Somerset is a restaurant in the Gold Coast serving excellent American food that you should be eating immediately.

5 Rabanitos is a casual BYOB restaurant in Pilsen serving seriously great Mexican food.

Pequod's is a Chicago staple when it comes to deep dish pizza, and it's awesome.

Lou Malnati's is a classic Chicago deep-dish pizza spot, and the one we rely on.

The Publican is a Medieval styled mecca of all things beer, pork, and oysters. If that's not appealing, you can't sit with us.

A Mexican seafood celebration. Prawns so good you'll be begging for more.

We'd ditch all of our family and friends for a bag of seafood at The Angry Crab.

Does eating at Sunda feel like eating in the club? Yes, but you don't have to love the ChampagnePapi lifestyle to love this restaurant.

Sushi-san is an upbeat restaurant in River North with high-quality sushi and tasty small plates.

Homestyle Taste is a Chinese restaurant in Bridgeport serving fantastic noodles dishes and soup dumplings.

Burt’s Place is serving pan-style deep dish pizza in Morton Grove.

Parson’s Fried Chicken & Fish serves good fried chicken on the best patio in town. This is an excellent hangout spot when it’s nice outside.

Forno Rosso is a casual and excellent Neapolitan-style pizza restaurant in the West Loop.

Head to Sun Wah for Chinese BBQ in general, but mainly just go for the duck.

Hugo's is a classic and fancy seafood spot, and the fish counterpart to Gibsons' steaks.

Drop reasonable cash for a steak dinner with your friends at Tango Sur instead of emptying the bank account at a high end meal.