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The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL
Sunshine Café is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

1. Sunshine Café

5449 N Clark St (btw Rascher & Catalpa Ave), Chicago, IL
Japanese Restaurant · Andersonville · 28 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Katsu Udon, fresh ingredients..homestyle Japanese food. Osu!

Bari is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

2. Bari

9.4
1120 W Grand Ave (at N May St), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · West Town · 65 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Great subs on fresh bread..frankly unbeatable.

Jim's Original Hot Dog is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

3. Jim's Original Hot Dog

8.5
1250 S Union Ave (at James M Rochford St), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · University Village - Little Italy · 92 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Great Chi-dogs...what else do you want?

Taste of Lebanon is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

4. Taste of Lebanon

8.8
1509 W Foster Ave (at N Clark St), Chicago, IL
Lebanese Restaurant · Andersonville · 62 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Good lentil soup...tabouli, kibbe

Lawrence Fish Market is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

5. Lawrence Fish Market

8.7
3914 W Lawrence Ave (at N Harding Ave), Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · Albany Park · 36 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: TAKE OUT ONLY and CASH ONLY--its a dive...it is cheap and the sushi is good or it wouldn't be on this list.

The Fish Keg is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

6. The Fish Keg

8.5
2233 W Howard St, Chicago, IL
Seafood Restaurant · West Ridge · 17 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: No belly clams...but lake perch ( not mushy ocean perch) is fabulous---and great,fresh, vinegary coleslaw as well.

Chicago Burger Boys is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

7. Chicago Burger Boys

2858 W Chicago Ave (At Franciso Ave.), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Humboldt Park · 4 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Nice burgers good guys---each burger is a meal on its own.

Han Bat is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

8. Han Bat

7.7
2723 W Lawrence Ave (at Washtenaw Ave), Chicago, IL
Korean Restaurant · Ravenswood · 11 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: It's home style Korean cuisine--healthy, fresh good

Tre Kronor is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

9. Tre Kronor

8.8
3258 W Foster Ave (at Spaulding Ave), Chicago, IL
Scandinavian Restaurant · North Park · 83 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Two words...Oslo Omelet.

Moon's Sandwich Shop is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

10. Moon's Sandwich Shop

7.0
16 S Western Ave (Madison), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · Near West Side · 24 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Their Beefs are good.

Taste of Peru is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

11. Taste of Peru

8.9
6545 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
Peruvian Restaurant · Rogers Park · 41 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Chicken Dinner....

Staropolska Restaurant is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

12. Staropolska Restaurant

8.8
3030 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
Eastern European Restaurant · Logan Square · 28 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Try the veal....and the pierogis will be here all week...Great not greasy latkes.

Birria Huentitan Restaurant is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

13. Birria Huentitan Restaurant

7.2
4000-4012 IL 64 (at N Keystone Ave), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Northwest Side · 3 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Like its name...great lamb stew, my friends...niiiice

Isaacson & Stein Fish Market is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

14. Isaacson & Stein Fish Market

800 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
Fish Market · Fulton Market · 11 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Buy a piece or whole one..go home and grill it..cheap perfection.

Nhu Lan Bakery is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

15. Nhu Lan Bakery

9.1
2612 W Lawrence Ave (at N Rockwell St), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · Ravenswood · 54 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Huge sandwiches...cheapy, fresh, and good amount of veggies and meat.

Italian Superior Bakery is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

16. Italian Superior Bakery

933 S Western Ave (@ Taylor St.), Chicago, IL
Bakery · Tri-Taylor · 6 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Great bread (get there early) and nice pizza slices served room temperature. Good sauce.

Balkan Cafe is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

17. Balkan Cafe

2321 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL
Eastern European Restaurant · Ravenswood · 5 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Cevapcici, Burek, Sarma---Beef sausages no casing,meat/cheese/spinach pies, stuffed cabbage.All delicious, reasonably priced, with weird atmosphere but decent folks running the joint.

El Cubanito is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

18. El Cubanito

8.9
2555 N Pulaski Rd (at Wrightwood), Chicago, IL
Cuban Restaurant · Logan Square · 17 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Cafe con leche...Cubano sandwich...whatta you want?

Piatto Pronto is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

19. Piatto Pronto

8.4
5624 N Clark St (btw Bryn Mawr Ave & Olive Ave), Chicago, IL
Deli · Edgewater · 24 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Good Italian deli on the Nort side. Meatball sub..very good. Some salads---and soups in winter.

Sabri Nihari is one of The 20 best value restaurants in Chicago, IL.

20. Sabri Nihari

8.1
2502 W Devon Ave (btwn Campbell Ave & Maplewood Ave), Chicago, IL
Pakistani Restaurant · West Ridge · 56 tips and reviews

MalveneMalvene: Mango Lassi...Nihari(duh) and BTW, rice is expensive so stick with the cheap and good standard naan.