Locals Eat Chicago - 5 Chicago Food Classics | Episode 1

welcome back to our home base you guys know how much we love this city and as your friendly chicago locals we want to do more to celebrate everything that's good in the south side north side in all the neighborhoods in between especially when it comes to food that's what this new series is about we're attempting to show you all those flavors locals can't live without starting with five classic eats from pizza strudel to amazing ribs [Music] our first stop is an institution that's been open since 1946 their motto no seats no ketchup no pretense no nonsense all right so we're at a park we're ready to have our first item we went to gina juice and their menu is really simple they have a single hot dog a double hot dog and tamales and that's exactly what we got you know what let's try our first item now feel like a sandwich that's hot oh yeah that's a lot of fries so these are hand-cut fries and i don't know if you can see this is actually the double and it brings two hot dogs and one bun you can order fries but they already come with a hot dog so it's like one of the best deals you can get like i said it's a simple hot dog steamed bun two very nice thin hot dogs they have a really nice snap to them mustard onions it comes with peppers but i asked enough peppers as you guys already know and the fries it's a really good combination when you have it all together i really like and look it looks like uh like a candy bar that's really hot all right it's a tube tamale i mean looks delicious so in terms of the tamale like in comparison to the mexican tamales that i i usually know and love and eat quite uh often these are a little bit different because this one the masa is very creamy so it's like it's like you're eating cream of corn with stuffing it's not bad but i still prefer the other tamales more moving on to something many people don't talk about that's chicago barbecue one of the best places to get it at is lems it's been open for 66 years [Music] look at that we actually covered limbs in a recent video but it's so darn good that we're committed to telling every out-of-towner about this place [Music] all right we got ribs you ready for this ribs from lamb's barbecue second time this was my first time ordering that was intimidating guys oh my god he was like what do you want everybody knew what they wanted there's a lot of yelling there's a lot of yelling a lot yelling yeah so if you're not used to it you might get startled you'll you'll forget your order entirely i forgot my english [Laughter] like seriously look up the menu and just make sure that you said exactly what you want yeah you got to yell it out and uh they'll get it right out you're good to go just it's boom in order yell out your order they'll give you acknowledgement you pay and you're out the door yeah they're going to ask me if you want miles or hot sauce right yeah that's it we usually opt for the mild so i'm going to start with the uh sausage because i liked it the most last time yeah this is so good i guess it's just that really nice smoky flavor has a bit of spice so um but it's nothing like you know where it burns your tongue you can't taste other stuff so it's a nice amount of spice it just has really good flavor and we got the small combo but let me tell you that will feed two people easily so yeah the pieces are meaty that it's not just bone so you get a lot of meat for for your order which is just great it's nice and filling comes with bread so if you like if you want to make yourself a rib tip sandwich that's an option you can do that mom it's kind of soggy make a hotdog roll up next stop is hiwaritos and their massive hibarito sandwich thanks to the puerto rican community in chicago this dish is as iconic to the city as deep dish or hot dogs it uses fried plantains as bread and can be filled with different meats seafood or veggies [Music] so when their knot is full you can eat them like a sandwich but these are soap packed it's better to do a knife and a fork it's basically a plantain sandwich that's what hibaritos are called this one is filled with lachon [Music] i wasn't expecting the rice so this is kind of a massive plate this is garlic so it's like it has like a garlic sauce on it and uh oh garlic butter even better and that's the main ingredient which one did you get all right so i have a octopus and shrimp salad inside [Applause] [Music] yes number four on our list is harold's lemon pepper chicken because who can possibly live without this chicken this has been another institution since the 1950s and there are about 20 locations around the city with a simple menu and magical boom flavor we got wings i think like four wings fries four wings yeah mild sauce lemon pepper chicken mouth sauce and uh because we also wanted to try it without the sauce so we also got boom all right so the fries have a dusting of lemon pepper that sounds crunchy yeah this one's also kind of like very light and crispy and you can really get a really nice taste of that lemon pepper which i think enhances the flavor pretty well let me take another bite of this so i de-boned this wing that way just easy to eat here we go bon appetit oh that's good i think in terms of i do like the mild sauce from uncle ruiz just a bit more but i do like the regular or you know the plain chicken from harold a bit more so each of them have their positives so if you like sauce hungarians if you like this plain crispy chicken come to harold [Music] last but not least pompei's pizza and pizza strudels located in the heart of little italy this family-owned business was established in 1909 1909 people and if you ask me it looks more like a paradise of pizza it's hard not to order everything on display [Music] all right so we got square pizzas we got the pompeii pizza which is basically tomato cheese and olives and we got the four cheese pizza which is also cheese tomato but this is just cheese and tomato and then we got pizza strudels uh one is the beef angelo and the other one is the chicken luigi which is kind of like a white sauce with chicken in it looks really good and of course we cannot not have a cannoli so let's try the pork cheese and tomatoes ah i already took a bite of course and you really get like that really cheesy flavor it's really good all right next i want to try the one level like yeah tomato no it doesn't feel dense very beefy and the peppers are kind of like vinegary so it's a nice touch oh like giardina which one do you prefer the beef angelo or the chicken one it's kind of like an italian beef but wrapped up in a strudel with that crunchy outer shell you know nice and savory the beef is thinly sliced you don't have to chew so it's very tender you don't have to chew a lot of it it's just very flavorful i like it not everything in chicago is deep dish and pompei is a great example of that well that's it for our first five chicago classics if you're a local and you have some recommendations please let us know in the comments down below and as always thank you so much for watching and see in the next

Channel: Maria and Nabol - Kimchi & Beans

Views: 32,360

Rating: 4.9019909 out of 5

Keywords: Best Food in Chicago, Chicago Food, The Ultimate Local’s Guide to Chicago, 5 Foods You Have to Eat in Chicago, Must Eats in Chicago, Best Food in Chicago Illinois, Locals eat Chicago, Chicago Eats, Chicago best food, Locals Eat Chicago - Episode 2 | Best Food Classics, Best thin crust pizza chicago, best hot dog chicago, best pizza chicago, Locals Eat Chicago - 5 Chicago Food Classics | Episode 1, Chicago best eats, Top 5 eats Chicago, Chicago Food Tour, Chicago Food Series

Id: l_tYdz5iRJ4

Length: 10min 48sec (648 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 18 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/kingboy10]

Don’t even need to click to know where that dog is from I prefer the single though. Usually 2 singles at that

[u/lin982]

Great episode! I had no idea Pompei was like that! Excited to try it. Also, you guys got me with Lem’s, been on my list for over a decade, gotta go. Can I be your guys’ best friend? 🤗😝

[u/JibKnot]

Love you guys!!

[u/henergizer]

Love your videos and what you guys are doing. Nice Gundam shirt!

Have you guys been to New Orleans Seafood? That place is super unassuming and has probably the best low country boil I've had in the city by a long shot. Seems like it would be up your alley. Not a Chicago classic, just good food.

[u/ChiraqBluline]

I forgot about Pompei, their pizza strudels were my favorite with hot peppers on the side... I didn’t know there was still one in Chicago thanks!

[u/TravellingMonkeyMan]

Yo, need to check Vito nicks

[u/quixoticdancer]

Subscribed!

[u/kimchiandbeans]

Here’s episode 2 if you guys are interested. Happy Friday!! https://youtu.be/P2K0JSyDTsI