Shaevitz Uptown BBQ

We ordered two turkey sandwiches with fries. And smoked steak, the food was delicious. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to jump on something else;)

Delicious. Best gluten free roll I’ve tasted. Everything was yummy. Really like that one if the owner’s is always there.

Their Texas ribs are the best ribs I have had. Their sandwiches and brisket is very good too. But go for the ribs you won’t be sorry!

Outstanding kosher brisket and hamburgers and meat in general

There is a new place called Shaevitz Uptown BBQ here, which caused some confusion when we were looking for details on this place.
The BBQ Brisket plate cost about $ 13.00 + 2 sodas worked out to be $ 18 (expensive for a can of soda).
The brisket had a little bit of smoke to it, was thick cut, but also had a lot of BBQ on it. It had a different taste to me that I did not particularly care for.
The steak cut fries and coleslaw that came with the meal were pretty standard.
Overall I was very underwhelmed by the food I had here which is too bad because I really wanted to like it.
If I am looking for BBQ when I am up this far North I will stick with Real Urban BBQ (RUB).

I’ve known about this place for years and always wanted to get some kosher bbq but we never made it here-​too far east, I guess.
Well, we finally did it. It’s a little storefront, not seedy or dirty-​I thought it was quite nice for a storefront. There are 8 tables. Order at the counter, food is brought to you. Leave tips in the jar up front.
My husband and I split the Texas brisket sandwich platter which is a big, sloppy, smokey mess of deliciousness. The brisket was tender, the sauce was sweet and smokey. The handcut fried were ok, they don’t salt them so you have to add your own. On the side, you get a half sour pickle spear and a tiny container of slaw, which is neither salted or sweetened-​just add some bbq sauce and it’s edible.
I also had a bowl of matzah bowl soup. It looked like real chicken soup and I could tell it was made with a real chicken but I could also taste bouillion. It lacked onion, carrot and dill. The matzah ball was ok, fluffy outside, chewy inside.
The kosher aspect of this place is open to debate. It’s not authorized by the cRc. There is a kashrus certificate on the wall but if it isn’t a cRc rabbi, those who are truly frum won’t accept it. Me, I don’t care. What I saw of the kitchen was spotless. The tables and floor were spotless. I did not see benchers or a washing station for the frummies. So while the food is kosher and they are closed on shabbos, they really aren’t kosher.
The food here is more expensive but it’s kosher so there you go. It’s a million times tastier than what you’d get at Garden Fresh’s Kosher Korner in Northbrook.
I’ll be back. And next time I get my own sandwich, no sharing.

I was sent here on someones recommendation, which means that someone actually liked this place, and would recommend it. I had a lousy sandwich, lousy service topped off with some lousy atmosphere. I like an independent restaurant as much as the next guy, but not here. Sorry.

I’ll chase with a review soon, but be aware, they are closed on Saturday’s… found out the hardway yesterday! ;)

HOLY GEEZ! This place rules. I am a huge bbq fan, I’ve had it in Georgia, Tennessee, and the best places within Chicago and let me tell you this is just as good as the best this city has to offer. I ordered their Texas BBQ Brisket and it was cooked to perfection and doused in an incredible sauce. The best part though was the pretzel bun. This has really caught on as of late, people are really taking notice to the impact this bun can have on a sandwich. My only complaint would be the price, but on the flip side the best bbq joints in Chicago are all a little pricey. Overall, I rate this place as a pants changer after you eat the food. I can’t wait to be back.

holy crap okay so.
i am a big fan of barbecue, yes? yes. so is my dashing and handsome girlfriend. trouble is, she keeps kosher — and as you know, chicago’s kosher dining options are like A) not kosher, or B) bad pizza. and the poor girl, she wants ribs. every day it’s like «riiiiiiibs?» and every day she is disappointed, and there is the sad.
but then i was poking around on the internets and i find this joint! hot diggity. so the other night we make the 50-​minute metra trek out to highland park, and you know, it was worth it. i had the brisket platter, see, and it was as good as any non-​kosher brisket in recent memory. but more importantly, the famished lady-​friend finally got her ribs. did she ever. i mean these things looked like a carcass in the serengeti after the lions and the hyenas and the vultures take their turn. christ.
we’ll obviously go back, but wow highland park is a trek from downtown. bring some knitting, or a crossword, or something.