Best Chicago Delicacy

[Tweed]

Poll question: Best Chicago Delicacy

What is the best food to come from Chicago? Got any tips on good local places? I'm a big fan of the Greek restaurant Artopolis in Greek town. Great food, even better prices, and a wonderful atmosphere. A great place for those on a budget like myself.

[Sandpiper]

1. It doesn't get any better than Eli's Chocolate Chip

Best cheesecake by a mile!

[Lautremont]

2. Road Worms

That was back in '86 or so, somewhere downtown.

[barb162]

12. was that a restaurant or food

[Lautremont]

17. It was a kind of novelty food

Fried dough, cinnamon, sugar, that sort of thing. No idea why it was called Road Worms, but very tasty.

[chicagojoe]

3. Get yourself a good beef sandwich.

One must be picky, though. Eat at a place that uses Scalas Beef.
Load it up with sweet and/or hot peppers, if you like.

[barackmyworld]

4. What about italian ice?

Is that Chicago enough? There is an amazing little stand in greek town that is just heaven in the summer.

[chicagojoe]

7. That's what you wash a good beef down with!!!

[Osamasux]

5. The Pizza is a must-have every time I am in town

[chicagojoe]

8. Oddly enough, the so-called best pizza joints, e.g. Ginos East

and others are not the best in town. Ya gotta go out to the neighborhood establishments

[barb162]

13. Lou Malnati's, Home Run Inn and I do like Gino's East too

[Osamasux]

14. Agreed. My current favorite is the Home Run Inn on Archer.

I love the way the cut it up into those small pieces. Before you know it, the pie is gone. Fortunately I have a lot of friends in the city and they know how much I enjoy good food. It works out great for me as they try to out do each other.

[Tweed]

15. Got any recommendations?

I'm a big Giordano's fan, but haven't tried many mom and pop places.

[grace0418]

19. I know Chicago is a big pizza town but

I actually much prefer New York Style. Chicago pizza is too heavy for me.

[XNASA]

6. Nothing beats a nice big Vienna Hot Dog.

With all the trimmings.

Any Vienna product is OK with me.

I must admit, I'm kinda pizza'd out at this point.

[chicagojoe]

9. Drag it through the garden! Twice!

That's how the counter man at one place calls out the order for a dog with everything.

[Tweed]

10. Drag it through the garden! Twice! Hilarious

That's great. Where is that place? Sounds like my kind of place.

[chicagojoe]

16. Super Dog at Milwaukee and Devon. ( NW Side)

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

29. That's Superdawg, baby!

Oh yeah!

[barackmyworld]

11. as goofy as "cheesboiger no fries chips"

which is actually what they say at Billy Goats...I went to lunch there during a lot of high school (the one near the united Center)

[seventythree]

18. I'm partial to ribs

Gale Street Inn has the best, but I haven't trucked that far north for a long time, plus, there's often a substantial wait. I like Greek food, too, and was just depressed to see that Papagus closed in the Michigan Ave. area -- they served a macaroni and artichoke dish which was to die for. Dianah's (sp?)left Greek Town to move to the theatre area on Halstead, by Royal George, and then that closed -- did it reemerge anywhere, do you know? That used to be my favorite.

[Tweed]

20. That's interesting

Is Chicago quite known for ribs? That seems more like a KC thing.

[DrGonzoLives]

23. Used to be

Not so much anymore, but back in the day, you came to Chicago if you wanted a good rack of ribs.

[PallasAthena]

26. Was it the late, great Mike Royko who started the rib cook-off

in Grant Park? I don't think they do it anymore, but there were LOTS of great Chicago rib places. (Still are, probably, but I'm not eating much meat lately.....)

[sabra]

21. Kosher dog at the ballpark!

with all the trimmings...

[DrGonzoLives]

22. Deep-dish, of course

Duh

I haven't had Pizzeria Uno's yet, but Gino's East's version is very, very tasty. :9

[windycitychick]

24. Palermo's on 63rd

for Pizza. The best on the Southwest side of Chicago. For Italian ice, Mario's on Taylor street is a must. Then across the street from Mario's to Al's for a beef. YUM!

[kster]

25. Another Palermos same owner as 63rd

in Orland park,143rd and Wolf rd. It is my favorite to. I always get the stuffed pizza from there.

[Obviousman]

27. Rainbow Ice cream

[Southsideirish]

28. Swedish pancakes at Ann Sather's -also delicious "cinny buns".

[Kingshakabobo]

30. How about the burgers and verbal abuse at Wiener Circle on Clark?

[kster]

31. Best take out perch

Trohas,26th and Kostner. For burgers Nickies, 58th and Kedzie "Big Baby" burger.