1. Small Cheval
8.8
1732 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Bucktown · 75 tips and reviews
Amber Johnson: Great food, the aioli sauce is to die for AND.their customer service is superior!
Kelsey Guthrie: The garlic aioli and fries warm my heart! BEST BURGER!!!! Very chill and causal environment. Fun place to eat and hang out with friends!
Carly S: Order the cheeseburger 'house style'. Add tomato and lettuce if you like. Skip the bacon - it's thin and doesn't add much flavor. Don't forget garlic aioli for your fries!
3. Rootstock
9.2
954 N California Ave (at Augusta Blvd), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Humboldt Park · 58 tips and reviews
Satish: Endearing neighborhood jaunt with great service, locally sourced ingredients and good food. Tip: Get the Burger and the Fries with the garlic aioli!
Chefs Feed: "You can taste the quality of the meat they use. Bacon aioli, Werp lettuce, a side of fries, and a beer, and you're good."- Noah Sandoval Read more.
eitan shay: my fav' neighborhood joint. great food, great alcohol, and great service!
5. DMK Burger Bar
8.8
2954 N Sheffield Ave (at W Wellington Ave), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Lakeview · 257 tips and reviews
Evan Orr: burgers are hit & miss, but the fries alone are worth the trip. sweet potato fries w/ lemon aioli or the parmasean truffle fries!
Serious Eats: Get the Sweet Potato Fries. They have a thin crispy exterior and a sweet interior with a hint of caramel flavor. Served with a lemon-Tabasco aioli - a spicy kick to make things even more interesting Read more.
Kenny Ugel: Burgers are very, very good. But go after those sides and sauces! We went when they had a monthly special of sweet potato tots with a special aioli sauce that was unreal. Long wait, but worth it.
6. Girl & The Goat
9.0
809 W Randolph St (at Halsted St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · West Town · 552 tips and reviews
Josh Copeland: Try the Ham Frites With Chedder Cheese Beer Sauce And Red Pepper Aioli Sauce
Meaghan Ford: definitely try a bread to start things off. the chickpea fritters and squash ravioli were to die. green beans very good. ham fries with beer cheese and tomato aioli a good pairing with meat, but bewar
Jennifer Dooley: Have the roast lamb shank with curry aioli - amazing when layer with the hardboiled egg, pocked grapes and crispy onions.
8. Au Cheval
9.1
800 W Randolph St (at S Halsted St), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Fulton Market · 482 tips and reviews
Angus Robertson: Single burger with aioli fries and a glass of house Bordeaux will do you right.
Melissa Au: Must try their famous burgers and top it with bacon and an egg! Fries come with a garlic aioli which is the bomb.
Chicagoist: Your meal should always include the fried bologna sandwich and indulgent crispy fries with mornay sauce, garlic aioli and a fried egg. For a twist, you could get the potato hash with duck gravy. Read more.
9. Saucy Porka
8.2
400 S Financial Pl (Van Buren), Chicago, IL
Asian Restaurant · The Loop · 49 tips and reviews
Chicago Tribune: Do not miss out on the chorizo eggroll: slightly crisp shell hiding a sweet and spicy mix of chorizo, Chihuahua cheese, sweet potato and red cabbage, all dipped in an onion avocado aioli. Read more.
Chicago Tribune: The sweet potato curry fries are not to be missed. Burnt-orange crinkle-cut fries are topped with crumbled queso fresco cheese and paired with a heavenly curry aioli dipping sauce on the side. Read more.
Chicagoist: Get the sweet potato-curry fries at Saucy Porka. The crinkle-cuts are showered with queso fresco and green onions and served with dunk-worthy curry aioli. Read more.
10. Smack Dab
8.2
6954 N Glenwood Ave (Morse), Chicago, IL
Bakery · Rogers Park · 5 tips and reviews
Amanda Cooper: I love that this neighborhood pop up is in a dive bar! Cold brew (coffee not beer. Ha!) and cheesy biscuit egg sandwich with onion jam and garlic aioli is a must order!
Alison K.: This is the location for the Smack Dab morning pop-up, weekends at the Rogers Park Social. Delicious breakfast sammies, coffee, and vegan donuts!
Merly payne: Egg sandwich wuth bacon jam - dear god is it good
12. Miki’s Park
8.1
109 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL
Bar · River North · 9 tips and reviews
ISC Chicago: KOREAN RED HOT (vienna beef, pickled slaw, gochu aioli, miki's spice)
Mindy Larkin: KFC chicken is excellent. Same for the egg rolls, dumplings, and bowls!
ISC Chicago: MOCHI DOUGH (Cinnamon sugar fried dough with Green Tea Mochi ice cream served with a strawberry sauce and gochujang creme anglaise)
13. Scofflaw
9.3
3201 W Armitage Ave (at Kedzie Ave), Chicago, IL
Cocktail Bar · Logan Square · 149 tips and reviews
Tasting Table: Supplement cocktails with chicory-grapefruit-avocado salad, frites with pimentón aioli, toasty brisket sandwiches and--if you’re there late enough--complimentary cookies at midnight: Read more.
Amy Graff: Some of the best cocktails in the city... and potent! Preempt those hangover blues with their incredible food including the ultra-crispy fries with pimentón aioli and free cookies at midnight.
Grant Thomas: Mixed Blessings is delicious. A very well balanced cocktail
14. DryHop Brewers
8.8
3155 N Broadway St (btwn W Briar Pl & W Belmont Ave), Chicago, IL
Brewery · Lake View East · 105 tips and reviews
Aishwarya Sharma: What I liked: perfect crisp frites with garlic lemon peppered aioli to go along with awesome beers Shark Meets Hipster & Devil Jumped Up. Food was okay.
Dana Jensen: Delicious burgers, good price on the beer flights, really lovely pork chops, good (thin cut) fries
Jessica: The poutine is good but the burger is AMAZING. The cheese on the burger is a raw milk cheddar and it really takes this to another level.
15. Takito Kitchen
8.5
2013 W Division St (btwn Damen Ave & Hoyne Ave), Chicago, IL
Taco Restaurant · Ukrainian Village · 55 tips and reviews
Chicagoist: At Fried Chicken Wednesday's here, you'll find nicely fried chicken resting delicately on a house hot sauce infused corn tortilla, cooled by a dollop of herbaceous aioli and creamy avocado. Read more.
Christine Tran: I had very excellent customer service and the beef barbacoa tacos were soooo good! Definitely coming back soon.
Ty D: Get the pork belly tacos. It's like having a voyeuristic passionate sexual experience in your favorite park with a unicorn angle that tastes like pig.