"One of the best barbecue restaurants in Chicago, Soul & Smoke serves up Texas-style brisket, hickory-smoked spare ribs, and house-cured and smoked pastrami from a takeout window with picnic tables outside. Gather some friends and order meat by the pound or just indulge with a lunch special featuring two pulled pork sliders topped with apple slaw with collard greens or chicken gumbo on the side. A full restaurant is in the works." - Samantha Nelson