Soul & Smoke - Avondale
up to20%Barbecue · $$ · Avondale
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 more
17 Barbecue joints in Chicago that earn more on your cards
Chicago has 17 Barbecue joints in our listings: 14 take a dining program and 5 have a card perk. Most common price: $$ (moderate). Top neighborhoods: Berwyn (2), Lakeview (2), and Avondale (1).
17 restaurants
Soul & Smoke - Evanston
up to20%Barbecue · $$ · Evanston
American Express Gold Card + inKind
Resy creditinKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8x+11 moreBarbecue · Park West
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Soul & Smoke - West Loop
up to20%Barbecue · $$$ · Fulton River District
American Express Gold Card + inKind
inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 moreBar.B.Q Tonight
up to12%Pakistani · $$$$ · West Ridge
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreBeach Avenue BBQ
up to12%American · $$$ · Brookfield
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreHog Wild - Cicero
up to12%Barbecue · $$ · Cicero
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreHog Wild - Oak Lawn
up to12%Barbecue · $$$ · Oak Lawn
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreRobinson's No. 1 Ribs
up to12%Barbecue · $$$ · Oak Park
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 moreSanders BBQ Supply Co
up to12%Barbecue · $$$ · Beverly
American Express Gold Card + Upside
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+10 morePete's II Red Hots
up to8.8%American · $$ · Broadview
American Express Gold Card + Eat Around Town
Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+8 moreMilt's BBQ for the Perplexed
up to6%Barbecue · $ · East Lakeview
American Express Gold Card
Resy credit
- Restaurants
- 17
- Neighborhoods
- 15
- Cuisines
- 6
- Dining programs
- 14
- With a card perk
- 5
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Chicago
Ranked by what each card earns at restaurants per dollar at our point valuations — before any dining program or credit.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
Perks at 5 restaurants hereCard details
Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
Card details
14 dining programs that pay in Chicago
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- AAdvantage Dining10 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining10 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town10 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining10 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining10 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining10 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining10 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining10 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn10 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham10 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- Bilt Dining10 restaurants1 point per $1
- Upside9 restaurantsUp to 6% back
- inKind7 restaurants20% back
- Rakuten Dining5 restaurants5% back
5 cuisines in Chicago
Barbecue in 15 Chicago neighborhoods
291 more cities and towns in Illinois
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- Schaumburg31 restaurants
- Aurora30 restaurants
- Orland Park22 restaurants
- Lombard21 restaurants
- Rockford21 restaurants
- Springfield20 restaurants
- Tinley Park20 restaurants
- Peoria19 restaurants
- Algonquin17 restaurants
- Hoffman Estates17 restaurants
- Champaign16 restaurants
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