Lem's Bar-B-Q

Barbecue restaurant · Chatham

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South Side rib tips, hot links, and the city’s famed aquarium smoker define this Black‑owned landmark, honored with the James Beard Foundation’s 2025 America’s Classics award and celebrated by local press for seven decades of Chicago‑style barbecue.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/food-and-restaurants/2025/02/27/lems-bar-b-q-named-americas-classic-by-james-beard-awards-foundation
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311 E 75th St, Chicago, IL 60619 Get directions

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