On Thursday, April 25, 2013 over 3,000 restaurants nationwide will participate in "Dining Out For Life", a charity event whose proceeds support a number of HIV/AIDS related charities. These participating restaurants donate a portion of their profits on that day, so the more folks that dine out at one of the restaurants, the larger the charitable donation. The Chicagoland beneficiary of Dining Out For Life is EdgeAlliance, a non-profit organization which assists its members in developing and operating quality housing and providing life enriching services to vulnerable individuals and families, including those impacted by HIV/AIDS. To find out more about EdgeAlliance, check out their website at www.edgealliance.com.
To support Dining Out For Life, simply pick one of the over 75 participating restaurants and go eat. That's all you have to do. The restaurant does the rest. The atmosphere at many of these restaurants is usually one filled with large groups, lots of energy, and, obviously, great food. Put together your own group and make a reservation today! It's always an enjoyable time and, simply by dining out, you're helping to provide support to a very worthy cause. Here's a complete list of all participating restaurants, including during what part of the day each is participating, and a link to the Dining Out For Life site if you'd like additional information.
312 Chicago (312) 696-2420 Any Meal
Acre (773) 334-7600 Dinner
Andies Restaurant (773) 784-8616 Dinner
Angelina Ristorante (773) 935-5933 Dinner
Ann Sather Restaurant (773) 348-2378 Breakfast, Lunch
Anna Maria Pasteria (773) 506-2662 Dinner
Anteprima (773) 506-9990 Dinner
Atwood Cafe (312) 368-1900 Any Meal
Avenue Tavern (773) 975-7000 Dinner
The Bagel Restaurant and Deli (773) 477-0300 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Baker & Nosh (773) 989-7393 Any Meal
Big Jones (773) 275-5725 Lunch, Dinner
Bistro Campagne (773) 271-6100 Dinner
Bistronomic (312) 944-8400 Lunch, Dinner
Bite Cafe (773) 395-2483 Breakfast, Dinner
Blokes & Birds (773) 472-5252 Dinner
Bluegrass (847) 831-0595 Lunch, Dinner
Bountiful Eatery (773) 687-9811 Lunch, Dinner
Brasserie 54 by LM (773) 334-9463 Dinner
Broadway Cellars (773) 944-1208 Dinner
Browntrout (773) 472-4111Any Meal
Burke's Public House (779) 441-109 Dinner
Carnivale (312) 850-3827 Lunch, Dinner
The Chicago Diner - Lakeview (773) 935-6696 Lunch, Dinner
The Chicago Diner - Logan Square (773) 252-3211Lunch, Dinner
Club Lucky (773) 227-2300 Lunch, Dinner
Crew Bar & Grill (773) 784-2739 Lunch, Dinner
Cucina Paradiso (708) 848-3434 Dinner
Deleece Restaurant (773) 325-1710 Dinner
DS Tequila Co. (773) 697-9127 Dinner
The Edge (773) 929-0724 Dinner
Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant (773) 338-6100 Dinner
Francesca's Bryn Mawr (773) 506-9261 Lunch, Dinner
Giordano's - Belmont (773) 327-1200 Lunch, Dinner
Giordano's - Jackson (312) 583-9400 Lunch, Dinner
Halsted's Bar & Grill (773) 348-9696 Dinner
Hamburger Mary's (773) 784-6969 Dinner
HB Home Bistro (773) 661-0299 Dinner
Hearty (773) 868-9866 Dinner
Horizon Cafe (773) 883-1565 Dinner
Jack's on Halsted (773) 244-9191 Dinner
Kilwins - Hyde Park (773) 675-6731 Any Meal
Kilwins - Old Town (312) 654-1962 Any Meal
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club (773) 525-1111 Dinner
La Grande Vie (312) 643-1111 Any Meal
Lady Gregory's (773) 271-5050 Dinner
Las Mananitas (773) 528-2109 Lunch, Dinner
Longman & Eagle (773) 276-7110 Dinner
Magnolia Cafe (773) 728-8785 Dinner
Mayne Stage (773) 381-4559 Dinner
Melrose Restaurant (773) 935-3300 Any Meal
Mia Francesca (773) 287-3310 Dinner
Nookies Edgewater (773) 516-4188 Dinner
Nookies Tree - Lakeview (773) 248-9888 Dinner
Ombra (773) 506-8600 Dinner
Pasteur Restaurant (773) 728-4800 Lunch, Dinner
Razon (773) 880-9115 Dinner
Sable Kitchen & Bar (312) 755-9704 Any Meal
Salpicon (312) 988-7811 Dinner
The Signature Room At the 95th (312) 280-0453 Any Meal
Silver Cloud (773) 489-6212 Lunch, Dinner
Sola (773) 327-3868 Dinner
Southwater Kitchen (312) 236-9300 Any Meal
Spacca Napoli (773) 878-2420 Lunch, Dinner
Stella's Diner (773) 472-9040 Lunch, Dinner
Swirlz Cupcakes (773) 404-2253 Any Meal
Tapas Gitana Chicago (773) 296-6046 Dinner
Tarantino's (773) 871-2929 Dinner
Taverna 750 (773) 904-7466 Dinner
Uncommon Ground (773) 465-9801 Dinner
Via Veneto (773) 267-0888 Lunch, Dinner
Vincent (773) 334-7168 Dinner
Vivere (312) 332-4040 Lunch, Dinner
Waffles (773) 281-8440 Breakfast, Brunch
Wilde Bar & Restaurant (773) 244-0404 Dinner
Wishbone Restaurant (312) 850-2663 Dinner
Wood (773) 935-9663 Any Meal
http://www.diningoutforlife.com/chicago/restaurants
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