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Dining out: Restaurant anniversaries, Wheeling Wooble Pub Crawl and more

Posted June 18, 2024 3:09 pm

Rick West

Wildfire in Lincolnshire is celebrating its 25th anniversary with throwback menu items from when the restaurant first opened. Courtesy of Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants

We’ve got a couple of restaurant anniversaries coming up to celebrate and a chance to drink for a good cause during a charity pub crawl in Wheeling Saturday.

Cheers to 25 years

Wildfire in Lincolnshire is turning 25 this month and is celebrating by bringing back some throwback dishes from the original menu. From Tuesday through Friday, June 25-28, patrons can dine like it’s 1999 with menu additions including the classic mushroom and smoked bacon-stuffed Atlantic salmon, horseradish-crusted Cherrystone clams, spinach and artichoke fondue and chocolate banana bread pudding.

Main Street Social in Libertyville is celebrating its seventh anniversary with Rose Fest on Saturday, June 22. Courtesy of Main Street Social

Speaking of anniversaries …

Main Street Social in Libertyville has two ways to join in on its seventh anniversary fun on Saturday, June 22. There’s a special jazz brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the Charles Heath Band and special guest saxophonist Scott Burns. They’ll play two sets featuring jazz from Charlie Parker, Art Pepper, Stan Getz and more from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1-2 p.m.

Then it’s time for Rose Fest from 2:30-4:30 p.m. with 20 still and sparkling roses from France, Italy, Spain and California, including their proprietary Bright Angel and Main Street Social wines. There is a $20 fee to attend that is waived with any purchase. Email pat@mainstreetsoc.com to let him know you’re coming.

Gong Cha has introduced a pair of limited-time-only peach drinks for summer. Courtesy of Gong Cha

That’s just peachy

It’s coming up on prime peach season, and bubble tea shop Gong Cha has released two new summertime drinks to keep you cool through July. The Double Peach Milk Tea features layers of white peach jelly and a sweet peach drizzle topped with a creamy green milk tea blend served over ice. The Double Peach Smoothie features a creamy peach and green tea slush mixed with pieces of soft white peach jelly. You can grab one in Naperville.

Wheeling Wobble

The 4th Wheeling Wooble Pub Crawl fundraiser for the Wheeling Police Unity Foundation takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 22. A school bus will shuttle participants along Wheeling’s restaurant row to 45-minute stops at Bob Chinn’s, Rise & Dine, Kilcoyne’s Red Wood Inn, Old Munich Tavern, Boston Fish Market, District Brew Yards, Okay Cannabis and West Town Bakery and Saranello’s. The crawl ends around 5 p.m. at Spears Bourbon Burgers Beer for raffle winner announcements and a complimentary buffet. Tickets are $70 and include food, one drink per location and a T-shirt.

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