Glatt Kosher Restaurants in Chicago
Chicago has 6 certified kosher restaurants in the glatt category. Glatt kosher restaurants in Chicago for diners who keep to a glatt standard, verified against each restaurant's certifying agency.
They are concentrated in Skokie and Highland Park.
Certification comes mostly from CRC.
- Listings
- 6
- With a named hechsher
- 6 of 6
- Neighborhoods
- 2
Shallots Bistro
Upscale kosher bistro and steakhouse · Skokie
Ken's Diner & Grill
American kosher diner and grill · Skokie
Tacos Gingi
Kosher Mexican tacos and burritos · Skokie
The Sandwich Club
Kosher sandwiches, salads, and deli · Skokie
Mizrahi Grill
Mediterranean / Israeli / Middle Eastern (shawarma, grill) · Highland Park
Zelda's Sweet Shoppe (Zelda's Catering)
Kosher catering, bakery, sweets and chocolates (pareve and dairy baked goods; glatt meat catering) · Skokie
What glatt kosher actually means
Glatt, from the Yiddish for smooth, describes meat from an animal whose lungs were found free of adhesions. It is a stricter standard than the baseline for kosher meat, and for many diners it is the everyday requirement rather than a stringency.
The Sephardi equivalent, halak Beit Yosef, is stricter still. In common use, calling a restaurant glatt has also come to signal a more careful overall supervision. Every listing below is verified against its certifying agency, and we mark halak separately where it applies.
Frequently asked questions
How many glatt kosher restaurants are there in Chicago?
We currently list 6 certified glatt restaurants in Chicago, each shown with its certifying agency.
Where are the glatt kosher restaurants in Chicago?
They cluster in Skokie (5) and Highland Park (1). Each listing shows its exact address and a map pin.
Is glatt the same as kosher?
All glatt meat is kosher, but not all kosher meat is glatt. Glatt refers specifically to meat from an animal with smooth, adhesion-free lungs, a stricter standard that many diners keep as their default.