In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17, 2023, 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, desserts, and beverages with a nod to the Irish. Below are 13 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 Cafeteria, 303 N. Jackson Street, 815-772-4003: a corned beef or reuben meal with potato wedges and braised cabbage; vegetable soup. Serving time is from 11:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Limited seating; take-out is available.
♣Casey’s General Store, 602 E. Lincolnway Road, 815-772-2106: cookies and doughnuts with green icing; IPA ale; Sierra Nevada pale ale.
♣Co-Z Corner, 401 Tech Drive, 815-772-2343: pistachio muffins; Bug Juice Lemon Lime drink; Mountain Dew; Ginger Ale; Heineken beer.
♣DQ Grill & Chill, 200 N. Sawyer Road, 815-772-7070: Mint shake and Mint Brownie Blizzard of the Month.
♣Family Chef Restaurant, 701 W. Lincolnway, 815-772-4785: Friday, March 17, 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 Friday, March 17, corned beef, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage meal, serving from 11:00 a.m. until sell out (no reservations taken); reuben sandwich; Guinness.
♣First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway, 815-772-3410: free to the community, St. Patrick’s Day drive-up meal on Thursday, March 16, beginning at 5:00 p.m., ham and potato chowder, dinner roll, and cookies.
♣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 “Fuzzy Leprechaun” mixed drink; Guinness beer in cans; anything reuben: pizza, pasta, or sandwich.; Friday and Saturday, March 18, reuben egg rolls. All Happy Joe’s or BBP food can be ordered to go.
♣Hero’s Bar & Grill, 208 E. Main Street, 815-772-8770: Friday, March 17, through Sunday, March 19, $3.00 Guinness and Jameson shots.
♣McDonald’s, 604 E. Lincolnway, 815-772-6740: minty Shamrock Shake; Shamrock McFlurry–available all month while supplies last.
♣Original Tacos, 123 E. Main Street, 815-772-8226: lime margaritas (served daily) will be a St. Patrick’s Day $3 Drink Special on Friday, March 17.
♣Sullivan’s Foods, E. Route 30 and N. Madison Street, 815-772-4696: Friday, March 17, through Sunday, March 19, Deli meal of corned beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and rye bread for $10.99. Sullivan’s 8-inch, round, chocolate or white, decorated cakes and cupcakes. Available now in the Bakery are Blarney Stones, Irish Soda Bread, and Shamrock cookies.
♣The Double G Saloon, 113 W. Main Street, 815-400-9204: Friday, March 17, reuben sandwich baskets with French fries or potato tots; full dinner of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and dinner roll.
