A Cuban fast-food restaurant with a great atmosphere. Bia’s specializes in Cuban Sandwiches and prides themselves on their secret family recipes.

Cuisine: Cuban | Neighborhood: Old Irving Park

This sunny pastry shop offers a tantalizing variety of sweet and savory treats to tempt you in a charming cafe setting.

Cuisine: Pastries, Bakery, Desserts | Neighborhood: Lakeview

Carnitas Don Pedro is all about the pork. This very affordably priced, no-frills, restaurant offers a menu of traditionally prepared Mexican pork dishes in all manners of preparation including stewed, fried, and chopped for tacos. This family owned and family friendly restaurant is BYOB.

Cuisine: Mexican | Neighborhood: Pilsen / Heart of Chicago / Little Village

Chi Tung Restaurant serves a full menu of Chinese, Thai, and Japanese favorites. Their dedication to authenticity, freshness, and quality gives Chi Tung their well-deserved reputation, rivaling other establishments from Lincoln Park to Chinatown.

Cuisine: Japanese, Thai, Chinese, Asian | Neighborhood: Evergreen Park

Supporting a good cause while eating cupcakes? Now that’s an idea we can get behind!

Cupcakes for Courage taste as sweet as their story. Sisters Kathryn and Laura Pekarik started their food truck journey after Kathryn was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin T-cell Lymphoma in May of 2010. It was a benefit supporting Kathryn where family and friends first noticed Laura’s delicious cupcakes. It didn’t take long for orders to start pouring in by the dozen and soon Cupcakes for Courage emerged.

Cuisine: Desserts | Neighborhood: Food Truck

Edzo's offers perfectly prepared burgers, ground fresh in-house daily, at a great price. Choose from the 4 ounce griddle burger or the thick and juicy 8 ounce char burgers. There are all-beef hotdogs as well! Complete your all-American meal with a hand-dipped milkshake in a variety of flavors and hand-cut, twice-cooked fries. It's simple, fresh, and affordable. They are not open for dinner, so make sure to get there for lunch!

Cuisine: American | Neighborhood: Evanston

Dining in Ethiopia is characterized by the ritual breaking of injera and eating from the same plate, signifying the bonds of loyalty and friendship. Enjoy authentic African cuisine intimately with your company.

Cuisine: African, Ethiopian | Neighborhood: Edgewater

An Italian restaurant and grocery store that serves over nine flavors of freshly made gelati per day.

Cuisine: Italian | Neighborhood: Cicero

A small and green ladden Costa Rican restaurant that draws a wide variety of guests who come for the restaurants authenticity and charm.

Cuisine: South American, Costa Rican | Neighborhood: Wicker Park / Bucktown

Jennivee’s is a cozy, chic, late-night BYOB bakery in Lakeview. The LGBTQ-friendly establishment specializes in a wide range of desserts from around the globe.

Cuisine: Bakery | Neighborhood: Lakeview

Jim’s Original is an old-school hotdog stand with top-quality ingredients and fast, friendly service. They first opened in 1939 and have continued to be a South Side staple for over 70 years.

Cuisine: Hot Dogs | Neighborhood: Little Italy

While the decor of this establishment is a celebration of all things kitsch, the menu moves past vintage and to offer modern flavors.

Cuisine: Breakfast, American, Comfort Food | Neighborhood: Roscoe Village

A traditional Mexican taqueria without any frills. Names number two on the Chicago Trubine's list of best tacos, La Pasadita welcomes patrons with colorful murals and a speedy meal.

Cuisine: Mexican/Southwestern, Mexican | Neighborhood: East Village / Ukrainian Village

Lickity Split is an old-fashioned ice cream shop in the heart of Edgewater. They believe every day is a candy day, frozen custard day, pastry day, and that everything is better with coffee!

Cuisine: Desserts | Neighborhood: Edgewater

Lucy's Café (previously known as Victory's Banner) is an all day vegetarian breakfast nook (with lunch options as well) that serves clean, bright and fresh flavors of the vegetable variety.

Cuisine: Vegetarian | Neighborhood: Roscoe Village

Cafeteria style greatness! Serving the finest soul food.

Cuisine: Southern, American | Neighborhood: Austin

Come into Manny's any day and expect to get into a line moving quickly through this cafeteria-style Chicago institution.

Cuisine: American, Deli | Neighborhood: Little Italy

Milk & Honey Cafe first opened it's doors for lunch in June of 2002 serving gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, made from scratch soups and house baked pastries. The cafe now serves breakfast and lunch seven days a week. The cafe, located in Chicago's eclectic Wicker Park neighborhood, offers outdoor seating in the summer months and a cozy fireplace during the winter. Beer, wine and a limited liquor menu is also available

Cuisine: American | Neighborhood: Wicker Park / Bucktown

Mitsuwa Marketplace Chicago was established in 1991, in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. To this date, Mitsuwa is the largest Japanese grocery store in the Midwest and also known as "The Mall of Japan". Open 365 days a year! This allows them to serve everyone who is interested in high quality Japanese grocery.

Cuisine: Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Asian | Neighborhood: Arlington Heights

Cuisine: Vietnamese, Asian | Neighborhood: Edgewater

An inexpensive, casual and quick location for great middle eastern food.

Cuisine: Middle Eastern | Neighborhood: Skokie

Everything about this truck is more than pleasant. The pies are delicious and owners Art and Chelsea Jackson are delightful.  

Cuisine: Comfort Food | Neighborhood: Bridgeport / Sox, Food Truck

Cafateria style Southern cuisine, all made-from-scratch.

Cuisine: Southern, Soul Food, American | Neighborhood: Hillside

A casual Korean restaurant that offers traditional Korean cuisine.

Cuisine: Korean, Asian | Neighborhood: Ravenswood

If you are looking for authentic Thai cuisine try Siam Noodle. Great food for an awesome price.

Cuisine: Thai, Asian | Neighborhood: Uptown