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After 3 weeks of voting on 64 Chicago area “Mom & Pop” Italian Beef places, we finally have a new champion of our annual Chicago’s Best Beef Tournament, sponsored by Turano Baking Company and Caruso Provisions.

John Williams was joined by Chicago’s Very Own Eats podcast cohost / WGN Radio bracketologist Michael Piff to call the winner, live on the radio. Listen to the announcement and the 2025 champion’s live reaction below:

John Williams holding his copy of the 2025 Chicago’s Best Beef Tournament bracket. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio

Congrats to Duke’s Drive-In for winning this year’s Chicago’s Best Beef Tournament! And great showing by Johnnie’s Beef and their incredibly well-earned Chicago area following for helping make the 2025 Best Beef Tournament so fun.

See the round-by-round results of the 2025 Best Beef Tournament on the original tournament page. The reason we do these tournaments is to support local businesses, so try as many of the participating Italian Beef places and check them out here.

Stay updated on tournament results and all things Chicago food by subscribing to Chicago’s Very Own Eats on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. All episodes are available on the Chicago’s Very Own Eats podcast page at WGNRadio.com.

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After 3 weeks of voting on 64 Chicago area “Mom & Pop” Italian Beef places, we finally have a new champion of our annual Chicago’s Best Beef Tournament, sponsored by Turano Baking Company and Caruso Provisions.

John Williams was joined by Chicago’s Very Own Eats podcast cohost / WGN Radio bracketologist Michael Piff to call the winner, live on the radio. Listen to the announcement and the 2025 champion’s live reaction below:

John Williams holding his copy of the 2025 Chicago’s Best Beef Tournament bracket. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio

Congrats to Duke’s Drive-In for winning this year’s Chicago’s Best Beef Tournament! And great showing by Johnnie’s Beef and their incredibly well-earned Chicago area following for helping make the 2025 Best Beef Tournament so fun.

See the round-by-round results of the 2025 Best Beef Tournament on the original tournament page. The reason we do these tournaments is to support local businesses, so try as many of the participating Italian Beef places and check them out here.

Stay updated on tournament results and all things Chicago food by subscribing to Chicago’s Very Own Eats on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. All episodes are available on the Chicago’s Very Own Eats podcast page at WGNRadio.com.

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