The jaw is one of the toughest parts of the human body, second only to the region of the brain that automates the hugging of Jean Claude Van Damme. Work out your jaw muscle with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of upscale American fare during dinner at Allgauer's Restaurant, or, for $10, you get $20 worth of lunch. Allgauer’s is located in the Hilton hotels in Northbrook and Lisle, and in the Hilton-owned Doubletree Hotel in Alsip.

Menus at Allgauer's may vary slightly by location, but each Hilton-anchored outpost of American dining serves high-end steaks and seafood. Mid-day appetites can be quelled with lunch offerings such as a starter of baked artichoke bruschetta ($8) and a hearty grilled rib-eye steak sandwich ($13). To dine during dinner, arrive in sundown-style and begin with an appetizing opener such as the mushroom pot pie with sherry wine and walnut blue cheese ($7). Sample the meatiest of meals, the grilled beef tenderloin medallions ($22–$33), or take a bathypelagic trip to fullness with sautéed shrimp and sea scallops ($17–$27). Entrees are served with a choice of the soup du jour or a house salad.

Allgauer's scenic views from their Hilton hotel locations and attentive, knowledgeable service elevate a lunch to a culinary experience and dinner to superdinner. Take a friend, family member, or accomplice out for a gourmet superlative with today's Groupon.

Reviews

Yelpers give Allgauer's in Lisle a near-perfect 4.5-star average, and TripAdvisors give it an average of four owl eyes. Yelpers give the Northbrook location a three-star average, and OpenTable users give it an average of 3.9 stars.

• Good service ambiance and food. A nice evening. – OpenTable user who dined in Northbrook on 10/5/2010
• If someone were to ask me where I'd eat my last meal on Earth, I'd probably say here since they have literally everything and anything! – Richie D., Yelp, Lisle location