📍 Irving Park, Chicago
8 restaurants · 2026
🍽️ 8 Restaurants
Texas-style barbecue, old-school Italian supper clubs, and Lao cooking sharing an unglamorous stretch of Irving Park Road.
Top 8 in Irving Park
1
Smoque BBQ
The best BBQ in Chicago proper -- slow-smoked brisket with a proper Texas-style bark, pulled pork that shreds at a touch, and ribs that fall off the bone. No frills, counter servic...
90
2
Our Mutual City Coffee Company
A friendly-corner coffee shop and breakfast cafe on West Irving Park Road, leaning on house-made food from two in-house chefs and a curated coffee-and-tea selection. The pitch is c...
90
3
Sabatino's
Sabatino's has been doing old-school Italian in Irving Park since 1965, red sauce and tableside Caesar included. It's the kind of throwback room where the menu hasn't chased trends...
86
4
Raisu Chicago
Irving Park Japanese rice bowl shop with donburi, katsu curry, and a lunch-set format that makes it a neighborhood staple. Affordable and consistent — the kind of place you eat at ...
85
5
Lao Der
Irving Park's quiet standout for Lao and Thai cooking — khao piek sen (the silky rice noodle soup), nam khao (the crispy rice salad), gai yang grilled chicken. The room is no-frill...
84
6
Mis Moles
Mole is the whole point on N Elston Ave, and Mis Moles takes it seriously — the mole negro alone puts most Mexican spots in Chicago to shame. Walk-in only, Irving Park prices, and ...
83
7
Wurst Behavior
Irving Park sausage counter on Elston doing bratwurst and specialty dogs with craft beer on the side. No unnecessary distractions — the menu knows what it is and executes cleanly. ...
82
8
Cafe Urbano
A coffee shop on Elston Avenue in Irving Park.
82
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