Unique Chicago Eats for Super Bowl Sunday

This Sunday we will all be gathered around our televisions with friends and family watching the Patriots versus the Falcons. It's a yearly tradition, but if you want to make this year special and unique, here are some great options and deals to check out for Super Bowl Sunday. 

Of course you must have wings, they're a Super Bowl staple, but spice up your options with Chicken Wangs and Tikka Wings. If you want to go out and celebrate instead of making a mess in your home, watch the game elsewhere and participate in a Chili Cook-off. Or if you simply want to challenge yourself, try out a Ramen Challenge and see if you can rise to the occasion. 

Start off your Super Bowl Sunday at MAK Restaurant with buy-one-get-one free wangs. The Chicken Wangs, named after owner Tommy Wang, are crispy fried, smothered in MAK's signature sweet and spicy "wang sauce", and are available in hot, medium and non spicy. This special applies to both small ($6) and large ($11) orders as well as dine-in and delivery. 

Bonus: You can spoil your Super Bowl party guests with delivery from MAK during lunch and dinner on February 5th. Receive 10 percent off any delivery or carryout order when you order directly from MAK online at http://www.toasttab.com/modern-asian-kitchen.  

In celebration of the Super Bowl and for a limited time only, Hakka Bakka, will have special Chicken Tikka Wings on their menu. They are available for dine-in or delivery Monday, January 23 through Sunday, February 5. For the price of $8 for eight pieces, you also get a choice of a tikka ranch or cilantro aioli dipping sauce (extra sauce is available for 75-cents each). 

But what are Tikka Wings? As a spin on standard game day fare, Hakka Bakka's Chicken Tikka Wings are baked in a spicy tikka sauce, which is a tomato and yogurt based sauce cooked with a traditional blend of Indian spices, and then marinated and gently placed in the oven and baked until they are fully cooked, tender and juicy. If you like your wings extra spicy, Hakka Bakka recommends pairing the wings with their tikka ranch dipping sauce. 

Tavern on Little Fort  is celebrating Super Bowl Sunday with some friendly competition. Show off your cooking skills at the free Chili Cook-off starting at 4 p.m. on February 5th. Restaurant guests will sample different chilis and the winner will be decided by popular vote between the third and fourth quarters of the game. The winner will receive a Super Bowl Tailgate Package with items like a cooler, a grill and more. 

In addition to the Cook-off, Little Fort's Super Bowl Sunday specials include $15 Miller and Coors buckets, $5 microbrew drafts, $4 mixed drinks and $4 Fireball shots. But thats not all, there will also be a Halftime Raffle with the grand prize of a 40-inch plasma TV. Guests will receive one raffle ticket upon arrival while chili cook-off contestants will receive 5 tickets.

If you are interested in entering the chili cook-off, email info@littleforttavern.com. It's free to enter and contestants are encouraged to bring a crockpot of their chili, otherwise chafing trays will be provided with heat.

Leading up to the biggest game of the year, Kizuki is holding their first annual "Super Bowl" Ramen Challenge. To successfully complete the challenge, you must finish a bowl of ramen (choice of Tonkotsu Shoyu or Yuzu Shio) that is four times larger than Kizuki's regular serving (about four quarts of broth, four times the ramen and four times the toppings) in less than 30 minutes without any help from others! 

Winners will receive the bowl of ramen for free ($45 value) as well as a glass of beer and a shot of sake or shochu for 1-cent for the entire table (up to six guests). However, if you get defeated the bowl of ramen will cost you $45. Call the restaurant at 773-270-4150 to enter.