A seafood boil in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood was simply named because the “Greatest Seafood” in Illinois for 2025, in response to a brand new record from eating overview web site Yelp.
The record, which compiles “The Greatest Seafood in Each State,” was created after editors recognized companies within the seafood class with a big focus of evaluations mentioning “seafood,” the record stated. Editors then ranked these spots utilizing a lot of components, together with geographic location and the whole quantity and scores of evaluations.
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The record additionally stated searches for “seafood eating places” on the positioning jumped by 34% in 2024 in comparison with the earlier yr, with searches for “seafood boils” up by 81%.
The Illinois restaurant that made the record was Lowcountry Lakeview, at 3343 N Clark St., which Yelp says provides a the “enjoyable expertise” of a “messy” boil with shrimp, snow crab legs, lobster tails and mussels, together with potatoes and corn on the cob.
“My absolute favourite seafood boil in the entire Chicago space,” one overview stated. “The meals could be very contemporary. I recommend getting the entire sauces in your bag, particularly in case you like spicy!”
The restuarant has a mean of 4.4 stars on Yelp, with greater than 700 evaluations. The spot additionally has areas within the South Loop and Chinatown, together with Milwaukee, WI and Merrillvile, IN.
“Lowcountry offers a cushty and backyard-like setting to embrace the tradition of social gatherings round a seafood boil,” the web site stated. “Our inspiration originates from childhood reminiscences of household street journeys to the gulf coast, and digging into lowcountry fashion seafood in baggage set on picnic tables. An expertise we’ve longed to share with our mates. That day has arrived, and we’re excited for the chance to share this expertise.”
The total record from Yelp might be discovered right here.
