The 15 Best Places for Barbecue in Chicago

Angela: Sliced brisket is out of this world! Don't skip the sides, esp the Mac n Cheese. Yummy goodness all around here.

Jessica Teji: Delicious brisket and amazing sides! The sliced brisket melts in your mouth and the mac and cheese is incredible!

Jessica Teji: Delicious brisket and amazing sides! The sliced brisket melts in your mouth and the mac and cheese is incredible!!!

Aiduchi Duchi Du: Ribs and pulled pork sandwich!! Delicious!! A little uncomfortable, and very high music

Jen Marquez Ginn: Everything. Everything is good here. Pickled vegetables on the side are awesome. Brisket is great.

Phil Toronto: The brisket is unreal 😍 add a side of spicy pickles with the vinegar-based BBQ sauce 👌🏻

Gretchen Yler: YUMMMMMMMMM-Y! Quite possibly some of the best BBQ ribs and pulled pork in the city. Be prepared to wait on a weekend night, but dont worry - you'll find the coldest pints around!

amanda dilley: Best ribs in the city! Get the zany sauce. Also, get the onion rings or creamed spinach

L K: Amazing ribs! All of the sides are great too, plus some unique beer taps. Come early - this place has a long wait.

Elizabeth Blanco: love the ribs, brisket, and pulled pork...always with mac n cheese and slaw. Texan approved!

Domenic Caruso: Some of the best BBQ in Chicago. I've recently moved to Los Angeles and I find myself constantly missing this place.

Carol: Get the Burnt Ends sandwich, it's some of the best BBQ in the city. $4 drafts on Mondays!

Miguel Vargas: Ribs and brisket are awesome. Try the Spicy and Vinegar Sauces

Kent Fisher: Great BBQ in an elegant setting! Recommend the 1/2 slab with choice of one other meat, and red potato salad or chipotle corn.

Lee Cohen: If you want bbq you have to come here. Best bbq in Chicago. Brisket is to die for and the ribs literally fall off the bone

Laura G: Some of the best food in the city! Best ribs for sure.

Larry C: Great Martinis ! Good ribs , great burgers !

Erin Terese: perhaps by the 4th or 5th time you visit, you'll be ready to order something besides the ribs- and you will be pleasantly surprised! Best sides= black bean soup and twice baked potato yumm

Brian Singleton: Get the Pulled Pork Sandwich - Sheffield's Style (FKA The Pork Melt). One of the best things I have ever eaten.

jon t: Pulled pork sandwich Sheffield's style with pimiento cheese added, and sweet potato fries

Chris H: Awesome. Try the IPA and pulled pork

jeffery smith: Stopping in for lunch. Gotta try the Korean Spicy BBQ Pork sandwich.

Jake Smith: Whatever you order (I suggest one of the taco choices or the bulgogi sandwich), you MUST get the kimchi fries with it.

Jeannie: The new galbi poutine is phenomenal.

Nick DiCosola: Brisket is Amazing for their Breakfast! Favorite breakfast spot in the City!!!

Michael Wayne: Spicy brisket tacos, great enchiladas. Nice beer list

Minji Lee: The taco brisket norteña was amazing. A creative, unexpected blend of flavors packed into a hearty flour tortilla...so delicious!!! There was friendly service and a laid-back atmosphere as well.

Sidney Avila: Try the BBQ Crisp.. Tangy and not too spicy!!

Chicagoist: Crisp is Lakeview's fried chicken haven. Their Korean style chicken, including the jumbo wings, is available in 4 variations: Plain Jane (sauce-less), BBQ, Buffalo and the crowd favorite, Seoul Sassy. Read more.

Time Out Chicago: The Korean-style chicken at this cheery storefront is fresh, good quality and comes slathered in three sauces: a sticky barbecue, a hot sauce–laced buffalo and a sesame-soy glaze dubbed “Seoul Sassy." Read more.

Hyejeong C.: Japanese, but more like Korean and Japanese. great BBQ and great bibimbop!

Mariana R. M.: I decided to try Gyu-Kaku based on the good reviews that I read here and they were completely right! food is amazing, we had lots of fun preparing our own BBQ and the service is great! Worth going!

Roque Pinel: The kobe steak and the kalbi short ribs are amazing! Even better with a good drink like the lychee mojito.

Inês Martins: Ribs, ribs, ribs! awesome!

Aiduchi Duchi Du: Great nachos, ribs and pizza!! Big plates!!

Ernesto Z: Great food!! Chicken wings and pulled pork are amazing!

Jason Tham: Favorite dishes: roast pork w tofu, BBQ pork, any kind of duck.

Christine Tantoco: Really cheap and delicious take out meals of BBQ with rice and veggies! (less than $5!)

William Perez: This place is the most authentic Chinese Restaurant in the midwest! Food is fresh and made to order! Prices are so cheap you'll do a double take when you look at the check! Best BBQ duck this side of

Sheena: BBQ pork and ba le special are my favs, but I've never been disappointed with any of the sandwiches. Great spring rolls too. All at a great price!

Denise Young: Buy 5 get 1 free. Best banh mi sandwiches. Get the special or bbq pork or both!

Laura Pearce: BBQ pork is my go to, but all of their sandwiches are really flavorful on delicious crusty bread.

Karen: You can't go wrong with the grilled pork ribs...and if it's on the menu get the confit goat belly. You'll thank me later!

Amanda Cooper: Girl & the Goat is one of my top restaurants in Chicago! Prezel bread, cod cheeks, sugo, pork ribs and of course dessert = amazing! Wine selection is reasonable and not too pricey.

Lorenzo Marquez: The pork ribs and the sugo are amazing. Definitely a great place to enjoy culinary art.