Bon Appetit Names Best Places In Chicago For Cheap Eats (PHOTOS)

You don't have to spend a fortune to eat well in Chicago, and while fine dining gems like Alinea keep winning awards, our cheap fare is getting some attention as well.

Bon Appétit magazine recently named Chicago's Purple Pig one of the "10 Best New Restaurants" in the U.S., and this week the magazine featured nine Chicago joints in a "cheap eats" roundup.

Check out Bon Appétit's Chicago-centric feature here. We rounded up the list-makers below.

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The patio at Big Star is notorious for 2+ hour waits, but there is a reason for that. Their cheap, delicious tacos wooed Bon Appetit, so much that they named it No. 1 on their "cheap eats" list. Big Star 1531 North Damen Ave. Chicago

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The patio at Big Star is notorious for 2+ hour waits, but there is a reason for that. Their cheap, delicious tacos wooed Bon Appetit, so much that they named it No. 1 on their "cheap eats" list.

Big Star
1531 North Damen Ave.
Chicago

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