I'll second Arturo's. I'll even go there during the day to vouch for the quality of the food. I've certainly been there in the wee hours of the morning, but it's just as good during the day.

Thanks. That's on now too.

Pozoleria San Juan, Mexican not Puerto Rican, despite the PR neighborhood and the name San Juan.

late night mexican food in DuPage County:

Los Burritos Tapatios
http://losburritostapatios.com/

Hours:
Sunday thru Thursday: 9:00am - 2:00am
Weekends: 9:00am - 3:00am

Six locations in the western suburbs:

6601 S. Cass Ave. #P
Westmont, IL 60559
(630) 515-0640

484 Roosevelt Rd
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 942-9802

1410 Ogden Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 271-1150

3285 Ogden Ave
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 548-3320

1592 Buttitta Dr
Streamwood, IL 60107
(630) 372-0911

849 E Roosevelt Rd
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 268-9321

Aren't some of the South Side barbecue joints open late?

As always I could not resist mapping.

All updated with the addition of America's Dog, Uncle Sammy's and the above. There is another place on Devon that I saw coming home Saturday and now I can't remember what it is.

Thanks Panther! That's a great addition to the list. Would you mind updating it every once in a while? It doesn't have to be every time I update the master list. Maybe once a season?

Pie Lady wrote:Thanks Panther! That's a great addition to the list. Would you mind updating it every once in a while? It doesn't have to be every time I update the master list. Maybe once a season?

Thanks for your work on this topic! I just happen to love maps.

If you have a Gmail account I can add you as a collaborator. Then you could feel free to add, delete and add comments to the map as you see fit.

I will keep an eye on this thread and make the same as they arise.

LAZ wrote:Aren't some of the South Side barbecue joints open late?

Answering my own question...I don't vouch for how current these times are.

Barbara Ann's BBQ
7617 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
Chicago, IL 60619
Chatham
773-651-5300
Friday & Saturday till 3, Tuesday-Thursday till midnight.
Closed Sunday, Monday

DD&S Bar-B-Que
7100 S. South Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60619
773-643-5411
Friday & Saturday till 2
Closed Sunday, Monday
Cash only, carryout only

Exsenator's Bar-B-Que
3349 W. 159th St.
Markham, IL 60426
708-333-1211
Friday & Saturday till 1
Closed Sunday, Monday

George's Rib House
168 W. 147th St.
Harvey, IL 60426
708-331-9347
Friday & Saturday till 4, Tuesday-Thursday till 2

Lem's
311 E. 75th St.
Chicago, IL 60619
773-994-2428
Friday & Saturday till 4; Sunday-Monday, Wednesday-Thursday till 2
Closed Tuesday

Ribs 'n' Bibs
5300 S. Dorchester Ave.
Chicago, IL 60615
Hyde Park
773-493-0400
Friday & Saturday till 1, other nights till midnight

Also:

Miller's Pub
134 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603-5604
Loop
American
312-263-4988
millerspub.com
Till 2 a.m. 7 days

Fish Keg
2233 W. Howard St.
Chicago, IL 60645
773-262-6603
http://www.thefishkeg.com
Till midnight Sunday-Thursday, 1 a.m. Friday & Saturday
Carryout only

Omega
2300 South Highland Avenue
Lombard, IL 60148-7107
(630) 424-8220
http://omegalombard.com
Diner
6 am to 1 am Sunday-Thursday, 6 am to 2 am Friday and Saturday

Omega
1300 Ogden Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 963-0300
24 hours 7 days

There's also an Omega in Schaumburg, but I think it closes at 11. They are all separately owned.

Some of my favorites



Daata Darbar
2306 W Devon Ave
Always good service and always seem to be people there at all time of night. Never had a bad meal

Kenny's Restaurant
4801 N Austin Avenue

Pretty good generic american food.

The two way grill
4351 N Elston Ave
Has characterful

and i can confirm that San Soo Gab San does close at random hours. I went there on a sunday night at 2-3am one time and they were closed.

LAZ wrote:

LAZ wrote:Aren't some of the South Side barbecue joints open late?

Answering my own question...I don't vouch for how current these times are.

Barbara Ann's BBQ …

DD&S Bar-B-Que …

Exsenator's Bar-B-Que …

George's Rib House …

Lem's …

Ribs 'n' Bibs …

I mentioned a few of the better ones above. There are other lesser, but still okay, late night barbecue houses on the South Side: Alice's, Best, I-57, Mary's etc. DD&S closed years ago.

Rene G wrote:For depressing 24 hour diners don't forget D&L on the north side and Don's Grill (formerly Don's Humburgers) on the south.

If you tackle the 40+ places I listed above, note that D&L Snack Shop is now Belmont Snack Shop (3407 W Belmont). Still 24 hours, still depressing. Looks like they got rid of the "Time to Eat" neon in the window, a shame.

Rene G wrote:...Best...Mary's etc.

I can't find Best without a lot of links leading to "Best BBQ in Chicago" type lists. Do you know the approximate address?

