Oct. 07--Truth time: How many hours have you spent working today versus making plans for tonight's Cubs vs. Pirates wild-card game? Here are a few more bar and restaurant specials you can add to your list of options:
Bottlefork. Wednesday only, the River North spot is serving a riff on a Chicago-style dog; the Duck Fat Dog ($10), an item on the menu at sister restaurant The Duck Inn, features a sausage that's made from duck meat, duck fat and beef, wrapped in bacon and topped with cheese sauce, pickled cucumber, pickeld jalapeno and chili relish. Dig in while watching the game at the bar. 441 N. Clark St., 312-955-1900.
Giordano's Pizza. Watching from home? Order a "Fly the W" pizza ($23.75 and up) on Wednesday from select downtown and North Side Giordano's locations and pizza-makers will garnish your pie with a Parmesan "W," a replica of the logo on the flag the Cubs fly after a victory. www.giordanos.com.
Henry's. The River North bar is doing its best to turn itself into a baseball stadium Wednesday evening, complete with peanuts, giant pretzels, cotton candy and hot dogs from a cart. Old Style drafts are $3, and the bar is adding TVs for the occasion. 18 W. Hubbard St., 312-955-8018.
Timothy O'Toole's Pub. During the seventh-inning stretch of this Streeterville bar's wild-card watch party, you can win the privilege (?) of hurling peanuts and boxes of Cracker Jacks into the crowd to the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." There will also be a DJ and plenty of drinks deals, including $4.50 Bud Light stadium cups, $14 Bud Light pitchers and $6 Jameson shots. More than 70 TV screens means you'll always have a view. 622 N. Fairbanks Court, 312-642-0700.
