The city of Chicago, Illinois has many restaurants that cater to the large Jewish population's need for kosher cuisine, which is food prepared according to the dietary restrictions called the Kashrut found in the Torah. While many menu items at these restaurants are culturally Jewish, kosher does not refer to a specific type of cuisine. Thus, diners can order a various styles of food, such as Chinese and Italian, that cooks have prepared in accordance with the Kashrut.
Located in the Jewish community at Rogers Park in the North Side of Chicago, The Great Chicago Food and Beverage Company boasts the Chicago Rabbinical Council's approval on their menus. The restaurant serves a variety of food including both fried and rotisserie chicken, sandwiches, subs and burgers as well as a Chinese menu that includes favorites like egg rolls, kung pao chicken, fried rice and lo mein. The Great Chicago Food and Beverage Company also offers delivery and catering services.
The Great Chicago Food and Beverage Company
3149 W Devon Ave.
Chicago, IL 60659
773-465-9030
thegreatchicago.com
Also located in Rogers Park, Chalavi is a family-friendly diner-style restaurant providing kosher meals to its patrons. In addition to traditional Jewish food, Chalavi offers a variety of menu items including salads, wraps, panini, pizza and even pasta, all of which is kosher. Additionally, Chalavi serves breakfast all day.
Chalavi
2931 W. Touhy Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645
773-338-9640
MetroKlub is inside of the Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro Hotel in Chicago's downtown area known as The Loop, and is among downtown Chicago's few kosher restaurants. The menu, by MetroKlub's self-proclaimed "Kosher iron chef" Chris Turano, features a variety of sandwiches and wraps and appetizers like bruschetta and guacamole as well an entrees like grilled chicken breast and pasta. However, MetroKlub is only open for lunch during weekdays, and is closed Friday to Sunday.
MetroKlub
Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro
733 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60661
312-602-2104
Located in the Andersonville area of Chicago, J.B.'s Deli is actually inside a pharmacy called Gordono's. The Deli gets its bagels from the suburbs' popular New York Bagel and Bialy and actually imports its corned beef and lox from New York. Customers can buy meats, cheeses, fish, bagels and salads by the pound or order one of the Deli's many sandwiches featuring old favorites like pastrami, corned beef and roast brisket.
J.B.'s Deli
5501 N Clark St.
Chicago, IL, 60640
773-728-0600
