Super Bowl bashes ease pain for Bears fans

The Bears may have lost their spot in the Super Bowl to archrival Green Bay, but that doesn't mean local football fans can't enjoy the big game — whether they're cheering on the Packers or the Pittsburgh Steelers.

There are a number of bars and restaurants celebrating Super Bowl Sunday (before and after the 5:30 p.m. kickoff) with tuned-in TVs, hot wings and more. Local spots are offering food and drink deals, giveaways, games and more incentives for you to head out and catch all the action on their TVs.

Here are just a few of the Bowl bashes nearby.

• America's Bar & Grill, 2308 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates, (847) 882-8600, americasbarchicago.com: Watch the game on more than 25 50-inch TVs and a 10-by-12-foot set while drinking $1.50 Bud Light drafts, $12 domestic buckets or $15 import buckets. At halftime, the bar offers a $3 buffet with Italian beef and pasta, and a bags tournament with cash prizes.

• America's Historic Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway, Aurora, (630) 892-0034, rh34.com: Watch the game on an 8-by-10-foot HD projector screen and test your luck with bingo, giveaways and raffles. Fill up with free chili and 50-cent Buffalo wings, then cool off with drink specials including $3 seasonal microbrews, $5 Jager bombs, $10 draft pitchers and $11 Budweiser family buckets.

• Another Round Bar & Grill, 5141 Main St., Downers Grove, (630) 963-0333, anotherroundbarandgrill.com: A $50 package includes food, drinks and prizes.

• Arena Sports Grille, 630 W. Lake St., Elmhurst, (630) 832-3742, arenasportsgrille.com: Enter a squares pool for the chance to win gift certificates or a raffle for a portable TV and other prizes. Food and drink specials include 10 hot wings for $5 and $8 Miller pitchers.

• Ballydoyle Irish Pub, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove, (630) 969-0600, ballydoylepub.com: For $30, get four hours of wings, homemade chili, nachos and Miller Lite.

• Chelios Pub & Grill, 2150 Ogden Ave., Aurora, (630) 585-7650, cheliospubandgrill.com: The new spot gives away Packers and Steelers quarterback jerseys and serves a free buffet at halftime. Drink specials include $2.25 Coors Light and Miller Lite pints and $12 Miller Lite and Coors Light buckets.

• Cubby Bear North, 21661 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire, (847) 541-4700, cubbynorth.com: Catch the game on more than 100 TVs and large screens. Drink specials include $8 domestic pitchers and $13 domestic buckets.

• Dick's River Roadhouse, 702 N. River Road, Mount Prospect, (847) 298-7200: Guess the score and play football squares. Drink specials include $2.50 Bud and Bud Light drafts, $10 Bud and Bud Light buckets, and $7.50 Bud and Bud Light pitchers.

• Emmett's Ale House, 5200 Main St., Downers Grove, (630) 434-8500, emmettsalehouse.com/: Come at 3 p.m. for football trivia and stick around for access to a buffet throughout the game for $10. Appetizers are half-price.

• John Barleycorn, 1100 American Lane, Schaumburg, (847) 619-5540, johnbarleycorn.com: A $45 package includes a tailgate buffet, Miller Lite and Coors Light drafts, well drinks and 4 Rebels cocktails. There will be giveaways throughout the game, which airs on the bar's 50 TVs, including a giant projection screen.

• The Lucky Monk, 105 Hollywood Blvd., South Barrington, (847) 898-0500, theluckymonk.com: Watch the game on nine HDTVs while drinking $3 Bud Light and Miller Lite bottles and $4 house-brewed pints.

• Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria, 1175 W. Lake St., Bartlett, (630) 837-4992, morettischicago.com/: The bar offers quarterly giveaways, handing out hats, T-shirts, jerseys and other football memorabilia. Drink specials include $2.50 Bud Light drafts and $7 Bud Light pitchers.

• Morton's The Steakhouse, 1470 McConnor Parkway, Schaumburg, (847) 413-8771, mortons.com/: Have a three-course dinner for $49.50 while watching the game on the audiovisual suite's big-screen TV. The menu includes chili, burgers, onion rings, New York cheesecake and Key lime tarts.

• Mullen's Bar and Grill, 3080 Warrenville Road, Lisle, (630) 505-0240, mullensbarandgrill.com/: The Steelers bar offers a free halftime wings buffet plus $5 Miller Lite mugs and $15 Miller Lite tubes.

• Nova Bar-Grill-Lounge, 701 W. Lake St., Addison, (630) 628-5800, nova-lounge.com/: A $35 package includes premium cocktails, wine, beer, a halftime buffet and raffles.

• Real Time Sports, 584 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, (630) 513-8800, realtimesportsbar.com/: A $35 package includes well cocktails, domestic drafts, house wine, burgers, brats, hot dogs, giveaways and a raffle for an HDTV.

• Rookies, 2486 Bushwood Drive, Elgin, (847) 551-9006, rookiespub.com/: A $50 package includes appetizers during the first quarter, dinner at half time, an open bar and raffles.

• Roundheads Pizza Pub, 275 W. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, (630) 705-3333, roundheadspizza.com/: A $50 package includes an open bar and an all-you-can-eat buffet.

• Sports Page Restaurant & Bar, 1330 E. Rand Road, Arlington Heights, (847) 392-5332, thesportspagebar.com/: Pay $5 for the all-you-can-eat halftime buffet and you'll get a ticket for a drawing for a flat-screen TV. Drink specials include $3.50 mini-pitchers, $14 domestic buckets, $17 import buckets and $4 bloody marys.

• Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grill, 431 W. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook, (630) 679-1994, tailgatersgrill.com/: Catch all the plays on 25 big-screen HDTVs at a party including five hours of Miller and Budweiser drafts, giveaways, and a buffet with pasta, wings and pizza. Tickets cost $35 to $40.

• Total Sports Bar & Grill, 523 Fairway Drive, Naperville, (630) 983-5400, totalsportsnaperville.com/: The bar gives away Steelers and Packers jerseys and other prizes. Specials include $3 drafts, 50-cent smoked chicken wings and $5 half-pound burgers.

• Wild Bull Bar & Grill, 1817 W. Golf Road, Schaumburg, (888) 552-0232, wildbullsportbar.com/: Food and drink deals include $3 22-ounce drafts, $5 bombs, $3.50 24-ounce domestic cans, $9.99 all-you-can-eat fried chicken and $3 personal pizzas at halftime.