melloul Mediterranean Restaurant and Lounge $3 appetizers and $3 drinks on "All Good Things Come in Threes" Mondays and Tuesdays. 531 N Wells, Chicago

Trader Todd's 3216 N. Sheffield Ave. 773-975-8383 Daily: $2 food menu, midnight-2 a.m.  Tuesdays: $2 Adventure beers, $2 burgers with fries. Mondays: Half-price food and drinks, karaoke at 8 p.m.

Waterhouse Tavern and Grill $5 entrees. $2 burgers and fries. 1/2 price drinks... and more! 3401 N. Paulina, Chicago

Chicago Sports Bars offering Free Food During Games.

Half Time Sports Bar & Grill 27W103 North Avenue, West Chicago, IL (630) 293-0553 "Many TVs, serve free buffet at halftime and good chicken wings." Live rock band Saturday nights. Packer fans.

Will's Northwoods Inn 3030 North Racine, Chicago, IL (773) 528-4400"By far the best Packer bar in Chicago. Free cheese and sausage, hot dogs, hamburgers, brats and halftime raffle. Also Musky Fest in early October."

Chicago Happy Hours With Complimentary Food and Buffets

Alumni Club 871 E. Algonquin Rd. Schaumburg, IL 60173-3807 847-397-3100  Possibly the largest sports bar in the Chicago suburbs.  Happy hour buffet Wednesday through Friday . Chicken, ribs and other finger foods.

The Buzz 308 W. Erie St. After work salsa party on Wednesdays.  Complimentary buffet from 5-6 p.m. ($5 after 6). Dance lesson with Manny Lopez from 6:30-7:30 p.m. leads into as night of salsa and other Latin dances.

Cleos Complimentary appetizer buffet, Saturdays 11 p.m.-1 a.m. 1935 W. Chicago Ave. 312-243-5600

Cork and Kerry Classy neighborhood bar at 10614 S. Western Ave. 773-445-2675  Free appetizer buffets at 5 pm on Fridays.  $2 domestic beers on Tuesdays. $3 Guiness pints on Wednesdays. (offers subject to change).

The California Clipper 1002 N. California Ave. Bingo night, complimentary pizza and prizes, 9 p.m.-midnight on the last Monday of every month.

Clybar 417 N. Clybourn Ave. 773-388-1877  Complimentary pizza, 5-8 p.m. on Fridays.

Exit Chicago Rock and Punk Club Mondays features free "White Trash" buffet. Opens at 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. 1315 W North Ave Chicago

Frank's 2503 N Clark  Sundays $4 32 oz beers and free pizza.  Free Buffet during Bears Games.

Jack O'Sullivans Public House 2142 N. Clybourn Ave. (2200N, 1400W) (773) 549-9009 Western edge of Lincoln Park Fridays: free buffet with carving station from 5pm to 7pm.

Kelsey's An old-style neighborhood saloon in the heart of Lincoln Park. Fridays: free buffet from 4-7 PM. Plus $1 burgers on Mondays and $0.20 wings on Tuesdays.

Kendall's 2263 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago Tel: (773) 348-7200"Lincoln Park sports bar has 12 satellites and 7 big screens and lots of monitors (home for the local DePaul basketball), two pool tables, a variety of video games (including Golden Tee golf). There's a free buffet from 4-7pm on weekdays."

Kincades Neighborhood sports bar in Lincoln Park. 950 W. Armitrage (under the El)  Free Happy Hour buffet every Friday from 5 til 7.  Dollar burger with fries all day Monday. 20 cent wings Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Map Room 1949 N. Hoyne Chicago 773-252-7636"On 'International Night,' each Tuesday, there's a free buffet featuring food from anywhere in the world, and the bar hangs the flag from the featured country or region, plays music from the area and usually has a speaker in to talk about the area."

McGee's 950 W. Webster. (773) 868-8073 Fridays: $5 Martinis and Midnight Madness! Free pizza and surprises

Sedgwick's Bar and Grill  1935 N. Sedgwick  (312) 337-7900 "Don't miss our free buffet Friday afternoon and Saturday at midnight, and we're Chicago's best place to catch English and European soccer and international rugby!"  Check out menu and dailiy specials

Timbers Charhouse 295 Skokie Valley Rd. Highland Park, IL 60035 847-831-1400  Huge suburban sports bar.  Friday happy hour buffet 4:30-7 p.m. features veggies and pizza.

Trader Vic's 17 E. Monroe St.  312-917-7317 Thursdays and Fridays: Complimentary appetizers 4:30-6:30 p.m. On 3rd Wednesday: Complimentary appetizers, half-price zombie cocktails, hula dancers perform, 7-11 p.m. No cover.

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