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Chicago's Essential Barbecue Restaurants
Feast on ribs, brisket, pulled pork, and other delights
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Chicago is far from the South but residents here know a thing or two about barbecue. From tender Texas brisket to succulent St. Louis ribs, Chicagoans have come close to perfecting various styles of smoked meats. To help narrow down the long list of places in the city to find finger-licking food, check out the following 20 pit masters who have mastered the craft.
The two new additions to the list are Babygold BBQ and Soul & Smoke.
State and local officials have lifted a variety of COVID-19 restrictions, including allowing restaurant management to waive mask requirements for fully vaccinated customers. Additionally, fully vaccinated guests don't count against capacity limits. As of April 29, Chicago restaurants are permitted to serve customers indoors with a 50 percent maximum capacity per room, or 100 people — whichever is fewer. For updated information on coronavirus cases, please visit the city of Chicago's COVID-19 dashboard . Studies indicate that there is a lower exposure risk when outdoors, but the level of risk involved with patio dining is contingent on restaurants following strict social distancing and other safety guidelines. The latest CDC guidance for vaccinated diners during the COVID-19 outbreak is here ; dining out still carries risks for unvaccinated diners and workers. Find a local vaccination site here .
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Note: Restaurants on this map are listed geographically.
1601 Payne St
Evanston, IL 60201
Chef D'Andre Carter and wife Heather Bublick have brought back barbecue glory to Evanston, a suburb with a legacy of smoked meats thanks to Hecky's, Merle's, and more. Carter, a South Side Chicago native, has shown an obsession for barbecue with Texas-style brisket, tender baby backs, and more. The operation has locations in ghost kitchens in Avondale and South Loop, and there's a truck that will make stops at Logan Square farmers market and more. Later in June, they'll also debut a stall inside Time Out Market Chicago in Fulton Market where a special hot link will debut and they'll also sell bottled barbecue sauce.
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4835 N Austin Ave
Chicago, IL 60630
This Jefferson Park spot lures fans with items like a brisket burrito and pulled pork poutine, for breakfast. Other favorites include smoked salmon, rib tips, and smoked polish sausage. Earl's is equipped with a handy drive-thru, ideal for social distancing, and has a handful of picnic tables for outdoor dining. Lincoln Park sister restaurant Ella's BBQ is also open.
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3800 N Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60641
The place that started Chicago's barbecue renaissance is well-known and beloved by smoked meats enthusiasts. Smoque holds a long-standing spot on the Eater 38 thanks to its melting pot of styles. The meaty St. Louis ribs are slathered with a Memphis-style dry rub and smoked over apple and oak, while the moist and tender brisket by way of Texas is one of the finest in town. Sides are no afterthought, either, as homemade mac and cheese, brisket chili, and BBQ beans are all excellent. Staff have set up a covered and socially-distanced patio that's also BYOB.
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6954 W North Ave
Chicago, IL 60707
Pit master Dominque Leach, who worked at fine-dining restaurant Spiaggia before opening her own establishment, smokes her meats using applewood and offers pork and turkey rib tips, smoked chicken, and brisket. She describes her barbecue style as Central Texas-meets-Memphis. Get the goods at Leach's North Avenue restaurant or at her stall in One Eleven Food Hall in Pullman and on the Near West Side inside Dr. Murphy's Food Hall.
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1804 W Division St
Chicago, IL 60622
Barbecue, beers, and blues are all that's needed for a great time and this Wicker Park spot has been providing them since 1994. Diners who are indecisive (or extra hungry) should try one of the platters, which comes with choice of several meats, but make sure to also get an order of the smoked wings. For dessert, the skillet cookie is among the city's best. The restaurant has a second outpost inside Hotel Zachary in Wrigleyville.
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3820 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60651
South Side-style barbecue is, understandably, a rarity on the other parts of town. This Humboldt Park spot is the welcome exception to that norm, utilizing an aquarium smoker to produce tasty rib and turkey tips, links, and slabs of ribs. There's a non-pork smoker, too, for folks with dietary restrictions.
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435 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60654
From the beer can American flag to the cowboy mannequin lurking in the women's bathroom, Lettuce Entertain You's barbecue restaurant pays homage to the South. The menu features the usual suspects, such as hot links, smoked wings, brisket, and baby back ribs. Don't skip the fried chicken — dipped in buttermilk with secret spices— indulgent sides, or extensive whiskey collection either. Locations in River North and Rosemont have outdoor seating and offer carryout.
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417 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
After nine years in business, Charlie McKenna's popular Wicker Park restaurant has made some changes. The menu has expanded to include new items like Texas brisket and pimento cheese sausage while the service is now counter. Old favorites — fried pickles, tri tips — remain, as do Lillie's Q's lineup of bottled sauces, which range from tangy Carolina Gold to a mayonnaise-based Alabama white barbecue sauce. McKenna relocated to a new space inside West Town brewery District Brew Yards in 2020.
