It is Soup Season and the Food Network put out its list of the best soups in each state, the soup in Illinois is at a restaurant with the word Frog in its name...
Illinois has so many more iconic foods than just the deep-dish pizza, and the Chicago Style Hot Dog. The biggest food media experts put together a list of the legendary eats across the Land of Lincoln, and there are some foods on this list that you have to try!
Our Midwestern standards for BBQ are so much higher than the rest of the country, it's not even funny. That's why a declaration that one is superior to all the rest gets my attention. That being said, food experts (really) say for the best BBQ in Illinois, you need to not go to Chicago, but a completely different destination instead.