Illinois Burger Joint Named One Of The Best In The Country

CHICAGO, IL — America has a long-running love affair with hamburgers, and a Chicago burger joint was named to Thrillist’s list of the 31 best burger joints in America. The Chicago burger that Thrillist decided is one of the best in the country is served at Small Cheval, younger sibling to the popular Au Cheval restaurant in the West Loop.

Thrillist’s national burger critic, Kevin Alexander, said Small Cheval "is a burger joint through and through, and delivers the beefy, pickle and dijonnaise-laden, 'are you sure there isn't some kind of illegal drug in this' pleasure of Au Cheval with a fraction of the wait time,” Thrillist writes.

The ranking noted that the burger is only a single item on a wide-ranging menu: check out the full Small Cheval menu here.

Small Cheval has three locations: 1732 N Milwaukee in Wicker Park, 150 N Riverside Plaza in West Loop and 1345 N Wells St. in the Gold Coast neighborhood.

See what other burger joints made the list here.

Top photo courtesy of Small Cheval.