The Five Spot: German Drinking Food, Southern Comforts, Super Sandwiches, and Dumpling Madness
Avondale, Logan Square
DonorMen, Dmen Tap – Now that you’re drinking a lot at home, you need proper German-influenced drinking food to sop up the alcohol. You want the spit-roasted doner kebab, as well as the currywurst and fries.
Andersonville, Uptown, Ravenswood, Edgewater
Big Jones –Chef Paul Fehribach isn’t just a chef. He’s also a storyteller and a preservationist of southern foodways, and his pimento cheese, gumbo, and fried chicken make a mighty fine quarantine rescue kit.
https://bigjoneschicago.com/store/
Austin, Belmont Cragin, Oak Park, Austin, Hermosa, Humboldt Park
Hermosa – Ethan Lim has proven that almost anything, whether it’s Korean bibimbop, Camodian fried chicken, or Thai garlic pork, aka moo ping can be a sandwich. Also, you need a Jarritos float.
https://www.hermosarestaurant.com/
Edgewater, Ravenswood, West Ridge,
Sauce & Bread Kitchen – Can’t get to NOLA, right now? Go there in your heart with the Sauce & Bread muffuletta (which features a delicious n’duja, aka, a spreadable salami base).
https://www.sauceandbread.com/menu
Chinatown, Downtown, Naperville, Rolling Meadows, South Loop, West Loop
MingHin – The phrase dim sum means “touch the heart”, and nothing will touch your heart more than the sugar-coated roast bbq pork belly at MingHin.