5 Foods You Have to Eat in Chicago

Visiting Chicago means having some of Chicago's amazing traditional foods. Here are our favorite traditional Chicago eats that you should have on your next visit to the Second City, whether it is Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza or one of the various treats from Portillo's (Italian beef please) you will go home full.
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[Ti_Twenti]

My father is the pianist at Gibson’s Steakhouse thank you so much for shouting it out

[cito]

Luv ya Mark, however, no self respecting Chicagoan will ever eat an Italian Beef with a knife and a fork...

[memesnark]

The food in Chinatown is amazing. Highly recommend it!

[Thegreatlopez]

I am a tour guy of chicago and being a Mexican-American myself I was so happy when I toured a group from Mexico into Chicago to try out our traditional Chicago style deep dish pizza and they said that this pizza was so good that that it didn't needed ketchup because in Mexico pizza is always topped on with ketchup.

[avanvalenziano]

So happy you mentioned all the local places!! My favorite thing about Chicago is there’s so many amazing individually owned restaurants with passionate workers!

[nutellaking]

Chicago is home to the best food! We embrace so many cultures allowing for a vast variety of foods. I love my city 💙

[steve]

There are many exceptional Chicago thin crust pizzas that are just as much Chicago as deep dish.

[lawrencehall]

OMG.. I moved to Texas a few yrs ago.
CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME TO EAT MY HOME TOWN FAVORITES 🍺🍕

[paulakpacente]

I lived and worked in the Chicagoland area for the first 39 years of my life. YOU ARE SO RIGHT! I'd add Gene and Georgetti's!

[BettyGlocker]

Lived in Indianapolis (and from) for the past 28 years, first time going to Chicago and found this video. THANK YOU! and your energy in the video...great job.

[rrmond]

Pizza - Lou Malnatis, Bella Bacinos, Giordanos, Home Run Inn
Italian Beef - Portillos
Wings - Tim OTooles
Bar Food - Dublin's
Fried Shrimp - Lawrence's, Goose Island
Sushi - South Coast, Kohan, Kamahachi
Breakfast - Tempos, Yolk, Valois
Steak - Maple and Ash, Bennys, Gibson's, Prime & Provisions
Ice Cream - Margies Candies

[anthonygemeny]

Johnnies Beef just south of Ohare on North Ave...a great way to say goodbye to the city...the greatest part is when you are in the 3 hour layover in Denver to get back home you smell your hands and still smell the beef...Best Beef by Far

[hannahtalley]

UNOS IS THE BEST DEEP DISH IN CHICAGO! the crust is buttery and the sauce is so flavorful! the place is a historical landmine and it’s very home-y

[andywarda]

Middle Eastern food in Chicago is amazing and you forgot to mention Chinatown and all the good places there.

[davidjanssen]

Beef and cheddar croissant from portillos. With the cheese fries and the cake shake

[libiergmx]

I am from Mexico and I don’t know the States very well, but so far, Chicago is my favorite place to eat. You can’t go wrong there. Actually, I have been to all places you mention in the video, they are fenomenal. Eataly it’s a great place to eat downtown if you like Italian food, and it’s close to UNO pizzeria, where you can also have great deep dish pizza. Greetings from Acapulco.

[aLoveTart]

The best Thai ever is Noodles in the Pot in Lincoln Park! Their spring rolls have avocado and cream cheese and the plum sauce is the best. The pad see ew, medium spicy is one of a kind. SO GOOOOD!

[booklover]

Best Italian food: Freddy’s in Cicero, a corner mom and pop place, THE BEST!!!
Best Italian beef: Johnnie’s Beef in Elmwood Park....a MUST try

[comandrcody]

Italian beef & sausage combo is a must! And what about Harold's Chicken?

[josueacevedo]

Gene & Jude's, Maxwell Street, El Milagro tortillas, Palermo Bakery, Jay's Beef, Mr. T's Gyros