'Tis the Season for Merriment with Christmas Popups

Moe’s Cantina Wrigleyville

The legendary Grinch takes center stage at Moe’s Cantina Wrigleyville (3518 N. Clark St., Chicago) as the venue gets a dose of Whoville with a Grinch Stole Christmas theme. The Grinch welcomes guests in, while inside, bright Christmas balls, and bold holiday patterns. Admission to all popups is free. Christmas trees and colorful lights pair with specialty menu items like birria tacos and buñelos—a crispy fried dessert with cinnamon sugar. The pop-up also features a roster of fun, festive specialty drinks including Christmas Tree Patron Towers, spiked Mexican hot chocolate, and the bright and icy Jack Frost, with Patron Blanco, Blue Curacao, lime, and agave.

For popup reservations, send an email to info@thirdcoasthg.com. Online reservations begin November 20 at https://www.moescantina.com/wrigleyville-reservations-request

Admission to all popups is free.

Moe's Cantina in Wrigleyville is always colorful, but never more so than during the Christmas popup.

Photo credit: All photos courtesy of Third Coast Hospitality Group

Special guests and photo ops include several different Grinches—including a live one!—and a few familiar faces from Whoville.

A beautiful, immersive holiday atmosphere at Old Crow Smokehouse for the annual Christmas popup

Old Crow Smokehouse
3506 N. Clark St., Chicago

Santa Claus is coming to town, as the Wrigleyville barbecue spot morphs into Santa’s Workshop for the season. Giant Christmas balls, white lights, and Christmas trees set the holiday scene, while the holiday menu features comfort food favorites like French Onion Soup, Old Crow Pot Pie, and Hot Honey Chicken Biscuit Sliders. Specialty cocktail options include the bright and icy Jack Frost, with Patron Blanco, Blue Curacao, lime, and agave; the nostalgic Dirty Chocolate Milk, with eggnog, Amaretto, and Crème de Cacao in a Mason jar; the Old Crow version of Harry Potter’s Butterbeer, with vanilla vodka, caramel syrup, and cream soda; and the Polar Espresso, with whiskey and cold brew coffee in a martini glass.

Holiday time is whimsical and fun at Old Crow Smokehouse

The atmosphere is spectacular at the Old Crow Smokehouse Christmas popup

Instagram-worthy photo ops include Santa Claus and his sleigh and reindeer, Ralphie from “A Christmas Story,” Buddy the Elf, and the Old Crow giant Christmas horse.

Old Crow Smokehouse and Moe’s Cantina Wrigleyville will be open during the holiday season Thursday- Friday 5 p.m.-12 a.m. and Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m.-12 a.m. As Christmas gets closer, the venues will open their doors on additional days as well. All pop-up events welcome children until 9 p.m., and seating is first-come, first-served. The venues reserve the right to limit table times if it’s busy.

For popup reservations, send an email to info@thirdcoasthg.com. Admission to all popups is free.

Admission to all popups is free.

Moe’s Cantina - a River North Favorite, is also Christmas Themed.
Santa Claus ditches the North Pole for River North, as Moe’s Cantina-River North (155 W. Kinzie, Chicago) takes on a Here Comes Santa Claus theme for the Holidays. Featured menu items include birria tacos, mole enchiladas, and buñelos — a crispy fried dessert coated with cinnamon sugar — along with a specialty cocktail menu complete with six different craft drinks, all built around the Santa theme including: “Santa’s nightcap” (hot chocolate based) “Rudolph's night off” (whiskey and cranberry cocktail) “On holiday” (pineapple, vanilla vodka, and oat-based creamy liquor).

Holiday cocktails are beautiful, creative, and delicious at Moe's Cantina and all Third Coast Hospitality establishments

Guests can snap pics in a giant Santa Claus chair that fits up to five people.

For reservations, send an email to info@thirdcoasthg.com. Online reservations begin November 20 at https://www.moescantina.com/reservations-river-north.

About Third Coast Hospitality Group
Third Coast Hospitality Group is an owner/operator of several popular and highly respected eating and drinking establishments that also serve as attractive venues for events large and small. They include Moe’s Cantina (2 locations), Old Crow Smokehouse, Tree House Chicago, Tunnel, and La Luna. Encanta and Cava Room are dedicated to private events only.

The venues can host private and semi-private events, corporate parties and celebrations, conference and meeting spaces, live events, holiday parties, fundraisers, cocktail receptions, product launches, bountiful dining, and just about anything else at our signature spaces, with a capacity of up to 800 people at some venues.

Third Coast Hospitality Group is owned by Korina and Samantha Sanchez and is a successful and growing women-owned, Latina-owned business.

For more information about Third Coast Hospitality Group and its establishments, including special events and promotions, please visit http://thirdcoasthg.com and the websites of the individual restaurants: https://moescantina.com, https://www.treehousechicago.com, https://oldcrowsmokehouse.com, https://www.lalunachicago.com, https://www.tunnelchicago.com, https://www.encantochicago.com and https://www.moescantina.com/cava-room