Deals on meals

Free
Tarte flambe at the bar (no drink minimum) on Tuesday nights at Brasserie Jo (59 W Hubbard St, 312-595-0800)
Donuts (and, if you’re a lady, Milk Duds) while you wait in line for weekend brunch at Lou Mitchell’s (565 W Jackson Blvd, 312-939-3111)
Barbecue with eats like burgers, chicken, potato salad and more (with a two-drink minimum) Sundays at Big Chicks (5024 N Sheridan Rd, 773-728-5511)
Ethnic buffet (past nights have included Nigerian, Hungarian and Chinese eats) on Tuesday nights if you buy two drinks at the Map Room. Get there early—the chow’s usually gone by 8:30. (1949 N Hoyne Ave, 773-252-7636)
Buffet of quesadillas, pizza, potato skins and more from 11pm to 1am on Saturdays at Cleo’s (1935 W Chicago Ave, 312-243-5600)

$1 and under
¢ temperature soup (priced in cents by whatever the temperature is that day) at Eppy’s Deli (224 E Ontario St, 312-943-7797)
35¢ wings and $2 Bud Light pints Thursday nights at Junior’s (724 W Maxwell St, 312-421-2277)
50¢ fresh scones daily at Swim Café (1357 W Chicago Ave, 312-492-8600)
$1 half-pound burgers on Tuesdays at Bar Louie Bucktown (it’s an extra 50¢ for cheese) (1704 N Damen Ave, 773-645-7500).
$1 tacos on Mondays at Kelly’s Pub (949 W Webster Ave, 773-281-0656)

$2 and under
$1.50 oysters, $2.50 shrimp and $4 trio of mini-burgers between 4 and 6:30pm, and 9:30 and 11pm at Morton’s the Steakhouse (65 E Wacker Pl, 312-201-0410)
$1.50 spinach pies (grab them for breakfast or on your way to work—they go fast) at Al Khayameih (4748 N Kedzie Ave, 773-583-0999)
$1.60 Salvadorean pupusas (hand-pounded corn-meal pancakes stuffed with cheese and beans) at Pupuseria Restaurant Cuscatleco (3125 W Lawrence Ave, 773-539-0977)
$1.95 bar food menu that includes half-pound burgers, steamed mussels and fish tacos from 3:30 to 6pm and 10pm to midnight at McCormick & Schmick’s (41 E Chestnut St, 312-397-9500)
$2 tapas and $2 Buds at the bar, weekdays and Sundays from 4 to 6pm and Fridays and Saturdays from 10pm to midnight, at Café Ba-Ba-Reeba! (2024 N Halsted St, 773-935-5000)
$2 burger and fries from 4–10pm on Mondays at O’Donovan’s (2100 W Irving Park Rd, 773-478-2100)

$3 and under
$3 Thai sausages with ginger and roasted peanuts at Thai Grocery (5014 N Broadway, 773-561-5345)
$3 Greek appetizers, including pan-fried smelts, eggplant spread, sausages and saganaki, from 4 to 6pm Mondays through Fridays at Venus Greek-Cypriot Cuisine (820 W Jackson Blvd, 312-714-1001)
$3 all-you-can-eat spaghetti and garlic bread on Tuesdays at Wild Goose Bar and Grill (4265 N Lincoln Ave, 773-281-7112)
$3 falafel sandwich on house-made pita from Middle East Bakery and Grocery (1512 W Foster Ave, 773-561-2224)
$3 fettia sandwich (egg, mozzarella and provolone baked on top of fresh pita, topped with hummus or baba ghanoush, romaine lettuce, tomatoes and onion) at Sultan’s Market (2057 W North Ave, 773-235-3072)
$3 Italian deli meat sandwiches on house-made focaccia bread at Joseph’s Food Market (8235 W Irving Park Rd, 773-625-0118)

$5 and under
$3.50 grilled eggplant fold-over filled with aged Gouda, spinach, chopped tomatoes and pine nuts at Cooking Fools (1916 W North Ave, 773-276-5565)
$4 pizzas and $2 beers on Monday nights at Vintage Wine Bar (1942 W Division St, 773-772-3400)
$4 combination plate of barbecue duck, roasted pork, rice, garlic broccoli and salted egg at Sun Wah (1132–34 W Argyle St, 773-769-1254)
$4 three crab cakes with mango salad (one of many half-price apps) and $5 sangria pitchers from 5 to 8pm on Tuesdays at Salud (1471 N Milwaukee Ave, 773-235-5577)
$5 pizzas Thursday nights at Via Due Enoteca (1417 W Fullerton Ave, 773-348-9463)
$5 dinner-size salads Tuesdays at Gaslight Grille (2426 N Racine Ave, 773-929-7759)
$5 morning “commuter sandwiches,” like smoked trout with roasted tomato, arugula and herb cream cheese on house-made ciabatta, from Angel Food Bakery (1636 W Montrose Ave, 773-728-1512)
$5 eight-piece inside-out spicy scallop roll from Dirk’s Fish & Gourmet Shop (2070 N Clybourn Ave, 773-404-3475)

$10 and under
$6 rib-eye steak, two eggs and hash browns (or grits) every morning at Soul Food Unlimited (1421 W 79th St, 773-723-5185)
$9.50 all-you-can-eat fish-and-chips Wednesdays and Fridays at Duke of Perth (2913 N Clark St, 773-477-1741)
$10 Kobe beef burger topped with foie gras and truffle mayo on Wednesdays at Sweets & Savories (1534 W Fullerton Pkwy, 773-281-6778)
$10 steak dinner with mashed potatoes and veggies on Wednesdays at Sizzle on Broadway (6157 N Broadway, 773-465-9500)

$15
$15 all-you-can-eat food and unlimited beer on Tuesday nights at Joey’s Brickhouse (1258 W Belmont Ave, 773-296-1300)