Not every great restaurant in Chicago—just the ones you should have on your list while you’re getting acquainted.

The brisket – oh, the brisket – deserves its own sonnet. Each slice exhibits that elusive “bark,” the dark, spice-crusted exterior that gives way to a meltingly tender interior with a perfect pink ...

The bacon potato salad balances creamy, smoky, and tangy notes with chunks of potato that maintain their integrity rather than dissolving into mush. Carolina slaw provides the perfect acidic ...

T here’s fried chicken, and then there’s Korean fried chicken. Not only is it fried twice, which means the skin has that ...

A Nashville Chicken Sandwich topped with coleslaw at Namkeen.

Critical violations: Approximately five pounds of cooked rice and beans temped at 55 degrees in large double-door reach-in ...