If you're looking for ways to celebrate the Fourth of July (other than consuming $2.33 pizza and wine), the following restaurants are offering tasty deals:
Café des Architectes in the Gold Coast is celebrating Independence Day with a special three-course lunch priced at $17.76 from July 4–14. Dishes include heirloom tomato soup and barbecue chicken sandwiches (312-324-4000).
Anyone who dines at Wrigleyville sushi spot Chens between July 3–9 will receive a $20 gift certificate good for their next visit (773-549-9100).
From July 3–9, Old Town tapas spot Eivissa will be pouring “Red, White and Blue” sangria, made with acai berries and strawberries ($6 a glass, $18 a pitcher; 312-238-8369).
Buy an entree at Opera or Marché on Saturday, July 4, and you’ll receive a $50 gift certificate to sister restaurant Gioco good until August 31 (Opera, 312-461-0161; Marché, 312-226-8399).
Tapas Valencia in the South Loop will offer $5 slices of apple pie and a special "Independence Martini" made with vodka, Midori, grenadine and sparkling cava (312-842-4444).