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112 N Green St
Chicago, IL 60607
Hogsalt Hospitality operates a variety of successful restaurants, including a cafeteria-style smokehouse located inside a former West Loop warehouse. Texas-inspired meats, like brisket, pastrami, pork belly, and ribs, are sold by the half pound. The simple menu also offers several sides as well as Frito pie topped with brisket chili. Green Street offers patio seating as well as delivery and carryout.
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1352 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60607
County Barbecue, under new ownership, operates like a meat-and-three spot with rib tips, St. Louis ribs, Texas brisket, hot links, and more. A fire damaged the space in 2016, but the space has been rebuilt and continued to deliver quality smoked meats.
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6613 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL 60402
Chef John Manion knows his way around a kitchen. When Wicker Park was at its apex of cool, Mas along Division Street was one of the hottest spots around. Before Fulton Market grew into a magnet for brands, La Sirena Clandestina gave Chicago a taste of Brazil. His Latin steakhouse, El Che Steakhouse & Bar, continues to reinvent itself in West Loop. Now, Manion has taken all that meaty experience and applied it to barbecue inside FitzGerald's, one of the Chicago area's most loved music venues. Babygold is style agnostic, kind of plucking from a variety of regional traditions to offer top-notch baby-back ribs, brisket, and pulled pork. A giant combo platter is dubbed "Berwyn Style." The suburbs has marketed itself as a one suburbs that doesn't feel like a suburb. But with Babygold, Chicagoans may actually have a reason to venture out. Veggie options are available.
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1800 S Racine Ave
Chicago, IL 60608
Pitmaster Willie Wagner honed his skills on the competition circuit before opening a Wild West-themed smoked meats destination in Pilsen. His Memphis-style, dry-rubbed barbecue includes brisket, baby back and St. Louis ribs, smoked chicken, and some of the city's finest pulled pork. For the time being, Honky Tonk is exclusively offering takeout and delivery.
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746 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
Owner and Arkansas native Robert Adams runs this acclaimed barbecue spot with his son Robert Jr. and together the two slow-cook their meats over wood fire in a glass-walled "aquarium" smoker. The result is tender, meaty, and lean spare ribs, rib tips, hot links, and pulled pork that's gained a devoted following. And in keeping with the spirit of other South Side spots, they also offer non-BBQ items such as chicken wings, smoked chicken, fried fish dinners, and burgers. For now, Honey 1's menu items are only available for carryout.
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4550 S Archer Ave
Chicago, IL 60632
Patrons won't find seating or virtually any type of amenity at this South Side staple but they will enjoy grilled slabs of ribs, tender rib tips, and succulent hot links. Call ahead to place an order or be prepared to wait as lines are common. Leon's operates a second location on 106th Street.
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502 E 47th St
Chicago, IL 60653
Chicago's barbecue community shed many tears when longtime local stalwart Uncle John's BBQ closed. But pitmaster Mack Sevier's daughter spawned this under-the-radar spot that appropriates many of Uncle John's favorites, including the fantastic rib tips and hot links.
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16. Trice's Original Slab Bar-B-Que
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Chicago, IL 60649
Slab is a family-owned smoke stack that serves links, rib tips, chicken, and baby-back and St. Louis-style ribs. The South Shore restaurant uses hickory in its aquarium-style smokers. Slab also makes its side dishes — fries, cole slaw, and macaroni and cheese — on site. Staff are currently offering carryout and delivery.
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311 E 75th St
Chicago, IL 60619
Chicagoans' love of rib tips and its popularity can be traced back to this small South Side smoke shack. Lem's has been an institution for more than 60 years, serving smoky, finger-licking tips with a tangy, vinegary sauce. There's little else available on the menu except for some juicy hot links and fried chicken, but everyone should head to 75th Street to understand why the lines stretch out the door.
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6501 W 79th St
Burbank, IL 60459
A popular spot in the southern suburbs, Chuck's is a blend of Cajun-Creole, Mexican, and Southern cooking. The barbecue is cooked low and slow and stands up to any competitor in Chicago. The brisket and rib tips are standouts but diners should get the sampler platter for a taste of two or three meats. Staff have set up a covered out door patio. A second Chuck's outpost is located in Darien.
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8340 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60617
This cozy Chatham spot serves up St. Louis-style ribs, rib tips, wings, turkey tips, and more. Former pharmaceutical engineer Samuel Gilbert claims his travels to barbecue hotspots like Memphis and North Carolina gave him a chance to study the craft. The restaurant is takeout and delivery-only.
