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MacArthur's Restaurant
Southern Food Restaurant$$$$
Austin, Chicago
The experts at Serious Eats and Chicago Tribune recommend this place
"one of the very best soul food place ever the food"(4 Tips)
"... still the bomb to me!! Smothered pork chops killin too!!!"(2 Tips)
"I'm in love with the greens and Mac and cheese!!!"(6 Tips)
"Get the meatloaf and the collared greens!"(4 Tips)
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35 Tips and reviewsFilter:
- Southern food
- soul food
- smothered pork chops
- great value
- collard greens
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William QuiñonesJanuary 29, 2016I tried the Catfish, chicken with greens and corn and it was good. They have private parking available and the restaurant is clean. Definitively will come back.
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Serious EatsNovember 4, 2013Go for the chicken, but also for the sides, the desserts, the line, and the experience. It's a place that's the de facto community center of its neighborhood.Upvote1Downvote
Chicago TribuneJanuary 12, 2017Like most everything else at MacArthur’s Restaurant, the macaroni and cheese comes cafeteria-style and looks deliciously larger-than-life. Read more
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Lawrence TranthamAugust 2, 2013This is the best southern food had ever well except for my mothers food but it well worth it and they're not expensive eitherUpvote1Downvote
Ace BooneMay 24, 2015EVERYTHANG (yes, I spelled that correctly. ) mac and cheese, yams and meatloaf!!
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Samantha HillMarch 8, 2015Fried chicken with a side of candied yams and collard greens is totally delicious!Upvote1Downvote- Black DesireNovember 8, 2015This is the one of the very best soul food place ever the food is so good.Upvote1Downvote
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Melissa PickensJune 13, 2014If you're looking for a taste of mom or g-mom's home cooking... this is the place to beUpvoteDownvote- I'm in love with the greens and Mac and cheese!!!
Upvote7Downvote - Mac and cheese is still the bomb to me!! Smothered pork chops killin too!!!Upvote3Downvote
Yada LionsPrideJanuary 12, 2014Awesome!!!! Smothered porkshops & chicken is off the chain!!!!! Recommended highly...Upvote1Downvote
Foodgasm in the future...can't lie, I love this west side restaurant lolUpvoteDownvote
Ebony ChildsMarch 5, 2016Used to love the restaurant but the quality of the food have went down just like the staff have.UpvoteDownvote
Merlin BurtonOctober 25, 2016They really fell off. Who is cooking the food now....the drunk uncle who doesnt cook at all? Had the baked chicken and it was raw and bloody red at the bone. Very disappointedUpvoteDownvote
aquilla johnsonOctober 20, 2014Great food but the staff and buffet servers have really bad attitudesUpvoteDownvote
Enough food for lunch and dinner!UpvoteDownvote
Jenni HNovember 5, 2011Beware of the really bad attitudes in this place when getting something to goUpvote1Downvote
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MacArthur's Restaurant
5412 W Madison St (btwn N Lotus Ave & N Long Ave)
Chicago, IL 60644
United States
Chicago, IL 60644
United States
Closed until 11:00 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
(773) 261-2316
Features
Reservations
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Music
No
Parking
Street, Private Lot
Food & Drink
Menus
Happy Hour
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