Every day, we'll be alerting you to five great food and drink deals around town, courtesy of Centerstage Chicago's comprehensive database. In this economy, you need all the help you can get, right?

115 Bourbon Street, 3359 W. 115th, Merrionette Park
$3 you-call-it (excludes premium liquors, martinis and Red Bull)

Bowman's Bar and Grill, 4356 N. Leavitt
$1 tacos (minimum three); $1 off draft beer, $5 margaritas, $15 buckets of Corona

Five Star Bar, 1424 W. Chicago
$2.50 cans of Schlitz; $1 gringo tacos

Gamekeepers, 345 W. Armitage
$2 burgers

Union Park, 228 S. Racine
2 tacos for $2; $2 Miller bottles, $2 sangria