Chicago's Best Restaurants Restaurants near Jimmy's Red Hots restaurant

Rosa's Lounge

Since 1984 Rosa's Lounge is a family owned and operated blues club on Chicago's near Northwest Side, ten minutes from downtown.

The Double

Corner bar serving up a range of craft beers & beer cocktails in a low-lit space with a tin ceiling.

The Burlington

Hipster lounge gets high marks for its cheap drinks and friendly crowd, but something this cool should have a 4 a.m. license.

Weegee's Lounge

Get your fill of nostalgic nightlife at this unpretentious bar specializing in classic cocktails like sloe gin fizz, Manhattan or gin martinis.

Sink|Swim

3 Little Pigs

At Humboldt Park's 3 Little Pigs, chef Henry Cai serves up "untraditionally authentic Chinese American food."

Giant

Giant is exactly the sort of restaurant you'd expect to find in Logan Square. Its interior makes as much of a statement as the food, featuring lots of rustic, reclaimed furnishings that are purposefully mismatched.

Segnatore

The end of 2021 saw the opening of many Italian restaurants in Chicago; at the top of the new openings is Segnatore.

C.C. Ferns

With a name partly derived by its sister bar around the corner, the California Clipper, C.C. Ferns marks Hogsalt Hospitality Group's next foray into the Humboldt Park dining and drinking scene. The coffee shop features expertly crafted coffee drinks, lattes, and boozy steamers, along with doughnuts to eat, and a wall full of cigars.

Ørkenoy

Ørkenoy in Humboldt Park is part of a new generation of Chicago restaurants: recently opened in the Kimball Arts Center, this artist-influenced casual operation opened in mid-September, 2020, with a carryout window and a dining area, the better to serve us all during the pandemic.

Zoku Sushi

Zoku Sushi is located in the Humboldt Park area. We specialize in serving Chicagoans with some of the most unique Japanese and Asian Cuisines!

Parson's Chicken & Fish

The team behind such hits as Cherry Circle Room, Cindy's and Lost Lake take on fried chicken in this sprawling space in Logan Square.

Roeser's Bakery

Opened in 1911, the family-owned Roeser's still handcrafts baked goods with Old World care. Check out their custom cakes, wedding cakes, tortes, cookies, the line of low-glycemic treats, and the adjoining Roeser's Party Palace offering party favors and decorations.

Jimmy's Red Hots

Stand-up only, minimalist hot-dog spot serves a limited menu of franks, Polish sausages, tamales, fries and soft drinks.

Jimenez Foods & Carnicernia

Outpost of a regional supermarket chain selling a wide range of mainstream & Hispanic grocery items.

Ground Control

A husband-and-wife team is behind this Logan Square venture featuring vegetarian fare. Look for items like a wilted Swiss chard salad, seitan jibarito, scratch tortillas and pastas, and tofu battered with mustard and pale ale.

Saffron Street

Currently operating as a ghost kitchen, Saffron Street offers an exciting, contemporary twist on classic Indian dishes. It’s safe to say that at Saffron Street, you will sample traditional Indian foods in a way you never have before.

Whirlaway

The Whirlaway lounge has been providing Logan Square with a comfortable and social drinking establishment for over 27 years. Purchased by the Jaimes family in 1980, the Whirlaway has been family owned and run ever since. Rumor has it that the original owner placed a bet on a horse that was not favored to win. This horse would later become a triple crown winner. With his earnings the bar was built and named after the horse; Whirlaway.

Lola's Coney Island

At Lola’s Coney Island, Chicagoans are now learning what Michiganders have known for many years: the Coney Island hot dog (also called a Detroit-style hot dog) is a world-class wiener.

The Gladwell Company

The Gladwell Company captures the nostalgic essence of the friendly ice cream man via a customized ice cream cart, roving the streets of Chicago and bringing artisanal ice cream treats to the masses. From fudgesicle-inspired Cocobars to dreamsicle-ish Dreambars, The Gladwell Company makes customers glad through a sense of comforting Americana. Follow The Gladwell Company on Twitter or Facebook for location updates.

MIlly's Pizza in the Pan

Chicago is a pizza town, and our signature deep dish variety is what many visitors to the city feel they simply must have. And they should; it’s good stuff. But the City of Big Shoulders also has a big appetite for variations on the basic pie, and that’s what they offer at Milly’s Pizza in the Pan: a pan-style pie, heavily dressed with vegetables and meat, with an edge of crusty cheese, fantastic.

Hermosa Restaurant

Cambodian cuisine has never had much exposure in Chicago; Hermosa Restaurant is going to change all that. Though the name may suggest the food of Mexico, Hermosa is all about bringing the food of Cambodia, as well as other Asian cuisines, to Chicago.

Flat & Point

Chef David Bruns made his way from the rarified restaurant air of Spiaggia to the smokers at Flat & Point to create some of the tastiest – and intriguing – barbecue around.

Moo & Oink

The Moonlighter

From the folks who brought you Scofflaw, Slippery Slope and The Heavy Feather, The Moonlighter is a casual neighborhood hangout in Logan Square, nestled at the increasingly bustling intersection of Kedzie and Armitage.

Sabor Latino (Humboldt Park)

Casual eatery serving up traditional Puerto Rican fare for dine-in or carryout. Dine-in· Takeout·

Spinning J

Harkening back to sweet yesteryear, Spinning J is an old timey soda fountain and bakery in Humboldt Park. From the soda fountain counter stools to the pastry case brimming with pies and cookies

Sony's Submarine

One of Chicago's ubiquitous carry-out sub shops, with a selection of sandwiches, gyros, burgers, wings, fried fish and more, open till the wee hours.