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Best American Restaurants in Chicago
By HypedAbout · 15 places · Chicago
15 American restaurants in Chicago that creators actually filmed, ranked by how many of them went.
- 1
Au Cheval
- Root Beer
I've ordered a root beer, and that's great stuff.
Gary Eats · I Review AMERICA'S BEST BURGER - OMG! · Apr 2025 - Root Beer
- 2
Billy Goat Tavern (The Original)
HeySeanEly · Our First Date Was At The Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago 🍔🍻 · Jul 2026 - 3
- 4
Ricobene's
Mark Wiens · Insane American Fast Food - KING SIZED Breaded Steak Sandwich!! | Best Food Chicago, USA · Oct 2023 - 5
Mr. Beef
Shanikky · I Tried EVERY Italian Beef in Chicago · Oct 2026 - 6
Smyth
- Corn Doughnut
The perfect salty-sweet donut. You taste corn and sugar.
- Golden Sturgeon Caviar Dish
For some inexplicable reason, this is one of my favorite dishes of the year. I don't even know why.
S3 · Sep 2024 - Corn Doughnut
- 7
Pizzeria Uno
- Numero Uno Deep Dish Pizza
I think one of the things I love so much about this pizza is just the layer of sausage, which is impressive.
Mark Wiens · Ultimate CHICAGO PIZZA TOUR!! 🍕 From Thin Crust to Deep Dish - Best Pizza Chicago!! · Oct 2023 - Numero Uno Deep Dish Pizza
- 8
Vito & Nick's Pizzeria
- sausage jardiner Peppers pizza
that crust is amazing look how thin it is and sometimes it's okay if you just take two at a time I think I'll take two
- sausage jardiner Peppers pizza
that is a wonderful crunch oh oh the sausage is incredible I love the sauce is really tart the seasoning the oregano
Mark Wiens · Ultimate CHICAGO PIZZA TOUR!! 🍕 From Thin Crust to Deep Dish - Best Pizza Chicago!! · Oct 2023 - sausage jardiner Peppers pizza
- 9
Harold's Chicken Shack
- fried chicken wings
much herold's Fried Chicken chicken it's everything I thought it was going to be and more a like Dereck was mentioning this
- mild sauce
got to do it here I get it it's addictive it's tasty it has all the the balance of flavor it's a Harmony so addictive yeah oh look at that thisen
Mark Wiens · Chicago Street Food!! 5 MUST EAT FOODS You Can’t Miss in Chicago, USA!! · Oct 2023 - fried chicken wings
- 10
Lem's Bar-B-Q
- rib tips
mhm oh wowow this one of those Chicago Staples like rib tips is what Chicagoans love and are known for add that with the hot links as
- hot links
sauce that mild sauce is incredibly I mean kind of similar to to Harolds with the mild sauce it's like that balance of flavor that sweet sour tanginess it's oh that sausage is good you can see the juices squeeze it mhm dipping into those
Mark Wiens · Chicago Street Food!! 5 MUST EAT FOODS You Can’t Miss in Chicago, USA!! · Oct 2023 - rib tips
- 11
Byron's Hot Dogs
- dragged through the garden hot dog
what excellent hot dog is amazing try
- fries
right oh yeah they are good and salty
Mark Wiens · Chicago Street Food!! 5 MUST EAT FOODS You Can’t Miss in Chicago, USA!! · Oct 2023 - dragged through the garden hot dog
- 12
Redhot Ranch
Globetrotting Brock · Chicago's Best Hot Dog Stand? I Put Redhot Ranch to the TEST! · Jul 2026 - 13
Jim's Original
- Polish sausage
peppers as well. Oh, man, it is a it's a work of art.
- onions
The onions are so sweet and flavorful.
Mark Wiens · Chicago Street Food - Polish Sausage at Jim’s Original (Since 1939)!! · Dec 2024 - Polish sausage
- 14
Palmer House a Hilton Hotel
- Brownie
That is incredibly rich. It's like a condensed mousse, almost like a fudge. Literally, it reminds me of a Christmas fudge mixed with chocolate mousse.
Mark Wiens · 5 Foods Invented in Chicago (SURPRISING)!! Don’t Miss Eating in Chicago, USA! · Oct 2023 - Brownie
- 15
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