Burgers are an iconic American food, which is why they are always served at cookouts for national holidays and furniture-warehouse sales for Millard Fillmore's birthday. Show your patriotism with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of pub fare and drinks at Poor Richard’s Commonhouse in Bloomington.
Poor Richard’s Commonhouse pays homage to the tavern's role in American history by summoning locals for conversation, drinks, and a menu of pub fare. Diners can begin meals with Prince Edward Island mussels in Sam Adams dijon cream sauce ($10.99), then use racks of St. Louis–style ribs, basted to order with sweet barbecue sauce ($14.99 for half rack, $18.99 for full rack), to play tunes written for meat-encased xylophones. Sautéed shrimp and peppers deglazed with pepper-infused vodka add richness to Vodka Diablo, a pasta dish with linguini and spicy marinara ($16.99). The house chicken sandwich comes crowned with cheese, thick-cut bacon, and zesty sriracha mayonnaise ($8.99). Diners can sip one of the daily draft-beer specials while cheering on favorite quarterbacks or referees on HDTVs.