Adding gourmet ingredients to a meal makes a commonplace activity feel special, much like brushing your teeth with a sparkler or withdrawing money from an ATM while holding it at gunpoint. Engage in exceptional eating with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of upscale cuisine at Brasserie 28 in downtown Andover.

Brasserie 28 calls upon fresh, local ingredients to inspire their dynamic dinner menu of European-spun sustenance. Practice your dish-passing skills during the Thanksgiving off-season by sharing tasty offerings with your table, such as warm, aged cheddar cheese fondue served with a toasted baguette ($12) and local Wellfleet oysters with pickled black radish, spicy Bloody Mary, and celery sprouts ($8). Move into the meat of a meal with specialty entrees such as the juicy duBreton farm pork chop paired with french lentils, root vegetable, and wilted swiss chard ($24). To upgrade childhood memories, try the snickers dessert, a grown-up pairing of dark chocolate, peanut-butter mousse, caramel nougetine, and a dash of fleur de sel ($8). A three-course prix fixe menu is available Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during Valentine's Day weekend, ensuring that every forkful is introduced to your sweetheart’s mouth while it's smiling ($39 per person).

Brasserie 28 is split into three sections—a bar, lounge, and restaurant—guaranteeing a spot for any crowd, whether enjoying an intimate dinner or reveling with your Gary Shandling look-alike club.

Reviews

Twenty-five Yelpers give Brasserie 28 an average of 3.5 stars:

• The service was wonderful and the food was perfect. – Julie M., Yelp, 11/15/10
• The service was very good and based on the smiles I saw at the tables around us, I think everyone else there tonight felt the same way we did. – Joe F., Yelp, 07/14/10