America's youth has always turned to hard-rock songs for practical advice, relying on tunes such as Iron Maiden's "2 Minutes to Midnight," which describes the best time to drink warm milk and go to bed. Toast rock 'n' roll's tutelage with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of inventive American fare and drinks at Lockdown Bar and Grill in Ukrainian Village. Lockdown's dozens of plasma TVs and powerful sound system blast concert footage while patrons chew through large portions of high-concept comfort cuisine and guzzle a prodigious assortment of beers. Lockdown's menu favors the food pyramid's burger group, offering 10 oz. blocks of Angus beef in unusual permutations, such as The Bootleg, which sports kimchi, bacon, and fried egg ($11). Build-your-own mac 'n' cheese allows noodle noshers to customize their crave-quelling creations with up to two creative additions, such as bacon, caramelized onions, carnitas, and jalapeño relish. The stark décor favors exposed brick and black walls, matching the sounds of the rockertainment and the hard-edged temperaments of most taste buds.

Reviews

Time Out Chicago featured Lockdown Bar and Grill. Yelpers give it an average of 3.5 stars, eight Citysearchers give it an average of 4.5 stars, and 93% of Urbanspooners like it.

• Amazing burger that was juicy and huge with a perfect pile of what looked like double cooked fries...and to top it off, they have this fry sauce/dip that is worth coming for just in itself that they serve with your food.. – Jchaos21, Citysearch
• The burger is super juicy and came out just the way I ordered it. The Fries are DELISH! – Raquel D., Yelp