Places to Eat

If you're not from around here, a tourist, protester, dignitary, you may just go to some random place for food, get something that sucks, then think all food in Chicago is horrible. That's not true. Sure, there are some sad joints around that taste horrible, but there are some little gems around the city that have some of the best food you can ever find.

Who has the best "food item"?

It's a common question when someone comes to Chicago.  I'm not going to cover the big name places, just Chicago favorites. When coming to Chicago, there something you need to know about us, we are highly competitive. Whether it be food, sports, parks, fishing spots, or even geographical locations, we will argue what is the best. Right now, I'll focus on Chicago Favorites within a couple miles of McCormick place, which seems to be the main hub for everyone.

Ricobene's -252 West 26th Street
Breaded Steak Sandwich

Started with two bothers. The may not have created the Breaded Steak Sandwich, but the perfected it to the point, almost no one will argue this point. Northsider's and Southsider's can almost agree on this, they have the best. Once you eat it, you will never forget it.

Connie's - 2373 South Archer Avenue
Deep Dish Pizza

You want the best deep dish in the city, you HAVE to go there. Hands down, it is the best you'll find. If you eat in, it's an atmosphere like few other. Every one of them, perfection in a pie. You would swear it's what they put all their time into.

Phil's Pizza - 1102 West 35th Street
Thin Crust Pizza

Now, this place can get me into trouble. Some people hate their pizza, I love it. The majority of the times, it's the only pizza I eat. Just the right crisp to the dough, perfect sauce, and never short with toppings. The perfect thin crust pizza you can find. Other may argue, but I cannot.

Freddie's - 701 West 30th Street
Italian Beef Sandwich

Few can deny the Italian Beef Sandwiches at Freddie's. Meat is the perfect thickness, perfect taste, and one can fill almost anyone with some left over. This is the place to go. I can't say anything else but Perfection.

Punky's Pizza and Pasta - 2600 South Wallace Street
Panzerotti

You will not find a better place for Panzerotties then Punky's. All individually made but they each seem to have a flavor all of their own. You just can't go wrong.

Villians - 649 South Clark Street
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich - Large Variety of Microbrew Beer

You like Barbecue? You like Beer? Look no further then Villains. Don't let the decor confuse you, it may look like a dive, but they have the best of both worlds. Their BBQ PPS is smoked in-house for 12 hours. With house made BBQ sauce and coleslaw, you'll never want to leave. As for their beer selection, they have over a hundred. You're bound to find something you want.

This is just a brief overview of some of the best, you have one for me to add? Let me know, I'll gladly add them on.

Note: Please treat these places as Neutral Ground. Don't start anything there, or alienate other patrons by preventing there from entering due to "Security Risk" of some nonsense like that. Remember, this is Chicago, we don't take that sitting down.