Top 5 Spots in Chicago to Get Comfort Food

Comfort food is great for when you’re down in the dumps, or even when you worked hard all week and you want to treat yourself to some delicious, high calorie food because you deserve it. Whether you’re feeling savory food such as pizza, or fried chicken, or you have a sweet tooth and are in the mood for some cold, delicious ice cream, Chicago is the place to be to satisfy all of your comfort food needs. The Windy City is known for its selection of comfort food options, and is known for its Chicago-style pizza and the Chicago hot dog.

We have assembled a list of the top five comfort food restaurants for you that are located in Chicago for all of your comfort food cravings!

If you want to try something different when treating yourself to some comfort food in Chicago, why not purchase a GiftYa electronic gift card? These cards are great when going out and exploring new places in the city and are easy to redeem and are easily accessible right on your debit card so you can go out and enjoy a comforting meal!

Feed

2803 W Chicago Avenue

Humboldt Park | Feed.com

A Southern-style restaurant that serves all of your favorite comfort foods!

Feed is an all-american southern-style restaurant that serves all of your favorite comfort foods. Known for their comfort food in the Windy City, they specialize in comfort foods such as rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, collard greens, and serve their signature fried chicken specials every Sunday. Besides lunch and dinner, Feed also has a breakfast menu, serving favorites such as omelettes, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and french toast. 

With having an old fashioned feel to the restaurant, many people can find the food served at Feed not the only comforting factor of the place. The interior of Feed resembles a small town southern restaurant with its relaxing and at-home feel to it, along with the simple decorations of pictures scattering the walls. If you’re ready for some southern diner and momma-and-pappa style comfort food with all of your classic favorites, stop by Feed today to get the best fried chicken in the city!

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“There was just something about it (Feed) that made my taste buds go wild! And prior to leaving I giggled at the employee and stated that ‘I need to leave before I order something else.’” - Yelp Review

Chicken and Farm Shop

113-125 N Green Street

West Loop, Near West Side | Chickenshop.com

Try their signature rotisserie and fried chicken from free-ranged birds from Crystal Farms in Pennsylvania!

Established in 2014, Chicken and Farm Shop is the place to go to for their famous rotisserie and fried chicken that come from free-ranged birds on Crystal Farms in Pennsylvania. With the use of free-range chickens from an amish farm, they can ensure that they are healthier than any other chicken that they could sell. They are also known for their giant fried chicken sandwiches and other mouth watering chicken options.
Chicken and Farm Shop gives off a 1950s vibe with checkered flooring and colored chairs and  guests are able to enjoy the comforting setting while indulging in the taste of their famous rotisserie chicken. They also have a classic favorite comfort food that many people enjoy as well, chicken and waffles covered in maple syrup and powdered sugar. If you want to indulge your senses with incredible rotisserie chicken and some famous chicken and waffles, Chicken and Farm Shop is the way to go!

“The chicken overall was very tender and crispy, probably one of the best chicken sandwiches I've had. The crinkle cut fries were also tasty and all were crispy, none of them were soft. Overall I would return back to this place for dinner.”- Yelp Review

Joey G’s Mac n’ Cheese

2351W Augusta Boulevard

Ukranian Village, West Town | Joeygsmacncheese.com

Indulge in some of the best mac n’ cheese that Chicago has to offer!

Come to Joey G’s Mac n’ Cheese for the most famous mac n’ cheese in all of Illinois. With their mac n’ cheese being a 2017 finalist in the Mac n’ Cheese Fest, this comfort food is definitely worth having if you are in Chicago. They have an endless amount of options for mac n’ cheese, including classic, seven cheese, vegie, Chicago hot dog, pizza, cheeseburger, and even pulled pork and chicken bacon ranch. 

Along with the endless options for mac n’ cheese, Joey G’s also serves sandwich and wrap options and garlic cheese melt options with whatever kind of protein you wish to have. Joey G’s is also a great kid friendly restaurant that serves hot dog mac n’ cheese served on a bun that many kids enjoy! If you are interested in the best mac n’ cheese in Illinois, check out Joey G’s Mac n’ Cheese today!

Also, make sure to check what the daily special is for whichever day you are going to get some extra savings on some great food!

“Awesome family friendly restaurant! So great to have a place I know everyone in my family will love. Lots of options and flavors. Can't wait to see what else they got!” - Yelp Review

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

3404 N Southport Avenue

Lakeview | Jenis.com

Jeni’s ice cream is to die for with many different flavors that you can even take home with you!

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is known for its selection of ice cream flavors including Boston creme pie, coffee with cream and sugar, brambleberry crisp, pineapple upside down, and skillet cinnamon roll. Jeni’s is not only known for the ice cream that you can order to enjoy with family and friends inside the store, but you can also purchase pints of ice creams to take home and enjoy later. At $12 a pint, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream is ready to take home and enjoy later, or even order it online to have it delivered to your house!

Jeni’s offers an unlimited amount of samples to test out every flavor to see which one you would ultimately like to pick and enjoy. Ice cream is a great comfort food and at Jeni’s you can also get multiple scoops, each being a different flavor of ice cream to really indulge your senses in the best ice cream in town! Check out Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams today to indulge in all your ice cream comfort needs today!

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“To DIE for. Some of the most incredible ice cream flavor combos you will ever come across. There's nothing like walking through the streets of Chicago on a warm summer night and stumbling into a Jeni's for a perfect sweet treat. Jeni's is without a doubt a Chicago favorite!” - Yelp Review 

Puffs of Doom

Food Truck

Chicago | Puffsofdoom.com

Do you love pastries and other bakery goods? Well, Puffs of Doom is known for its deliciously sweet and savory ice cream puffs!

Puffs of Doom is known for its sweet and savory flavors of ice cream puffs. Flavors include banana coconut nutella, peanut butter chocolate covered pretzel, spiced apple almond, sausage n’ gravy, BLT, and rosemary and mashed potato. With a mixture of sweet and salty flavors, Puffs of Doom is great for anyone that loves savory comfort foods, or if they have a sweet tooth. They also offer vegan and gluten free options as well.

While they don’t have an actual store, Puffs of Doom is run out of a food truck that can be found all over Chicago. They go to big festivals that happen all across Chicago, including the Riotfest, which is a huge three-day music festival that takes place in Chicago where you can spot the Puffs of Doom. Not only can you enjoy some great music, but you can cure your sweet tooth and savory indulges as well!

“Puffs of Doom will see my dollars in the future. From the above and beyond service I received, I'll be happy to pay for something that goes to brand with so much passion behind it.” - Yelp Review

Comfort food is great no matter what time of the day it is and it is good to treat yourself to some good food. Chicago is known for the many different comfort food restaurants, ranging from southern comfort food, to an endless amount of mac n’ cheese restaurants, to even ice cream or other bakery shops to satisfy your comfort food needs. Where’s your favorite place to grab some awesome comfort food? Let us know in the comments!

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