Belly Shack (Chicago)

Are these foods awesome or what?

Belly Shack is... an eatery? a restaurant? a sandwich shop? all of the above! It's under the blue line tracks (literally) at the Western stop in Bucktown. Belly Shack's incredibly creative menu stems from the genius couple Bill Kim and Yvone Cadiz-Kim. Consider for example the Boricua sammich which packs Asian black beans, grilled marinated tofu and rice in between two large slabs of fried plantain. Or the Korean BBQ Kogi, a do-it-yourself pita sandwich with Korean BBQ beef. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu; it's that simple.

The locale is well kept and pleasant; simplicity and functionality are the design paradigms here. One of my favorites in Chicago!