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player ready...Here’s where to drink on a budget this week in Chicago.
Thursday, Aug. 30
Lottie’s Pub (1925 W. Cortland St., 773-489-0738) offers $3.50 Goose Island Old Man Grumpy pale ale, $4 Chicago-style Italian beef sandwiches, $4 Fireball and $4 Dobel Tequila shots from 7 to 9 p.m. You can also play games of Plinko for a chance to win summer-themed prizes.
Friday, Aug. 31
Waydown (311 N. Morgan St., 312-764-1919) offers $6 glasses of rosé, $3 cans of Old Style, $4 fried chicken nuggets and $3 roasted beet hummus with vegetables from 4 to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 1
Bar Biscay (1450 W. Chicago Ave., 312-455-8900) offers a rotating selection of five pintxos for $8, and $6 vermouth shots, glasses of wine and rotating cocktails from 3 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 2
Margeaux Brasserie (11 E. Walton St., 312-625-1324) offers $4 beers, $7 cocktails, $8 glasses of French wine, $2 wood-fired oysters and $9 smoked trout rillette from 4 to 6 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 3
Scofflaw (3201 W. Armitage Ave., 773-252-9700) celebrates the U.S. launch of Ornabrak single malt gin by offering $9 Vesper cocktails made with Ornabrak and Kalak vodka along with free tastings of both spirits from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 4
Roots Handmade Pizza (1924 W. Chicago Ave., 773-645-4949 and 2200 W. Lawrence Ave., 773-433-5959) offers $8 mozzarella sticks, $6.25 glasses of chardonnay or malbec, and $9.25 jumbo fried shrimp from 3 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 5
Try six varieties of red, white and rosé wines from Oregon paired with appetizers for $25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at III Forks (180 N. Field Blvd., 312-938-4303).
Samantha Nelson is a RedEye freelancer.