Yes, it's possible to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday even if the Bears aren't playing. Here are a few options to explore on February 3rd.
Stretch Run gives its first 100 Super Bowl guests a chance at winning a series of prizes escalating each quarter of the game, with the grand prize being a 37” plasma TV. Half-price wings all day, special appetizer combos and $10 domestic draft pitchers are added draws (11–1 AM; 312-644-4477).
The new Schaumburg location of Pete Miller’s puts the whole package together with a Super Bowl prime rib special: prime-rib buffet, bratwurst bar, shrimp cocktail, calamari, Caesar salad and garlic mashers – plus open bar for house wine, domestic beers and well drinks (5–9 PM; $50 for men and $25 for women; 1385 Meacham Rd., Schaumburg; 847-330-5500).
At Brasserie Jo, civilized Super Bowl fans can enjoy the big game on big-screen TVs along with Patriot-ic New England Clam Chowder, French-style hot dogs with frites and chocolate mousse on a bargain three-course menu (4–9 PM; $14.95 per person; 312-595-0800).