Location: Montgomery
Top Restaurants in Montgomery
Montgomery Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Montgomery
Montgomery is a village in Kane and Kendall counties, Illinois, as well as a Chicago suburb. The population was 5,471 at the 2000 census, while the 2010 census lists Montgomery's population at 18,438. This is a 237 percent increase from 2000, making Montgomery the 9th fastest growing municipality in Illinois during this period.
Things to do in Montgomery
1. Portillo's Hot Dogs
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Home to America's favorite Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef, burgers, salads, and chocolate cake.
Reviewed By darrelltloz - Camdenton, MO
You have to watch this operation closely, there are over 30 people filling orders, organized chaos, BUT IT WORKS. Staff is friendly, helpful and courteous, prices are fair and food is served hot and good. They serve an astonishing number of guests every day. I do believe they have changed the flavor of the juice used on the Italian beef, it appears to be less "Italiany" but it's still one of the best beef sandwiches anywhere.
2. Jakes Bagels
Overall Ratings
5 based on 96 reviews
Reviewed By Susan T
I've been to Jakes for the second time, my husband absolutely loves this place. I have an everything bagel dog and it's amazing. The people that work there are so friendly.
3. My Lil Sister's Doughnut Shoppe
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Ede M - Cape Coral
Definety need to stop here, there donuts are like no others. Everything is made fresh, the kids will love this place. We go here every Saturday. Very friendly. They have coffee caked as well. Stop by and check it out
4. Starbucks
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By tiggerama - Chicago, IL
The baristas are super nice at this location but it is always so busy. The drive through has a really awkward layout which leads to lots of traffic jams.
5. Grandma's Table
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By chgoburbsco - Montgomery, Illinois
Very good food,generous portions. Serves cocktails. All the soups are delicious. Always have a nice dinner salad with meal. Great desserts too.
6. Dairy Queen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By MGDaversa - Plainfield, Illinois
Unlike some other establishments in the neighborhood, this DQ appears to be clean and well-maintained. Service during my first visit was quick and efficient. My hot meal arrived fast and quite warm. Go ahead and check it out. This place is a good one
7. Benny’s Place
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By MIguelTerrazas - Aurora, Illinois
Really nice friendly place with good service and very tasteful food, have being here many times and is always being excellent the servers are always very helpful and knowledgeable of what they are serving on the menu and of their specials!
8. South Moon BBQ
Overall Ratings
4 based on 69 reviews
Reviewed By BigPaPa88
My family went here looking for some good BBQ. We ordered two pull pork sandwiches and the pull pork sliders for the kid. I ordered my sandwhich Northern style which came with dry slaw and sauce.
The kids meals were $5 And came with 1 small slider and some fries. The pull pork sandwiches were $7 and the sides ranged from $2-3, with a cornbread muffin for $1.
For our sides we got fried potato salad and may and cheese.
The sandwiches were dry. There was a hint of smoke, but certainly lacked flavor. We had to add sauce just to add something for taste and add some moisture so we could swallow. The coleslaw was dry, not my liking, but that is more of a preference.
The fried potato salad was decent. It was fried potato chunks with a hot sauce with flavor comparable to BWW's medium wing sauce. The Mac and cheese was said to have a smoke flavor, which it did, but was not to our liking.
The cornbread was pretty good. They offered a few different sauces. We tried the Sweet St Louis and the Sweet hot. They were ok. The Sweet St Louis had a bit of a ketchup taste more than a Bbq sauce.
The cost for 2 adults and 1 child with water for drinks was $28 without tip.
We sat out on the patio which was a nice little place with a view of the river. A fire pit with a nice fire would be a great addition.
Service was ok, waitress did not even though we were there for several minutes becuase she was busy talking with friends in the parking lot. But was still friendly and attentive once she realized we were there.
I wanted this to be so much better, but sadly it wasn't. If your in the mood for BBQ, I would recommend Smokes in Yorkville over this place.
9. Taco Madre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By JessicaMomof4 - Westfield, Indiana
The food here is so good and it can get busy because of that. There is sit down or to go. We had the tacos and I really liked them all. Chorizo was very good, some places don't cook it right, but this was very well done. Fish taco was my favorite of all the kinds I tried.
10. Two Brothers Roundhouse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 399 reviews
Reviewed By heatherquick - Chicago, Illinois
We eat here several times a year. Their specials are always interesting. Yesterday we had Persimmon Carpaccio. It was delicious. Love the quirky rooms here and the history behind it. Last night we ate in the lounge where the bar was from the Chicago World Fair.
