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Friday, February 22nd, 2013
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Revamped Web Design
Plus New Blog Feature
By Ryan
 A little over a year and a half ago - as many of our readers know - we completely revamped our web page. In this day of advanced and new technology (almost daily), we recently came across a few new features that we felt we had to immediately incorporate into our look. With the web help of MCS, the blog help of Karl Ribas, and the redesigned layout by Brianne Riley, the time has come to unveil our new look. All of them were fantastic to work with during this process and we are not only extremely happy with the new features, but also very happy and appreciative of their time and work as well.
The main layout of the website has remained the same. We cleaned up a few of the pages including reservations/gift cards and the menu page. We also dedicated one entire link to our concerts. We added Google Tours and a link to our new blog. Keep reading.
And coming soon is a revised banquet menu with new options for your next party!
 Google Tours: The first of the new features to our website is called Google Tours. It is a great visual feature that allows our web visitors to take a physical tour through our entire restaurant. It really is quite amazing. It is an especially effective feature for those that might be planning a party and wanted to see the size and features of our banquet facility or what we call our North Dining Room. With Google Tours, the customer can get a full 360-degree view of any spot in our restaurant. We hope to add to the effect this spring once we get the opportunity to set up our patio and sidewalk tables.
 Blog Page: Perhaps the neatest of the new features is our new blog page. Yes, the Uptown Grill has a blog and it works just like this:
Each week we will post the newsletter's current articles to the blog. You can also view past articles, or if you remember a special that you loved, you can search within article categories (On Special) to find what it is you might be looking for.
One thing you will notice is that the articles in the newsletter are much shorter. Only the first few sentences from each article will appear and to finish it, if you are interested, you must click on the link at the bottom of each article. You will notice this starting in this Uptown Updates.
The best part of the blog is that our subscribers or anyone searching the web can comment on anything, including:
- a special that we've done
- how well or poorly we handle our busy holidays
- how great a show was at the Playlist Theater
- responses in favor of (or disputing) a political or business view from a newsletter article
We are really excited to interact with our customers and we hope that you do.
How it works: Just click the blog link and you will see each week's current article. On the right hand side is where you can search something from the past by author or by category. When you see the article you would like to comment on, just click "read more" at the bottom left of the individual article. You will be taken to a page where you can read the article in full. Then at the very bottom, underneath "Post a Comment," is where you can share your experience, or more importantly your opinion, with us and other subscribers.
We hope our readers have fun with this feature because we are really looking forward to that interaction!
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Playlist Theater
Sam Llanas Show Report
By Ray
Having Loudon Wainwright III, Sam Llanas, and Greg Brown in a four-week span is more than I ever imagined! Now I guess with our new blog we will have to file a report from every show from now on.
Sorry I did not follow up on the Loudon Wainwright III show. For me, writing about music is like dancing about food. It is not easy. If there is anyone that might be interested in taking on this responsibility for our blog, please email me direct ray@uptowngrill.com and we can discuss the specifics and a few perks.
So I guess this is where we make things interactive and make you "work" for your article. Just kidding. But do feel free to leave your feedback and comments as you see fit.
Show Report on Sam Llanas (click here)
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Playlist Theater
Next Up: Greg Brown
By Ray
I have the incredibly selfish pleasure of previewing Greg Brown next week. The reason I say selfish is that there is no one I would rather see on our stage. In total honesty, you can thrown any act you want at me... there is no one on the planet I would rather have here. Sometimes an artist just speaks to you.
Greg has an extremely devoted following. I am one of them. When seeing the ticket invoices come in, I noticed several from more than 300 miles away. One even from the U P of Michigan.
Next Up: Greg Brown with Bo Ramsey (click here)
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Uptown's Oscar Week Celebration
All Things Oscar
By Jimmy
This coming Sunday, February 24th is the 85th annual Academy Awards or Oscars (as it has been officially rebranded). In our efforts to participate in this "Oscar" theme, we thought we would have our own little Oscar presentation. Beginning this Sunday, we will be featuring several oscar-style specials to choose from. We will offer 5 different oscar style choices at $12.75 each from Sunday through Thursday.
This dish has a bit of history behind it, dating back to King Oscar II, who was king of Sweden and Norway in the late nineteenth century.Typically, food prepared "Oscar" is topped with asparagus, crab meat and a bearnaise sauce (a Hollandaise sauce mixed with a tarragon reduction). Though veal was the meat of choice for King Oscar, today's "Oscar" can be made with a variety of different entrees.
Read the full article to learn which oscars have been nominated!
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On Special
Cajun Alligator
By Josh
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To all you adventurous readers, we are now offering a taste of the unexpected! Alligator has crept its way onto our menu! A cajun classic in the south, it has journeyed its way north to the lively food eaters here in the Illinois Valley.
Read the full article for more on this new special. |
Lent Specials
Fish and Chips
deep fried harp beer battered whitefish served with fresh fried "chips," tartar sauce, malt vinegar and housemade coleslaw 9.75
Fish Tacos
three soft flour tortillas filled with panko crusted tilapia, red cabbage, chipotle mayonnaise and mango pineapple black bean salsa 9.75
Tortellacci
locally handmade spinach filled tortellacci in a white wine cream sauce. with freshly grated reggiano parmesan 15.50
Orange Roughy En Papillote
10 oz. orange roughy filet baked with spinach, baby zucchini, baby carrots and roasted red potatoes in parchment paper with a lemon tarragon sauce 17.75
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Uptown Playlist Theater
We now have tickets available for sale on our website.
Friday, March 1st
Tickets $35
Friday, April 12th
Tickets $30
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Wednesday, May 15th
Tickets $20
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"Not Your Everyday Specials"
Monday Nights, Steak Diane
Every Monday after 4 pm, we will be serving Steak Diane for $17.75. This will be just like the Red Door Inn. With Victor's stamp of approval.
