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Antico Posto- Oak Brook

Antico Posto- Oak Brook

The Mean Weiner- Highwood

The Mean Weiner- Highwood

Bavettes Steak House - Roasted Chicken

Bavettes Steak House - Roasted Chicken

Bavettes Steak House - @Kinzie and Wells

Bavettes Steak House - @Kinzie and Wells

Ramen Wasabi - Spicy Garlic Miso

Ramen Wasabi - Spicy Garlic Miso

Misoya -Hakkaido Spicy Ramen

Misoya -Hakkaido Spicy Ramen

Art of Pizza

Art of Pizza

Food I Tried

  1. The Pit BBQ in Hickory Hills. The best ribs I’ve had in Chicago.

  2. Burger Antics in Brookfield. Good burger place and have amazing cocktails. The old fashioned is the best I’ve had.

  3. Chicago Athletic Association/Cherry Circle Room/Cindys. Good place for a cocktail and decent food in a nice dark wood setting.

  4. The Mean Wiener by Fort Sheridan. THE best torta I’ve ever had.

  5. Pita Pita. Pretty good Mediterranean food chain, makes a great lunch option.

  6. Palermo’s on 95th. The best thin crust pizza. The stuffed is also pretty good. The sauce is sweeter than most and the cheese is actually seasoned.

  7. Antico Posto. Very good upscale Italian food place in Oak brook. The parmesan chicken is the best.

  8. Meson Sabika. Tapas restaurant in a white mansion in Naperville. Must go every year.

  9. Mitsuwa Japanese market in Arlington Heights. Has a food court with one of the best ramen shops called Santouka.

  10. Posto 31 in Brookfield. Nice Italian food place with a seasonal menu.

  11. Bavette’s in downtown. This place has the best chocolate dessert I’ve ever had in my life. French restaurant for a fancy date.

  12. Coculas in Countryside. Good Mexican food, fast service and for a good price.

  13. Maple and Ash. Fancy steak restaurant in downtown Chicago. Expensive, they do a special menu for your birthday if you let them know ahead of time.

  14. Hog Wild. BBQ place in Oak Lawn. Known for its giant pork chop.

  15. Au Chevale in downtown. Has one of the best burgers in Chicago.

  16. Johnnie’s beef in Arlington Heights. The best beef in Chicago. You’ll have your beef ready by the time you’re done paying. Also need to get the lemon Italian ice.

  17. Gene & Jude’s. Best place to get a classic Chicago style hotdog.

  18. Chucks BBQ in Burbank. Good bbq with a lot of options. The loaded nachos are enough for two.

  19. Kuma’s Corner. Good specialty burger place with a metal themed restaurant. A few locations in downtown or in the suburbs.

  20. Palmers in La Grange. Decent place for a late night burger and drinks.

  21. WooW Sushi in La Grange. Really good Japanese restaurant. They have tempura (fried) cheesecake!

  22. Gibsons. Expensive steak dinner ($100 each) but it’s a nice experience with excellent service.

  23. Portillos and Barnelli’s. Fast food burger place famous in Chicago. Try the beef croissant.

  24. Lou Malnati’s. Favorite pizza chain for deep dish. Giordanos is also good but second to Lou’s in my opinion.

  25. Qing Xiang Yuan Dumplings in Chinatown. Probably the best dumplings I had.

  26. Tortoise Supper Club. Huge portions and beef wellington easily the size of a burrito. Live jazz weekend evenings.

  27. Ramen Wasabi. Pretty good ramen in Chicago.

  28. Misoya Ramen in Arlington Heights. Probably the best ramen I’ve had so far. The ingredients are fresh and plentiful with a savory broth.

  29. Salsa 17 in Arlington Heights. Probably the best restaurant mole I’ve had.

  30. Wildberry in downtown. Best breakfast spot around.

Food to Try

  1. Girl and the Goat

    https://www.girlandthegoat.com/chicago/menu

  2. Pequod’s Pizza

    https://pequodspizza.com/chicago/menu/

  3. Art of Pizza

    https://www.artofpizzachicago.com/

  4. Smoque BBQ

    https://smoquebbq.com/locations/smoque/#menu

  5. La Creperie

    http://www.lacreperiechicago.com/menu.html

  6. Vito and Nick’s Pizza

    https://vitoandnicks.com/index.php

  7. Monteverde. Italian.

    https://monteverdechicago.com/menu/

  8. Stan’s Donuts

  9. Le Colonial. Vietnamese food.

    https://chicago.lecolonial.com/

  10. Chicago Q. BBQ restaurant.

    https://www.chicagoqrestaurant.com/

  11. Margies Ice Cream

  12. Spacca Napoli

  13. Pho 777.

  14. Alinea. Fine dining.

  15. MingHin. Dim Sum restaurant.

  16. Opart Thai House.

  17. Bang Bang Pie and Biscuits.

  18. 90 Miles. Cuban food.

  19. Royal Thai Restaurant.

  20. Menya Goku. Ramen restaurant, say it’s the best.

  21. X Spot. Wagyu house.

  22. Izakaya. Interesting Japanese food that has a really good burger.

Things To Do

  1. 115th Bourbon Street in Marionette Park for a multi stage band/dj set.

  2. Navy Pier for shops and a speed boat tour. Very touristy but worth walking down the strip once.

  3. Field Museum. See a lot of interesting artifacts and the grounds outside are a nice area to walk.

  4. Art Institute. Military gets in for free. Hours of art to see.

  5. Millennium Park. The Bean is here and ice skating in winter.

  6. Buffalo Range in Ottawa. Probably the best public outdoor shooting range in IL.

  7. Matheson State Park. Nice trails with a waterfall.

  8. Starved Rock State Park. Gets crazy busy on the weekends that they shut down entrances. Go on a weekday or very early morning if possible.

  9. Kristkindle Market in December. Big Christmas market with German style food, drinks, and items for sale.

  10. Field Musuem. Must see, plenty of exhibits to see and its a nice walk along the beach after.

  11. Museum of Science and Industry. Probably my favorite museum to check out in Chicago.

  12. Radius. Concert Venue that’s a huge warehouse space on Cermak by Chinatown with plenty of bars inside.

  13. Cantigny Park and 1st Infantry musuem in Wheaton. Awesome park with tanks outside you can climb on.

  14. North Ave Beach for summer swimming.

  15. Rosemont Dueling Piano Bar.

  16. Various forest preserves such as Swallow Cliff Woods in Palos Hills or Waterfall Glenn in Downers Grove.

  17. Art Institute of Chicago

  18. River boat architecture tour.