$6 is the middle

Every reading

One row a day, oldest first, in the order the drawing runs. The high is the seventy-fifth percentile rather than the dearest thing on the plate, so one expensive room cannot set it.

By plate

Only plates with at least three priced deals are read. Fewer than that is one bar's menu, not a neighborhood.

1. Andersonville $4 $2 at the low end, $5 at the high, across 6 priced deals
2. Irving Park $4 $2 at the low end, $5 at the high, across 11 priced deals
3. Ukrainian Village $4 $0.50 at the low end, $5 at the high, across 5 priced deals
4. Avondale $5 $2 at the low end, $10 at the high, across 8 priced deals
5. Lakeview $5 $2.50 at the low end, $9 at the high, across 33 priced deals
6. West Loop $5 $1 at the low end, $8 at the high, across 12 priced deals
7. West Town $5 $3 at the low end, $25 at the high, across 8 priced deals
8. Hyde Park $6 $4 at the low end, $6 at the high, across 3 priced deals
9. Logan Square $6 $1 at the low end, $8 at the high, across 13 priced deals
10. The Loop $6 $1.50 at the low end, $10 at the high, across 13 priced deals
11. River North $6 $1 at the low end, $10 at the high, across 52 priced deals
12. Wrigleyville $6 $5 at the low end, $20 at the high, across 8 priced deals
13. Fulton Market $7 $2 at the low end, $10 at the high, across 16 priced deals
14. Lincoln Park $7 $1 at the low end, $9.99 at the high, across 27 priced deals
15. Uptown $7 $4 at the low end, $7 at the high, across 14 priced deals
16. Wicker Park $8 $4 at the low end, $9 at the high, across 7 priced deals
17. Bucktown $9 $1.50 at the low end, $9 at the high, across 11 priced deals
18. South Loop $10 $3 at the low end, $18.95 at the high, across 7 priced deals
19. Edgewater $11 $3 at the low end, $11 at the high, across 8 priced deals
20. Lincoln Square $14 $6 at the low end, $35 at the high, across 3 priced deals

Prices that moved

The sweep re-reads every source and reports the figures it can no longer find. That has been printed as an error log. It is a price-change detector: our number and the page's number have come apart, and a rise is the most ordinary reason why.

A page still carrying some of our figures but not others is legible, and the numbers on it moved. A page carrying none of them has usually changed shape, which is a different problem and is listed separately.

1. $3-12 tacos and drinks, daily 4 to 6pm $8 $9 $10 $12 Mexican Radio · The Loop · the page still shows $3 $6 $7, so it is readable and these figures are gone from it
2. $5 beers, $7 wine, $9 spritzes, $10 espresso martini, $6-12 bites, weekdays 3 to 6pm $6 $7 $8 Paradise Park · Wicker Park · the page still shows $5 $9 $10 $12, so it is readable and these figures are gone from it
3. $7-10 bites and pours, weekdays 4 to 6pm at the bar $7 $8 $9 Roanoke Restaurant · The Loop · the page still shows $10, so it is readable and these figures are gone from it
4. $6.88 cocktail of the day, weekdays 3 to 6pm, through September $15.88 AO Hawaiian Hideout · South Loop · the page still shows $6.88, so it is readable and these figures are gone from it
5. $12 burger with fries on Mondays $25 Weather Mark Tavern · South Loop · the page still shows $12, so it is readable and these figures are gone from it
6. $25 bottomless mimosas at weekend brunch, until 3pm $25 Weather Mark Tavern · South Loop · the page still shows $9, so it is readable and these figures are gone from it

Pages we can no longer read

None of our figures appear. Usually a redesign or a script wall rather than a price change, and not something to correct a claim from.

1. $10 plates and cocktails, $5 beer, Wednesday to Sunday 4 to 5.30pm 3 figures HaiSous Vietnamese Kitchen · none of $5 $10 $15 found on the page
2. $7 domestic drafts, $6 well drinks, $5 Jameson 3 figures The Cubby Bear · none of $5 $6 $7 found on the page
3. $10 martinis and flatbreads, $16 charcuterie, Fridays 3.30-6.30pm 2 figures The Reservoir · none of $10 $16 found on the page
4. $9 wine by the glass, $13 select sandwiches, Saturdays 3-6pm 2 figures The Reservoir · none of $9 $13 found on the page
5. $10 signature cocktails, Tuesday to Thursday 3 to 6pm 1 figures 14 Parish · none of $10 found on the page
6. $5 Goose Island drafts, wine, green tea shots 1 figures Duffy's Tavern and Grille · none of $5 found on the page
7. $12 martinis, Monday 2 to 5pm at the bar 1 figures Roanoke Restaurant · none of $12 found on the page
8. $12 old fashioneds, Friday 2 to 5pm at the bar 1 figures Roanoke Restaurant · none of $12 found on the page

Carried longest

How long a deal has held, unbroken, since the record began on August 25, 2026. A cheap hour that survives is a different thing from one that appears.

1. Free admission for Illinois residents, Thursdays 5-8pm 59d Art Institute of Chicago · The Loop
2. Free admission for kids under 14 59d Art Institute of Chicago · The Loop
3. Free admission for Chicago teens under 18 59d Art Institute of Chicago · The Loop
4. Free admission for LINK and WIC cardholders 59d Art Institute of Chicago · The Loop
5. Free general admission first weekend of the month with Bank of America card 59d Art Institute of Chicago · The Loop
6. Free general admission for Illinois residents on Wednesdays 59d Field Museum · South Loop