As for Mary's, I assume you mean Mary's Bar-B-Que at 606 S. Pulaski? There's also a Mary Lee's Smokehouse at 2 E. Cermak.

Thanks!

Pie Lady wrote:I can't find Best without a lot of links leading to "Best BBQ in Chicago" type lists. Do you know the approximate address?

As for Mary's, I assume you mean Mary's Bar-B-Que at 606 S. Pulaski? There's also a Mary Lee's Smokehouse at 2 E. Cermak.

Thanks!

Ah, sorry, it didn't occur to me that Best BBQ might be a little tricky to search for. It's at 1648 W 115th, just across I-57 from I-57 Rib House at 1524 W 115th. Actually there are multiple locations of I-57 Rib House now but I'm not sure which are currently in business.

Yes, I meant Mary's on Pulaski (I guess that would be the West Side, not South) but I wouldn't be surprised if Mary Lee's also qualifies. I'd guess the majority of South Side barbecue houses are open at least to midnight on weekends but I can't keep track of which are still in business (I used to maintain a list but it got to be too much trouble).

If you have any questions about the 40-some places I mentioned above don't hesitate to ask. In most cases I had only partial information (no doubt some of it wrong) so I decided to include name only.

Rene G wrote:For depressing 24 hour diners don't forget D&L on the north side and Don's Grill (formerly Don's Humburgers) on the south.

What 'hood is Don's in? I can't figure it out on GoogleMaps.

Pie Lady wrote:

Rene G wrote:For depressing 24 hour diners don't forget D&L on the north side and Don's Grill (formerly Don's Humburgers) on the south.

What 'hood is Don's in? I can't figure it out on GoogleMaps.

It's at 1837 S Western, I believe.

That's it for today. Pay no attention to the yellow squares.

gleam wrote:

Pie Lady wrote:

Rene G wrote:For depressing 24 hour diners don't forget D&L on the north side and Don's Grill (formerly Don's Humburgers) on the south.

What 'hood is Don's in? I can't figure it out on GoogleMaps.

It's at 1837 S Western, I believe.

Yep, that's the place.

Don's Grill
1837 S Western Av
Chicago
312-733-9351

I believe the neighborhood is Pilsen (just barely). I think Don's is still open 24 hours but am not certain. I am certain the great old "Humburgers" sign is gone.

The 3rd Coast Cafe on the Gold Coast is open 7 a.m. to midnight daily.

3rd Coast Cafe
312.649.0730
1260 N. Dearborn Parkway
Chicago, Illinois 60610
http://www.3rdcoastcafe.com
3 hour $10 valet parking available at 1250 N. Dearborn Standard Parking

I haven't checked their current hours, but Turkish Cuisine in Andersonville used to be open till midnight, maybe later on weekends.

Turkish Cuisine
5605 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60660
773-878-8930
www.turkishcuisine.net

Mario's Italian Lemonade, in season (now!) is open 10 a.m. to midnight daily.

The map of this thread is so amazing, it really helped me out this past weekend.

I just realized Whistlers was missing. 24 hours. Decent diner fare.

Whistlers Restaurant
3420 W Devon Ave.
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
(847) 673-9270

Gulliver's in Rogers Park is open till midnight Friday and Saturday. (A big comedown from when I lived nearby and they stayed open till 4 a.m.)

Gulliver's
2727 W. Howard St.
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 338-2166
http://gulliverspizza.com
Mo - Th 11AM - 11PM
Fr - Sa 11AM - 12AM

Pita Inn's locations in Skokie and Glenview are open till midnight on weekends. http://www.pita-inn.com/locations.php

Most Taco Burrito King locations are open late. www.tacoburritoking.com I think one or more of the La Pasaditas on Ashland is open till 3 a.m., too. http://www.pasadita.com

I promise I'll update this list shortly.

Late Night Thai at the old River Kwai spot is open 11pm-5am I think. Food's not nearly as good but they kept the gimmick at least.

mclarksox wrote:Late Night Thai at the old River Kwai spot is open 11pm-5am I think. Food's not nearly as good but they kept the gimmick at least.

1650 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 327-9945
http://www.latenightthai.com/

Julius Meinl at Montrose & Lincoln is open til midnight

Late-night hot dog stands

The Wiener's Circle
2622 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 477-7444
http://www.wienercircle.net

Mon-Thu, Sun 10:30 am - 4 am
Fri-Sat 10:30 am - 5:30 am

These are 24 hours:

Express Grill
1260 S. Union Ave.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 738-2112
http://expressgrillinc.com

Jim's Original
http://www.jimsoriginal.com

1250 S. Union Ave.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 733-7820

16 E. 95th St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 785-9865

The Country Cup
6301 Joliet Rd
Countryside, IL 60525
(708) 354-5282

Good food in a small diner attached to a bowling alley. Prices are cheap - steak and eggs for under $10, some daily breakfast specials for under $5. CCs accepted.

I was in Greektown yesterday and spotted this place, open 10 a.m. to 6 a.m. daily:

Chinese Yum Yum
809 W Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 985-8888

Has anybody been there? It appears to be giving the gyros joints some late-night competition.