Chicago Food Tour - A Local's Guide (NO Deep Dish)

[@austinlord5]

“Vito and nicks… it doesn’t get anymore classic than this” followed by “I’ve never actually been here” lmaoooo

[@magedojo]

I'd do horrible things for Vito and Nick's right now

[@aomalle]

Yep, their best pie is the Italian beef. Crazy good concoction. Never thought I’d like Italian beef and giardinera on a pizza, but it’s the tops.

[@aomalle]

Gene and Jude’s isn’t a Chicago Dog, it’s a depression dog. No celery salt, pickle Spear or tomato. Chicago Dog is Mustard , relish, sport peppers, tomato, pickle spear, celery salt, onions. Been going to G&J’s for 40+ yrs.

[@MaxandSidney]

Unbelievably good!!

[@lcheaton1130]

It is a dog in Chicago, and something you dont see anywhere else. You can get a "Chicago Dog" aka dragged through the garden in Boca Raton, Florida. So this dog is even more representing Chicago.

[@aomalle]

@@lcheaton1130 has nothing to do with "representing Chicago". Chicago Dog and Depression Dog are two different animals. Gene & Jude's serves Depression dogs. Calling it a Chicago dog is wrong. Chicago dogs have mustard, onion, relish (most neon green), tomato, celery salt, dill pickle spear, sport peppers, and a poppy seed bun. And fries come as a side (though one could argue Superdawg's fries are on the dog, though that's just to limit the size of the box it comes in).

[@aomalle]

@@lcheaton1130 calling a depression dog, a Chicago dog, would be akin to calling a Gray's papaya, a New York Coney. They are different animals altogether.

[@TheRange7]

It's a classic dog, but I grew tired of them years ago. I'm more of a classic Chi Dog now

[@MikeyDVC]

Dude before ice cream you showed sign of red hot ranch! Dude you should have poped in there for a burger and dog and a pound of fried shrimp for the table! Best in the city!!!

[@lcheaton1130]

This is very well done. I have been to Chicago, and think this video does it justice for informational purpose. Good picks. Good reviews. Great content.

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you so much! We’re really pleased to hear how much you liked it! Definitely a fun day in one of America’s best food cities!

[@A2Z11tree]

I’ve been to Chicago twice. Best food I’ve ever had and I live in Hawaii now and the food here is amazing.

[@MaxandSidney]

Chicago is a special food city!! Hawaii is hard to beat though 😆

[@saulgood8229]

@@MaxandSidney There's an amazing Hawaiian restaurant on the Lower West Side by 21st and Western called Aloha Wagon. Highly recommend.

[@StealthCyclone]

You did absolutely right by going to Johnnie's for your beef. I recommend getting the combo next time, their sausage is amazing.

[@MaxandSidney]

Ahh, good to know! Sounds amazing!

[@eduardomartinez-oh6bn]

Gosh darn you northerners and your johnnies, its all about Al beef on taylor. Lol. Johnnies is okay, but Al's has always been number one for me

[@chrisbowman7628]

As noted by someone above, Ricobene's for the breaded steak sandwich, and try the chicken vesuvio sandwich also. Jim's Original for a Maxwell Street Polish and a Pork Chop sandwich. The Golden Steer for French onion soup and Prime Rib. Laschet's Inn for schnitzel or sauerbraten (an acquired taste) or the Saturday night special deep fried pork shank.

[@aomalle]

I agree with you on the schnitzel. (Though the Brau Haus used to have the best schnitzel til it closed). But Berghoff still has the best sauerbraten. (Even though they went through that weird phase in the early 2000's when the daughter took over the restaurant and completely changed the menu. They are back to serving solid German fare. And their flourless chocolate cake can't be beat. though they used to make the airiest, most flavorful white mousse. Sadly, that was discarded during the avant garde phase.)

[@RonaldLBruce]

I will definitely co-sign on the chicken vesuvio sandwich at Ricobene's I get it all the time. It's delish..

[@alexhusko]

New subscriber here! I am a Chicagoan, amateur chef, foodtube enthusiast and now a fan! Even though I don't really like sweets and gear towards savory I love how you featured pastries of Chicago.Very little of the food channels do that. Keep up the great content.

[@MaxandSidney]

Thank you, Alex! We appreciate your generosity, and it’s an honor to get a stamp of approval from a Chicagoan!! (We were only temporary residents 😂) We definitely want to explore more of Chicago’s food scene, it feels like there are an endless amount of things to try!

[@rickdiaz1748]

There was one restaurant in the southside on archer Avenue close to Rockwell. The restaurant is called Tio Luis. That’s a good restaurant Mexican restaurant. Try it and let me know.

[@hannakerr]

Very cool that you visited different neighborhoods than you did in the last video. A lot of spots I've never heard of!

[@MaxandSidney]

It was a lot of fun exploring outside of the main city and trying out places we have never been! So many of the long-standing establishments are in the outer neighborhoods. It was an insane amount of food but such a fun day 😁

[@bdbing23]

You should’ve gone to Ricobene’s for a breaded steak! 😀

[@MaxandSidney]

Oh, good call! We've never been, definitely have to try it out at some point!

