Lem’s Bar-B-Q
Lem's Bar-B-Q is a barbecue restaurant in the Chatham community of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The restaurant is known for its rib tips, which Eater has described as Chicago's "most famous rib tips." In 2025 it was named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.
- Restaurant
- …has 1 floor
- Cuisine: barbecue
- Description: restaurant in Chicago, Illinois
- Address: 311 East 75th Street, Chicago, IL 60619
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Dorothy School and 79th station.
St. Dorothy School
School
The following is a list of schools operated by the… St. Dorothy School is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Lem’s Bar-B-Q.
79th station
Metro station
79th is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's… 79th station is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Lem’s Bar-B-Q.
Four Nineteen Building
Heritage site
The Four Nineteen Building is a historic gas station building located at 419 E. Four Nineteen Building is situated 1 mile south of Lem’s Bar-B-Q.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greater Grand Crossing and South Park Manor Historic District.
Greater Grand Crossing
Suburb
Greater Grand Crossing is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois.
Lem’s Bar-B-Q
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Latitude
41.75821° or 41° 45′ 30″ north
Longitude
-87.61764° or 87° 37′ 4″ west
Open location code
86HJQ95J+7W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=restaurant
OpenStreetMap feature
building=retail
OpenStreetMap attribute
cuisine=barbecue
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