Geja's Cafe to Celebrate 51st Anniversary

Geja's Café, 340 W. Armitage, the legendary fondue restaurant and lovers' landmark, will celebrate its 51st Anniversary with special offers, as well as their signature Sauce Contest. Throughout the month of June, Sundays through Thursdays, guests who mention they are dining to celebrate Geja's 51st Anniversary will enjoy 51% off their 2ndPremier Dinner. There will also be a special wine list featuring select wines priced at $19.65 a bottle, in honor of the year Geja's was founded. In addition to offering the Life after 50 Anniversary discount, Geja's will also host its 7th Annual Sauce Contest.

Geja's Café invites all aspiring fondue foodies to submit an original dipping sauce recipe to accompany the restaurant's meats and seafood entrée. To enter, contestants should send their recipe and explain why the sauce should be served on Geja's Café's entrée platter. The winning recipe, in addition to being featured on the Geja's menu June 26ththrough July 2nd, will also win a dinner for six with select fine wines. Recipes must be submitted by June 18th to adam@gejascafe.com.

Geja's Café has been the site of 139,154 first dates and 16,413 engagements. Diners have enjoyed over 320 tons of cheese fondue and over 950,570 bottles of wine in its 51 years of business. Geja's Café opened in 1965 on Wells Street in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood. For six years, Geja's operated in that location, serving as a Bohemian enclave for artists and writers. In 1969, John Davis-Geja's Café founder, began theGeja's Café Wine Society, one of the nation's oldest tasting groups, and the restaurant began to be known as Chicago's first "wine bar". In need of additional seating, Geja's moved to its current Armitage Avenue location in 1971, where the restaurant continues to thrive. The original 1965 bar and many of the fixtures are still a part of Geja'scharming atmosphere. Today, Geja's Café continues to be voted "Chicago's Most Romantic Restaurant" by numerous local and national publications. In 1993, CNNfeatured Geja's Café as the "Best Fondue Dining" in North America. In 2008, Food Network Channel featured Geja's Café as the "Ultimate Romantic Dipping Place in North America" and in 2010 Geja's Café was named one of "America's 50 Most Romantic Restaurants" by OpenTable. Geja's was also voted "America's Most Romantic Restaurant" by USA Today's reader poll in 2015 and earned the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence in 2016.

Known for romantic fondue dining - food one prepares and shares - and an extensive list of fine, moderately priced wines, Geja's Café features over 20 different types of fondue entrees including cheese fondue and chocolate dessert fondue. An enchanting wine cellar atmosphere, private booths, and subdued lighting contribute to its intimate surroundings. Live flamenco and classical guitarists provide romantic accompaniment.

Hours for Geja's Café are Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Friday, 5 p.m. to 11p.m.; Saturday, 5p.m. to 11p.m.; Sunday, 4p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Valet parking is available. For more information, please call 773.281.9101, or visitwww.gejascafe.com.

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