Food & Drink · Chatham, Chicago
★★★★★ 5 (0 reviews)
The oldest Black-owned barbecue restaurant in Chicago and a 2024 James Beard America's Classics winner — Lem's has been an anchor of Chicago's Chatham restaurant row since the 1950s. The signature rib tips and hot links bathed in their extraordinary sauce are what put Chicago-style BBQ on the national map. Cash only, often a wait, entirely worth it. One of the most important Black-owned restaurant