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Chicago Food Tour Limo | Deep Dish, Italian Beef, Donut Tour

By Royal Carriage Content Team4 min read

Chicago is a food city built for touring — deep dish in River North, Italian beef in West Loop, donuts on the North Side, tacos in Pilsen, and steakhouses everywhere between. Royal Carriage Limo runs custom food tour itineraries for friend groups, bachelor and bachelorette parties, corporate offsites, and out-of-town guests who want the full Chicago food map without ordering 30 Ubers.

Chicago Food Tour Limo Pricing

Vehicle Capacity 5-Hour Rate 7-Hour Rate
Cadillac Escalade SUV 1-6 $695 $945
Mercedes Sprinter 14 $895 $1,225
Stretch Limousine 8-10 $795 $1,095
30-Passenger Party Bus 30 $1,495 $2,095

Includes chauffeur, fuel, tolls, water, and 20% gratuity. Restaurant bills are paid separately at each stop.

Sample 5-Stop Food Tour Itinerary

Time Stop Order This
11:30 AM Lou Malnati's (River North) Original Butter Crust deep dish
1:00 PM Mr. Beef on Orleans Italian beef, dipped, hot peppers
2:30 PM Stan's Donuts (Wicker Park) Glazed knot + Biscoff Pocket
4:00 PM Carnitas Uruapan (Pilsen) Carnitas tacos + horchata
5:30 PM Gibsons Steakhouse (Gold Coast) Bone-in ribeye + creamed spinach
7:30 PM Drop-off home

We customize entirely — sub Pequod's for Lou Malnati's, swap Big Star tacos for Carnitas Uruapan, finish at Bavette's instead of Gibsons.

Top Food Tour Stop Categories

Deep Dish Pizza

  • Lou Malnati's — the most famous; classic butter crust
  • Pequod's Pizza (Lincoln Park) — caramelized cheese crust, locals' pick
  • Giordano's — stuffed pizza style; tourist standard
  • Pizzeria Uno / Due — the original Chicago deep dish

Italian Beef

  • Mr. Beef on Orleans (River North) — the standard
  • Al's Beef — multiple locations, dipped sandwich classic
  • Johnnie's Beef (Elmwood Park suburb) — locals' favorite

Donuts

  • Stan's Donuts — glazed knots, Biscoff Pocket, the Cinnamon Roll Donut
  • Do-Rite Donuts — the Loop, plus Streeterville
  • Glazed and Infused — small, local

Tacos and Mexican

  • Carnitas Uruapan (Pilsen) — carnitas tacos
  • Big Star (Wicker Park) — bar tacos with margaritas
  • Birrieria Zaragoza (Archer Heights) — birria tacos

Steak

  • Gibsons (Gold Coast) — old-school Chicago steakhouse
  • Bavette's (River North) — top-tier modern steakhouse
  • Maple & Ash (Gold Coast) — wood-fired

Why a Limo Beats Ride-shares

  • One driver who knows the route — saves 20+ minutes per stop
  • Doggie-bag storage — leftover deep dish lives in the trunk until end of tour
  • Climate-controlled cooler — perfect for Italian beef leftovers and bottled drinks
  • Group photos at each stop — chauffeur takes the picture
  • No parking math — every restaurant has its own bad parking situation

Booking Lead Times

  • Saturday food tours: 1-2 weeks ahead
  • Restaurant Week (late January): 2-3 weeks ahead
  • Bachelorette / bachelor weekend: 30+ days
  • Corporate offsite: 14-21 days

Why Royal Carriage for Food Tours

  • Reservation help — we have phone numbers for the restaurants that take groups
  • Patient chauffeurs — willing to wait through long deep-dish bake times (45 min for Lou Malnati's)
  • Cold storage — for take-home leftovers and ice cream stops
  • Custom routes — bourbon-and-food, breakfast-and-brunch, late-night-only

Pair with our Chicago brewery tour limo and bourbon tour Chicago coverage for combined drink-and-food tours.

Booking Your Food Tour

Call (224) 801-3090 with the date, group size, and 3-5 must-hit stops. We build the route around traffic and table-readiness times. Saturday afternoons book first.

Tags

food-tourdeep-dishitalian-beefdonutstacosparty-bus

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I book a ride with Royal Carriage?+

Book online at royalcarriagelimo.com/book-now for instant confirmation, or call (224) 801-3090. No credit card required to reserve. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.

What areas do you serve?+

All of Chicago and suburbs within 60 miles, including O'Hare, Midway, North Shore, western suburbs, and Indiana border towns. Long-distance trips to Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and downstate Illinois available.

Are your rates flat or metered?+

All rates are flat and locked at booking. No surge pricing, no hidden fees. Tolls and standard gratuity are included. The price you see is the price you pay.

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