Diners' Choice: Best Value restaurants in North Suburbs

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Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for the best value restaurants in North Suburbs? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

New Village Gastro Pub

4.7

4.7 (5)

$30 and under

Korean

Glenview

About the restaurant

Join us at New Village Gastro Pub for delicious food and drinks! Looking for an extra fun time? Book one of our private karaoke rooms for up to 2 hours!

2024 50 Best Restaurant by Chicago magazine
2024 30 Favorite things to eat right now by Chicago magazine
2024 Yelp Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.
2025 Banchets Award Nominee

Top review

RosieVIP

Dined on Apr 15, 2025

New village pocha is my favorite Korean restaurant ! Great food, service and vibe (งᐛ)ว (งᐖ )ว

LakeHouse - Lake Villa

4.7

4.7 (44)

$30 and under

American

Lake Villa

About the restaurant

The LakeHouse Restaurant features a cozy yet elegant atmosphere which invites our guests to relax and enjoy a meal with family or friends. As the newest addition to The Khayat Restaurant Group, The LakeHouse stays true to the family owned family run concept while standing alone as the most innovative and dynamic. At The LakeHouse, every day is a vacation! It's 5:00 somewhere!

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SamanthaVIP

Dined on Mar 23, 2025

We love the lake house!!! Great food and experience every time!

Zentli

4.8

4.8 (87)

$30 and under

Mexican

Evanston

About the restaurant

Hear the joyful music of Mexico with a mix of Latin American and world rhythms, enjoy the colorful art, and taste delicious tacos in a warm community space.

Zentli (indigenous Nahuatl Language for "corn" or "maize"), is a casual restaurant that serves the best locally sourced Mexican street food in Evanston, Illinois. With fresh, natural ingredients and vegan & vegetarian options in eclectic, artistic digs, we’re your new local favorite.

We built Zentli to honor the ingenuity and hard work of Mexican people by bringing you the genuine flavors of street vendors through tasty food and mouth-watering drinks.

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EdoVIP

Dined on Apr 18, 2025

Friendly faces, great service, lovely decor and great food. What's not to like?

Ristorante Bottaio

4.8

4.8 (1223)

$30 and under

Italian

Libertyville

About the restaurant

Ristorante Bottaio - Fresh vegetables, fish and various meats prepared as modern interpretations of traditional dishes from the Abruzzo region of Italy. All within your reach at our charming restaurant in Libertyville, Illinois. Stop by and see for yourself!

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SusanVIP

Dined 3 days ago

The food was delicious! Ambience lovely. The one negative is that it was freezing in the restaurant.

Blind Faith Cafe

4.9

4.9 (1531)

$30 and under

Vegetarian / Vegan

Evanston

About the restaurant

Serving globally inspired menus, Blind Faith is a certified green restaurant transforming the way people enjoy vegetarian cuisine. Just twenty-five minutes from downtown Chicago and only blocks from Northwestern's Evanston campus, our dinning rooms offer a casual warmth perfect for any occasion.

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ARNAVAZVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Excellent experience. We enjoyed our food and our visit!

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Popular dish

Shiitake Walnut Loaf

Tocco

4.9

4.9 (350)

$30 and under

Italian

Winnetka

About the restaurant

Good Food, Good Wine, Good Shoes, Makes Life Better.

Born in Naples, Italy and raised in Milan, Bruno Abate was inspired at an early age by his parents for his passion for food and fashion. Bruno opened his first company in Milan, selling fish and caviar to high-end restaurants. His extensive travels around the world helped him appreciate fine food and design and eventually led him to Chicago in 1999, where he combined his passions. In Chicago, Bruno brought together his vision to marry authentic Italian cuisine with a modern design when he opened his first restaurant Follia, in the meatpacking district and currently, Tocco in Winnetka.

The concept was simple, make authentic Italian Cuisine with the finest ingredients and give diners an experience like they were in Italy.

Top review

joan

Dined on Apr 18, 2025

we shared the vegetable tartare, I order that every time I go there. We then shared a pizza, there were 2 of us and took half the pizza home. The restaurant is quiet and the service was lovely. I would highly recommend dining there,

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Popular dish

Lasagna Bolognese

Bluegrass

4.9

4.9 (2643)

$30 and under

American

Highland Park

About the restaurant

Bluegrass is a casual restaurant located in Highland Park. With a cozy setting nestled into the west side of town it is a true destination dining location. Complete with a warm friendly bar and an American flare, Bluegrass blends in a little Southern influence into its repertoire. The wine and beer selections are all American, along with a full back bar, all hand selected to echo the quality of the fare. Aside from a beautiful setting, the restaurant has extraordinary food and service with a remarkable value.
Check our website for details on the events during the summer, as well as our Facebook page. We have many wonderful, rotating specials therefore consult our online menu regularly.

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FrannyVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Love the food, staff and ambience. A great to have a wonderful meal.

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4.9

4.9 (1200)

$30 and under

Italian

Highwood

About the restaurant

Come enjoy our family's 100 year-old Northern Italian restaurant.

Whether you dine with us in our main dining room, the Terrace or upstairs in what was once our family's home, we warmly welcome you. If you're looking for that special restaurant where you can take a a breath from the fast lane and go back to a time when restaurants were not part of a chain and the owner became a friend, the food was always great, and as my grandmother said, "You feel better for coming"....then you've found the right spot. We combine the classic Italian Menu and new creative dishes, with full attention to both. If you enjoy fine wine, you've found a new home. Our cellar contains well over 3,500 choices dating from the late 1800's.

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Mary JoVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Always always love beyond for 45 years!! Ravioli Al Forna is indescribably fantastic

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Popular dish

Ravioli

Tenjin

4.8

4.8 (99)

$30 and under

Japanese

Lincolnwood

About the restaurant

Renga Tei is Tenjin Restaurant now.
Tenjin restaurant serves everyone’s favorite Japanese dishes from yesteryear, and Chef Naoki has developed many contemporary dishes to keep your taste buds happy and satisfied.
We hope that Tenjin will become one of your go-to Japanese Restaurants.

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Alice

Dined 2 days ago

Delicious food and great service! Our family loves Tenjin!

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