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Portillos

Portillos

Portillo's is an American restaurant chain that specializes in serving Chicago-style food. The company was founded by Dick Portillo in 1963 in Villa Park, Illinois under the name "The Dog House." Portillo's is located primarily in the Chicago metropolitan area, and also. has two locations each in Arizona, Florida & Southern California, and one location in Wisconsin. In 2014, Dick Portillo sold Portillo's to Berkshire Partners. The new owners are planning to open five to seven restaurants each year. Portillo has been buying the land for new sites, which he then leases back to the company

Average price: $7-$15 per person

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Green Door Tavern

Green Door Tavern

From its earliest days, The Green Door Tavern has been a neighborhood favorite. It’s warm wooden interiors, decorative backsplash of memorabilia from days long past, and down-to-earth staff have kept its many loyal customers happy through Chicago’s bitter winters to its hot, summer nights. In the 1930s, the bar acquired the nickname "The Green Door", and this was eventually adopted formally. George Parenti purchased the bar from the Giacomoni brothers in August 1985.The structure developed a lean from plumb in its early years, due to the construction techniques used at the time, and this is still noticeable.

Average price: $11-30 per person

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Al's Italian Beef

Al's Italian Beef

The great Chicago sandwich was actually formed out of necessity during the Great Depression when meat was scarce. In order to make the most of what they had, Chris and Al would slice the meat very thin and place it on thick loaves of fresh made Italian bread. The original recipe, which is still used in all Al’s Beef locations today, was developed in Al’s home kitchen. The family sold the delicious sandwiches at a neighborhood food stand and delivered them to local businesses until they opened their current location on West Taylor Street in Chicago. It was at this storefront where they added other items to the menu, including Italian sausage, Chicago hot dogs, homemade hand-cut French fries and Polish sausages, to name a few. Taylor Street remains today as one of Chicago's truly iconic food destinations.

Average price: $10 per person

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Uno Pizzeria & Grill

Uno Pizzeria & Grill

he Uno story begins in Chicago in 1943 when Ike Sewell developed deep dish pizza and opened a new type of restaurant at the corner of Ohio & Wabash. It was here that Ike served a pizza unlike any that had been served before. Buttery 'out-of-this-world' crust that had a tall edge like a fruit pie. He created a recipe that combined authentic Italian spices and quality tomatoes with more cheese than people could believe and then baked it for nearly an hour. When people tasted it, they wanted more of the same and the lines have been forming ever since to get into the restaurant.

Average price: $11-30

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Grace

Grace is an award winning restaurant in Chicago.[1] The head chef and owner is Curtis Duffy. Duffy had previously worked at Charlie Trotter’s and was chef de cuisine at Alinea when it opened in 2004 prior to opening Grace on December 11, 2012.Grace has maintained a Michelin Guide three-star restaurant status since 2014 and to date is only the third restaurant in Chicago ever to earn three Michelin stars after Alinea and now shuttered L2O.As of late 2016, Grace edged out Alinea as Chicago's most expensive restaurant and one of the most costly in the United States.

Average price: $200 per person

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The Angry Crab

The Angry Crab

Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. The Navy Pier currently encompasses more than fifty acres of parks, gardens, shops, restaurants, family attractions and exhibition facilities and is the top leisure destination in the Midwest, drawing nearly nine million visitors annually. It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwestern United States and is Chicago's number one tourist attraction

Average price: $15 per person

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