Enjoy a Winter White Cosmo at Bonefish Grill on New Year’s Eve. (Courtesy of Bonefish Grill)
By Rick West | Daily Herald
Time to finish 2023 strong with a night out at one of the myriad suburban restaurants and bars offering good food, good drinks and a good time on New Year’s Eve.
Bonefish Grill
1604 Randall Road, Algonquin, (847) 658-9268; 15537 S. La Grange Road, Orland Park, (708) 873-5170; 9310 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, (847) 674-4634; and 180 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, (847) 534-0679; bonefishgrill.com/. For dine-in, sip on the Winter White Cosmo while enjoying the winter specials, including the smoky tomato butter grouper and cedar planked old fashioned salmon.
Broken Oar
614 Rawson Bridge Road, Port Barrington, brokenoar.com/. Broken Oar is celebrating New Year’s Eve starting at 6 p.m. Sunday with entertainment featuring dueling pianos starting at 8:30 p.m. A special three-course meal includes an appetizer, entree (grilled rib-eye $50, surf and turf $60, twin lobster tails $60), dessert and a champagne toast. The full menu will be available. Reservations are required; it’s $5 per table.
Chandler’s Chophouse
401 N. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, (847) 885-9009, chandlerschophouse.com/nye.php. Ring in the New Year at Chandler’s New Year’s Eve party starting at 8 p.m. Dec. 31. The $99 event includes a four-hour premium open bar, hors d’oeuvres, a five-course dinner, a champagne toast at midnight, a video countdown, a balloon drop, party favors, a DJ and dancing. Reservations required.
Ring in the New Year with a mimosa flight at City Works’ Rock n Roll brunch on Monday, Jan. 1. (Courtesy of City Works)
City Works Eatery & Pour House
Hampton Social
100 W. Higgins Road, South Barrington, (224) 633-5414, thehamptonsocial.com/. On Dec. 31, enjoy the hand-crafted holiday Mistletoe Kiss cocktail and Tito’s will donate $1 to Giving Kitchen for each one sold. Come back the next day to refuel with Hampton Social’s New Year’s Day Brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring complimentary rosé. Reservations requested.
Jameson’s Charhouse
1331 W. Dundee Road, Arlington Heights, (847) 392-7100, jamesonscharhousearlingtonheights.com/. Jameson’s is offering holiday catering that includes a prime rib package for $425 or a bone-in ham package for $250. They include sides, salad and bread and feed six to 10. Order by Wednesday, Dec. 27, for pickup on Dec. 31 or Jan. 1. Dine-in entertainment on New Year’s Eve features M Crew.
Take home a holiday carryout bundle for New Year’s Eve dinner from Maggiano’s. (Courtesy of Maggiano’s) Maggiano’s Little Italy
Maggiano’s
1847 Freedom Drive, Naperville; 240 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook; 1901 E. Woodfield Road, Schaumburg; 307 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills; maggianos.com/. Maggiano’s will be open for dine-in on NYE with an extravagant three-course holiday menu featuring refined Italian classics. If you’re hosting an intimate gathering at home, order their New Year’s Carryout Bundles for two to four people. Orders must be placed online or by phone by 8 p.m. on the evening prior to pickup.
Martini Room
161 E. Chicago St., Elgin, (847) 741-0349, martiniroomelgin.com/new-years-eve.html. Get dressed up in your best ’90s garb for Martini Room’s 21-and-older New Year’s Eve party, which includes ’90s music, holiday martinis, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. It’s $25 in advance and $30 at the door.
Peggy Kinnane’s
8 N. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights, (847) 577-7733, peggykinnanes.com/. Head to the Irish pub to celebrate Ireland’s New Year’s Eve from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31.
Pinstripes
7 Oakbrook Center Mall, Oak Brook, (630) 575-8700; 100 W. Higgins Road, South Barrington, (847) 844-9300; 1150 Willow Road, Northbrook, (847) 480-2323, pinstripes.com/. Pinstripes is celebrating with two balloon drops on NYE. Both include party favors and complimentary champagne for the adults. The 8 p.m. drop for families includes sparkling juice for the kids. The music starts at 8 p.m. and rocks until the midnight toast for adults. Reservations requested.
Port Edward
20 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin, (847) 658-5441, portedward.com/. The seafood restaurant is hosting a pair of holiday buffets on New Year’s Eve: A champagne brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a surf and turf buffet from 4-8 p.m. Both buffets are $65 for adults, $20 for kids 5-11, and free for kids 4 and younger. Reservations required.
Ruth’s Chris
933 Skokie Blvd., Northbrook, (847) 498-6889, and 100 W. Higgins Road, Suite U-1, South Barrington, (847) 551-3730, ruthschris.com/. Ruth’s Chris is open on New Year’s Eve offering a celebration surf and turf. Reservations required.
Shaw’s Crab House
1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg, (847) 517-2722, shawscrabhouse.com/events/holiday-hours-at-shaws-schaumburg/. For New Year’s Eve, Shaw’s will be serving from the full a la carte menu, which includes Norwegian King Crab, hand-rolled sushi and prime steaks. Reservations are available from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Enjoy Sip & Slurp Monday all day with half-price select bottles of wine, select oysters on the half shell and Bloody Marys.
WhirlyBall is gearing up for their New Year’s Eve Bash. (Courtesy of WhirlyBall)
WhirlyBall
3103 Odyssey Court, Naperville, (630) 932-4800, and 285 Center Drive, Vernon Hills, (847) 918-0800, whirlyball.com/. WhirlyBall’s New Year’s Eve Bash offers a pair of opportunities to celebrate. Daytime family fun ($20 per child younger than 16; $30 per adult) will include open WhirlyBall, lasertag, bowling and pop-up games across two time blocks. Evening tickets will include WhirlyBall ($20.24 per person per hour) with bowling, laser tag and pop-up games available for an additional charge on a first-come first-serve basis. Tickets for both events are available at whirlyball.eventbrite.com.
Many more options can be found here.