Summer means Patio Dining at Freedom Commons
May 20, 2009

With Summer fast approaching, folks yearning for wining or dining al fresco need go no further than Naperville’s Freedom Commons. The center, just off I-88 at the Naperville exit on Freedom Drive, features wide walkways, bright summer plantings and patios throughout. The array of dining establishments at Freedom Commons offers patio dining from morning till night.

Begin your day with a coffee, bagel or breakfast sandwich and an Eastern exposure outside Einstein Bros Bagels, open from 5:30 am-4 pm Monday-Friday, 6 am- 4 pm on Saturday and 6 am –3pm on Sunday. Enjoy a refreshing , all natural smoothie, wrap or salad plus summer specials under the rising sun on the patio outside Froots, open Monday-Friday 10 am-9 pm, Saturday 10 am-8 pm and Sunday 11 am- 5 pm. Prefer a fresh sub sandwich or salad for lunch? Grab a patio table and order from Subway right next door, serving from 8am-10 pm.

From early morning ‘til 10 at night enjoy Jason’s Deli’s pure ingredients, organic offerings, salads, generous sandwiches and free ice cream, all available for patio dining. Lunch and dinner at Taco Fresco means Mexican favorites served fresh, quick and healthy. Patio dining is offered by Taco Fresco from Monday-Thursday 11am-8 pm, Friday 11am-9pm and Saturday 12 noon-8 pm.

Enjoy Bar Bites for $5 along with cocktails on the patio at Morton’s the Steakhouse from 4 pm-10 pm Monday –Friday and until 11 pm Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss the special cigar event on June 18. Maggiano’s Little Italy serves their rich Italian specialties in the dining room and on the patio, with lunch beginning at 11 am and dinner from 3 pm-9pm Sunday, 3 pm-10 pm Monday- Thursday and 3pm-11 pm Friday and Saturday. Maggiano’s invites you to “Eat a Dish for Make-A-Wish” in June. And what says summer better than a cool Caprese salad or fresh baked apple pie on the patio at the White Chocolate Grill, now open for Brunch on weekends, with hours Monday- Saturday 11 am –10 pm and Sunday 10:30 am-10 pm.