Hog butcher for the world...

First the fog, now the stockyards. Carl Sandburg knew the city well. Chicago has a rich and "meaty" history and cows and pigs are part of it. Many of the city's biggest names (the Swifts, the Armours) made their fortunes in livestock. So it's no surprise that steakhouses and barbeque joints are numerous and popular. Chicagoans like big slabs of ribs and 64 oz cowboy ribeyes. Big meat means a big grill.