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1524 W 115th St
Chicago, IL 60643
Located right off Interstate 57, this no-frills shack puts the spotlight on poultry, serving barbecue that's a bit less common in the form of turkey tips and turkey links. Traditional rib tips and hot links are also available for carryout and delivery.
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1. Soul & Smoke - Evanston
Chef D'Andre Carter and wife Heather Bublick have brought back barbecue glory to Evanston, a suburb with a legacy of smoked meats thanks to Hecky's, Merle's, and more. Carter, a South Side Chicago native, has shown an obsession for barbecue with Texas-style brisket, tender baby backs, and more. The operation has locations in ghost kitchens in Avondale and South Loop, and there's a truck that will make stops at Logan Square farmers market and more. Later in June, they'll also debut a stall inside Time Out Market Chicago in Fulton Market where a special hot link will debut and they'll also sell bottled barbecue sauce.
1601 Payne St
Evanston, IL 60201
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2. Earl's BBQ
This Jefferson Park spot lures fans with items like a brisket burrito and pulled pork poutine, for breakfast. Other favorites include smoked salmon, rib tips, and smoked polish sausage. Earl's is equipped with a handy drive-thru, ideal for social distancing, and has a handful of picnic tables for outdoor dining. Lincoln Park sister restaurant Ella's BBQ is also open.
4835 N Austin Ave
Chicago, IL 60630
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3. Smoque BBQ
The place that started Chicago's barbecue renaissance is well-known and beloved by smoked meats enthusiasts. Smoque holds a long-standing spot on the Eater 38 thanks to its melting pot of styles. The meaty St. Louis ribs are slathered with a Memphis-style dry rub and smoked over apple and oak, while the moist and tender brisket by way of Texas is one of the finest in town. Sides are no afterthought, either, as homemade mac and cheese, brisket chili, and BBQ beans are all excellent. Staff have set up a covered and socially-distanced patio that's also BYOB.
3800 N Pulaski Rd
Chicago, IL 60641
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4. Lexington Betty Smoke House
Pit master Dominque Leach, who worked at fine-dining restaurant Spiaggia before opening her own establishment, smokes her meats using applewood and offers pork and turkey rib tips, smoked chicken, and brisket. She describes her barbecue style as Central Texas-meets-Memphis. Get the goods at Leach's North Avenue restaurant or at her stall in One Eleven Food Hall in Pullman and on the Near West Side inside Dr. Murphy's Food Hall.
6954 W North Ave
Chicago, IL 60707
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5. Smoke Daddy
Barbecue, beers, and blues are all that's needed for a great time and this Wicker Park spot has been providing them since 1994. Diners who are indecisive (or extra hungry) should try one of the platters, which comes with choice of several meats, but make sure to also get an order of the smoked wings. For dessert, the skillet cookie is among the city's best. The restaurant has a second outpost inside Hotel Zachary in Wrigleyville.
1804 W Division St
Chicago, IL 60622
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6. Bro-N-Laws Bar-B-Q
South Side-style barbecue is, understandably, a rarity on the other parts of town. This Humboldt Park spot is the welcome exception to that norm, utilizing an aquarium smoker to produce tasty rib and turkey tips, links, and slabs of ribs. There's a non-pork smoker, too, for folks with dietary restrictions.
3820 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60651
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7. Bub City
From the beer can American flag to the cowboy mannequin lurking in the women's bathroom, Lettuce Entertain You's barbecue restaurant pays homage to the South. The menu features the usual suspects, such as hot links, smoked wings, brisket, and baby back ribs. Don't skip the fried chicken — dipped in buttermilk with secret spices— indulgent sides, or extensive whiskey collection either. Locations in River North and Rosemont have outdoor seating and offer carryout.
435 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60654
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8. Lillie's Q
After nine years in business, Charlie McKenna's popular Wicker Park restaurant has made some changes. The menu has expanded to include new items like Texas brisket and pimento cheese sausage while the service is now counter. Old favorites — fried pickles, tri tips — remain, as do Lillie's Q's lineup of bottled sauces, which range from tangy Carolina Gold to a mayonnaise-based Alabama white barbecue sauce. McKenna relocated to a new space inside West Town brewery District Brew Yards in 2020.
417 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
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9. Green Street Smoked Meats
Hogsalt Hospitality operates a variety of successful restaurants, including a cafeteria-style smokehouse located inside a former West Loop warehouse. Texas-inspired meats, like brisket, pastrami, pork belly, and ribs, are sold by the half pound. The simple menu also offers several sides as well as Frito pie topped with brisket chili. Green Street offers patio seating as well as delivery and carryout.
