A raw steak can reduce the swelling of a black eye just as easily as the charcoal markings of a well-cooked steak can draw it back on. Make artful use of food with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of premium meats, deli sandwiches, and prepared sides at Prime "N" Tender Meats in Hinsdale.

This old-fashioned, family-owned butchery houses handfuls of high-quality beef, chicken, and veal within a kitchen-like storefront. Portions of prime new york ($27.98/lb.) and choice rib-eye ($16.98/lb.) steaks tempt grill gurus from behind the store’s gleaming glass case, and Boar’s Head deli meats offer to graciously sacrifice themselves to sandwiches or museum walls. Ready-to-eat dinner fare includes pans of made-in-house filet mignon stroganoff ($19.98) and sides of au gratin potatoes ($7.98), and shoppers struck with sudden hunger can order a sandwich from the store’s counter. Meat-carving wizards layer 17 styles of protein between slices of five different breads, and eight cheese varieties ensure that eaters get their daily serving of moon.