[@gitgeronimo9375]

Mild sauce, not hot sauce. You should have talked about the history of Chicago mild sauce. It’s culturally important

[@kevinfoster2246]

👍👍

[@MaxandSidney]

Lived in Chicago for 4 years, never knew about mild sauce! So interesting!

[@BasedDawgz]

Shout out to you guys for showing the midway area love 🙏🏽

[@lindab2323]

Vito and Nick's frozen pizza is really good too!! Obviously not the same as the real thing but nice to always have on hand. Thanks for the post - fun watch.

[@SusanTemplin-ix5ur]

Holy Moly!! That was a great food tour!!

[@MaxandSidney]

So glad you liked it! It was a really fun day, it's hard to believe how many great food spots are in Chicago!

[@rickdiaz1748]

That’s true. I remember back in this but 70s still the same until now.

[@ml-vlogsandgaming3328]

Should go to little village for the sweet Mexican food and the people there are welcoming

[@rickjames5586]

Praise God that the beef wasn’t from Portillos 🤮

[@MaxandSidney]

Haha definitely not!! We can get that even up in Wisconsin these days

[@LennieDean]

Well done! Only thing is that Chicago's best Fried chicken in the city is actually at Chicken Shack in Evanston 😎😎 Johnnie's is to Chicago in Elmwood Park as Chicken Shack is in Evanston but this is otherwise a perfect guide for folks wanting the real deal!

[@rogerdadodger9033]

Good content. I know all them spots. Good you got weber s too.

[@MaxandSidney]

Weber’s was awesome! 👍

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Back in the day we used to call those sweet rolls that you were eating those apricot in the beginning. At least most of the bakeries up there on the north side of Chicago off of Augusta boulevard

[@aomalle]

If you're ever looking for steak, ditch the city and jaunt out to 111th in Worth. Krapils is the most underrated steakhouse in Chicagoland. (They lost some of the ambiance when they remodeled, but still serving the best steaks.

[@MaxandSidney]

Good to know! We’ll definitely add it to the list for next time, never would have heard of it! Thanks for the tip 👍

[@gitgeronimo9375]

Fun fact, it’s “Gene and Jude’s”. The “Gene’s” on the sign was a mistake that’s lasted for decades

[@MaxandSidney]

Really?? Wow, never knew that but always thought it sounded funny 😆 that explains it!

[@taylaaleighh3716]

At Harold’s you gotta try lemon pepper and mild sauce on Both wings and the fries!! Trust me. Also another place you should try is uncle Remus out west

[@LaurenandScott]

Top notch content! 🍕🌮🍩

[@MaxandSidney]

Thanks so much, guys!! We definitely had a lot of fun with this one 😋

[@rickdiaz1748]

There’s a lot of Mexican restaurants that I like here in the southside in Chicago me that Mexican restaurant I like to eat tacos burritos because they’re not the same

[@richrod0122]

Bro you need to go to super dawg if you haven’t yet

[@Thom1560]

Thanx for not making it touristy.West Lawn and Southside Catholic League!

[@MaxandSidney]

So glad you enjoyed it! It was definitely a fun day in the city!

[@AirMulah]

Great video dude!

[@MaxandSidney]

Thanks for watching! We were so full at the end but it was so much fun 😆

[@rickdiaz1748]

I have not seen those music boxes since I wasn’t back in the 70s

[@rickdiaz1748]

Yeah, I never heard of his restaurant. It’s in the Northtown pull up in your nearby. I know that area but I know it’s some good Mexican restaurant in the southside.

[@rickdiaz1748]

The Sedona Mexican restaurant is collateral right southside and little village and Longdale 26th and Longdale. I think it’s called Nuevo Leon. I think that’s what it’s called. They got good food there. I think it’s still there. Good Mexican restaurant there if it’s still there.

[@rickdiaz1748]

Yes, it is Weber’s chocolate cake donuts those are delicious. I love those chocolate cake, donuts, and webers.😊😊

[@rickdiaz1748]

Yes, I know that I know where that place is at is not too far away with my dad is about six blocks away where my father is at. I’ve been there a long time ago. Vegas crowded in there.😊

[@ettchicago]

Red hot ranch has THE BEST double smash burger and hand cut fries. It's a must go! Or not, more for us haha Also Bob-O's on Irving Park Rd near Cumberland is the BOMB! beefs, burgers, dogs, and they have the best fries on planet earth

[@rickdiaz1748]

Yes, too far away from there. I’m close by midway airport and Chicago so I know rivers and I know the other one bakery store I believe what you’re saying is true.

[@kevinfoster2246]

when you go to Harold's you get the hot or better yet the mild Sauce on the chicken and fries! much better experience! way better! lol

[@MaxandSidney]

Hearing a lot about mild sauce! We’ll have to try it!

[@rickdiaz1748]

Yes, it’s true. He said it’s true. I am in a Mexican-American. I was born here and in Chicago.

[@thomasbaker3262]

Italian beef oh man 🤤

[@rickdiaz1748]

I know where it is at Weber’s because I don’t live too far away from there. I live in Chicago and the other bakeries store right down the street. I know it’s at like I said I live in Chicago.

