Unique Restaurants & Bars in Illinois

Just outside Chicago, one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S. serves a misunderstood cuisine.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

A long lost multi-cultural music venue used to reside in the bottom floor of Chicago's Flat Iron Building.

Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

Pizza with a side of fine art.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.