In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, several food and beverage choices will be offered in Morrison, IL, from east-to-west and north-to-south. Choose corned beef and cabbage meals, reuben sandwiches, salads, desserts, and beverages with a nod to the Irish. Below are 13 underlined options, several of which are available currently or more often than March 17. Call to place carry-out orders.
♣The Cafe at Morrison Community Hospital is not open to the public at this time.
♣Casey’s General Store, 602 E. Lincolnway Road, 815-772-2106: doughnuts and cookies with green sugar topping; Goose Island India Pale Ale and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
♣Co-Z Corner, 401 Tech Drive, 815-772-2343: Green tea; Bug Juice Lemon Lime drink; Mountain Dew; Heineken beer; various India Pale Ales; cookies with green frosting; pistachio muffins.
♣Da’ Bar, 109 E. Main Street, 815-772-4415: green beer only on Wednesday, March 17.
♣DQ Grill & Chill, 200 N. Sawyer Road, 815-772-7070: Mint Shake and Mint Oreo Blizzard of the Month
♣Embraced, 104 W. Main Street, 815-680-6038: All orders are pick-up and best preordered; 10% of all proceeds will be donated to support the future Bark Park. Corned Beef Salad and Sliders (with sauerkraut and 1000 Island dressing; braised Red Cabbage with Apples and Sweet Coleslaw; Leprechaun Freeze (shake) and Sour Apple Lotus Plant Smoothie. Various baked items; order cookies and cupcakes (by the dozen), Shamrock Frosted Cookies $1; Cupcakes (chocolate/white mix or all one kind) $10; Blarney Stone Cake Pops $14.
♣The Episcopal Church of St. Anne will not host a community St. Patrick’s Day Dinner this year.
♣Family Chef Restaurant, 701 W. Lincolnway, 815-772-4785: Wednesday, March 17, and Thursday, March 18, corned beef and cabbage meal with dessert, soup, and salad; reuben sandwich with fries and choice of soup or salad served every day until 3:00 p.m. closing.
♣Fat Boy’s, 201 E. Main Street, 815-772-3978: only on Wednesday, March 17, corned beef, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage meal, serving from 11:00 a.m. until sell out (no reservations taken); reuben sandwich; green draft beer
♣First Presbyterian Church served 195 St. Patrick’s Day, drive-through meals on Thursday, March 11.
♣Happy Joe’s, 109 W. Main Street, 815-772-7840: any-size reuben pizza, reuben flatbread, and reuben sandwich with chips or potato salad (all served every day); Mint-Chocolate Chip ice cream. The Brick Block Pub will serve a “Fuzzy Leprechaun” mixed drink; Guinness beer in cans; anything reuben: pizza, pasta, or sandwich. All Happy Joe’s or BBP food can be ordered to go.
♣Hero’s Bar & Grill, 208 E. Main Street, 815-772-8770: reuben sandwich baskets with French fries or potato tots; Wednesday, March 17, through Friday, March 19, full dinner of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and dinner roll; Wednesday, March 17, Irish Drink specials all day.
♣McDonald’s, 604 E. Lincolnway, 815-772-2210: Shamrock Shake and Shamrock Oreo McFlurry (available all month while supplies last.)
♣Original Tacos, 123 E. Main Street, 815-772-8226: on Wednesday, March 17, Lime Margaritas (served daily) will be a Drink Special at $3.75.
♣Subway, 412 E. Lincolnway, 815-772-7827: green vegetables and salads; Signature Spinach Wrap; Veggie Delite sandwich; Turkey, Bacon, Guacamole Wrap or Sandwich.
♣Sullivan’s Foods, E. Route 30 and N. Madison Street, 815-772-4696: Saturday, March 14, through Wednesday, March 17, Deli Meal of corned beef, red potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and marble rye bread for $8.99. Sullivan’s 8-inch decorated cakes ($6.99) and cupcakes; Blarney Stones (four for $4.99); frosted cookies; various Rye breads available in the Bakery.