This store has been satisfying Lakeview’s sweet tooth since 1983, and the original owners are still on hand to scoop ice cream and serve housemade fudge and chocolates. Read more.
Chocoholics have been coming to this Old Town shop since 1963 to get their hands on marshmallows, strawberries, toffee and cookies dipped in the good stuff. Read more.
The Superior name has been churning out bulk goodies such as chocolate-covered raisins, caramel bulls-eyes, cashews and fruit slices since the 80’s, and we sure as heck don’t want them to stop. Read more.
You’ll be starry-eyed and salivating over the choices: peanut butter ‘smores, granny smith caramel apples as big as your head, Cedar Crest ice cream cones and frozen yogurts. Read more.
If we’ve got any excuse to get a pinata, we head to this Mexican candy and party store chain to watch our kids mouths drop open at the mind-boggling selection. Read more.
Bypass the salt-dried squid at the only Chicago outpost of this Hong Kong franchise to make a beeline for bins bursting with gummies, Yan-Yan biscuit sticks, hard candy and other imported treats
Though it’s classic New Orleans food at this restaurant—jambalaya, catfish po’ boys, fried okra, gumbo—there’s also a full-service bakery pumping out everything from cheesecakes to muffins to bagels. Read more.
Ask for the “ghost face killah” and you’ll get a pizza (pictured) loaded with insanely hot ghost peppers, which, unlike the pizza itself, have no qualms about making their presence known. Read more.
Say “speculoos” to the folks at Edzo’s and they’ll sell you a shake made with the obscure, spiced peanut-butter spread—say “the Elvis” and you’ll get a peanut-butter shake with chocolate and banana. Read more.
Spareribs are pull-apart tender with a subtle smokiness. The Brisket is beautifully marbled beef is given just the right treatment to yield tender bite after tender bite, whether chopped or sliced. Read more.
Try the fried chicken dinner from our 100 Best list: Dinner is served only Wednesdays & Fridays, but the limited window is worth hitting for some of the best fried chicken around.
Try the garlic bread from our 100 Best list: It was a close call between this side dish and the goat-cheese cheesecake. But garlic-schmeared bread smothered in blue-cheese sauce wins every time.
