6 american bbq rooms in Chicago we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chicago | American Bbq across every city.
Chicago barbecue leans toward South Side smokehouses and rib tips over the brisket traditions of Texas. Lem's Bar-B-Q and Honey 1 BBQ work the classic South Side style, while Smoque BBQ in Irving Park brought a more studied approach to the North Side. Calumet Fisheries on the East Side smokes its fish over oak and is a piece of the city's industrial-corridor food history.
Smoque BBQ ★ 4.4
irving-park · 3800 N Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60641
Smoque BBQ in Chicago is the Irving Park no-frills counter on Pulaski Road since 2006, with brisket and St Louis ribs smoked over apple and hickory in-house.
Calumet Fisheries ★ 4.5
east-side · 3259 E 95th St, Chicago, IL 60617
Calumet Fisheries in Chicago is the East Side smokehouse on the 95th Street bridge since 1948, with smoked chub, fried perch and shrimp wrapped in butcher.
Calumet Fisheries (Smokehouse) ★ 4.5
3259 E 95th St, Chicago, IL 60617
Calumet Fisheries in Chicago is the East Side smokehouse on the 95th Street bridge since 1948, smoked chub locals walk away with in butcher paper to eat.
Lem's Bar-B-Q ★ 4.5
311 E 75th St, Chicago, IL 60619
Lem's Bar-B-Q in Chicago is the Chatham South Side aquarium-smoker barbecue counter on 75th Street since 1954, with rib tips and hot links wrapped in butcher.
Honey 1 BBQ ★ 4.5
746 E 43rd St, Chicago, IL 60653
Honey 1 BBQ in Chicago is the South Side aquarium-smoker BBQ counter on 43rd Street from the Henry family, with the rib-tip-and-link plate for under $12.
Uncle John's BBQ ★ 4.4
8251 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60619
Uncle John's BBQ in Chicago is the South Side aquarium-smoker BBQ counter on Cottage Grove, with the rib-tip plate locals send out-of-towners to first.