[@ClaudeNelson-z1k]

nice vid

[@thrillh0us3]

Going to the northside for a taco while passing the multiple better places on the south side?!

[@MaxandSidney]

What are the best spots on the south side?

[@stevenbarnes8238]

There was a beef joint on Irving park just west of river rd. Was it jays?. This was back in the 80's. I live in Az now so not sure if it is still there. And no deep dish for real chicagoans.

[@rickdiaz1748]

I like my Italian beef at Portillo’s and that some Harlem and archer

[@tommyfrancis7174]

Deep dish is still good, I get a kick out of the fade of people standing for bad bar pizzas! Go to the real restaurants instead of junk food guys!

[@marct9942]

A local does not necessarily mean they know the best places. I was in a new city, I asked a local where the best hamburger is, he replied Wendy's. Another, pizza, and he said Hunt bros. Be sure your local guide is a foodie

[@rickdiaz1748]

I seen it, but I never stopped there. I seen it. I still are not too far away from there like I said I live in Chicago. This is my name Rick yeah I’m not too far away from there.

[@rickdiaz1748]

Which one of you live here in Chicago? Maybe I can shake your hand and meet you when of these days in person very soon.😊

[@rickdiaz1748]

Hey, it seems like the bog is bigger. What they have in there.

[@rickdiaz1748]

I’m sorry, but the best Teddy beef is Portillos. It should’ve been number one.

[@gitgeronimo9375]

Saying deep dish is only for tourists is what recent transplants love to say.

[@MaxandSidney]

Hahaha so true, we do 😆

[@rickdiaz1748]

I do not like Bucktown I never did. I never will. I seen that I know where it’s at not too far with my father lives at. I don’t like to go different restaurants going there. It was a good food or not this way I am. I respect everybody’s opinion, but like I said, I would like to meet you both in person.

[@gitgeronimo9375]

“It’s like a kringle” Me: having to look up “kringle”

[@MaxandSidney]

Haha 😂 definitely a Wisconsin thing

[@rickdiaz1748]

The ice cream looks good there but seems like I said earlier like the bowl is bigger than what they have inside there and I don’t like the chocolate inside mixed with my ice creamer open and split. I don’t like that.

[@BoyReporterTV]

harold’s isn’t served w a hot sauce… mild is the way!

[@anselmobarrera6568]

They used to sell old people candy 😂😂😂

[@MaxandSidney]

😂😂😂

[@cesnav7593]

I didn’t love Johnnie’s. It’s overrated in my opinion

[@Marcel_Audubon]

you are incorrect, in my opinion

[@rickdiaz1748]

Hi good I like it dry, it doesn’t taste good to me. I like it soak dunk. The other telling me that I heard of it is else. I don’t like that one at all.

[@rickdiaz1748]

I do not like Chinese food yeah I’ve been there many times driving through, but I just don’t like to look at it. I taste it a long time ago never again I said 40 years ago and never again.😂

[@rickdiaz1748]

And now you’re talking busy about Italian beef I don’t like any attending beef restaurant. I taste several. I don’t like it.

[@hamburglar83]

Gene and Jude’s is not a “Chicago style” it’s a “depression dog”. It uses a different mustard and it’s only that onions and sport peppers. No tomato or pickle.

[@MaxandSidney]

Ahh, okay! Thanks for the clarification!

[@gitgeronimo9375]

Different mustard? Wtf are you talking about? Yellow mustard on every dog in Chicago no matter where you go

[@aomalle]

They don't use celery salt either. But they do use relish.

[@rickdiaz1748]

I never heard of a Harold’s. I never heard of it. I’m serious but we don’t like the way it looks. Everybody has her opinion.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Vito and Nicks looks like a dump, why is anyone pretending otherwise?

[@RonaldLBruce]

No, it's retro, my dad's favorite all-time super thin crust pizza..

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@RonaldLBruce I don't care how good the pizza is (and it does look good) who wants to sit in a dump like that?? Retro doesn't imply dump.

[@rickdiaz1748]

That’s true. I remember back in this but 70s still the same until now.

[@rickdiaz1748]

Yes, too far away from there. I’m close by midway airport and Chicago so I know rivers and I know the other one bakery store I believe what you’re saying is true.

[@rickdiaz1748]

There’s a lot of Mexican restaurants that I like here in the southside in Chicago me that Mexican restaurant I like to eat tacos burritos because they’re not the same

[@rickdiaz1748]

I like my Italian beef at Portillo’s and that some Harlem and archer

[@rickdiaz1748]

The ice cream looks good there but seems like I said earlier like the bowl is bigger than what they have inside there and I don’t like the chocolate inside mixed with my ice creamer open and split. I don’t like that.

[@rickdiaz1748]

Hi good I like it dry, it doesn’t taste good to me. I like it soak dunk. The other telling me that I heard of it is else. I don’t like that one at all.

[@rickdiaz1748]

I do not like Chinese food yeah I’ve been there many times driving through, but I just don’t like to look at it. I taste it a long time ago never again I said 40 years ago and never again.😂