Joe's Stone Crab is ok for seafood but I prefer the room at Shaw's (Squirrel, I'll have to show you a copy of our $2800 dinner tab from Joe's, for 6 guys).
The Chop House for steak. Magnum's meatloaf for lunch. Aurelio's (the original in Homewood) for pizza. White Fence Farm for a good family chicken dinner. The Walnut Room in Marshall Field's and sit by the tree.

They are building a new spot in Lombard at Yorktown. Claim Jumper's. I've eaten there in Cali. Great food and lots of it for the $$$. Be sure to try it when it opens.