8 street food rooms in Chicago we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chicago | Street Food across every city.
La Michoacana Premium ★ 4.8
1855 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
La Michoacana Premium in Chicago is the Pilsen paleteria on 18th Street with fresh-fruit paletas, elote in a cup, raspados and mangonadas at a painted.
The Wieners Circle (street counter) ★ 4.5
2622 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
The Wieners Circle in Chicago is the Lincoln Park late-night hot dog counter on Clark Street, with char dogs, cheese fries and customer banter past 02:00.
Harold's Chicken Shack ★ 4.3
636 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Harold's Chicken Shack in Chicago is the South Side fried chicken chain founded by Harold Pierce in 1950, with mild sauce and a white-bread plate in a paper.
Tamale Spaceship ★ 4.2
2296 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
Tamale Spaceship in Chicago is the lucha-libre-masked tamale operation that began as a food truck in 2011 and now runs from a Pilsen storefront on Blue.
Garrett Popcorn Shops ★ 4.1
26 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Garrett Popcorn Shops in Chicago is the Loop popcorn counter on Randolph since 1949, with the Garrett Mix (cheese-and-caramel) bag in a gold tin to take home.
Kuma's Corner (counter) ★ 4.0
2900 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Kuma's Corner in Chicago is the Avondale burger bar on Belmont, with a heavy-metal-named burger menu and a 90-minute weekend wait for a 10-ounce pretzel-bun.
El Milagro Tortilleria ★ 4.7
1923 S Blue Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
El Milagro Tortilleria in Chicago is the Pilsen tortilla shop on Blue Island Avenue, with stone-ground masa tortillas pressed for the neighbourhood taquerias.
The Fish Keg ★ 4.6
2233 W Howard St, Chicago, IL 60645
The Fish Keg in Chicago is the Rogers Park no-frills fish-fry counter on Howard Street, with deep-fried smelt by the cup and perch by the fillet.