r/chicagofood is a subreddit with 203k 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, pic, review, what's good?, and specific request.
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
: "Favorite bars along the brown line?"
39 posts
#2
Pic
: "Uncle mikes place makes you feel at home"
14 posts
#3
Review
: "Trying every restaurant in Chinatown (Part 12: Yummy Yummy Noodle)"
13 posts
#4
What's good?
: "Bear with me on this - it’s about a gatekeeper deleting posts about GROCERY STORES. (sincerely apologies for the caps)"
9 posts
#5
Specific Request
: "Social Restaurant Bar Request"
5 posts
#6
Discussion
: "Milli by Metric is cashless but they have a 3% credit card fee"
3 posts
#7
Thoughts
: "For those that eat meat, the aroma as you pull up tells you it’s likely gonna be a good experience. This was our favorite of the spots we tried while in town."
1 post
#8
Rant
: "I'm distressed, and enraged!"
1 post
#9
Reservation
: "Carino Reservation for tonight for 2 people"
1 post
#10
News
: "We don’t have enough steakhouses in the city"
1 post
Member Growth in r/chicagofood
Yearly
+38k members(22.7%)
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Last updated: November 5, 2026