Saigon Sisters Now Offering Weekly Specials

Saigon Sisters Restaurant is now offering weekly specials!

This week’s four-course tasting includes the Tuna Tartar, Ahi tuna, grapefruit confit, pickled ginger, scallion oil, and lotus chips; Banh Bao, Pork Belly with hoisin glaze, Caramel chicken or Wagyu beef in coconut milk and kaffir; the Lamb Luc Lac, lamb tenderloin seared in XO sauce, watercress, red onions, and broken rice; and Che, Butternut squash, coconut milk custard, sticky rice with vanilla beans, and a taro chip for $40.

The beer pairings for the week are the tender Chinese Five Spice Pork Spare Ribs with 3 Floyds Alpha King for $12; House Made Charcuterie, the Chef’s choice of three items with 3 Floyds Pride & Joy for $18; and Mussels, Sake steamed mussels, garlic, cilantro, lemongrass butter, Thai basil, and Chili with North Coast Brewing Pranqster for $18.

The specials will change on a weekly basis. Be sure to check out the new craft beer list featuring Straffe Hendrik Bruges Triple Ale and La Fin du Monde Triple Ale among others!

Saigon Sisters is a contemporary Vietnamese restaurant located at 567 W. Lake St. in Chicago, IL.. For more information including a complete menu call (312) 496-0090 or visit http://www.saigonsisters.com/.

Experience Good Karma this Sweetest Day

Looking for a Sweetest Day deal? Karma offers Sweetest Day specials in addition to the pan-Asian restaurant’s regular menu after 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct. 17. Appetizer specials include: Shrimp Cocktail Salad, shaved iceberg lettuce, tear drop tomatoes and a fiery horseradish sauce ($11); and Asian Grilled Steak and Noodle Salad, grilled marinated flank steak atop field greens with apple, mint and Thai chilis ($10). Entrée specials include Tamarind Glazed Mahi-Mahi, seasoned and grilled served with baby bok choy and forbidden rice ($23); Sweet Miso Scallops, atop wheat soba noodles with asparagus and baby vegetables ($23); and Grilled Veal Chop, Asian pear demi glace and wok tossed vegetables ($29). Share a dessert with you sweetheart, like the special Warm Heart Shaped Chocolate Brownie, Tahitian vanilla ice cream with fresh berries and coconut crème ($10).

Sip the special Sweetest Day cocktail, Strawberry Kiss, Skyy Vodka, strawberry liqueur, a splash of sweet and sour and garnished with a strawberry ($8).

Karma (510 E. Route 83, Mundelein) is a sophisticated restaurant with a zen-laced atmosphere that serves Pan-Asian cuisine. For reservations, call Karma at (847) 970-6900 or visit http://www.karmachicago.com./

Tax Day Relief at Glen Prairie

Looking for relief? After turning in taxes April 15, head to environmentally-conscious Glen Prairie (1250 Roosevelt Rd., Glen Ellyn; 630-613-1250) for the restaurant's Tax Day Specials, offered only April 15.

Try the 1040-EZ, a juicy Dietzler Farms 1/2 lb. burger with a bottle of domestic beer for only $10.40, or choose a Tax Day App, any appetizer off the regular menu for only $4.15.

For more information or to make reservations, call the (630) 613-1250 or visit http://www.glenprairie.com/.

Sweet Baby Ray's Announces August Specials

Is it just me or is this summer flying by? I can't believe it's already August! To help us forget that summer is nearly gone, Sweet Baby Ray's (800 E. Higgins Rd., Elk Grove Village) has announced a jam-packed list of special events that run all month long:


Every Monday through Friday, enjoy complimentary appetizers at the restaurant's bar, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. While you're there, enjoy one of Sweet Baby Ray's daily drink specials:


Monday: $2.25 Miller Drafts, $2.50 Lite & Highlife bottles, $5 Jose Cuervo Margaritas
Tuesday: $3 Blue Moon Drafts, $5 Frozen Daiquris (Strawberry, Mango or Banana)
Wednesday: $2.50 Coors Light bottles, $5 Homemade Sangria
Thursday: $2.50 Bud/Bug Light bottles, $5 Jose Cuervo Margaritas


Sweet Baby Ray's Drink of the Month is an Absolut Peach and Cranberry Cocktail, available for $4 everyday.

All of those drink specials making you hungry? Don't forget that Sweet Baby Ray's offers a Smoked Prime Rib Dinner every Friday and Saturday ($18.99), and All You Can Eat Baby Back Ribs every Wednesday ($16.99). Bring the whole family because Kids (12 and under) eat FREE every Tuesday night, starting at 5 p.m.

New in August is a Barbecue Buffet, every Monday night ($9.99). Enjoy items from Sweet Baby Ray's Chicago style barbecue menu. Make sure to save room for the award winning ribs, voted Best Ribs at the 2008 Naperville Ribfest.

Is your mouth watering yet? All month long, Sweet Baby Ray's has specials for Carry Out orders only. Ala Carte Pulled Pork Sandwiches are $6.99, but when you buy five or more, they're $5.99 each. Bring home the Family Pack Chicken Dinner with one Whole Barbecue Chicken, one Pint of Coleslaw, one Pint of Barbecue Beans and four pieces of Cornbread ($19.99).

What about barbecue loving baseball fans? Wednesday, August 6, and Sunday, August 17, Sweet Baby Ray's is hosting free autograph sessions, and chance to meet the Schaumburg Flyers minor league baseball team at 6 p.m.

For more details about Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Restaurant and what's going on this month, visit online at http://www.sbrbbq.com/ or call (847) 437-9555.