2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year
Bodega N. 5 (at Mercat a la Planxa) is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

1. Bodega N. 5 (at Mercat a la Planxa)

7.2
636 S Michigan Ave (at E Balbo Ave), Chicago, IL
Restaurante español · South Loop · 9 tips y reseñas

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Happily, price is the least of the reasons to eat here. The more pressing reasons include the turkey sandwich with thick bacon and soft focaccia and hearty empanadas filled with bacon, egg and cheese. Leer más.

bopNgrill is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

2. bopNgrill

8.7
6604 N Sheridan Rd (at Albion Ave), Chicago, IL
Hamburguesería · Rogers Park · 84 tips y reseñas

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Korean-American mash-ups are certainly nothing new, but this sparse Rogers Park spot manages to execute its concoctions with enough pizzazz to have to you reconsidering fusion as a whole. Leer más.

Cai is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

3. Cai

8.0
2100 S Archer Ave (at S Wentworth Ave), Chicago, IL
Restaurante chino · Armour Square · 61 tips y reseñas

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: The chef is killing the dim sum competition with his creamy egg-yolk buns, dumplings stuffed with shrimp and scallop, pumpkin congee and steamed rice-noodle crêpes paired with crunchy bits of celery. Leer más.

Lao Hunan is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

4. Lao Hunan

2230 S Wentworth Ave (btwn W 22nd Pl & W Alexander St), Chicago, IL
Restaurante de Hunan · Chinatown · 26 tips y reseñas

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: This is intense food, spicy and oily and built around pork and chicken. “Home fed chicken” is hung for two days to dry age before it’s lightly smoked over a wok filled with dry rice and spices. Leer más.

Pleasant House Bakery is one of 2012 Eat Out Awards: Cheap Eatery of the Year.

5. Pleasant House Bakery

964 W 31st St, Chicago, IL
Panadería · Bridgeport · 61 tips y reseñas

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Individual pies filled with earthy kale and mushrooms. Fried fish alongside crisp nubs of fries, Meyer-lemon tartar sauce to spare. Leer más.