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Thursday, June 13th, 2013
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Father's Day Mixed Grill Special $15.75
Not Your Average Meat & Potatoes
By Josh
What do you get a dad that he doesn't already have? Power tools are expensive (so is meat these days) and neckties get boring year after year. Why not spice things up a little and allow us to be the perfect gift for Dad?
This Sunday we're offering a meal fit for....well, Dad! For one day only, we will have the best offerings of the classic pair of meat and potatoes. One of our featured dishes will be a trio of smoked pork ribs slathered in a house made chipotle barbecue sauce. But that's not all! We serve it next to a grilled chicken breast, plus an applewood smoked bacon wrapped pork filet  with an ancho chile creme.
The chipotle pepper provides a smoky and tangy barbecue sauce that complements the slightly spicier, yet smooth ancho chile creme. The flavor also goes well with the smoky tones of the freshly grilled chicken and pork. We then finish the dish off with roasted rosemary new potatoes and fresh corn on the cob. All for just $15.75.
Ditch the grill and save yourself the hassle by giving Dad something he'll actually want... without breaking the bank! And don't forget we will also be serving our prime rib all day long!
Don't forget to make a reservation by calling 815-224-4545. We wouldn't want you to miss out!
Open Father's Day
Sunday, June 16th | 12noon - 10pm
And if you just can't make it here for the holiday, consider treating Dad to a gift card. At least you'll be here in spirit... cheers!
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Playlist Theater
New Show Announcements
By Ray
The fall line up is starting to fill in. As I had mentioned at a couple of shows, we will not try and limit it to only once per month this fall, and there is still room to squeeze a couple more shows in. Here are our new announcements:
 Andy Frasco and the United Nations
Friday, August 16th at 7:30 pm | $20 general admission
From Los Angeles, Andy likes to describe himself as "party blues." I have seen Andy before and he has charisma that can light up a room. They play out about 250 nights a year.
 Paul Cebar and Tomorrow Sound Now For Yes Music People
Friday, November 1st at 7:30 pm | $20 advanced; $25 door
Last time Paul played here with New Tomorrow Sound in January 2011 was the first and only time I think everyone in the room was dancing. Come see what made Paul Cebar one of the legends of Chicago's live music scene. Five great musicians. High energy, and no one will feel cheated after this show!
 Willie Nile
Friday, November 15th at 7:30 pm | $30 advanced; $35 door
Famed singer, songwriter and rocker Willie Nile says ,"I'm bringing my NY band out, my A list guys." Not that his last 2 shows here were anything less than spectacular, but this time he is bringing his full band from New York City!
 Miles Nielsen and The Rusted Hearts
Wednesday, November 27th (Thanksgiving Eve) at 7:30 pm | $25 advanced; $30 door
A repeat of last year's performance. This show was so good, we had him here twice last year! Plus, it is on Thanksgiving Eve!
Click here to find out when tickets go on sale and to gather more artist information!
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On the Menu
New Food Additions
By Jimmy
 Each month we sit down and discuss many things that relate to what we put on our menu. It may be cost, storage, time to prepare, holding quality, appearance, etc. The list can be quite long. The panel of owner, managers and employees that review these changes always have conflicting opinions on what should stay and what should go.
However, in order to run an efficient restaurant with an interesting menu, it is essential that we talk about each item we offer. For those items that have left us, they will not be forgotten. We promise you will find them one day back on the daily specials menu.
What was left behind....... The items you will no longer find on our daily menu will include our reuben sandwich, tuna burger, chocolate chip cookies, bread pudding and chocolate cobbler. For some reason I can hear many of you screaming "Nooooooo!" We know we will have a few unhappy people, but again, we hope that we will introduce all of you to some new and interesting things. Here are some of the changes:
 Salmon Burger
Although the tuna burger was a great sandwich, it had its challenges. The flavor combination was excellent; however, when you think of sashimi grade tuna, you normally think of it being prepared raw or rare and a lot of people expected this with this sandwich. Unfortunately, it was not feasible to prepare it this way, and if by chance the cooks accidentally over cooked it, the whole flavor profile we were aiming for was off. The inconsistencies, along with the rising price of tuna, called for a change. Our new salmon burger is prepared a lot like the tuna with ground fresh salmon, capers, red onions and cilantro served with alfalfa sprouts, chipotle mayonnaise and tomato on 9-grain wheat bread. This is my new favorite sandwich.
 Grouper Sandwich
No, this is not completely new to our menu, but it is a new look. While only raising it by $1.00, we have doubled its size! Now this is a humungous grouper sandwich we are even more proud of. A full grouper filet served with cheddar cheese, lettuce and tartar sauce on our housemade sesame seed bun.
Chocolate Lava Armageddon
Forget death by chocolate, this is the newest chocolate lovers dessert that we have to offer. It is the cousin to our chocolate cobbler, so rest assured we have kept chocolate as part of our dessert selection. This has everything you ever wanted with chocolate. Chocolate fudge, chocolate brownie, chocolate cream and chocolate syrup. What makes this dish perfect is the  ice cold scoop of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and fresh raspberries that top it off. I should also mention that you'll want to bring someone with to help you savor it... this rich, sizeable dessert serves between 2 and 4 people!
Heath Bar Cookies
This should make a lot of people happy... or at least we hope it does! Just like we replaced our chocolate menu selection with something similar, we knew we couldn't eliminate cookies entirely. We hope this proves to be one of your new favorites!
We invite you to come in and enjoy some of our new food creations, and certainly, please share your thoughts on those "retired" items you miss!
