347 "Casual Weeknight Dinner" restaurants in Chicago.
A good casual weeknight dinner spot is hard to find. It’s a step above a make-your-own bowl place, but not somewhere you’ll need a reservation. It shouldn’t be too expensive, you should be able to talk instead of shout, and your dinner shouldn’t take more than an hour. These spots do it all.
Aztec Dave’s Cantina
Humboldt Park
Awesome shellfish in a basement dive bar complete with year-round Christmas lights. Go eat all the crab and drink all the beer.
Half Shell
Lakeview
Dove’s serves Southern-inspired Mexican food in an old luncheonette. Jam out to some Chicago soul music too.
Dove’s Luncheonette
Wicker Park
Honey Butter Fried Chicken
Avondale
Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap
Gold Coast
Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern
Old Town
