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Big Bowl storefront at Terminal 5
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Big Bowl

Terminal 5•Concourse M•Post-Security
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Hours

10:00am-10:00pm

Alcohol

Yes

Using only locally-grown produce, sustainable seafood, and naturally raised meat, Big Bowl boasts a menu of made-from-scratch offerings like potstickers, stir-fry, and classic noodle dishes, with seasonal ingredients and bold layers of flavors from China and Thailand. Linger over a hand-crafted cocktail, artisan ginger ale, and local beer and wine selections, or wrap it up for a flight snack.

Finding it

Big Bowl is in Concourse M, Concourse M in Terminal 5 near Gate M7 at O'Hare International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.

Nearest gates
Gate M7

Terminal 5 has 16 places to eat and 9 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 12am.

Hours against the security queue

Across the week, ORD security runs longest around 4am at a median of 27 minutes, and lightest around 2am at 1 minute.

Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's ORD wait-time record, not a live reading.

About this location

Near Gate M7 in Concourse M, this is the only Big Bowl at O'Hare, with no other terminal offering a second location to compare hours or menu against. It serves alcohol, which sets it apart from the Garrett, Burger King and Chick-Fil-A stands clustered nearby in the same food row. Open from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, it covers the terminal's midday and evening international departure banks but isn't an option for anyone connecting on an early-morning flight before the 10 AM opening.

Other options in Terminal 5

All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.

Sources

Official Travel Resources

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