Fish Taco Tuesdays
Every Tuesday, we will be serving fish tacos. The taco includes panko breaded tilapia, red cabbage, chipotle mayonnaise, and a mango pineapple black bean salsa. They will be served with corn chips and adobo sauce. Available for dine in and carryout. 3 for $7.75 or $2.75 each.
Wienerschnitzel Wednesday
Every Wednesday after 4pm, we will be serving authentic German Wienerschnitzel. Served with roasted asparagus, spaetzel and veal demi glaze, it is only $12.75.
Prime Rib, Friday and Saturday Evening
Available after 4pm every Friday and Saturday night is our herb crusted prime rib of beef. Our prime rib is slow roasted for several hours in our 1980 alto shaam. It is served with au jus, mushrooms and your choice of side dish. Available in 12oz or 16oz.
 Herb Crusted Leg of Lamb,
Saturday Evenings
Available after 4pm every Saturday night we have our sliced leg of lamb with a mint demi glaze served with our daily mashed potato and vegetable side. Sure to be a new favorite! $19.75
Sunday, All Day, Sizzling Fajita and Margaritas
You get a chicken fajita with a 64 ounce pitcher of margaritas,
perfect for a relaxing Sunday! Serves 2 for $20!
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Burger Me Thursday
Choose any microbrew or bottled beer to accompany a different and
enticing burger, every Thursday, for just $10.
 Next Week: February 28
Oscar Burger
In honor of our Oscar Week celebration, we're offering the aptly named Oscar Burger! In case the 5 other oscar options for the week don't tickle your fancy - or perhaps you're looking for yet one more option to taste test - we've got the burger for you! Our fresh beef patty is topped with asparagus, crab meat and a bearnaise sauce. So delightful, it's award-winning!
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Specials This Week
appetizer
artisanal cheese sampler
1. Taleggio (Italy) 2. Coach Farm Triple Cream (New York)
3. Cottonwood River (Kansas) 4. Schweizer Gold
(Switzerland) 5. Vermillion River Blue Triple Creme (Illinois)
6. Sap Sago (Switzerland) serves 2 to 4 people 19.75
oysters on the half shell
wellfleete oysters from the northeast cost of long island
sound. medium in size with a high salinity and a clean sharp
flavor. served with a mignonette 11.75
steak tartare
made with 100% ground filet mignon, onions, parsley,
capers and egg. served with cornichons and freshly baked
foccaccia toasts 9.75
salad and sandwich
mesculyn salad & panini sandwich combo
prosciutto ham, fig and mascarpone cheese with fresh
arugula and tomato. served with a mesculyn, walnut and
gorgonzola salad. balsamic vinaigrette dressing 11.50
with cup of soup of the day 13.50
grilled romaine and shrimp salad
grilled head of romaine topped with skewered and grilled
shrimp with roasted fennel, celery, leeks, red tomatoes
and hard boiled eggs. served with a smoky tomato
vinaigrette 13.75
entrees
steak and lobster surf 'n' turf
6 oz. filet with a 6 oz. grilled south african lobster tail with
drawn butter. served with roasted garlic and rosemary
smashed red potatoes and tri colored carrots and shallots in
a light maple glaze 45.75
filet rene
8 oz. center cut charbroiled filet stuffed inside a fresh
steamed artichoke. surrounded by a bouquet of vegetables
that include zuchini, yellow squash, carrots, cauliflower,
broccoli, fingerling potato and tomato crown. served with
bearnaise sauce 29.75
orange roughy etoufee
broiled 10 oz. orange roughy filet with an etouffe sauce.
served with a long grain wild rice blend and tri colored maple
glazed carrots 19.75
pasta primavera
asparagus, broccoli, sundried tomatoes, bell peppers,
mushrooms, zucchini, squash and garlic buttered chicken
served in a white wine cream sauce over linguini 16.75
dessert
salted caramel vanilla crunch cake
buttery vanilla-flecked pudding cake layered with salted
caramel and creamy custard with a graham cracker crust 7.75
turtle cheesecake
layers of caramel cheesecake and chocolate fudge layered on
a chocolate fudge brownie crust. topped with pecans 6.75 |
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Foodie Fight
 Each week in the newsletter, we will ask three questions from the "Foodie Fight" cards. The first person to email us (see link below) the correct answers to all three questions will receive a complimentary lunch. The winner has to have the exact answer for all three questions, no exceptions! The following week we will publish the correct answers and the winner of the previous week. So come in and have a drink, study the cards, test each other and have fun.
Good Luck!
1. Which nut is made into a paste and combined with sugar to make marzipan
- #77 or #80?
2. What is another name for underground garden crops such as beets, carrots, onions, and radishes?
3. What high-tech food wrap can withstand temperatures up to 440 degrees Fahrenheit giving new meaning to en papillote cooking?
Fine Print:
- You must be the first person to respond with all three correct answers.
- The response must go to the email address in the above link.
- You must reply within 24 hours from the time the newsletter is published.
- Participants are eligible to win up to 3 times a year.
Last Week's Questions & Answers:
1. What does a baking sheet have that is missing from a cookie sheet? ....... a rim
2. Which rice is cooked with more water because of relative differences in the molecular makeup of the rice starches... long-grain or short-grain rice? ...long-grain
3. Which are you most likely to find at an Iowa farmers' market in August - lettuce, corn, or peas? .............corn
Last Week's Winner: ...................Donna Engels |
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Uptown Grill
601 First Street | LaSalle, IL 61301 | 815.224.4545
Monday - Thursday: 11am -10pm
Friday - Saturday: 11am - 11pm
Sunday: 12noon - 10pm
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