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05/14/09
The weekend is part angel, part demon.
GROOMED
Halo Opening Party
The ever-burgeoning men's parlor chain celebrates the debut of two new Loop locations (including one at the
Ogilvie Transportation Center) with gratis cocktails, food from Bull & Bear and a May special for
UrbanDaddy members: $2 shoe shines and $25 haircuts at the new locales. Get kempt, people.
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- 4-7pm, May 14, Halo for Men, 70 W. Madison (at Clark), 312-606-4256, RSVP here
Sauced
All You Can Eat at John Barleycorn
There's nothing like a good, relaxing afterwork backyard barbecue—especially when you're not the one
flipping the burgers. So if the weather holds out, head to Barleycorn's Lincoln Park grand patio for the
summer debut of a $10 all-you-can-eat BBQ buffet, with burgers, rib tips, sides and lots of napkins.
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- 5pm, Thursdays starting May 14, JB Lincoln Park, 658 W. Belden Ave, 773-348-8899
RESTAURANT ROW
Play Dough at One Sixtyblue
The West Loop dining temple lures you to its end of Randolph Street with a new DJ-powered weekend-kickoff
deal at the bar. Feast on hand-tossed pizza for $5 while you sip $4 prosecco or craft brew—which
remain the two best types of economic bubbles.
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- 5:30pm-close, Fridays, One Sixtyblue, 1400 W. Randolph St (at Loomis), 312-850-0303
TATS
The Rockhouse Opens
After 30 years of beer and turtle races, Lincoln Park's venerable Deja Vu has closed. Taking its place: this
gritty Sunset Strip–inspired rock bar with pool tables, tattoo contests, a smoke machine and one of
the girls from Rock of Love pouring Jim Beam from a tap. Deja who?
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- Opens 9pm, May 15, 2624 N. Lincoln Ave (at Wrightwood), 773-871-0205
Syncopation
Jazz Brunch at Old Town Brasserie
Spend a warm Sunday afternoon sampling the new jazzy, piano-filled brunch at this elegant boite. Fill up on
smoked salmon crepes, stuffed omelets, and poached eggs served with succulent Alaskan king crab and
béarnaise sauce—a Miles Davis–worthy riff on eggs Benedict.
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- 11am-3pm, Sundays starting May 17, Old Town, 1209 N. Wells St, 312-943-3000
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