There are two parts to Lem’s excellence, and the first is what you can see through the windows: the aquarium smoker. That ...

The beloved eatery is cited as "a cornerstone of delicious food, culture and community on Chicago’s South Side for more than 70 years." ...

South Side restaurant serving up Chicago style barbecue rib tips and links is getting national attention. “You know, normally ...

Lem's Bar-B-Q has received a James Beard Award, a prestigious honor that recognizes some of the best restaurants and chefs in the country. Lem's has been in the Chatham neighborhood for decades. The ...

Lem's is an old and familiar place for Collins, and he's pleased to come back — the line notwithstanding. "Coming up here with my pops, standing in line waiting on some food, the smoke building ...

The process is labor-intensive but it—along with the scents of meat coming from the tall smokestack atop the building—has kept customers coming back for seven decades. Lem’s location on 75th ...

Lemons urges. She finishes her order and then it’s on to the next customer from a lunchtime line that wraps around the building to the bin where Lem’s Bar-B-Q in Chatham (311 E. 75th St ...