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The True Value Meals
Area's Best Dining Deals
By Ryan
During the course of the last few years, the restaurant industry has really seen a change in the types of offers, specials and discounting that many consumers have become accustom to seeing. The $5 special or the 2 entrees for $20 type deals have seemed to pop up (and continue to pop up) all over the place. Because of this, we felt like we had to offer something at a discount and keep pace with the changing environment of how our competition does business. But at the same time, we felt we had to stay true to our selves and what we do best.
When you begin to discount your product, two questions arise. One, how many of the new customers you generate because of this discount will ever be repeat customers without the discount? And two, how many of your current customers will be turned into the customer that only comes in on discount? It really is an interesting topic of debate.
There are those who say if you present your product well, you will generate new customers no matter the cost. Then there are those who say once you begin to discount your product that it's almost impossible to stop discounting. If customers know they can get your product at half off, what motivation do they ever have to purchase your product at a higher price? All these arguments circulate our industry on a daily basis.
Feel free to share YOUR thoughts on our blog!
Our approach to this quandary is with our weekly specials menu. You won't find any 2 for 1 deals or two 4-course meal options for $20, but what you will find are quality products offered at a true value. These items are priced differently than they would be if they were to be found on our every day menu. We do, after all, have to pay our people too. While we know the prices don't compete with those daily $5 deals amongst others, we do know that the quality of our specials surpasses the quality of the others' prices. Come see why we sell more steak diane or weinerschnitzel in one night than we do some menu items in a week. Or why some of these evenings have developed a type of cult following. They are a real deal.
Our weekly specials (a new one each day) are below:
 steak diane, every monday evening
the original red door inn steak diane! 6oz filet mignon medallion. served with mushroom marsala sauce, celery and button mushrooms. Victor approved! available monday evening only after 4pm. 17.75
 fish tacos, every tuesday all day
soft flour tortillas filled with panko crusted tilapia, red cabbage, chipotle mayonnaise and mango pineapple black bean salsa
3 for 7.75 or 2.75 each
weiner schnitzel, every wednesday evening
veal cutlet lightly floured and sauteed, served with veal demi glaze, spaetzel and roasted asparagus. available wednesday evening only after 4pm. 12.75
 "burger me" every thursday all day
choose any microbrew or bottled beer to accompany a different and enticing burger every week. served with a heaping plate of our housemade fries. all for 10.00.
 oscar sunday! every sunday, all day!
every sunday is oscar sunday. choose from the following oscars: new york strip, veal, chicken, grouper or portobello mushroom. Top your choice with asparagus, lump crab and béarnaise sauce.
12.75 each
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Uptown Playlist Theater
We now have tickets available for sale on our website.
Please purchase tickets either online by clicking here or in person only.
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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.
 This Week: June 13Thai Turkey Burger
Perhaps we're on a worldly kick here, but this turkey burger was a no-brainer to follow up the miso burger. Our ground turkey is given a smear of thai peanut sauce before being topped with a cabbage slaw. All pulled together with a fresh baked sesame seed bun. Enjoy!
 Next Week: June 20
Fire-Roasted Poblano Burger
Similar to our poblano pepper appetizer shown here, this burger features spares no detail with its fire-roasted (yes, right from our stove-top flame) poblano peppers. This process truly helps to bring out the flavor. We pair that with roasted del caribe cheese for a taste that's sure to please! Served with tortilla chips.
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Specials This Week
appetizer
artisanal cheese sampler
1. Corsendonk Brugge (Belgium) 2. Pena Gorda (Spain)
3. Quickes Oak Smoked Cheddar (England) 4. Cypress Grove
Chevre Truffle Tremor (California) 5. Carr Valley Penta Creme
Blue (Wisonsin) 6. Sap Sago (Switzerland) serves 2 to 4 19.75
stuffed poblano pepper
fire roasted poblano pepper stuffed with black beans and baked with
chihuahua cheese topped with sour cream and cilantro. served with
adobo sauce and fresh corn tortilla chips 8.75
oysters on the half shell
wellfleete oysters from the northeast cost of long island sound.
medium size with a high salinity and a clean sharp flavor.
served with a mignonette 11.75
salad and sandwich
mesculyn salad & panini sandwich combo
mortadella, roasted red peppers and provolone cheese.
served with a mesculyn, walnut and gorgonzola salad. balsamic
vinaigrette dressing 11.50 with cup of soup of the day 13.50
grilled quail and poached pear salad
herb marinated quail grilled and served on a bed of arugula
and mesculyn with poached pear, grape tomatoes and dried cherries
with a sherry vinaigrette 13.50
entrees
stuffed chicken breast
breaded boneless chicken breast stuffed with rosmarino ham
and brie. served with our seasoned rice blend 13.75
pepper steak pappardelle
6 ounces of grilled filet medallions with sauteed red and green bell
peppersand grilled portobello mushrooms over pappardelle pasta with a
light white wine cream sauce. 18.75
seared cod
10 oz. cod filet seared and topped with a lemon beurre
blanc over a bed of watercress. served with roasted potato
caviar crostinis 19.75
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
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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. True or False. An open bivalve is a goner and should be tossed before cooking.
2. What bakeware is a good choice for things that are tricky to remove from a pan, such as cheesecake?
3. What award-winning actor first appeared on TV in a Burger King commercial and is the host of cable TVs Best Food Ever?
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 innovative book is a thesaurus of flavors for creative cooking and a safety net for cooking without recipes? ................The Flavor Bible
2. True or False: In 2006, about 80% of each food dollar went to value-added services such as food processing and marketing costs. .............true
3. What is a cold frame - a protected plant bed, a meat locker, or a holding tank for fish? ...............protected plant bed
Last Week's Winner: ...................no winner
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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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