2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year
Bodega N. 5 (at Mercat a la Planxa) is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

1. Bodega N. 5 (at Mercat a la Planxa)

7.2
636 S Michigan Ave (at E Balbo Ave), Chicago, IL
Ristorante spagnolo · South Loop · 9 consigli e recensioni

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Happily, price is the least of the reasons to eat here. The more pressing reasons include the turkey sandwich with thick bacon and soft focaccia and hearty empanadas filled with bacon, egg and cheese. Leggi tutto.

bopNgrill is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

2. bopNgrill

8.7
6604 N Sheridan Rd (at Albion Ave), Chicago, IL
Locale per hamburger · Rogers Park · 84 consigli e recensioni

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Korean-American mash-ups are certainly nothing new, but this sparse Rogers Park spot manages to execute its concoctions with enough pizzazz to have to you reconsidering fusion as a whole. Leggi tutto.

Cai is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

3. Cai

8.1
2100 S Archer Ave (at S Wentworth Ave), Chicago, IL
Ristorante cinese · Armour Square · 61 consigli e recensioni

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: The chef is killing the dim sum competition with his creamy egg-yolk buns, dumplings stuffed with shrimp and scallop, pumpkin congee and steamed rice-noodle crêpes paired with crunchy bits of celery. Leggi tutto.

Lao Hunan is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

4. Lao Hunan

2230 S Wentworth Ave (btwn W 22nd Pl & W Alexander St), Chicago, IL
Ristorante Hunan · Chinatown · 26 consigli e recensioni

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: This is intense food, spicy and oily and built around pork and chicken. “Home fed chicken” is hung for two days to dry age before it’s lightly smoked over a wok filled with dry rice and spices. Leggi tutto.

Pleasant House Bakery is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

5. Pleasant House Bakery

964 W 31st St, Chicago, IL
Panetteria · Bridgeport · 61 consigli e recensioni

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Individual pies filled with earthy kale and mushrooms. Fried fish alongside crisp nubs of fries, Meyer-lemon tartar sauce to spare. Leggi tutto.