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Great Budget Dining Spots
Pleasant House Bakery is one of Great Budget Dining Spots.

1. Pleasant House Bakery

964 W 31st St, Chicago, IL
Bakery · Bridgeport · 61 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: Everything that Art and Chelsea Jackson serve is first-rate, from chips dripping with cheddar and gravy scattered with skirt steak to steamy mushroom and kale pies flakier than Gary Busey.

Publican Quality Meats is one of Great Budget Dining Spots.

2. Publican Quality Meats

9.4
825 W Fulton Market (at N Green St), Chicago, IL
Deli · Fulton Market · 134 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: Meat has never been more persuasive than it is here.

Yuzu Sushi and Robata Grill is one of Great Budget Dining Spots.

3. Yuzu Sushi and Robata Grill

8.7
1751 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL
Japanese Restaurant · East Ukrainian Village · 74 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: Everyone–including the fedora-clad chefs–seems gleeful at this chummy BYO. Maybe the thumping hip-hop anthems have something to do with this.

Lao Hunan is one of Great Budget Dining Spots.

4. Lao Hunan

2230 S Wentworth Ave (btwn W 22nd Pl & W Alexander St), Chicago, IL
Hunan Restaurant · Chinatown · 26 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: Jade tofu and Hunan-style crispy eggplant thrill the chili-pepper set, pea pod leaves target the garlic addicted. You don't have to order Lucky Braised Pig Hand unless you want to. Your call.

Butcher & The Burger is one of Great Budget Dining Spots.

5. Butcher & The Burger

8.8
1021 W Armitage Ave (at Kenmore Ave.), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · North Side · 108 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: Those willing to venture beyond (stellar) grass-fed-beef patties are rewarded with elk, shrimp, and bison burgers, which truly showcase Allen Sternweiler's culinary chops.

Soulwich is one of Great Budget Dining Spots.

6. Soulwich

7.7
1634 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL
Sandwich Spot · 17 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: If you like big wet ones, this bubblegum-bright spot is for you. Each juicy two-fisted sandwich comes crammed with carrot, daikon, pickle, lettuce, cilantro, and chili aioli. The rest is up to you.

7. Mama Milano Pizza Bar

1421 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · Old Town · 14 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: Split an antipasto salad, a 'za, and an order of Mama's cannoli, and like us, you'll probably forget to ask: Where's Papa?

The Southern Mac & Cheese Store is one of Great Budget Dining Spots.

8. The Southern Mac & Cheese Store

60 E Lake St (at N Wabash Ave), Chicago, IL
Mac and Cheese Joint · The Loop · 24 tips and reviews

Chicago magazineChicago magazine: A dozen toothsome varieties (none over $8), such as chorizo with Cotija and pepper Jack, are served in hefty portions ideal for dinnertime reheating.