Kevin Noparvar's Chicago menu goes well beyond deep dish
His four-day food roundup takes in Kasama's breakfast sandwich, tavern-style pizza and Thai dishes at Crying Tiger.
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If you ever find yourself in Chicago #foodreview #mukbang
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Pequod's gets Kevin Noparvar's pizza recommendation, but a breakfast sandwich earns one of his strongest endorsements. At Kasama, he calls it "one of the best things I had," pairing the stop with a black sesame latte and a tip to order online to skip the wait.
"If you ever find yourself in Chicago #foodreview #mukbang" packs his four-day trip into a brisk tour that refuses to stop at deep dish. There are Italian beef sandwiches at Al's #1 and Johnnie's Beef, thin-crust stops at Zarella and Pizz'Amici, and meals at Ciccio Mio and Asador Bastian. Crying Tiger gets a particularly emphatic recommendation, with shrimp toast, curry dumplings and duck among the dishes featured. By the end, Kevin wants a month in the city to explore further.
The roundup is the most-watched of his two new uploads, reaching about 602,000 views. In the comments, a viewer recalls growing up with tavern-style pizza on the West Side, while others suggest giardiniera as a topping and a visit to the South Side. The itinerary has become an invitation to add more stops.
His other new upload, "FINALLY 5 Guys on the East Coast #foodreview #mukbang," currently draws the most daily views. The earlier "FINALLY trying Peduod's in Chicago! #foodreview #mukbang" also continues to attract viewers, giving the Chicago trip a life beyond its roundup.
Kevin added roughly 2,000 subscribers over the week, and his current daily views are comfortably above his usual pace. Among nearby food channels, Krispy Pizza had a much larger week for views, while Gareth Leonard matched Kevin's subscriber gain. For Kevin, the week's distinctive thread is the stretch from a familiar burger chain to a Chicago menu with room for both beef sandwiches and Thai duck.
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What viewers say
The tavern style thin crust is my childhood delight growing up west side! One of my five favorite foods!
@BarthBennett-qv5kySee it on YouTubegood takes all around but ya gotta try giardinara as a pizza topping
@PRIM305See it on YouTubeHaving lived in Chicago for 12 years it wasn’t long enough in a lot of ways and I miss it!! The food scene is up there with one of the best.
@TripleL1313See it on YouTube
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I thank you for loving my city I love to hear ppl talk about us positively
@aaronbrown0417See it on YouTubeI hope you got to take the architectural boat tour. It’s so much fun and really educational
@GRANTTRAUBableSee it on YouTubeLove Chicago but you also have to visit the South Side man!
@nicholas7525See it on YouTubeThank you for this Kev! Now I know where to go when I go to Chicago ❤
@Uholtnc1See it on YouTubePepperoni with banana peppers on pizza is fire ngl
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The videos drawing views on Kevin Noparvar right now
- Channel
- Kevin Noparvar
- Subscribers
- 757,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,493,180
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 601,759
- Views on its first day
- 302,852
The numbers
Here's how Kevin's uploads and audience grew over the week.
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Which Chicago breakfast stop earns Kevin's praise for its sandwich?
Kevin calls Kasama's breakfast sandwich one of the best things he ate on the trip.




