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Restaurant Must Dos
C-House Restaurant is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

1. C-House Restaurant

166 E Superior St (at St. Clair St.), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · Streeterville · 22 tips and reviews
Next is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

2. Next

8.5
953 W Fulton Market (at Morgan St.), Chicago, IL
Molecular Gastronomy Restaurant · Fulton Market · 55 tips and reviews
GT Fish and Oyster is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

3. GT Fish and Oyster

531 N Wells St (at Grand Ave), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · River North · 195 tips and reviews
Katz's Delicatessen is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

4. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1450 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try the pastrami or the hot dogs. Katz's is a landmark eatery that's been serving up delicious meats since 1888.

Tony Luke's is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

5. Tony Luke's

39 E Oregon Ave (btwn S Front & Swanson St), Philadelphia, PA
Sandwich Spot · Queen Village - Pennsport · 195 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try Tony Luke's Ultimate Cheesesteak Challenge -- 2 1/2 lbs. of beef over 1 lb. of cheese, fried onions and a 20-inch roll. As seen on Man v Food.

Lucky's Sandwich Co. is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

6. Lucky's Sandwich Co.

7.9
3472 N Clark St (btwn W Cornelia Ave & W Newport Ave), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · Lakeview · 69 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: On Man v Food: Chicago, Adam Richman went to Lucky's to take on their overstuffed sandwich challenge - finish 3 of their overstuffed sandwiches in an hour

Al's Italian Beef is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

7. Al's Italian Beef

8.6
1079 W Taylor St (btwn S May St & S Morgan St), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · University Village - Little Italy · 52 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try one of the dipped beef sandwiches - they've been a Chicago staple for 70 years. As seen on Man v Food: Chicago.

5-8 Club is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

8. 5-8 Club

7.9
5800 Cedar Ave S (at E 58th St.), Minneapolis, MN
Burger Joint · Diamond Lake · 92 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Don't miss the Juicy Lucy here! As seen on Man v Food.

Matt's Bar is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

9. Matt's Bar

8.5
3500 Cedar Ave S (at E 35th St.), Minneapolis, MN
Burger Joint · Corcoran · 234 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: On Man v Food, Adam Richman stops in for Matt's Bar's version of the Jucy Lucy (a cheeseburger with the cheese inside the burger, instead of on top).

Delmonico Steakhouse is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

10. Delmonico Steakhouse

8.3
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S (at The Venetian Resort), Las Vegas, NV
Steakhouse · 94 tips and reviews
Sprout is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

11. Sprout

1417 W Fullerton Ave (btwn Southport & Janssen), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · North Side · 30 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Dale Levitski

Girl & The Goat is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

12. Girl & The Goat

9.1
809 W Randolph St (at Halsted St), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · West Town · 552 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Stephanie Izard

Perilla is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

13. Perilla

9 Jones St (btwn Bleecker & W 4th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · West Village · 133 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Harold Dieterle

Brownstone Kitchen & Bar is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

14. Brownstone Kitchen & Bar

840 Currie St (at Crockett St.), Fort Worth, TX
New American Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Casey Thompson

Cafe Firenze is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

15. Cafe Firenze

563 W Los Angeles Ave, Moorpark, CA
Italian Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Fabio Viviani

Woodfire Grill is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

16. Woodfire Grill

1782 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
American Restaurant · 52 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Kevin Gillespie

Volt is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

17. Volt

7.6
228 N Market St (Between 2nd And 3rd), Frederick, MD
American Restaurant · Downtown Frederick · 63 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Brian Voltaggio

FLiP Burger Boutique is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

18. FLiP Burger Boutique

1587 Howell Mill Rd NW (at Verner St NW), Atlanta, GA
Burger Joint · Berkeley Park · 236 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Richard Blais

LA Farm is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

19. LA Farm

3000 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 29 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Stefan Richter

Rocca Kitchen & Bar is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

20. Rocca Kitchen & Bar

500 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
Italian Restaurant · South End · 18 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Tiffany Faison

Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

21. Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak

8.6
3799 South Las Vegas Boulevard (3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S), Las Vegas, NV
Steakhouse · 121 tips and reviews
Imperial No. 9 is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

22. Imperial No. 9

9 Crosby St (btw Grand & Howard St), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · SoHo · 32 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Sam Talbot

Social Eatz is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

23. Social Eatz

232 E 53rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave.), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 112 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Angelo Sosa

The Flying Dutchmen is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

24. The Flying Dutchmen

1541 E 37th St, Brooklyn, NY
Boat or Ferry · Marine Park · 2 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Dave Martin

Good Stuff Eatery is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

25. Good Stuff Eatery

8.3
303 Pennsylvania Ave SE (at 3rd St. SE), Washington, D.C.
Burger Joint · Capitol Hill · 279 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Spike Mendelsohn

Frontera Grill is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

26. Frontera Grill

8.8
445 N Clark St (btwn Illinois St & Hubbard St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · River North · 257 tips and reviews

Frank N.Frank N: Rick Bayless

Sono Wood Fired is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

27. Sono Wood Fired

7.1
1582 N Clybourn Ave (at W North Ave), Chicago, IL
Pizzeria · 21 tips and reviews
The Salt Lick is one of Restaurant Must Dos.

28. The Salt Lick

9.3
18300 Farm to Market Rd 1826, Driftwood, TX
BBQ Joint · 425 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: At Salt Lick, enjoy slow-smoked meat to your hearts content. This restaurant offers a family-style meal with never-ending ribs, brisket, sausages and more. Seen on Food Paradise: Manliest Restaurants. Read more.