Lito's Empanadas is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

1. Lito's Empanadas

8.3
2566 N Clark St (at Wrightwood Ave.), Chicago, IL
Snack Place · Park West · 22 tips and reviews

Brad C.Brad Chmielewski: Get the homemade hot sauce!

Lindsey S.Lindsey Stevens: Throw in that extra quarter for the house hot sauce. The nutella banana empanada is life-changing.

Michelle T.Michelle Truong: Huge empanadas. Get the choricheese with house hot sauce and the BBQ chicken. Yum!

Olive Mediterranean Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

2. Olive Mediterranean Grill

8.1
1001 W North Ave (at N Sheffield Ave), Chicago, IL
Mediterranean Restaurant · 32 tips and reviews

Sharif N.Sharif Nassr: Steak shawarma bowl with tahini and hot sauce. Cucumber tomato salad. Pita chips. Lunch is served.

Francis K.Francis K: Great place to eat. Try the soup w a twist which is lentil soup with rice and chicken schwarma. Add the hot sauce to it to get some kick. I even tried with garlic sauce and it tasted yummy.

Patrick C.Patrick Cuttica: Chicken Shawarma plate with Tabouli Salad is the way to go; the Persian Yogurt is a nice side to balance the hot sauce which has tons of flavor & a decent kick to it.

Taza is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

3. Taza

7.8
176 N Franklin St (at Lake St.), Chicago, IL
Mediterranean Restaurant · The Loop · 17 tips and reviews

Amanda R.Amanda Ruzin: Get the deluxe falafel sandwich with lots of hot sauce.

Ronak M.Ronak Mallik: Lentil soup with a squeeze of lemon is great for a light lunch. Otherwise, delicious chicken schwarma (don't forget to ask for the hot sauce!)

Parag D.Parag Dadhaniya: The hot sauce really packs a punch.

Sauce and Bread Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

4. Sauce and Bread Kitchen

9.0
6340 N Clark St (at W Devon Ave), Chicago, IL
Café · Edgewater · 13 tips and reviews

DD: Chat up the wonderful employees , try the iced tea (if not byob), and take a bottle of hot sauce home.

Anne B.Anne B.: The food is good; the staff is great. Do a hot sauce sampler. It'll be more than worth it.

Chase W.Chase Wreyford: This place is awesome. Great food! Grab some local produce to go!

Nando's is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

5. Nando's

8.6
953 W Randolph St (at N Morgan St), Chicago, IL
Portuguese Restaurant · West Town · 33 tips and reviews

MikeMike: The chicken is moist and perfectly grilled. Make sure to try the varying degrees of hot sauces - and the garlic bread.

Byron C.Byron Cheng: Such delicious hot sauce. I want it on everything

Meredith B.Meredith B: Finally in Chicago! Been to Nandos in DC and London but so happy to have one at home. Try the medium spice chicken - delicious flavor. Staff is very helpful and the atmosphere is fun!

Naf Naf Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

6. Naf Naf Grill

8.1
309 W Washington St (btwn N Franklin St and N Wacker Dr), Chicago, IL
Shawarma Restaurant · The Loop · 30 tips and reviews

MikeMike: Try the chicken and rice bowl - all the toppings are delicious. Make sure to try the hot sauce, too. It's some of the best in the Loop.

Scott KleinbergScott Kleinberg: Everything is good, but I highly recommend the steak shawarma pita combo with hunmus. Get a side of rice and top the pita with the salad and pickles and a little bit of hot sauce. Awesome!

MikeMike: Best hot sauce ever.

Frank's Chicago Shrimp & Seafood is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

7. Frank's Chicago Shrimp & Seafood

9.1
5052 W Irving Park Rd (at Leclaire), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · Portage Park · 6 tips and reviews

Dana T.Dana Tedesco: The HOT sauce is the perfect spice level for your fried shrimp, scallops, and clams! 🍤🍤🍤

Cee.Cee.: Yumm! Skrimps & crinkle cut free fries!

Justino S.Justino Santiago: The gulf shrimp is amazingly good!!

The Halal Guys is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

8. The Halal Guys

7.2
49 W Division St (btwn N Clark St & N Dearborn St), Chicago, IL
Halal Restaurant · Gold Coast · 20 tips and reviews

ᴡ R.ᴡ Romero: Waited all summer for the Grand Opening! I was excited to get some Chicken over rice, in NYC its my favorite cheap lunch spot. Be careful with the hot sauce it's Extra spicy a strip of it will do.

