Chicagoans are the worst when it comes to talking about the food. It's like a bad comedian, always the highest or the lowest and never anything relatable. If you're visiting Chicago, you don't need to go to Hot Doug's and stand in the wind/rain for an hour just to eat a mildly interesting hot dog. Nor do you need to wait two hours or more for a seat at Kuma's (again in the wind and the rain) to eat a mildly interesting hamburger. And if you're visiting Chicago and can swing Moto or Alinea, go for it, but I have a hard time finding the point in spending that much money on food unless you're not just famous, but famously wealthy, which you are not. If you return, do visit Lula. You might have to wait a little while but the staff are incredibly kind, the food is not just consistently delicious but reasonably priced, and the neighborhood you'll be in is one of the better places to have to wait (if you must wait for a meal). Compare this to Hot Doug's, which is adjacent to a mile-long parking lot for the electrical company fleet vehicles and a drab office park. If you're here in the summer and as inclined to drink as you are to eat, go to the Orbit Room. The longer I've been away the less I feel like I have a "top five" as I do a "top two" establishments. Lula's at the top, and Orbit Room's at the bottom. The best patio in the city (that isn't a roof deck, or whatever it is people do downtown) soundtracked by the best tunes. I don't think I've ever had anything here other than the fish tacos with shots and beers, but it still beats a long list of other Chicago bars and restaurants, and I've never had to wait to get in there. If I had to include a third it'd be Longman & Eagle, but they're just a younger, meat-obsessed, haughty version of Lula. I've also heard they don't treat their staff well at all, which is reason enough for me to stay away unless I've been in a pinch (like xmas eve one year). Randolph Street is the test kitchen. If you really, really, really care about food you likely know where to go, but it appears that you didn't, so moot point.