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Step 1
Go online and pull out the home page of your favorite search engine, such as Google or Yahoo.
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Step 2
Search using keywords such as ‘Chicago restaurants’ and note that a long list of results will come up. View some of the Web sites and see if any catch your fancy.
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Step 3
Visit popular dining and restaurant-oriented Web sites (see below).
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Step 4
Get a handy map of Chicago, which can be found online at several Web sites such as www.mapquest.com, www.lonelyplanet.com, maps.google.com and so on. Understand the areas and neighborhoods of Chicago. The neighborhoods of Chicago lay within Chicago's 77 community areas. Locate your hotel, areas of interest, attractions and so on.
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Step 5
Search for restaurants by specifying the area, attraction or neighborhood. Use the name of the location or a landmark as the keywords along with ‘restaurants’ in the search box.
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Step 6
Search by type of cuisine. For example, American, Italian, Jewish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Lebanese, Latin, Ethiopian or any other type of cuisine that you want to explore.
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Step 7
Search by name of the restaurant. If you know the name of the restaurant, use that name in the search box and specify Chicago or any Chicago neighborhood along with it.
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Step 8
Search restaurants by price range. Use keywords such as cheap, inexpensive, budget, moderate, expensive, fancy, etc. to refine your search.
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Step 9
Search by features you are looking for in the restaurant. Use keywords such as bar, pub, 24 hours, coffeeshop, celeb spotting, breakfast/brunch, live music, kid friendly, Prix-Fixe, romantic, good for groups and so on.
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Step 10
Search by regional and local specialties. Use keyword such as Chicago style hotdog, Chicago deep dish pizza, Italian beef and so on.
