Top-Rated Restaurants and Diners Outside of Chicago

Since our previous list of renowned restaurants around the state had to be recipients of the Illinois Office of Tourism’s “Delicious Destination” award, we looked at consumer and food critics’ reviews to find some other food joints that deserve a little recognition, though a few also happen to be Delicious Destination winners.

And because you can spend hours listing all the great restaurants in Chicago, we focused on the suburbs and downstate.

Check out some of the top-rated restaurants and diners outside Chicago, which we based on the best reviews from Thrillist and Yelp.

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