Super Bowl Special Deals

By Bob Bong
 Southland Savvy

Super Bowl Sunday is said to be the biggest party day of the year.

In case you’re the one throwing the party, here are some deals on pizzas.

We also have a list of some local watering holes and their Super Bowl Specials.

Salina’s in Tinley Park has the "OchoCinco," which is $8.50 off a "Giants" (18-inch) pizza. Limit 10. Mention coupon code: SB2012. For information, call 708-614-9100 or visit their website at cateringbysalinas.com/.

Ed & Joe’s in Tinley Park is hosting a Super Bowl Party from 4-10 p.m. for $30 per person, which includes a raffle to win a pizza a week for 52 weeks. Call Ellen for reservations at 708-532-3051.

Ed & Joe’s also is raffling off a pizza a week to all take-out and delivery customers on Sunday. In addition to being automatically entered, customers can take $5 off any 14-inch or 16-inch pizza from 3-9 p.m. Dough Dollar Points also will be doubled.

Durbin’s is offering a $35 Super Bowl package at all of its locations, which includes pizza, nachos, dinner and four drinks. Reservations required. See manager at each location.

Bookie Magee’s Hideaway and OTB, 2450 W. Jefferson in Joliet, is hosting a Super Bowl party starting at 5 p.m. Cost is $40 per person for half-time buffet, free pop and draft beer, $2 bottles of beer and house drinks. Early birds can get free racing program and $10 in bets with their reservation. Call 815-744-6500 for reservations.

Here are some Super Bowl Specials in the Lincoln-Way area thanks to the folks at Patch. See here for the complete list.

Chicago Blu in Frankfort will have a free half-time buffet, 46-cent drafts and 46-cent wings (get it, Super Bowl XLVI).

Jameson's Pub in Frankfort starts the party at 5 p.m. For $35, customers can enjoy an open bar and a half-time party buffet.

Pete Mitchell's Bar & Grill in Frankfort will have a free half-time buffet and drink specials.

Tommy Nevin's Pub in Frankfort will have a free half-time buffet, drink specials, raffles and giveaways.

The Wild Rover in Frankfort will have a free half-time taco bar and drink specials.

191 South in Mokena has two party packages: A $60 package that includes top-shelf liquor and food and a $35 package with domestic drinks and a family-style dinner. Call 708-479-6873 for reservations.

Stoney Point Grill in Mokena is holding its second annual Steak Fry, where you pick out your ribeye and chefs cook it on a grill outside to order. It’s $25 for a 10-ounce ribeye and $30 for a 16-ounce ribeye — both come with an all-you can eat buffet of sides. A free all-you can eat taco and nacho bar will be open during halftime. Drink specials. Sports memorabilia will be raffled off throughout the night.

Charleston's Bar & Grill will host a party. $25 gets you unlimited domestic drafts and a buffet that includes a nachos bar, pizza and buffalo hot wings. Reservations are recommended.

Charleyhorse in Tinley Park, New Lenox and Munster, Ind., will have a free half-time buffet with wings, tenders, pasta, appetizers and drink specials.

Prime Time Restaurant & Bar in New Lenox will have a free half-time buffet, including pizza, pasta and salad; $10 prime rib special; $10 slab of ribs; 50-cent wings; and drink specials.

Tom Kelly's Chophouse & Pub in New Lenox will have a free half-time buffet with pizza, fried chicken, pasta, meatballs and drink specials.

Gold Shops Open in Tinley, Orland

K.E. Jewelry opened recently in Orland Park.

By Bob Bong

Southland Savvy

The high price of gold (hovering around $1,700 an ounce) has brought one of those shops that buy gold to Tinley Park.

We Buy and Sell Gold, which the village classifies as a jewelry store, opened recently at 7112 W. 171st St. in the former home of the village’s first and only pawn shop, which closed late in 2010 after its owner violated the terms of his arrangement with the village and purchased four antique guns.

Hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on Sundays.

A gold buying store called K.E. Jewelry opened recently at 15810 S. Harlem Ave. in the Home Depot Plaza in Orland Park. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed on Sundays.

It joins three other gold buying stores that have rebranded themselves Gold Max after doing business for a long time as Midwest Gold Buyers.

Those stores are in Orland Square Mall, 14700 S. LaGrange Road and 7928 W. 159th St.

Plaza Café Closes in Frankfort

One of our favorite places closed this week when the state revoked the business registration of the Plaza Café in Frankfort over issues with back taxes. If a deal can be reached between the owner and the state Department of Revenue, the restaurant could reopen, but chances are those Heidi cakes are gone forever.

New Lenox Library Café Closes

The New Lenox Library can’t seem to catch a break in regards to its in-house café. The latest blow came last week when Book and Bean Too closed because of health issues for its owner. The café had just reopened in September after being closed for several months. Library officials are trying to determine whether the café can reopen or do they need to seek a new vendor – again.

Old World Pizza Coming to Tinley

Original Old World Pizza, also known as Fat Ricky’s, is taking over the space at 16703 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park that was home for a short time last year to Capri Express.

Fat Ricky’s opened a location in Orland Park in 2010. The chain began in Elmwood Park in 1963 and has other locations in Shorewood and Romeoville.

The eateries are known for their pizza, burgers, pasta, sandwiches and calzones. You can check out their menu at http://www.fatrickys.com/ and get more information at their Facebook page.

Calls for more information were not returned, so I don’t have an exact opening date but it should be soon.

Green Garden Golf Dome Delayed Again By, What Else, More Snow

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Green Garden Golf Course in Frankfort lost its golf dome in last February’s blizzard when the storm ripped a hole in the fabric covering and it deflated.

Plans to erect a new and improved dome have been hampered this month by bitter cold and two Friday snowstorms.

Golf course general manager Todd Russell said he expects the dome to be open for business by next Tuesday, if not sooner.

“Realistically, I expect it will be open a week from today,” he said on Tuesday. “We’ll try for sooner but no later than next week.”

Russell said he would keep posting golf dome updates on the golf course website http://www.greengardencc.com/.

The new dome will be heated and have a two-level hitting area. The dome will have 42 hitting stations, a putting green, chipping area, a sitting area with TVs, snacks and beverages.

Once it does reopen, the dome will be open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Standard rates for ages 19-61 will be Monday to Friday $12 per half-hour, Saturdays and Sundays $15 per half-hour.

Senior rates for ages 62 and older will be $11 per half-hour for anytime weekdays and after noon on weekends.

Junior rates for ages 18 and younger will be $10 per half-hour for anytime weekdays and after noon on weekends.

There also will be a season pass good anytime and valid from November to March for $750.

New Grocery Store Eyes Frankfort
Mariano’s Fresh Market, a division of Roundy’s Supermarkets in Milwaukee, has been slowly moving into the Chicago marketplace and will present plans Thursday night to the Frankfort Plan Commission for a 70,000-square-foot store at 20900 S. LaGrange Road (between McDonald’s and Old Plank Trail Bank.

Let’s see, between U.S. 30 and 191st Street there are already five supermarkets including Jewel, Dominick’s, Walt’s, Brookhaven and Aldi.

If this store is approved (and who doesn’t believe it will be), the stores could start their own softball or bowling leagues.

Brighton Collectibles Opens in Orland Square
Brighton Collectibles, a specialty store that carries items from jewelry to handbags and accessories, opened Friday in the lower level Macy’s Court at Orland Square Mall in Orland Park.

Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For information, call 708-873-1658 or visit them online at http://www.brighton.com/.

Free Dessert for January Birthdays at Chick-fil-A
Orland Park’s Chick-fil-A restaurant has a free dessert from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, for anyone born in January.