Fighting their way through tough economic times the way grandpa would, BS is offering up cheap drinks ($3 Miller Lites, $2 bartender-calls-it shots), New Deal-esque free bread and soup, and -- most importantly -- boobies, compliments of a Depression-era burlesque performance from the girls of Vaudezilla, who have been known to make Japanese people scream, but totally in a good way.

Get un-depressed at BrandosChicago.com

Conceived in the Midwest, GolfStakes takes the the business of scoring your golf round away from flimsy card and stubby pencil and to your Web-enabled phone, allowing you to calculate handicaps, track scores from previous rounds, and play side games like Abilene, Nassau, Bingo-Bango-Bongo, and Best Ball, which isn't really fair since it's genetics.

Watch out for bogeys at GolfStakes.com

Housed in a converted office suite given a homey makeover with vintage wooden furniture, old medicine cabinets, and antique chandeliers, SV is a newly opened boutique aiming to meet all your classic clothing needs -- from those finishing touch accessories (suspenders, '70s Gucci ties, cufflinks), to staples (vintage T-shirts, plaid shorts), to full ensembles like '70s Issey Miyake tuxedos, not to be confused with Kesuke Miyagi tuxedos, which come w/ the option of wax on or off.

Just opened by the chef from Restaurant Michael, W&A is a 16-seat, fire-engine red interior'd gourmet sandwich shop cooly named for his two puffball dogs featuring deli selections, pastries (toasted almond biscotti, blueberry-almond financier, etc), and an extensive list of sammies like the Georgie (Mr. Gee's Italian Beef w/ sweet peppers), Rosie's Mambo Italiano (proscuitto, taleggio cheese, grilled scallions, roasted peppers, drizzled truffle oil), and the Wally, which is peanut butter, fluff, and banana served on a batter-dipped croissant, to crunchily mask the Frenchness.

See the dogs and the construction at WallyAndAgadorsCafe.com