Chubby Boys
Restaurant · West Town
172 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
Highlights
Flavor bomb breakfast sandwiches & smashburgers, creative comfort food
Flavor bomb breakfast sandwiches & smashburgers, creative comfort food
"Chubby Boys previously went viral thanks to a fantastic breakfast sandwich they were serving out of Drip Collective in the West Loop. But now, the pop-up has a smashburger operation based in Logan Square’s Split Milk that proves their sandwich-making prowess isn’t just limited to breakfast. The highlight is The Chubby Smash—a maximalist combination of sauces, cheese, and crispy onions that fuses into a balanced flavor bomb of saltiness, tang, sweetness, and spice. For a palate cleanser, we like getting a half-off draft beer during Spilt Milk’s happy hour, or a rotating cocktail like the Erykah Baiju." - john ringor
"Chubby Boys previously went viral thanks to an excellent breakfast sandwich, but their new smashburger out of Logan Square’s Split Milk proves they aren’t a one-sandwich wonder. Their Chubby Smash is a loaded masterpiece—two thin, salty patties with cherry peppers, bearnaise, bacon jam, fried onions, and Chubby sauce (a creamy, sweet, and smoky concoction). Each component fuses into a balanced flavor bomb of saltiness, tang, sweetness, and spice." - adrian kane, john ringor
"Chubby Boys isn’t technically a restaurant (it’s a pop-up operating out of Spilt Milk), but their smashburgers warrant a shoutout here. Their perfectly seared, salty patties taste great whether they’re at the center of a loaded Chubby Smash—with cherry peppers, bearnaise, bacon jam, Chubby sauce, and fried onions—or a simpler Oklahoma Patty Melt. Grab a table or bar stool at Spilt Milk and pair your burger with one of their rotating cocktails." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen
"Located inside Drip Collective in the West Loop, this resident restaurant pop-up is great when you need a quick bite in the morning. And though there are only four dishes on the menu, this is a quality-over-quantity situation. You don’t need anything more when they have an excellent breakfast sandwich with sweet bacon jam, spicy jalapeños, and a fluffy egg, or a tasty breakfast burrito with peppery chickpea chorizo. The Drip Collective space looks a little bit like a creatives’ loft studio, with framed artwork and giant hand-shaped chairs—sit on one of those and eat your sandwich instead of dealing with rush hour traffic." - John Ringor
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