BBQ Restaurants in Chicago, IL

BBQ in Chicago at a glance

• BBQ is the 19th largest food category in Chicago, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.2% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 60 listed below, 52 are independent and 8 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Chicago

Showing 60 of 175, listings with a website first.

• Robinson's No. 1 Ribs
  Restaurant · BBQ · 225 S Canal St
• Soul and Smoke
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3057 N Rockwell St
• Gao's Kabob Chicago
  Restaurant · BBQ · 232 W 22nd Pl
• Khan Barbeque Restaurant
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2401 W Devon Ave
• Smoke Daddy Bbq - Wrigleyville
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3636 N Clark St
• Smoque BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3800 N Pulaski Rd
• Nicky's The Real One
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5341 S Archer Ave
• Weber's Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 539 N State St
• Alice's Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 65 E 43rd St
• Ben's Bar-Be-Cue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5931 W North Ave
• Blackwood BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 211 W Adams St
• Blackwood BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 307 W Lake St
• Briny Swine Smokehouse & Oyster Bar
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2577 N Clark St
• Bro N-laws Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3820 W Chicago Ave
• Bub City
  Restaurant · BBQ · 435 N Clark St
• Chicago Pit Stop BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6514 S Western Ave
• Chicago Pit Stop BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9709 S Halsted St
• City's Edge
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5310 W Devon Ave
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 932 W Weed St
• Earl's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4835 N Austin Ave
• Ella’s Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 723 W Armitage Ave
• Firewater Saloon
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3908 W 111th St
• Firewood BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1856 W North Ave
• Green Street Smoked Meats
  Restaurant · BBQ · 112 N Green St
• Green Street Smoked Meats
  Restaurant · BBQ · 900 N Michigan Ave
• Gus Uncle Remus & Guilty Pleasurez Bakery
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4731 W Madison St
• Honey 1 BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 746 E 43rd St
• I-57 Rib House
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1524 W 115th St
• I57 Smoke House
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1648 W 115th St
• Jiang Niu BBQ House
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 2300 S Archer Ave
• Joker’s Cajun Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2416 W Schubert Ave
• Lem's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 311 E 75th St
• Lexington Betty Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 756 E 111th St
• Lillie's Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 417 N Ashland Ave
• Offset BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1720 N California Ave
• Old Crow Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3506 N Clark St
• Old Crow Smokehouse River North
  Restaurant · BBQ · 149 W Kinzie St
• Sam's Chicken & Ribs
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1102 W Granville Ave
• Sammy's Touch
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8637 S Ashland Ave
• Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1655 N Sedgwick St
• Uptown Pizza and Barbecue Restaurant
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1031 W Wilson Ave
• Wileys Chicken and Ribs
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3848 W Madison St
• Wurst Behavior
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4009 N Elston Ave
• Honky Tonk BBQ / The Tonk
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1213 W 18th St
• Nine One One BBQ Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2734 W 111th St
• Leon's Chicago's Best Barbecue And Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1528 E 63rd St
• B.B.'s Q Smokehouse & Brewery
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3708 N Oleander Ave
• Uncle John's BBQ and Dat Donut
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 8249 S Cottage Grove Ave
• Chicago Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1160 N Dearborn St
• Sun Wah BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5039 N Broadway
• Firehouse Bakery and Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 720 E 75th St
• Get It N Go
  Restaurant · BBQ · 725 E 63rd St
• Q's Tips & Wings Bar B Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2517 W 79th St
• Lexington Betty Smoke House
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6954 W North Ave
• Blackwood BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 28 S Clinton St
• Carson's Ribs Prime Steaks & Famous Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 465 E Illinois St
• Coleman's 2 Ribs and Tips
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5754 W Chicago Ave
• Glad You Asked
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8052 S Racine Ave
• Jiang Niu BBQ House
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 1523 N Kingsbury St
• The Slab Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1918 E 71st St

BBQ elsewhere in Illinois

Among the Illinois cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Springfield (12), Naperville (11), Joliet (10), Peoria (9), Champaign (9) and Rockford (8).

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