ᴡ R.ᴡ Romero: Chicken over rice platter with salad and pita bread. Extra white sauce and a splash of hot sauce. Just a splash because it's extra HOT!

Kaleigh S.Kaleigh S: Really disappointed. Without the sauce, it has no taste. But the hot sauce is so ungodly hot that you can't put much on before it becomes inedible. There are so many other places better than this.

Brightwok Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

9. Brightwok Kitchen

8.5
631 N State St (Ontario), Chicago, IL
Asian Restaurant · Near North Side · 4 tips and reviews

Rick B.Rick Bendix: The stir fry bowl of brown rice, fresh vegetables and chicken with hot sauce is delicious.

Maya J.Maya Jimenez 😬: The everyday eat good is delicious! Everything here is great: fresh veggies, delicious sauces.

Lino D.Lino Di Maio: Nice staff and service. The food is great and healthy. Recommended.

Goose Island Shrimp House Chicago is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

10. Goose Island Shrimp House Chicago

8.3
1013 W Division St, Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · 32 tips and reviews

Tamira H.Tamira Hamilton: The fried clam strips are da bomb! Hot sauce if u cab handle it.

Michelle T.Michelle Truong: It's all about the fried scallops and hot sauce!!!!

Ms. B.Ms. Bucks: The BEST jumbo shrimp option, stop thinking $15.00 is too much to spend look @ the quality & the size! That Merch!!!

2D Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

11. 2D Restaurant

8.7
3155 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL
Donut Shop · Lake View East · 8 tips and reviews

ISC C.ISC Chicago: 2D ROOSTER SANDWICH (Pickles | Red Onions | Coleslaw Rooster Sauce | 2d Pineapple Hot Sauce) with Sweet Chili Fries

ISC C.ISC Chicago: DOUBLE STRAWBERRY PIGLET MOCHI DONUT (Duotone white chocolate strawberry icing topped with rice crisp)

ISC C.ISC Chicago: EARL GREY EEYORE MOCHI DONUT (2d made White Chocolate Earl Grey tea icing topped with purple diamond sugar)

Nando's Peri-Peri is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

12. Nando's Peri-Peri

8.0
22 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
Portuguese Restaurant · The Loop · 38 tips and reviews

Rohit S.Rohit Sane: I love Hot food and the Hot sauce made my day. You may want to order a dessert beforehand if you aren't used to super spicy food

CarolCarol: Really cool space, servers seemed VERY confused and the serving style is pretty odd. Food is good, I liked the Portuguese style rice & the flamed grilled chicken breast with the Hot sauce. Great fries

Gabrielle R.Gabrielle Rosas: Some of the best grilled chicken on the city. Top 5 for sure. Like El Pollo Loco, but waaaay tastier.

Fisk and Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

13. Fisk and Co.

7.9
225 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · The Loop · 9 tips and reviews

ISC C.ISC Chicago: SHELLFISH PLATTER (snow crab, clams, oysters, shrimp) comes with cocktail sauce, mignonette, fresh horseradish, and house made hot sauce

ISC C.ISC Chicago: COCONUT CURRY MUSSELS (lemongrass, ginger, mango, cilantro, makrut lime leaf)

Adam B.Adam B: This is really a hidden gem in the loop. It's never incredibly busy so it's easy to get a table at the last minute, and the food/service is always outstanding.

Allende Restaurante is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

14. Allende Restaurante

7.9
2408 N Lincoln Ave (btwn Fullerton Ave. & Montana St.), Chicago, IL
Taco Restaurant · North Side · 32 tips and reviews

Juan G.Juan Garcia: Great service and cheap food. This place has some good food, make sure that you get the steak burrito and to ask for the spicy hot sauce, they usually give the non spicy one.

Jenn K.Jenn Keating: Delicious tacos! The hot sauce is SCORCHING hot, though!! A couple of drops will do it!

CheapismCheapism: This place for Mexican cuisine at great prices is also another favorite post-bar stop. While you’re waiting for your $1.55 tacos to arrive, enjoy the unlimited free chips and salsa. Read more.

Flo is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in Chicago.

15. Flo

8.6
1434 W Chicago Ave (btwn Greenview Ave. & Bishop St.), Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · West Town · 83 tips and reviews

Phillip A.Phillip Avelar: Ask for the homemade hot sauces for your eggs

Priya S.Priya Shah: Huevoes rancheros, breakfast burrito, fruity pebbles French toast-amazing hot sauce

Amy G.Amy Graff: Excellent upscale twists on Southwestern food. Delicious chicken mole, incredible huevos verdes, and great specials. Try the spicy bloody marys and unique mimosas at brunch.