The Best Meals for Memorial Day Grill Masters
Memorial Day. You beautiful thing you. It means that summer is finally, really here and we can all look forward to a few glorious months of sunshine, patio dinners, afternoons at the beach and plenty of fruity cocktails! It’s one of the most exciting weekends in Chicago, and we’re celebrating with (you guessed it) some amazing food 🔥🔥🔥 It’s time to dust off your grills and dig out the charcoal for the best grill kits from Chicago restaurants. Let’s light up the weekend in style!
Prime and Provisions {222 North LaSalle Street, Chicago; 312.726.7777}: Sometimes burgers just aren’t enough. In that case, pre-order from the Prime & Provisions Butcher Shop and grill 100% All Natural Linz Heritage U.S.D.A Prime Black Angus Beef at-home with friends and family. You’ll certainly be everyone’s favorite host or hostess with these on the menu!
Tanta {118 West Grand Avenue, Chicago; 312.222.9700}: If you’re hosting a group for a Memorial Day BBQ, you’re going to need a bunch of food. Do you think 16 skewers fresh off the grill will do the trick? Tanta’s Grill Kit comes with 16 skewers (4 each chicken, beef tenderloin, shrimp, salmon), plus Peruvian corn on the cobb and fingerling potatoes, all ready for your cooking. Add on extras like Bone-in Ribeye or empanadas if you want to get fancy!
Goddess and Grocer {multiple locations}: Grill and chill with a feast made easy from the Goddess herself! The Goddess & Grocer Memorial Day Grilling Kit is seriously expansive, offering everything from marinated mains like Hanger Steak and Boneless Herbed Chicken Thighs (all ready for the grill) to batched cocktails, summer sides like Pimento Cheese Dip and of course, dessert! It will be hard to control yourself with a feast like this but be sure to leave room for those Red, White & Blueberry Cupcakes 🇺🇸
Ina Mae Tavern & Packaged Goods {1415 North Wood Street, Chicago; 773.360.8320}: Those who are taking the weekend off cooking can still get in on the outdoor dining game! Chef Jupiter is bringing back his signature Crawfish Boil to Ina Mae this Memorial Day, Monday, May 31 from 11AM-5PM. Get ready to dig in to Boiled Crawfish, Corn, and Potatoes, plus cocktails like Hurricanes and Ina's Old Fashioneds. Ina Mae's Blues band will also be playing live! How could you say “no” to that?!
Rye Deli & Drink {25 South Halsted Street, Chicago; 312.602.2100}: Ready for hot girl summer? Order your WAP Mimosa Kit from Rye Deli & Drink, and receive one FREE pint of your cocktail of choice! Just use code “Chris Kyle” at checkout online or in-store on Saturday and Sunday. This deal will get any holiday weekend party started …but it doesn’t stop there! Any guests that recite Jack Nicholson’s full monologue from A Few Good Men (without reading off phones) will receive a FREE gallon of choice cocktail & FREE sandwich of choice. Start practicing now to get ready!
Burger Bar Chicago {1150 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago; 312.988.0162}: If you’re reading this ON Memorial Day because you 100% forgot to plan ahead this year, don’t worry! Burger Bar is accepting same day orders through Monday, May 31 with at least three hours advance notice for preparation and packaging. That means you can still get their kit of four half-pound USDA Prime Beef Patties, a dozen marinated jumbo wings and all the fixings even if you’ve been procrastinating your order until the last minute.
By Kaleigh Glaza | Market Editor