Super Bowl Champion Pierre Thomas to Host Homecoming Party at The Fifty/50 4/8
By: Gabrielle Sierra Apr. 02, 2010
Wicker Park sports bar and comfort food restaurant The Fifty/50 (2047 W Division St) will host a homecoming party for Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints running back and Lansing, IL native Pierre Thomas on Thursday, April 8.
Thomas, a Thornton Fractional South High School and University of Illinois alum, calls The Fifty/50 "my favorite sports bar in Chicago". Thomas scored a touchdown in the Saints' 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.Thomas will throw out the first pitch when the White Sox host the Cleveland Indians at 7:10pm on Thursday, April 8. Thomas will head to The Fifty/50 after the Sox game, and Thomas is expected to bring other pro athletes with him to his homecoming party. Thomas' homecoming party at The Fifty/50 is open to the public, and there is no cover charge. Drink specials during the party include $3 Stella Artois bottles, $5 Ultimat vodka drinks, and $4 Pama "Tossed Fruit Salad" shots. About The Fifty/50: Dining scene vets Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner co-own this Wicker Park tri-level restaurant and 16-flatscreened upscale sports bar replete with a revamped 65-seat outdoor patio with two additional flatscreens. Open for dinner/lunch/weekend brunch, The Fifty/50 specializes in fresh, scratch-made elevated comfort fare ranging from the tri-meat blended "The Triple Secret Burger", to in-house smoked pulled pork with housemade BBQ sauce, to its massive chicken wings recently voted "Best Wings In Chicago" by RedEye, Metromix, and WGN. The Fifty/50 is also known for its innovative cocktails, irresponsibly low-priced bottle service, and rotating "40oz Of The Week" housed in a brown paper bag. Located at 2047 W Division St (773.489.5050), The Fifty/50 is open 11am-2am Monday thru Thursday, 10am-2am Friday, 10am-3am Saturday, and 10am-2am Sunday. Additional info, full menus, and complete booze lists available at http://www.TheFifty50.com/.
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