Enjoying the cuisine of another country can inspire people to someday travel there, where they will undoubtedly eat a cheeseburger and immediately come home. Save yourself the trouble with today's Groupon to LaSalle Power Co.. Choose between the following options:

• For $20, you get $40 worth of American fare and drinks.
• For $60, you get $120 worth of American fare and drinks.

LaSalle Power Co.'s retro kitchen serves a hearty menu of savory comfort-food classics as bartenders pour specialty cocktails and music throbs within a tri-level, 20,000-square-foot space. Revelers can canvass the new Rotten Johnny's menu for double dogs ($5.50) and fried pickles ($2.95), or fortify themselves for head-banging and interpretive clogging with barbecue baby back ribs ($9). Meanwhile, the Merkts burger drafts an all-star team of toppings, including Wisconsin Merkts cheddar-cheese spread and grilled onions, set atop a warm pretzel bun ($10). Guests can wash down their hearty meals with a chocolate martini ($8), culled from Stoli Vanilla and real chocolate syrup, or grab a Goose Island 312 ($6) from the tap. The venue's copiously sized digs cater to large groups, serving gatherings of friends, throngs of enemies, and ennui-struck debate teams. LaSalle Power Co. also frequently plays host to concerts and special events, including the all-male revue Thunder Down Under on Fridays and Saturdays.