The Windy City - places to see and eat that may blow you away! View this list in Map view to see where the recommendations are located!
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Classic Chicago style hot dogs and chocolate cake shake (literally cake in a shake and delicious). I included the location closest to O'Hare as it makes a fantastic pre-airport run for one last hot dog on your way out of town.
Portillo's Elk Grove Village
The dish that I still think about there is the bone marrow spread. Amazing.
The Purple Pig Restaurant
On the battle between the giants of Chicago style deep dish pizzas, I feel like this one feels more like a pie with a thicker base crust.
Lou Malnati's, the Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Restaurant
In the battle of Chicago style deep dish pizzas, I think this one feels less like a pie and more like a pizza with high crust sides.
Giordanos
Elevated Chinese food in a beautiful location
Duck Duck Goat
Fantastic breakfast and lunch sandwich option if you're working downtown. The Franklin St location is closest to my ofice building.
Hannahs Bretzel - The Über Sandwich Makers
Loved both the ambience of the Drake's Afternoon Tea offering but also the fact that you can request additional small plates of sandwiches! There were some truly delicious offerings and I'm glad I was able to get a second of some of them. We went dur...
Palm Court Afternoon Tea
Excellent AYCE (all you can eat) KBBQ (Korean barbeque) option in Glenview, IL just outside of downtown Chicago. It's a cook-it-yourself style, but they do have two different grill tops depending on if you're getting marinated meat or not. There are ...
