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Chicago Restaurant Recommendations
Posted on 2/24/23 at 10:45 am
Posted on 2/24/23 at 10:45 am
My wife (no pics) surprised me with a bucket list trip to Wrigley Field this year and we are looking for recs on restaurants/food to try. Best deep dish place?
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Posted on 2/24/23 at 10:51 am to guppy
MJ's Steak House on Michigan Ave was legit the last time I went in 2017.
Posted on 2/24/23 at 11:15 am to guppy
Lou Malnati's is my favorite deep dish
Purple Pig was a great spot years ago.
Purple Pig was a great spot years ago.
Posted on 2/24/23 at 11:23 am to guppy
Pequods deep dish.
I enjoyed our meal at Girl and the Goat. Au Cheval was a great burger as well and they are right next to each other. Of course hit Portillos as well for a dog and Italian beef. Stop by Murphys at wrigleyville
I enjoyed our meal at Girl and the Goat. Au Cheval was a great burger as well and they are right next to each other. Of course hit Portillos as well for a dog and Italian beef. Stop by Murphys at wrigleyville
Posted on 2/24/23 at 11:28 am to guppy
Pequod's
Giordano's
and get you one of these at Wrigley
Giordano's
and get you one of these at Wrigley
Posted on 2/24/23 at 12:01 pm to guppy
Definitely go to Pequod's. The best of all of the deep dish places.
Aba in Fulton Market was a great meal. Sepia was a great dining experience as well. Maple and Ash for steaks.
Aba in Fulton Market was a great meal. Sepia was a great dining experience as well. Maple and Ash for steaks.
Posted on 2/24/23 at 2:37 pm to guppy
The Signature Room at the 95th. Very upscale restaurant on the 95th floor of the John Hancock tower, so you get stellar views of the city while you eat. I haven't eaten there in several years but the food was excellent last time I was there.
Posted on 2/24/23 at 3:21 pm to auzach91
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Pequods deep dish.
Has fallen off a cliff the last two times I've been. Way, way too much sauce and the crust just wasn't there - no crunch... at all.
Best deep dish / pan in the city right now is, easily, Milly's Pizza In The Pan. OP, if you're going to be riding along the Red Line, pop north of Wrigley and get off at Argyle for Milly's.
This post was edited on 2/26/23 at 7:10 am
Posted on 2/24/23 at 3:32 pm to guppy
Loaded question and, honestly, you'd be better-served just doing a Search and diving through a bunch of threads. Going to copy and paste what I posted back in November + add a few places I've been since that time. Not an exhaustive list, but should be enough in some of the popular neighborhoods.
West Loop - Time Out Market, Rose Mary, Girl and The Goat, Monteverde, Rose Mary, Oriole, Swift & Sons, ROOH, High Five Ramen, The Loyalist (or Smyth, if you prefer a tasting menu)
River North - Bavette's, Gilt Bar, Kinzie Chophouse, Obelix, Tzuco, Ema,
River West / West Town / Ukrainian - Kasama, Boeufhaus, Vajra, Funkenhausen, La Scarola, Piccolo Sogno
Logan Square / Avondale - Union, Offset BBQ, Gretel, Giant, Mi Tocaya Antojeria, Andros Taverna, Longman & Eagle, Parachute
Bucktown / Wicker - etta, Amaru, Club Lucky, Mott St, Mable's Table
Lincoln Park - Galit, Armitage Alehouse, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, GEMINI
Lincoln Square - The Warbler / Gather, Bistro Campagne
*Special shout out to Virtue in Hyde Park. I don't get on the south side much, but that was a fantastic dinner.
