From the restaurant's website:
"Located in an historic Old Town building that dates back to 1881, Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern is one of the oldest restaurants in the city of Chicago. Since its founding in 1932, Twin Anchors has always been known for great, tender, barbecued baby-back ribs that can be enjoyed in a quaint neighborhood tavern."
Reservations not accepted. Kids' menu. Full bar. Serving lunch Sat–Sun, dinner nightly. Late-night Fri–Sat.
Zagat 2010: 23 food rating (very good to excellent)
"To the tavern's credit, nowhere on the Twin Anchors menu are the Chicago-style pork spareribs referred to as barbecue, which requires interaction with smoke and fire. Ribs here are slow baked in a 'special' oven until the meat droops lifelessly in the classic Chicago fall-off-the-bone fashion."— Gary Wiviott, Chicago Reader
"Add a side of the pork-flecked baked beans and an Old Style, and it’s a perfect Chicago meal."
— Time Out Chicago
"The ribs at Twin Anchors are remarkable, but the famous clientele is a draw, too. Drive the hostess crazy by requesting these seats:
•Booth 5, a half-moon facing the bar near the beer taps, where Minnie Driver sat in the 2000 movie, Return To Me.
•Booth 7, where Sinatra sat with his back against the wall.
•Booth 5 again. When Belushi and Aykroyd were filming The Blues Brothers, they chowed down here. 'They weren't actually eating with their sunglasses on, but they did have the suits on,' says the owner, Paul Tuzi."
— Chicago magazine