Before the discovery of fire, humans had to boil their water with sun-warmed rocks and cook their burgers on the slopes of active volcanoes. Reap the benefits of man's culinary ingenuity with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of American-barbecue fare at Silverado Grill in Elmhurst.
A sizzling roundup of ribs, burgers, and other smoky savories stampede across plates at Silverado Grill, a family-friendly eatery with rugged western accents and an extensive menu of barbecued cuisine. Diners can enjoy a half ($13.95) or full ($18.95) slab of baby back ribs ensnared in a lasso of savory seasonings then doused in barbecue sauce. The chicken kabob ($10.75) melodically sizzles on plates while graceful catfish fillets ($12.50) execute synchronized-swimming routines as they glide down throat canals. Shield sensitive peepers from the heart-healthy explosion of flavors bursting from Buffalo Don's lean bison burger ($7.95), a juicy meat round hailing from a local ranch.
Monthly open-mic nights see amateur crooners crowding into Silverado Grill's hunger haven as frothy brews deluge glasses in the set-apart bar. In addition, the eatery's staff often takes a break from grilling grub and slingshotting flaming hotdogs at rival restaurants to lend a hand at various community events, including Relay for Life.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Barbecue Secrets
Every barbecue joint boasts a secret ingredient or technique that makes its sauce unlike any other. Since most barbecue chefs have taken these secrets to the grave, here's a new list of public-domain barbecue secrets for the aspiring grillsman:
- Throw recipe thieves off your trail by filling your sauce with decoy ingredients such as talc, water, and heaping spoonfuls of rival sauces.
- Age your sauce in an oak cask for 15 years—it doesn't do anything, but you'll sure be hungry by then.
- Go bananas—add bananas to your sauce!
- BBQ is short for B.B. Queen—the wife of legendary bluesman B.B. King—and real barbecue sauce must contain exactly one of her soulful tears.
- As with success in any field, the real secret ingredient is confidence —except in barbecue sauces, in which it is horseradish.
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