Lem's Bar-B-Q

Lem's Bar-B-Q
Lem's Bar-B-Q in 2008
Interactive map of Lem's Bar-B-Q
Restaurant information
Established1954 (1954)
OwnerCarmen Lemons
Lynn Walker
Previous ownerJames Lemons
Head chefWilliam D. Lemons, Jr.
Food typeBarbecue
Dress codeCasual
Location311 E. 75th Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60619, U.S.
Coordinates41°45′29.52″N 87°37′3.49″W / 41.7582000°N 87.6176361°W / 41.7582000; -87.6176361
ReservationsNo

Lem's Bar-B-Q is a barbecue restaurant in the Chatham community of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The restaurant is known for its rib tips, which Eater has described as Chicago's "most famous rib tips." In 2025 it was named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation.