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Grill City

Super GemAlbany Park · Filipino BBQ Community-sourced, unverified
📍 5033 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

Grill City operates inside Seafood City's food court in Albany Park, a turo-turo counter where dozens of hot, pre-made dishes sit ready in a steam bath — point at what looks good, and it's on your tray in seconds.

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BBQ pork skewers — juicy, properly charred, finished in a tangy banana ketchup sauce — are the reason this Seafood City food court stall gets singled out from its grocery-store-counter neighbors.

The BBQ pork skewers are the specific reason this stall gets singled out from the food court's other options: juicy, fatty, charred properly at the edges, and finished in a tangy banana ketchup BBQ sauce that's distinctly Filipino rather than a generic sweet glaze. It shares the food court with Crispy Town (an almost dangerous amount of deep-fried everything) and Noodle Street (stir-fries, fried rice, soup), which means a single Seafood City trip can cover three genuinely different food styles without leaving the building.

This isn't a sit-down meal or a special occasion — it's fast, cheap, and specifically good at the one thing (grilled meat and seafood) it's built to do.

Specials at Grill City

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Hours

Grocery-store food court hours
📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (773) 295-1658

Amenities & accessibility

🚶Walk-in only, no reservations
❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified
🙂Kid-friendly

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