112 N Green St
Chicago, IL 60607
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10. County Barbeque
County Barbecue, under new ownership, operates like a meat-and-three spot with rib tips, St. Louis ribs, Texas brisket, hot links, and more. A fire damaged the space in 2016, but the space has been rebuilt and continued to deliver quality smoked meats.
1352 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60607
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11. Babygold BBQ
Chef John Manion knows his way around a kitchen. When Wicker Park was at its apex of cool, Mas along Division Street was one of the hottest spots around. Before Fulton Market grew into a magnet for brands, La Sirena Clandestina gave Chicago a taste of Brazil. His Latin steakhouse, El Che Steakhouse & Bar, continues to reinvent itself in West Loop. Now, Manion has taken all that meaty experience and applied it to barbecue inside FitzGerald's, one of the Chicago area's most loved music venues. Babygold is style agnostic, kind of plucking from a variety of regional traditions to offer top-notch baby-back ribs, brisket, and pulled pork. A giant combo platter is dubbed "Berwyn Style." The suburbs has marketed itself as a one suburbs that doesn't feel like a suburb. But with Babygold, Chicagoans may actually have a reason to venture out. Veggie options are available.
6613 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL 60402
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12. Honky Tonk BBQ
Pitmaster Willie Wagner honed his skills on the competition circuit before opening a Wild West-themed smoked meats destination in Pilsen. His Memphis-style, dry-rubbed barbecue includes brisket, baby back and St. Louis ribs, smoked chicken, and some of the city's finest pulled pork. For the time being, Honky Tonk is exclusively offering takeout and delivery.
1800 S Racine Ave
Chicago, IL 60608
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13. Honey 1 BBQ
Owner and Arkansas native Robert Adams runs this acclaimed barbecue spot with his son Robert Jr. and together the two slow-cook their meats over wood fire in a glass-walled "aquarium" smoker. The result is tender, meaty, and lean spare ribs, rib tips, hot links, and pulled pork that's gained a devoted following. And in keeping with the spirit of other South Side spots, they also offer non-BBQ items such as chicken wings, smoked chicken, fried fish dinners, and burgers. For now, Honey 1's menu items are only available for carryout.
746 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
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14. Leon's Barbecue
Patrons won't find seating or virtually any type of amenity at this South Side staple but they will enjoy grilled slabs of ribs, tender rib tips, and succulent hot links. Call ahead to place an order or be prepared to wait as lines are common. Leon's operates a second location on 106th Street.
4550 S Archer Ave
Chicago, IL 60632
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15. Uncle J's BBQ
Chicago's barbecue community shed many tears when longtime local stalwart Uncle John's BBQ closed. But pitmaster Mack Sevier's daughter spawned this under-the-radar spot that appropriates many of Uncle John's favorites, including the fantastic rib tips and hot links.
502 E 47th St
Chicago, IL 60653
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16. Trice's Original Slab Bar-B-Que
Slab is a family-owned smoke stack that serves links, rib tips, chicken, and baby-back and St. Louis-style ribs. The South Shore restaurant uses hickory in its aquarium-style smokers. Slab also makes its side dishes — fries, cole slaw, and macaroni and cheese — on site. Staff are currently offering carryout and delivery.
1918 E 71st St
Chicago, IL 60649
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17. Lem's BBQ House
Chicagoans' love of rib tips and its popularity can be traced back to this small South Side smoke shack. Lem's has been an institution for more than 60 years, serving smoky, finger-licking tips with a tangy, vinegary sauce. There's little else available on the menu except for some juicy hot links and fried chicken, but everyone should head to 75th Street to understand why the lines stretch out the door.
311 E 75th St
Chicago, IL 60619
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18. Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe
A popular spot in the southern suburbs, Chuck's is a blend of Cajun-Creole, Mexican, and Southern cooking. The barbecue is cooked low and slow and stands up to any competitor in Chicago. The brisket and rib tips are standouts but diners should get the sampler platter for a taste of two or three meats. Staff have set up a covered out door patio. A second Chuck's outpost is located in Darien.
6501 W 79th St
Burbank, IL 60459
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19. The Full Slab
This cozy Chatham spot serves up St. Louis-style ribs, rib tips, wings, turkey tips, and more. Former pharmaceutical engineer Samuel Gilbert claims his travels to barbecue hotspots like Memphis and North Carolina gave him a chance to study the craft. The restaurant is takeout and delivery-only.
8340 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60617
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20. I-57 Rib House
Located right off Interstate 57, this no-frills shack puts the spotlight on poultry, serving barbecue that's a bit less common in the form of turkey tips and turkey links. Traditional rib tips and hot links are also available for carryout and delivery.
1524 W 115th St
Chicago, IL 60643
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