Bar Food Buffet Restaurants

Ginger's Ale House -

3801 N. Ashland Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)

This Irish pub caters to neighborhood transplants from the Old Sod, with some additional traffic coming from Cubs games. The menu features such Irish...

O'Sullivan's Public House -

7244 Madison St. - Forest Park

This Forest Park pub mixes elements of a traditional Irish saloon -- copper ceilings, refurbished marble floors, wooden bar -- with high-tech...

The Greenhouse at the Ritz-Carlton -

160 E. Pearson St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)

The Greenhouse is a convenient stop for weary Michigan Avenue shoppers, located atop the Water Tower Place shopping mall in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Stadium Sports Club and Pizza -

4015 Algonquin Rd. - Rolling Meadows

The popular pizza and pasta dishes might convince you you're at a family-style Italian restaurant rather than a sports bar.

Sedgwick's Bar & Grill -

1935 N. Sedgwick St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)

When in season, this spacious Lincoln Park sports bar opens at 9 a.m. on Saturdays to show European football (soccer) and rugby. Many natives of the...

Deals & Specials:

• $4 mimosas, $5 bloody marys, $5 16-ounce Captain Morgan and Jim Beam cocktails, $6 O bombs, complimentary buffet at midnight
• $7 pizzas, $15 Coors Light buckets, free pool

Jake Moran's -

57 S. Lake St. - Mundelein

In business for more than 20 years, Jake Moran's is a family-run business, named after the owner's grandfather.

Cleos Armitage -

2048 W. Armitage Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park)

The folks behind Cleos opened this second outpost in Bucktown.

Deals & Specials:

• $4.99 half-pound Angus burgers or housemade veggie burgers with fries
• Complimentary buffet 11 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Dugout Sports Bar & Grill -

950 W. Addison St. - Chicago (Wrigleyville)

This casual Wrigleyville sports pub boasts a beer tub and complimentary peanuts for snacking while you keep tabs on the score.