/r/chicagofood/

r/chicagofood

196k members
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