Chicago Magazine Names 40 Favorite Chicago Meals (PHOTOS)

To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Chicago Magazine has been rounding up everything they love about the Windy City. This week, they unveiled one of the many reasons they love this city: the great neighborhood food.

The magazine polled reviewers, contributors and foodies around town and listed their 40 favorite dishes found in various Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs.

We rounded up a few of our favorites from their list. Check out all 40 food picks here. And check out all the other reasons to love Chicago here.

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This Andersonville restaurant is known for its top-notch pizza.

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This Andersonville restaurant is known for its top-notch pizza.

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[tissa]

10:18 AM on 12/01/2010

What? No mention of Portillo's? Come on, they have the best beef and hot dogs in the city, not to mention chocolate cake---AND they are a LOCAL restaurant.

[BlindChance]

11:07 AM on 12/01/2010

Portillos, IMO, is over-priced and bland. Johnnie's is inexpensive and very delicious. Hand's down they have the best Italian beef and sausage in Chicagoland. As for hot dogs, anyone can wrap a Vienna in a bun...

[tissa]

09:24 PM on 12/01/2010

Sorry, Portillo's beef is the best in chicago, especially with the hot peppers...how can you call that "bland"...OMG.
 
 

[48thGuy]

07:49 PM on 11/30/2010

Smak-Tak is incredible.....Be sure to wear your fatman pants!

[Chicagoperson]

07:21 PM on 11/30/2010

We do have great food!

[local21]

06:31 PM on 11/30/2010

Jimmy's---mmmmmmmmm good

[Totto]

05:19 PM on 11/30/2010

Ketchup on hot dogs? Sacrilege! Manny's next time. . .