1. Boeufhaus
8.8
1012 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
Steakhouse · Humboldt Park · 17 tips and reviews
Benjamin Rossi: The evening menu is delicious, but I die for the philly cheese steak on the lunch menu... best!
Tasting Table: This French German steakhouse is a carnivore's dream come true. Go for their classic 55-day dry-aged rib eye and stay for the ingenious extras, like braised short rib beignets and leek spaetzle. Read more.
Chicagoist: From the copper-topped tables to the 11-day dry aged ribeye with bearnaise sauce and roast mushrooms, this is a restaurant to take seriously. Read more.
Anton Shuster: The $16 hot dog on the lunch menu is an elevated Chicago-style beef sausage with "homemade everything." It's not a replacement for your favorite hot dog joint, just a bourgeois take worth a try.
Eater: The restaurant at the Four Seasons offers a sausage that costs $16 on its lunch menu. It's an elevated Chicago-style beef sausage that features "homemade everything." Read more.
Christopher Floss: The hot dog is a must, but don't overlook the burger! We LOVE Allium!
4. Cafe El Tapatio
8.8
3358 N Ashland Ave (at W Roscoe St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Lakeview · 64 tips and reviews
gavin r: the new lunch menu is fantastic.
ISC Chicago: POLLO EN MOLE DE REYNA (Chicken thigh topped with mole poblano, served with rice, beans and tortillas)
Monica B: Don't waste your time with the regular size Margarita, just get the jumbo size and start the night right.
5. RL Restaurant
9.2
115 E Chicago Ave (at Michigan Ave), Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · Streeterville · 115 tips and reviews
Caleb Binkley: The steak sandwich on the lunch menu is excellent. Ordered mine medium well, but probably would have been much better cooked medium.
Dan Verakis: On weekends, try the chicken hash on the brunch menus. It's awesome and big enough for two.
@JessicaLaShawn www.JessicaLaShawn.org: I fell in I've with the lobster bisque
6. Ahjoomah's Apron
7.5
218 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL
Korean Restaurant · Armour Square · 30 tips and reviews
Pocket Sun: Decent Korean food! Good lunch menu, great value. A lot of small plate appetizers. I especially like the potato one.
Maia Feruzi: Their Bulgogi is one of my favorite dishes next to the fried pork, although I often get full off of their banchan(side dishes). Friendly service and great sake too!
Jenn Kim: Mul- Mandoo (Korean dumplings) are amazing and handmade in-house.
7. GT Fish and Oyster
531 N Wells St (at Grand Ave), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · River North · 195 tips and reviews
Chicago Tribune: The lunch menu here includes seared tuna salad, oyster po'boy, Key lime pie; dinner includes shrimp bruschetta, clam chowder, grilled whitefish. Read more.
Patricia Nicandro: The ceviche may be small, but it's a delicious appetizer to share!
Eater: If it were just fish and chips and chowdah, we'd still be won over; but everything you'd think you're on one of the coasts. [Eater 38 Member]
8. Miss Asia
434 W Diversey Pkwy (at N Pine Grove Ave), Chicago, IL
Asian Restaurant · Lake View East · 20 tips and reviews
Cheyenne Wilson: The Tom Kha and the Pad Cha Mock Duck were extremely flavorful and filling. The Orange chicken and Pad Thai were delicious classics. Everything was fairly cheap and would definitely come back
Metal Ron Popeil: Bring your own booze, get drunk, hail the goat!
Jake Smith: Not only is the Combo Rice a delicious meal, it also prevents you from having to choose a meat, as it has pork, chicken, and beef.
9. Frontera Grill
8.7
445 N Clark St (btwn Illinois St & Hubbard St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · River North · 256 tips and reviews
Time Out Chicago: The lunch menu ($22) including mushroom empanadas with watercress salad, chicken or pork loin mole and a coconut tres leches cake with pineapple, all concocted with Rick Bayless' signature flair. Read more.
Kyle Smith: Get there early (line started at 4pm and we got a seat around 5:30 - opens at 5pm). Save room for the hot chocolate!
Kendra Campbell-Milburn: Try the mole. Trust me, even if you don't usually like mole, you will like this mole. Rick Bayless is a god of cuisine!