Best Restaurants for Spicy Food in Old Irving Park

312 restaurants available nearby

1. Mirra

4.7

Exceptional(117)

Price: Expensive

• Mexican • Bucktown / Wicker Park

Booked 84 times today

Mirra is centered around the excitement of exploring the South Asian and Mexican culinary and collaboration that is really an unknown story up north. A la carte service, wine-focused with a small curated cocktail menu. Our chef's counter will offer a casual prix fixe experience for guests to enjoy. Mirra is a space that is warm, cozy, and comforting, whilst simultaneously executing a bold and vibrant food and beverage program. Mirra is a unique representation of how 2 different cultures can be 1 presented to you by Rishi Kumar, Zubair Mohajir, and David Mor.

2. Akahoshi Ramen

4.8

Exceptional(368)

Price: Moderate

• Japanese • Logan Square

Akahoshi Ramen is a humble ramen shop in the city of Chicago. Everything is made in the restaurant, including all soups, seasonings, toppings, and noodles. We are not an authentic ramen shop, though we value the history of ramen, and our ramen is influenced by its past and its future potential. The dish, popularized in Japan after World War 2, is symbolic of both struggle and perseverance. It is both a simple dish, and a fantastically complex one that we treat with reverence and respect. Roughly translating to “Red Star,” the name “Akahoshi” is a love letter to two cities; Sapporo, Hokkaido, where red stars adorn city monuments, and Chicago, Illinois, where the red star decorates the city flag. Our ramen is influenced by Japanese and American ideals in cooking. We hope you will join us to enjoy a bowl of ramen, made with the respect and passion it deserves.

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3. Le Bouchon - Chicago

4.8

Exceptional(2092)

Price: Expensive

• French • Bucktown / Wicker Park

Booked 119 times today

Le Bouchon has been thriving in Bucktown since 1993, serving classic French Bistro food in a dining room that will transport you to Paris. Voted one of the best French Restaurants in America by Timeout Magazine. Open from 11am-10pm Monday - Saturday.

4. Thattu

4.8

Exceptional(468)

Price: Expensive

• Indian • Avondale

Booked 23 times today

Comfort food from Kerala, India's spice garden. Thattu is located in the beautiful Chicago neighborhood of Avondale. It was born of Chef Margaret Pak’s love for the southwest Indian coastal cuisine of Kerala. Our menu brings you traditions of Kerala along with playful interpretations from our culinary team. Rich with aromatic spices, coconut and curry leaves, the cuisine is a celebration of the bounty of the land and the sea.

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5. Barcocina - Lakeview

4.3

Awesome(955)

Price: Expensive

• Mexican • Lakeview / East Lakeview

Booked 11 times today

Barcocina is a progressive Mexican concept showcasing twists on original Latin flavors. The menu emphasizes shared plates to give our guests the ultimate Eat, Drink, and Socialize experience. Barcocina offers a one of a kind drink menu that features sweet, smoky, and spicy takes on classics, as well as innovative mixology.

6. Eden

4.8

Exceptional(1617)

Price: Expensive

• American • Avondale

Booked 28 times today

Eden’s ever-evolving brunch, lunch, dinner and beverage menus focus on the use of high-quality and seasonal ingredients, with an approach based on simplifying the process that goes into crafting each dish. This focus produces robust, clean flavors to compliment the flowers and herbs from our on-site greenhouse that also add beauty to each dish. Our 20’ x 28’ greenhouse allows us to grow all year, reduce our carbon footprint by sourcing on-site, and it helps the local ecosystem by attracting pollinators. Our sustainability efforts also include composting organic material left over during food preparation. Free Parking is available and easily accessible in the private lot across the street from the restaurant.

7. Itoko

4.8

Exceptional(493)

Price: Expensive

• Japanese • Lakeview / East Lakeview

Booked 64 times today

Situated in Lakeview's iconic Southport Corridor, Itoko is a neighborhood Japanese and robata restaurant from Gene Kato, Executive Chef of Momotaro. “Itoko” meaning “cousin” in Japanese, refers to the connection with Momotaro, located in the Fulton Market District. The menu features the high level of ingredients and technique that Chicago has come to expect from Chef Kato, alongside a beautiful interior curated for the Southport neighborhood. The menu itself features uniquely interpreted sushi rolls that allow the high-quality fish to be the star of the sushi experience. In addition, an innovative beverage menu with a focus on cocktails & highballs highlights the relationship between the technique of the food created by the kitchen and how this is complimented by the beverage selection.

8. Andros Taverna

4.7

Exceptional(195)

Price: Moderate

• Greek • Logan Square

Booked 33 times today

Andros Taverna is a contemporary restaurant from Chef Doug Psaltis servingsophisticated Greek food cooked from the soul. Inspired by the cosmopolitan taverns ofGreece, Andros Taverna is a story of culinary heritage, purity of flavors, and warmhospitality in the heart of Logan Square!

9. Lost Never Found

4.6

Exceptional(536)

Price: Moderate

• American • Wrigleyville

Booked 18 times today

We are a cashless establishment and our food and drink menu can be viewed at www.LNFchicago.com. We are 21+ only after 8PM. Please know we are a bar atmosphere. Reservations are for TABLE seating, not bar seating. Happy Hour is not included in reservations and is first come first serve only. A $20 fee will be applied for all outside desserts. We kindly ask you to not make multiple reservations for your group.

10. Alma

4.1

Excellent(142)

Price: Expensive

• Mediterranean • Wrigleyville

Booked 3 times today

Alma is located on the second floor of Hotel Zachary

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312 restaurants available nearby

1. Mirra

2. Akahoshi Ramen

3. Le Bouchon - Chicago

4. Thattu

5. Barcocina - Lakeview

6. Eden

7. Itoko

8. Andros Taverna

9. Lost Never Found

10. Alma

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