{"id":14957,"date":"2019-03-05T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=14957"},"modified":"2019-10-15T16:05:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T21:05:48","slug":"lent-restaurants-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/lent-restaurants-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Lent-Friendly Restaurants in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, Lent is from Wednesday, March 6 – Thursday, April 18. For those of you who aren\u2019t familiar, Lent is a season that focuses on simple living, prayer, and fasting. We\u2019re here to help with the fasting part, which can be tricky sometimes. In this case, fasting refers to abstaining from red meat, on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of the Lenten season.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re committed to fasting during Lent or just have a hankering for amazing seafood, we made a list great restaurants that offer special meals for those avoiding meat so you won\u2019t have to cheat or give it a second thought.<\/p>\n

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Bub City<\/a><\/h2>\n
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435 North Clark Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Lent, Bub City is offering their all-day fish fry special for only $14.95, every Friday, until the end of Lent. Enjoy three hearty pieces of haddock, dipped in Bub City gold beer batter, and fried till golden perfection. The meal includes crispy waffles fries and house-made tartar sauce.<\/p>\n

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Dos Urban Cantina<\/a><\/h2>\n
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\u00a02829 West Armitage Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mexican food without meat? Sign us up! Chef Brian Enyart and Jennifer Jones Enyart’s Mexican menu focuses on fresh seafood and vegetarian options. During Lent, and year-round, Dos Urban Cantina offers special meat-free dishes. Their specialties include Charred Cauliflower, Masa Ricotta Dumplings, Sweet Corn Tamal, Roasted Red Chile Trout and more.<\/p>\n

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Joe\u2019s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab<\/a><\/h2>\n
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60 East Grand Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not only is this four-star restaurant perfect for Lent, but they also have gluten free options. Their fresh seafood is amazing, hand-harvested and caught from the Gulf of Mexico. We recommend the shrimp cocktail or their world famous stone crab. Delicious!<\/p>\n

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Shaw\u2019s Crab House<\/a><\/h2>\n
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21 East Hubbard Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shaw’s Crab House is featuring 4 delicious\u00a0pre-fixe fish fry specials. The fish special menu is available\u00a0during lunch on Ash Wednesday, March 6, and every Friday until the end of lent, for only $25. Here’s what’s on the menu:<\/p>\n