| Russell's Barbecue | |
|---|---|
 Russell's Barbecue in 2018 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1930 |
| Food type | Barbecue |
| City | Elmwood Park, Chicago |
| Country | United States |
Russell's Barbecue is a barbecue restaurant in Elmwood Park, Illinois. It was established in 1930 and is the oldest continuously operating barbecue restaurant in Chicago. [1]
The restaurant was founded in 1930. [2] Jacob and Fannie Bernstein purchased the restaurant from its original owners in 1940, and sold it in 1980. [3] It was originally located on North Avenue, but was moved to Thatcher Avenue in the 1940s. [4] As of 1988, it had two additional locations in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and Rolling Meadows, Illinois. [5] It originally had a limited menu including hamburgers, ribs, barbecue chicken and sandwiches. The restaurant was established before the proliferation of smoked, South Side-style barbecue. Smoked meats were eventually added to the menu in 2011. [4] The restaurant also serves bottled barbecue sauce. [6]
The building is noted for its vintage, [5] Western-style architecture. [7]
The restaurant was featured in season two, episode three of The Bear. [8]
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