Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives - Chicago

Inventive burgers and Korean-Japanese fare like teriyaki dishes and bi bim bop-style entrees, served with rice and a fried egg on top. The eatery also offers Korean-style short ribs; if you'd like a slightly more Americanized entree, opt for one of the half-dozen types of angus burgers (you can also choose your bun--pretzel or brioche). Some burgers feature a distinctly Korean flair, such as the kimchee burger topped with Korean chili paste aioli; another burger includes smoked gouda and a braised mushroom confit.

The menu focuses on small and large sharing plates of rustic, Mediterranean "peasant foods," with many dishes cooked in a wood-burning oven and served in cast-iron pots. There are some real winners here: luscious house-marinated olives, chorizo-stuffed dates, thin-and-crispy focaccia with taleggio cheese and truffle oil. The real showstopper is simple roasted chicken thigh panzanella salad, a textural delight of crispy skin, tender meat, chewy panzanella and supple artichoke hearts, all zesty with preserved lemon.

BIG & little's has a lot working against it. It's a tiny restaurant with just 12 stools (and outdoor picnic tables when weather permits), the menu is limited, and it's in a location allergic to foot traffic. How does a place like that make it? Well, let's just say D'Alessandro was speaking the truth when he proudly declared after Gordon Ramsey booted him, "I still think I have the palate of a god."

The hand-formed patties are made from ground chuck. Toppings are traditional, with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, ketchup, and mustard coming with, and American cheese and fried eggs available as add-ons. 

This small, no-seating hot dog stand is the brainchild of Brendan O'Connor, who opened his first dog spot when he was 14 years old. The menu includes an assortment of sausages, including chorizo, buffalo chicken, Italian, crawfish and cheddar brats, as well as sides like fresh-cut fries and bacon-beer-cheese soup. 

If you love Pizza, but prefer a nice crisp crust over the traditional Chicago style then Brick's is your place!

Cemitas Puebla has brought authentic Poblano food to Chicago. Our chipotles and salsas are made in house from an old family recipe. Our Oaxaca cheese is fresh and the papalo is grown in our garden. We take pride in using fresh ingredients and will even travel to Mexico to pick up key ingredients to make our specialties taste “just like home”.

 Welcome to Central Gyros restaurant, where you are invited to partake of authentic greek cuisine prepared to savory perfection.We are dedicated to offering high quality, reasonable p rices, and individualized service in an atmosphere which will provide a uniqely memorable dining experience at every time you visit us .

The Chicago Chop House is regarded as one of the top ten steak restaurants in the nation. Housed in an old Chicago mansion just North of the Loop, this nationally famous restaurant is a celebration of everything Chicago.

On February 14, 1929, the Valentine’s Day Massacre took place directly across the street. Rumor has it, the current home of Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Company was a house used as a lookout by some 1920s gangbangers.

Opened in the summer of '09 as a mix between Gourmet and Fast Food. Our Game Sausages are always changing and have included but not limited to...BBQ Smoked Duck, Fresh Ribeye Steak Sausage, Alligator, Rabbit, Pheasant, Wild Boar, Buffalo, Kangaroo and much much more.

Chicago's Dog House also offers VEGGIE and TURKEY Dogs for no extra cost, anyway you like it...We also fry our Frips in fresh soy bean oil.

 People from as far away as Northbrook and Ingleside to Chicago and throughout the western suburbs are becoming regular customers. Stop in and see us and you'll know why...

David Burke's Prime-house (Chicago) features a contemporary steakhouse menu with meats handpicked from Creekstone Farms in Kentucky that are dry-aged on the premise in a salt-tiled aging room.

Breakfast is served all day, something you will be incredibly thankful for after you have enjoyed one of their skillets. Sandwiches are Chicago standards, but overcome in deliciousness what they lack in originality. No one is going to lose 10 pounds eating here.......  

Michael Kornick might be known for the fancier fare served at Near North favorite MK, but he still loves a good burger. He's partnered with David Morton (DMK, get it?) on this Lakeview burger joint where the menu features grass-fed beef and lamb patties as well as turkey, veggie and portobella options.

Edelweiss German-American Restaurant is one of Chicago’s favorites. It has been a family-owned dining destination for over 30 years. The menu features an impressive array of traditional, well-crafted German specialties along with classics like the American steak, chicken and seafood dishes. The Edelweiss also carries some of the finest Bavarian beers in the world. The Edelweiss is proud of its reputation for delectable cuisine, superior service, and a charming, comfortable atmosphere.

We use only American beef– USDA choice chuck. Never frozen. We cut and grind the beef for our burgers every morning, right here in the restaurant. We handle it gently and don’t over-work it. Nothing’s added to it until we shake some salt and pepper onto the meat as it cooks. That’s it.

We’re also pleased to offer locally-raised and/or grassfed beef as an upgrade option. All of the local farms we purchase from adhere to humane, sustainable, and natural practices, so do not contain any growth hormones or antibiotics. 

The Ferrara Pan Candy Company is a Chicago and Forest Park, Illinois, based candy company that makes a variety of candies. Their confections include Lemonheads, Jaw Busters ("The Original Jaw Breakers"), Atomic Fireballs, Chewy Fireballs, Original Boston Baked Beans, Grapeheads (formerly Alexander the Grape), Apple Heads, Punch Heads, Orange Heads, Cherry Heads, Chewy Lemon Heads & Friends, Tropical Chewy Lemon Heads & Friends and Red Hots. 

If you've strolled along Navy Pier, chances are pretty good that you've walked past a place with a line of people stretching onto the street that smells of cheese and caramel popcorn. You are unmistakably outside one of Chicago's busiest shops, the Garrett Popcorn Shop.

This is THE place for steak and celebrities in Chicago!