Chicago's Best Restaurants Restaurants near 4849 W. 79th St., Burbank, IL 60459

Francesca's on 95th

Francesca's Restaurants feature rustic Italian cuisine and friendly service in a casual, relaxed environment.

IHOP - Ford City

Breakfast served all day includes hearty omelets, french toast, waffles, crepes and pancakes, but this national chain also offers soups, salads, burgers, and a variety of entrees. This location stays open till midnight.

Harry Caray's Seventh Inning Stretch

The largest full-service restaurant and bar at Chicago's Midway Airport, this eatery named for the late, renowned baseball announcer, premiered in 2001.

Birrieria de la Torre

There are a few counter stools in this tiny spot serving ribsticking birria (goat stew), posole, menudo and carne en su jugo, a rich bowl of beans, bacon and skirt steak, as well as tacos and tortas.

Whitney's Cafe (Oak Lawn)

Casual Hilton Hotel bar & eatery with a wine motif offering new & classic American fare.

Gold Coast Dogs - Midway

Chuck's Southern Comfort's Cafe

Chef Chuck Pine, a Rick Bayless protege, serves slow-smoked barbecue and Southern specialties, plus veggie burgers, hamburgers, po-boys and sub sandwiches.

Palermo's of 63rd Street - Chicago

Established in 1961 by Antonino and Carmela (Tirrito) Caldarone and their children Benedetto (Ben), Giuseppe (Joe), Ignazio (Frank), and Maria (Lia) shortly after the family emigrated from Italy, Palermo's began as a small, mainly take-out restaurant at 63rd Street and Maplewood. This larger facility opened in 1975. The restaurant continues to serve their acclaimed pizza with its signature sweet sauce, a treasured recipe of the Tirrito family, which boasts among its ancestors the 18th-century painter-poet, Fr. Fedele Tirrito-Palermo. Pizzas come in thin, paper-thin, thick, deep-dish and stuffed versions. They also serve sandwiches, chicken and ribs, pastas and Italian entrees.

Mariscos El Veneno - Marquette Park

Big, sharable platters of seafood in the style of Nayarit on Mexico's west coast.

Vito & Nick's Pizzeria

Founder Vito Barraco opened Vito's Tavern at 80th and Halsted in 1932. Known today for the cracker-crust pizzas they have been making since 1949,

95th St. Grill

An intimate steak and seafood dining room in the Hilton Oak Lawn.

Karolinka Club

Always fun, just Happy Place

Barraco's - Evergreen Park

Relaxed local Italian chain serving pasta, steak & ribs, plus deep-dish & thin-crust pizzas.

Lindy's Chili & Gertie's Ice Cream - Ashburn

Long-standing diner-style chain with casual ambiance, dishing up typical comfort food & ices.

Fox's Restaurant and Pub - Oak Lawn

Fox’s restaurants are family run, full-service restaurants on the South Side, known for pizza and a full menu of steaks, chicken, pastas and other Italian-American food.

Palermo's 95th Fine Italian Cuisine

Modern Italian specialties and Old World favorites feature in this family-owned, white-tablecloth dining room in Oak Lawn. Established in 1961 by Ben and Nina Calderone, Palermo's 95th serves everything from pizzas, pastas and sandwiches to steaks, chops and fried chicken

Reilly's Daughter

Easygoing Irish watering hole with a neighborhood feel inside Chicago Midway International Airport.