r/chicagofood is a subreddit with 196k members. The community frequently discusses chicago, food, restaurants, restaurant, and pizza, and they frequently recommend/review milkshake, tasting menu, and gyros, and the most common flair used is question, review, what's good?, pic, and news.
All things relevant to Chicagoland food and its restaurants
Popular Topics in r/chicagofood
#1
Chicago
73 posts
#2
Food
46 posts
#3
Restaurants
39 posts
#4
Restaurant
39 posts
#5
Pizza
36 posts
#6
Dinner
20 posts
#7
Looking For A Restaurant
16 posts
#8
Burger
14 posts
#9
Birthday
11 posts
#10
Looking For A Good Spot
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/chicagofood
Milkshake
98 reviews
#1
Devil Dawgs
4.9★ from 8 reviews
#2
Ragadan
4.8★ from 6 reviews
#3
Oberweis
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Tasting Menu
96 reviews
#1
Oriole
5.0★ from 11 reviews
#2
Indienne
4.9★ from 11 reviews
#3
Smyth
4.2★ from 6 reviews
Gyros
83 reviews
#1
It's Greek 2 U
4.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Windy City Gyros
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
Charcoal Flame
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/chicagofood
#1
Question
: "The Big Cheese on the Kennedy"
71 posts
#2
Review
: "Argyle Night Market every Thursday until the end of August"
31 posts
#3
What's good?
: "Honoring the long gone"
23 posts
#4
Pic
: "Doughnut Vault: best old fashioned in the city, horchata edition"
19 posts
#5
News
: "Might be the worst failed report all month"
10 posts
#6
Specific Request
: "ISO the best spicy tuna roll in Chicago"
8 posts
#7
Article
: "When Will Chicagoans Lose Their Appetite For Waiting In Line? - As long as there’s a viral baked good or matcha beverage to be had, probably never."
6 posts
#8
Discussion
: "This week, I dropped my kid off for college, and stayed after for 3 days. Every single sit-down restaurant in the city charged a 3-3.5% "surcharge" Every single one removed it without an issue. Some servers actually thanked me."
3 posts
#9
Rant
: "My self guided food tour of Chicago. 5 nights, 40 bars , 20 restaurants 1 stomach."
2 posts
#10
Reservation
: "Giving up my 4 person 6:30pm Creepies reservation this evening for free"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/chicagofood
Yearly
+39k members(24.7%)
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Last updated: August 25, 2026