The Chicago Cubs are onto the National League Championship Series, and they'll face the Mets in a best-of 7-game series starting October 17 at 7:07pm. If you failed to score Wrigley playoff tickets, (we did too), head to one of these bars and restaurants, which are showing the games and offering food and drink specials for the duration of the series.
Chop Shop
The Wicker Park restaurant will show Tuesday's game on a 30-foot projector screen in the event space as well as on butcher bar TVs. On Wednesday and Thursday, they'll bring the projector up to the rooftop for outdoor screening. Specials include $5 Chicago-style dogs and a $15 burger and beer deal.
Pork Shoppe Andersonville
Pork Shoppe's Andersonville location will offer $2 select drafts and $2 mini brat sandwiches with sauerkraut.
Haywood Tavern
The Humboldt Park tavern will have a cheeseburger, fries and PBR draft special for $10.
Ceres' Table
The Lakeview Italian restaurant is serving a "Curse of the Goat" pizza, with house-made goat sausage, caramelized onions, kale, fior di latte and aged goat cheese.
The Florentine
Stop by the Loop restaurant for a free pizza with the purchase of wine, beer or another boozy drink in the bar and lounge.
Rockit Bar & Grill
The River North restaurant will show the game on 17 TVs and will also offer specials on game day fare.
Chuck’s: A Kerry Simon Kitchen
Try the Chicago hot dog flatbread for $7 during games, while splitting a beer bucket with six domestic bottles for $24.
Giordano's
At some Giordano's locations, Cubs fans can enjoy a specialty pizza with the Cubs' trademark "W" written in Parmesan on top of the pie for every post-season game. If you head to the Lakeview location (1040 W Belmont Ave), Giordano's also plays the game over the speakers. (Locations include: Gold Coast, Prudential Plaza, Navy Pier, Central Loop, Lakeview, Lincoln Square and Andersonville)
The Pink Flamingo, AKA Merkle's Bar and Grill
Joe Maddon's life goal is to have a bar named The Pink Flamingo, and Merkle's transformed itself into a bar called just that for the duration of the playoffs. Look out for cocktail deals as you watch the game amidst flamingo decor.
DMK Burger Bar
DMK Burger Bar will be serving up their 1908 Burger, inspired by the Chicago-style dog and $3 Old Style Drafts on game days.
Deca Restaurant
The restaurant located in the 12th floor lobby of the Ritz Carlton will be offering a RC Chicago Goat Burger, made with a goat burger, cucumber, olive tziki and melted feta cheese for $19.08.
Filini Bar & Restaurant
For $15, you can get Filini’s Cubs Special, which includes a draft beer, fries and a rotating sandwich (think Italian Sausage or meatball sandwich).
Food specials to take to Cubs-watching parties:
Magnolia Bakery
The Loop bakery will serve Cubs-themed cupcakes for $3.50. They're available with vanilla or chocolate cake and vanilla buttercream.
Vanilla Patisserie
The bakery has a regular "stud muffin" series, a.k.a. cupcakes named for dudes, and the latest one is (obviously) Jake. The Arrieta-inspired cupcake is a white buttermilk cake with vanilla mousseline, buttercream frosting, a vanilla macaron and a W flag.