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Chicago Lunch Specials Guide

The midday menu nobody puts on a billboard: weekday combo plates, lunch-only counters, and the same dish for less than it costs at dinner.

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Most of what's below never makes it onto a restaurant's Instagram: a $12 plate that's $20 after 5pm, a counter that only opens its lunch menu Monday through Friday, a sushi spot running the same rolls for half the dinner price between 11 and 3. Nothing here is a guess — every card comes from a confirmed price, a posted lunch-only window, or both. Every listing links straight to the restaurant's real page with hours and directions, not a scraped summary.

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