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18 | September 20, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot dining out
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The Dish
Bonefish Grill offers specials for all seasons
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
Fall is quickly approaching,
and that can mean only
one thing at Bonefish Grill:
new menu items, including
dishes and libations, designed
specifically for the
season.
Bonefish Grill, which this
month is celebrating its fiveyear
anniversary in Orland
Park, is well-known for its
fresh, delivered daily selection
of fish, and often features
new, seasonal items
added to its menu.
One of the new catches
will be Rockefeller butterfish,
also known as black
cod or sablefish, served
with a Rockefeller topping
of cream spinach, cheeses,
lemon butter and crabmeat,
and a side of broccoli and
a side of mashed potatoes
($29.90).
“We like to call it butterfish,
because it’s really
prized for its intensely rich
butter flavor to it; hence, the
nickname butterfish. ... A lot
of people compare it to a
sea bass,” managing partner
Nicholas Kapellas said.
Also making its fall debut
is a hearty cut of swordfish
with pumpkin ravioli, sprinkled
with feta cheese, crispy
shallots and a butter sauce
($23.90).
“We utilize a lot of the fall
flavors, and so, obviously,
you think fall, you think
pumpkin,” Kapellas said.
Then there are the new
drinks because, well, what
goes more naturally with
fish than water, and alcohol
is wet like water, so it’s a
win-win situation.
The Fall Apple Martini
uses apples infused with
vodka over three days,
house-made honey syrup
and a slice of apple sprinkled
with cinnamon ($9.10).
The Ocean Mixed Grill ($49) — which comes with an order
of Bang Bang Shrimp, salad, three sides and four fillets of
fish — ends its run on the menu Sept. 30.
Not new but making the
cut for another season on
the menu is the Coral Reef
Punch: made with Bacardi
Maestro rum, Malibu rum,
passion fruit and housemade
vanilla bean simple
syrup, fresh-squeezed pineapple
and orange juice, bitters,
and a fresh pineapple
garnish ($9.30).
But why limit the spirits
when one can take advantage
of Bonefish’s Monday
special: $6 martinis (after 4
p.m.). (Just be sure to bring a
designated driver if you plan
to sample all of the martinis.)
Tuesday’s special is
Hooked on Tuesdays —
a three-course meal with
choice of salad, entrée and
dessert (starting at $14.90).
And on Wednesdays the
famous Bang Bang Shrimp
is offered for $6 all day.
“So you’ve got your
Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday covered,” Kapellas
said. “You can see us
at Bonefish Grill for the first
three days of the week, and
then come back on Saturday
and Sunday for brunch and
endless bubbles and endless
bloody Mary’s ($10 with
the purchase of an entrée
for Bellinis, mimosas or
blackberry sangria, or $12
Bonefish Grill
15537 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park
Hours
• 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
• 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
• 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday
For more information ...
Phone: (708) 873-5170
Web: www.bonefishgrill.
com
for bloody marys).”
Finally, ending its run on
the September menu will
be the Ocean Mixed Grill
($49), a four-course meal
for two that includes an order
of Bang Bang Shrimp; a
fresh house or Caesar salad;
three side dishes of potatoes
au gratin, crispy Brussels
sprouts and a seasonal vegetable;
and fresh wood-grilled
Atlantic salmon, Caribbean
cobia, shrimp and scallop
skewer, and a selection of
the Neighborhood Catch.
“We kind of search all
the waters for high-quality
fish,” Kapellas sad. “We try
to find — especially things
that people maybe don’t try
everyday. And then we inspect
it and hand-cut it everyday.
Bonefish Grill’s Rockefeller butterfish ($29.90) is served with served with a Rockefeller
topping of cream spinach, cheeses, lemon butter and crabmeat, and a side of broccoli and
a side of mashed potatoes. Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media
The swordfish with pumpkin ravioli ($23.90), sprinkled with feta cheese, crispy shallots
and a butter sauce.