Food & Wine
America’s Best Delis
You must be doing something really right if you’re one of the most famous sausage shops in Chicago, a city that takes its encased meat very seriously. At Gene’s, the Polish-style knackwursts, Krakowska, and more are all top-notch. Full Story
Chicago Sun-Times: Splash
Trending Now: A Fresh Take
“I love sitting on the rooftop at Gene’s, and the giant pretzels are amazing.”Full Story
Eater Chicago
13 Restaurant Moms to Visit on Mother’s Day
Both Alice Luszcz and her husband Gene have provided Chicagoans with homemade smoked sausage and other Polish delicacies for over 40 years. They're also parents.Full Story
Thrillist
The 9 Best Sausages in Chicago
The rooftop beer garden'll return when (if?) it gets warm, and with it, the bratwurst plate -- a massive undertaking with a choice of two sides and a bratwurst you can do any of seven ways (Gene’s homemade, traditional German, Chicago-style, Sheboygan, mushroom Swiss, jalepeño, or apple)... but will do the Sheboygan way.Full Story
Eater Chicago
Guide: Where to Eat Soup During This Year’s Polar Vortex Winter
Cooked daily from Amish chickens, this vintage Polish delicatessen with two locations (Lincoln Square and 5330 W. Belmont) has a chicken noodle soup that doesn't skimp on flavor.Full Story
The Kitchn
5 Culinary Gifts to Bring Home from Your Next Escape
Gene's Sausage Shop is a fresh addition to a location where a classic Chicago shop, Meyer Delicatessen, closed down a few years ago. Gene's Sausage Shop moved in and opened a two-story shrine to sausage in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood.Full Story
Red Tricycle
4 Inspiring Picnic Spots (And Where to Get Your Grub)
Gene’s is a neighborhood gem with German roots, and it attracts loyal patrons from all over the city. It’s easy to see why: The one-stop shop offers exotic meats (like boar sausage), fresh produce, wine and spirits, and hard-to-find European sweet treats at unpretentious prices.Full Story
Chicago Tribune
High End Butcher Thriving Despite Tight Budgets
Many Americans are tightening their belts and shopping for cheaper cuts of meat. But others are eating less of it while also paying more for what they do consume, searching out local, natural or sustainable cuts at a respected butcher.Full Story
Chicago Tribune
The Joy of Soup
True story: Several years back, my girlfriend (now my wife) came down with something badand became bedridden. She lived two blocks north of Gene's Sausage Shop in Lincoln Square, and in the deep January freeze, I trekked south like a champ to buy Gene's chicken noodle soup. She said afterward that it restored her will to live (her exact words). Full Story
