4750 N Lincoln Ave (btwn Lawrence Ave & Leland Ave), Chicago, IL
Butcher · Ravenswood · 71 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: The corned beef sandwich is the total package: fantastic corned beef and fresh rye bread generously flecked with caraway seeds, tangy pickles, a stone-ground mustard, and horseradish cheddar cheese.
Breakfast Spot · Logan Square · 55 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: The house-cured corned beef, which is absurdly tender and pleasingly juicy, is cubed and tossed on rye bread with a horseradish cream cheese sauce.
553 W Diversey Pkwy (at N Lehmann Ct), Chicago, IL
Breakfast Spot · Lake View East · 58 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: To add extra dimension and flavor to the brined-in-house corned beef, chef Greg Ellis and crew griddle the thinly sliced meat just to the point of a nice perimeter char.
Serious Eats: This corned beef is relatively mild in flavor, with faint hints of vinegar and mouth-watering savoriness—but it makes up the difference in exceptional texture: meaty, chewy, and rich.
Serious Eats: The aroma and robust meatiness of the corned beef is sublime and the perfect complement to the fresh, nutty, caraway-studded rye bread. The beef is sourced locally from Vienna Beef.
1938 W Division St (btwn Damen & Winchester), Chicago, IL
Sandwich Spot · Wicker Park · 79 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Jerry's makes the corned beef in-house and slices it thickly, adding some giardiniera to it. The spicy condiment provides a sharp kick that helps balance the meat.