Barton J. Taylor now lives about 20 miles east of Atlanta in Lithonia, Ga., but the born-and-raised Chicagoan still misses what he calls “a taste of home”: mild sauce, the sweet, slightly spicy ...

Chicago mild sauce is a sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy condiment that’s iconic in South Side BBQ joints—perfect for drizzling over rib tips, wings, and fries. Made with a blend of ketchup, BBQ sauce ...

Mild sauce is the most overlooked condiment in the history of this entire galaxy. The mainstream media has really dropped the ball on this. I feel like people don’t talk about mild sauce enough. Or ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...