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BackStage Bistro – The Loop

Three-Course Bistro Dinner for Two or Four, or $10 for $20 Worth of Bistro Food During Lunch

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  • Date Night

In a Nutshell

Culinary-student-run eatery serves themed international dishes such as ceviche, roast chicken with mole, and new york strip steak

The Fine Print

  • Expires Apr 26, 2013
  • Limit 2 per person, may buy 1 additional as gift. Limit 1 per table. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required. Dine-in only. Not valid for alcohol. Valid only for select dates.
  • See the rules that apply to all deals.

Introducing a date to foreign cuisine can make you seem exotic, much like only communicating with them in the language you just invented. Be worldly with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options

$22 for a three-course prix-fixe bistro dinner for two, redeemable from 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. (a $44 value)
$44 for a three-course prix-fixe bistro dinner for four, redeemable from 5:30 p.m.–7 p.m. (an $88 value)

Prix-fixe dinner menus change weekly. Each diner gets the following:

  • One starter, such as mixed ceviche with sour orange
  • One entree, such as roast chicken with Oaxacan mole and yucca
  • One dessert, such as chocolate cake with brownie cookies

$10 for $20 worth of bistro cuisine at lunch, redeemable from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.; click here for a list of valid dates for this option.

The lunch menu includes dishes such as a pair of beef or turkey sliders ($10), marinated tofu sandwiches with charred red pepper and thai basil ($7), and pan-fried chicken katsu with macaroni salad ($14).

BackStage Bistro

Housed inside the Illinois Institute of Art, BackStage Bistro is unique in its all-inclusive approach to food from around the world. But its staff, comprised entirely of students from the school's culinary-arts program, is just as unique. As the final step of their education, students embark on an 11-week program during which they rotate through all the restaurant's positions, from front-of-house duties to the kitchen. Some students design and implement menus that change weekly, focusing on a chosen theme or culinary region. Others may ferry dishes to and from the dining room or unmask pairs of children disguised as one adult food critic in a trench coat. In the dining room, guests can take a peek at the kitchen's activity through glass walls as they enjoy lunch or prix fixe dinners. The restaurant's adventurous food and unique approach have also earned it appreciation from top chefs, including Rachael Ray, who filmed there for the Food Network show $40 a Day.

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BackStage Bistro

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    The Loop

    180 North Wabash Avenue
    Chicago, Illinois 60601
    (312) 475-6920
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