Poag Mahone’s Carvery and Ale House

Cuisine: American, Bar Food. Location: 333 South Wells, Chicago, IL 60604. Price: $7-$9 for most burgers. Imagine the scene. It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and I’m in Chicago doing a tour of the burger scene. My next stop is Poag Mahone’s, an old-fashioned Irish pub, located right in the center of the city. As I head over, I see...

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Kuma’s Corner

Cuisine: Burger Bar/Gastropub. Specialty: Kuma Burger. Location: 2900 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618-5804. Price: $10-$13 for a burger. I was making my rounds through Chicago’s burger scene, and at some point I got sick of it. In the last couple days, I’d eaten at least five burgers, and most of them had been at...

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Billy Goat Tavern & Grill

Cuisine: Gastropub/Slow Fast Food Burger. Location: Numerous Locations in Chicago, but the original is at 430 N. Michigan Ave. Price: $2.85 for a cheeseburger. No menu item exceeds $6. It was St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, and I was in the mood to go to some traditional Irish pubs for a good beer and a burger, i.e. some real...

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Custom House Tavern: The Burger

Cuisine: American, Bar Food. Location: 500 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60605-1532. Price: $14 for a burger, $6 for fries. When I think of “tavern,” I always think of a run-down, outdated pub serving up dirty grub in a shady part of town. I know that’s a little bit stereotypical, but a bar’s typically just a bar,...

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Sweets and Savories

Cuisine: Eclectic, with a heavy American and French influence Location: 500 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60605-1532 Price: Entrees run about $20-$25. $17 for a Kobe Beef and Foie Gras Burger, $5 for Fries. Ah, the mythical foie gras burger. It’s a legend that’s been attempted countless times before in the search for the...

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