Eat Your Way Through Chitown

Eat your way through Chicago with these restaurant recommendations compiled by Chicago-native, your Executive Director extraordinaire, Rebekah Covay. 

Pizza (if you must)

Pequod's Pizza
Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co., home of the Pizza Pot Pie
Pizzeria Uno & Pizzeria Due
Pizano's Pizza

Chicago Staples

Portillo’s (Chicago dogs, beefs, choc cake shakes...oh my!)
Podhalanka (true Polish)
The Berghoff (est 1898) (German Brewery)
Qing Xiang Yuan (dumplings in neighboring Chinatown) 
 

Sit Down/Instagram Worthy Gems

Maple & Ash
Cindy’s (great view)
Girl & The Goat
Purple Pig
Rosebuds on Taylor Street (ask for Declan, my nephew) 
Chicago Fire House 
Manny’s Deli 
Tanta (Peruvian) 
Carnivale, 
Beatnix on the River (site of the DPHA Staff photo, ask for River Terrace seating)
River Roast 
Miru (great view) 
Umai