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Mon.-Sat. 11AM-11PM
Sun. noon-9PM

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Grand
521 N State St
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Street parking, valet, lot

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Medium ($$)

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Boston Blackies

164 E Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
312-938-8700
www.bostonblackies.com

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Sink your teeth into juicy burgers, chargrilled hot dogs or steak sandwiches at this longtime Streeterville eatery. Boston Blackies is right off the Mag Mile, and those shopaholics as well as area residents and workers looking for something beyond the chi-chi spots will find this comforting. There's nothing special about Blackies (you'll find many vintage pictures on the walls, and the booths are Formica), but the food and service make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Staffers treat customers like longtime friends, and it's evident as some loyal diners have been coming here for decades. Other than the hamburgers (which you can order with bleu cheese, or smothered with bacon and grilled onions), fans boast about the onion rings (which are as big as your head), the garbage salad and the homemade chili, which is served in a large crispy tortilla and topped with onions and cheddar cheese.

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By LYNZEE BEE on 07/19/2008

Naperville Location

By PM0501 on 07/01/2008

We have been to the Naperville location several times since it opened in 2007. We have never been disappointed and it's especially attractive to us since Illinois went NO SMOKING! We usually order a combination of fries and onion rings with our burgers. While the onion rings are not the best we have ever tasted, they beat out others in the area. My wife did try the "Carson's" ribs once and they were not up par. I guess Carson's and Blackies' are owned by the same outfit but, the ribs are not the way they were in their heyday. They were OK but, not exactly "meat falling off the bone" quality.

FIRST STOP ALWAYS!

By Cgssad1222 on 06/29/2008

When I come to Chicago to visit, my favorite place to eat of all choices is Boston Blackies downtown!!!!!!! I've NEVER had a better burger at a restaurant as here! Keep up the great work :-) Can't beat the price for dining out either! LOVE IT!

Burgers are so so

By Bart Shore on 06/29/2008

Went to the Boston Blackies in Arlington Heights a few weeks ago. Found it to be average at best. The service was good, the place was plesant enough. The Burger had no flavor. I see thye offer Carson's Ribs, that is something I should have sunk my teeth into.