By: Lindsay Garbacik By: Lindsay Garbacik | April 4, 2022 | Food & Drink,
With Passover and Easter Sunday quickly approaching, we’ve rounded up a few of the best specials being offered at some of Chicago’s top restaurants. Whether you’re looking for a family-friendly brunch, a high-end selection of delicacies, or a delicious meal to bring home and enjoy with your friends and family, there are so many tasty options to choose from.
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Let The Goddess and Grocer handle your whole holiday with easy to-go meals for Passover and Easter Sunday. Enjoy a Seder dinner complete with two Gefilte fish, half a pound of Goddess chopped liver, half a pound of Charoset, one pint of chicken matzo ball soup, and more! In addition to the dinner package, there are a number of delicious a la carte menu items to round out your meal. Pre-order by April 11 at noon. Delivery, in-store pick up, and national shipping through Goldbelly are available. View the full menu here.
For Easter, they are offering a dinner to-go that serves four people and a carry-out brunch that serves four to six people. There are a variety of options both on the menu and a la carte that can be ordered and enjoyed for the holiday. Pre-order by April 13 at noon. View the full selections here.
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Pre-order and pick up some yummy treats from Hewn to complete your Passover and Easter gatherings. They will be selling plain and chocolate macaroons for Passover, and they will be available for pre-order pickup on Friday, April 15. Throughout the remainder of Passover, the treats will be available to walk-in customers as well. For Easter, pick up some hot cross buns, bunny cookies, Easter stollen, breads and other bakery items, with pick-up available only on Sunday, April 17. View the full menu here. Pre-orders can be placed here.
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Enjoy daylong Easter specials like no other at this classic steakhouse. For brunch, guests will be treated to lobster avocado toast, prosciutto and egg tartines, truffled omelets, fire roasted filets, sweet potato rosti, and French toast, among other elevated brunch specials. For dinner, guests will enjoy a special Wagyu Spinalis by Snake River Farms and other classic steakhouse favorites. Specials are only available on Sunday April 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for brunch, and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for dinner. Reservations can be made here. Brunch costs $75 per person, while dinner is available a la carte.
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Pick up an Easter meal from chefs Sarah Stegner and George Bumbaris of Prairie Grass Cafe to make your holiday easier. Choose from an Easter dinner package for one, an adult easter basket filled with sweets and booze, and a kids Easter dinner package. Pre-order your package by Thursday, April 14 and pick it up on Easter Sunday, April 17 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.. Call the restaurant at (847) 205-4433 to reserve your package.
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Enjoy Easter brunch al fresco along the river at River Roast, starting at 10 a.m. on Easter Sunday. Holiday specials include: chicken and waffles with maple syrup and powdered sugar, a broccolini and cremini mushroom quiche with caramelized onions and Swiss cheese, French toast with raisin bread pudding, apples, cinnamon and nutmeg, and a kale and cauliflower salad with hen of the woods mushrooms, pecorino cheese and almonds. Finish off the whole meal with a slide of their signature carrot cake. Reservations can be made here.
222 N LaSalle St. / Website
Enjoy an over-the-top Easter brunch at Prime & Provisions, complete with a buffet of eggs benedict, cinnamon french toast, maple glazed ham, a prime rib carving station, made-to-order Belgian waffles, omelets and a raw bar. To top it all off, guests will enjoy tasty mimosas and bloody marys and finish the meal with banana cream pie bites for dessert. Check out their full menu here, offered 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Easter Sunday. Reservations are required and can be made here.$85 Grand Brunch; $25 kids (7 -12 years old).
51 W Kinzie St. / Website
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Head to River North to try executive chef Fabio Viviani’s Easter Sunday specials. Unique for the holiday, try the jumbo lump crab omelet, monkeybread and olive oil lemon cake. Their typical a la carte brunch menu is available as well. Siena Tavern is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Easter brunch. Reservations are required and can be made here.
316 N Clark St. / Website
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Reserve your space at this seasonal brunch, running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Easter Sunday. The menu features Belgian waffles with fresh strawberries, almond crumble and strawberry basil syrup, baked cruffins with honey whipped cream and pistachio pastry cream, and homemade brioche donuts with key lime curd, torched meringue and coriander graham crumble. Reservations can be made here.
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Gather the kids for a fabulous Easter brunch at Venteux complete with kid-favorites like French toast, buttery pancakes, crispy bacon and scrambled eggs. To top it off, kids will receive an egg-shaped cookie and toppings to decorate it with. For those with a taste for the finer things, try the duck and waffle topped with honey, sumac and butter, or try the Banh Mi Hash with short rib, lemongrass and cilantro. Specials are available on Sunday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and reservations can be made through OpenTable. The kids brunch costs $15.
Photography by: Courtesy of Cindy Kurman for Prairie Grass Cafe