2d restaurant
2023 Lunar New Year Celebration
新年慶祝特別活動
Vanessa and Kevin were born in Vietnam and Taiwan and spent their entire childhood in Asia before moving to the States. Now, we want to share our favorite memories from Asia with our guests here in the 2d restaurant
01/13 - 01/16
01/22 - 23, 26 - 27
01/11 - 02/10
01/19 - 01/21
01/21 - 02/21
01/21 - 01/23
Taiwanese Pineapple cake Event (1/13 -1/16)
Pineapple aka “Own Lai” which means Lucky comes to me in Taiwanese is one of the most popular fruits in Taiwan especially during the Lunar New Year. Pineapple cake is a traditional Taiwanese pastries with a pie alike crust with pineapple filling often serve with a cup of hot tea.
The 2d pineapple cake mochi donut pays respect to the famous Taiwanese pineapple cake by using a 2d made pineapple glaze topped with a light and fluffy pineapple whip cream finish with cookie crumbs.
From 01/13 - 01/16, 2d will serve complimentary Taiwanese Pineapple cake and tea tasting when you purchase a 2d pineapple cake mochi donuts.
Supply limited daily. First come, first served.
Limited Edition Chicago Bulls x 2d restaurant merchandise
The First ever monochrome comic Benny and 2d restaurant are here to celebrate lunar new year together with unique merchandise designed by 2d designer Vanessa Thanh Vu and chef owner Kevin Yu. Merchandise is only available from 01/21 - 02/22.
Get them before they are gone!
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Chicago Bulls x 2d restaurant (01/21 - 02/21)
2d restaurant and Chicago Bulls has partnered together with Haines Elementary school to create a special mochi donut for lunar new year.
The students from Haines Elementary school designed a special Lunar new year donut and 2d restaurant brought their design to live and we will be selling it in the 2d restaurant!
All the profit from selling this donut will be donated to Bare Necessities that dedicates to eliminating pediatric cancer and provide help and support to those who are touched by it.
Red Envelope Giveaway (01/21 - 01/23)
Red envelope is one of the most iconic tradition during the lunar new year celebration. Unlike giving gifts during holiday such as Christmas in the States, gifts are mostly in monetary form during lunar new year.
All the dine-in guests will receive a red envelope, and we will also give away a total of 300 red envelopes from Saturday 01/21 to Monday 01/23. The red envelope prize can vary from gift cards, lucky coin, coupons to one $100 cash prize!
One red envelope per guest per day, no purchase necessary!
Limited Edition Chicago Bulls x 2d restaurant merchandise
The First ever monochrome comic Benny and 2d restaurant are here to celebrate lunar new year together with unique merchandise designed by 2d designer Vanessa Thanh Vu and chef owner Kevin Yu. Merchandise is only available from 01/21 - 02/22. Get them before they are gone!
Taiwanese Dice Game “Si Ba Lah” (01/22, 23, 26,27)
Playing dice game is always a big part of Taiwanese lunar new year tradition. The games are only play among family and play in the base on pennies.
The game could have as little as 2 players and much as one million players (it will just take a while per round). There will be a dealer and player or players.
In 2d, our guest will have the option to play Si Ba La with our barista/server when they order a drink. Our team will be the deal and our guest will be the player.
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If our guest wins, they can get 50% off on their drinks.
If our team wins, the guest pays full price for their drinks and have the option to make $1 donation to Bear Essential. (They are NOT required to)
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2023 Lunar New Year Lucky Six Mochi Donuts
We spent weeks on preparing the Lucky Six Mochi Donuts because Lunar New Year means a lot to our family. We are proud to present a 2023 Lunar New Year Collection
Dark Cherry Money God aka Cai Shen Yen (財神爺) Mochi Donut
2d cherry chocolate donut that pay respect to everyone's favorite god. God of Money!
Peach Mushu Mochi Donut
2d peach chocolate with Taiwanese egg roll cookie crumb and hand made chocolate whiskers
Year of Bunny Mochi Donut
Super rich milky chocolate icing topped with marshmallow bunny
Winter Persimmon Mochi Donut
2d persimmon chocolate made using real persimmon topped with an almond cookie
Taiwanese Pineapple Cake Mochi Donut
Pineapple glaze donut topped with house made pineapple whip cream and cookie crumbs
Rocky Fortune Mochi Donut
This donut is made for all the dreamers
The road to success is often rocky but if we keep at it, we will eventually reach the fortune that we dream for
Bánh chưng Event (01/19 - 01/21)
Banh Chung is the most stable food in Vietnamese during the lunar new year period. Banh Chung is made with minced pork, sticky rice, mung bean (green bean) and other seasonings from green onions to black pepper etc.
The preparation of the delicacy can take up to 14 hours, and every family has their unique seasonings and flavors they prepare. In the general, we would wrap the ingredients in the square mold with banana leaves and steam for hours until fully cook thoroughly.
The outer layer of the sticky rice would turn green from the color of the banana leaf and inherit the amazing aroma of the banana leaf and inner layer of the sticky rice would be fill with the savory seasoning and flavor from the minced pork.
We will serve complimentary Banh Chung to every guest who purchase a money god mochi donut from (01/19 - 01/21) Supply limited daily. First come first served.
Limited Edition Chicago Bulls x 2d restaurant merchandise
The First ever monochrome comic Benny and 2d restaurant are here to celebrate lunar new year together with unique merchandise designed by 2d designer Vanessa Thanh Vu and chef owner Kevin Yu. Merchandise is only available from 01/21 - 02/22. Get them before they are gone!