Chicago is also known as the “Second City” in reference to existing in the shadow of the Big Apple. For some people who already visit the area they cannot forget the smell of boiled hot dogs sans ketchup, deep dish pizza and tacos that is being sold in a lot of restaurants in the streets of Chicago.

While those traditional classics do in fact make up the backbone of the Chicago culinary tradition, there are plenty of other signature dishes that may have roots elsewhere, but have entrenched themselves alongside the Vienna Beef legend and tomato-sauce-laden sombrero as certifiable classics.

Let me introduce you the Top 5 Most Famous Recipes in Chicago. We visited different restaurants and did survey from the people in Downtown Chicago to make this list. Make sure to not miss trying these food when you visit Chicago.

Steak

Where: David Burke’s Primehouse
616 N. Rush St.
Chicago, IL 60611

Who doesn’t love Steak? It is hard to find a perfect steak that will suits your taste. But at David Burke’s Primehouse is letting their meat to speak for itself. They are one of the best restaurants who serves the best steak in town. Most of the customers says that the steak is delight in “dry-aged perfection" . They’ve fermented their steak perfectly that the flavor will blend in your mouth naturally.

If you want to try cooking at home, here is the basic 4 steps in doing it at home:

• Choose the right cut of Meat - first step in cooking a perfect steak is choosing the right  cut of meat. That means a tender cut with plenty of marbling. What makes a cut of meat tender? If it comes from a part of the cow that doesn't get much exercise, it will be tender. Also, some cuts naturally have more connective tissue than others, which makes them hard to chew.

  The best cuts of beef for making the perfect steak will come from less-exercised parts of the cow and have little connective tissue. By and large, we're talking about cuts from the rib, short loin and tenderloin primal cuts.

• Grill the Steak - grilling is the best way to cook a steak because a grill gets really hot and because of that the meat will cook quickly. Make sure that you flipped the meat at right time to avoid the meat from being tender.

• Let the Steak Rest - A steak needs to rest for a few minutes, in a warm place, before you cut into it. By doing this, you are letting the flavor to sync-in into the meat and make it more juicy and delicious.

• Prepare the Grill - let the grill reach it right temperature before you put the meat. There is one issue in cooking frozen steak, it takes a lot of time before it reaches the room temperature.

  As for seasoning, the best way to season a steak is with Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Finally, I like to brush a little bit of clarified butter onto a steak before I grill it. This adds flavor and helps prevent the steak from sticking to the grill.

Cheese Fries

Where: Au Cheval
800 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607

Everyone considered French Fries as their comfort food when they are not feeling better. No right age for someone to eat French Fries because anyone can eat it at anytime. While the burger at Au Cheval certainly rivals the aforementioned selection at Community Tavern, it’s their golden french fries made with a twist that will really knock your socks off.

Featuring a fried egg placed on top to add to the already creamy perfection achieved from being drizzled with a creamy mornay sauce and garlic aioli, these taters will certainly cause your heart to work overtime.

How to cook a perfect french fries at home?

• Peel and rinse the potatoes and then cut them into sticks.

• To meet the perfect texture, place them in a bowl with cold water and leave it for 2 to 3 hours. Or you can let the fries sits in your fridge overnight.

• Grab your pot and heat up some cooking oil, just enough to cover the fries. When the oil is hot, drop now your french fries and let it cook until it turns into golden brown. Once cook, drain on new/dry paper towels.

• Sprinkle the flavor of your choice and then put the Sunny Side Up egg on top.

Deep Dish Pizza

Where: Pequod’s
2207 N. Clybourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614

There is a lot of restaurants that offer Deep Dish Pizza and believe me or not, you will never go wrong in choosing the best restaurant because all of them offers the best and delicious Deep Dish Pizza. One of the best restaurants that offers the best Deep Dish Pizza is Pequod’s and a lot of people are talking how they are doing it.

The game changer: a layer of cheese between the flaky crust and the cast-iron pan it’s baked in that yields irresistibly crispy, blackened edges. Our favorite version is topped with big hunks of fennel-flecked sausage and hot specks of giardiniera, but c’mon: It’s a casserole of melty cheese; it can do no wrong. 

Hot Dog

Where: Chicago’s Dog House
816 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614

From kids to adults love eating hot dog during morning, lunch, snack, dinner or up to midnight snack. Hot dogs is one of the delicious food that anyone can eat it at anytime. There a lot of variety of hot dog in grocery store or in a restaurant to hot dog house. One of the best restaurants that has the Chicago’s signature hot dog is Chicago’s Dog House. They offer the most delicious and juicy hot dog that the town can offer.

It is easy to create hot dog sandwich at home, the only secret is to choose the best hot dog in the store.

Italian Beef

Where: Johnnie’s Beef
7500 W. North Ave.
Elmwood Park, IL 60707

If you are new in town maybe you will be a bit surprise when you hear the food “Italian Beef” and you might expect something close to taste of Italian food. But Italian Beef is perfectly paired with Salt and Pepper. Featuring a simple construction which includes a fresh sandwich roll and thinly sliced roast beef “dipped” in its own liquids from the cooking process – and the option of cheese or hot or sweet peppers – it certainly fills the void when lunch needs to be a person’s biggest meal of the day.

Johnnie’s Beef is one of the best restaurant who offer Italian Beef and a lot of people and tourist are going to this place just to try their recipe.

Food lover type of people will definitely enjoy the different variety of food in Chicago. There are thousands of restaurants that offers delicious food that will make you feel happy and full. Happy Eating!