West Loop - Time Out Market, Rose Mary, Girl and The Goat, Monteverde, Rose Mary, Oriole, Swift & Sons, ROOH, High Five Ramen, The Loyalist (or Smyth, if you prefer a tasting menu)
River North - Bavette's, Gilt Bar, Kinzie Chophouse, Obelix, Tzuco, Ema,
River West / West Town / Ukrainian - Kasama, Boeufhaus, Vajra, Funkenhausen, La Scarola, Piccolo Sogno
Logan Square / Avondale - Union, Offset BBQ, Gretel, Giant, Mi Tocaya Antojeria, Andros Taverna, Longman & Eagle, Parachute
Bucktown / Wicker - etta, Amaru, Club Lucky, Mott St, Mable's Table
Lincoln Park - Galit, Armitage Alehouse, Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba, GEMINI
Lincoln Square - The Warbler / Gather, Bistro Campagne
*Special shout out to Virtue in Hyde Park. I don't get on the south side much, but that was a fantastic dinner.
This post was edited on 2/24/23 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 2/24/23 at 4:19 pm to hoopsgalore
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Has fallen off a cliff the last two times I've been. Way, way too much sauce and the crust just wasn't there - no crunch... at all.
Pequod's has sucked for years now. It's not the worst pie you'll ever have, but it gets way too much hype. The only people I know who like it are tourists or people who live in Chicago that aren't originally from Chicago.
Monteverde is a great Italian restaurant where they handmake their own pasta, which I highly recommend. It's in the West Loop, a few blocks west of Girl & The Goat.
Monteverde
Miller's Pub is in the Loop near the Art Institute, and is a Chicago staple. It isn't world-class dining, but you'll get a good meal, and it has a lot of old-school history. Harry Caray, Bill Veeck, the old newspaper guys, and local celebs used to get hammered at the bar. Last time I was in there for lunch, Jerry Reinsdorf was sitting a couple tables away from me.
Miller's Pub
This post was edited on 2/24/23 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 2/24/23 at 5:27 pm to hoopsgalore
That sucks. It was one of my favorite pizzas I’ve ever had in 2017 when I went
Posted on 2/24/23 at 5:33 pm to hoopsgalore
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Best deep dish / pan in the city
Art of pizza.
It’s just not a great scene place. Get it delivered or grab a slice after a cubs game.
Also, for everyone, Pequod’s is NOT deep dish pizza. It’s basically thick pan pizza. Mostly breading/crust.
This post was edited on 2/24/23 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 2/24/23 at 5:36 pm to TheTideMustRoll
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The Signature Room at the 95th. Very upscale restaurant on the 95th floor of the John Hancock tower, so you get stellar views of the city while you eat. I haven't eaten there in several years but the food was excellent last time I was there.
You can get way better food for your money at a ton of places, see hoops post. Pro tip is to go to the signature room and get a cocktail to see the views. Cheaper than the observation deck and you get alcohol and the view.
This post was edited on 2/24/23 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 2/24/23 at 5:59 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Also, for everyone, Pequod’s is NOT deep dish pizza. It’s basically thick pan pizza.
Agreed
quote:
Mostly breading/crust.
Not at all, that's why we preferred it over all of the 'deep dish' pizzas. But to each his own.
Posted on 2/24/23 at 6:08 pm to 91TIGER
Pequod’s is absolutely mostly breading. That’s not an opinion.
Don’t get me wrong. I really like Pequod’s. But don’t call it something it’s not.
Don’t get me wrong. I really like Pequod’s. But don’t call it something it’s not.
This post was edited on 2/24/23 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 2/24/23 at 6:13 pm to tigeralum06
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Lou Malnati's is my favorite deep dish
Goat butter crust
Goto Billy Goat Tavern and get a burger, no Pepsi, coke. Use to work near one.
Posted on 2/24/23 at 6:17 pm to guppy
I know people get a “when in rome” attitude toward Chicago pizza but IMO it’s all super overrated.
Au Cheval is a must.
Au Cheval is a must.
Posted on 2/24/23 at 6:24 pm to Chucktown_Badger
We've never experienced that, hopefully it hasn't gone down , but we haven't been in 4 years. Also liked the Brickhouse from Pizano's
Posted on 2/24/23 at 8:35 pm to guppy
Thank you to everyone for the suggestions!
Posted on 2/24/23 at 8:51 pm to guppy
Au cheval is the best burger I've ever eaten......it's that good and must stop when in town.
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