Chicago Hot Dogs

Kosher

1. Morrie O'Malley's…

Neighborhood: Bridgeport

down, O'Malley's drags it through the garden by adding sport peppers, tomato, and a kosher pickle spear.  Finally, like a true artist each work must be signed and O'Malley's signature comes in the form...

2. Superdawg - Midway…

Neighborhood: Garfield Ridge

with all the trimmings and then some - golden mustard, piccalilli (a pickled mix of chopped vegetables and hot spices), a kosher dill pickle, chopped onions, and a hot pepper. Delish if  a tad...

3. Wolfy's

with some tasty fries and a drink for five bucks. Vienna beef w/ a natural casing, bright green relish, onions, tomatoes, sport peppers, celery salt, and a big kosher pickle to top everything off. I...

4. Superdawg Drive-In

Neighborhood: Norwood Park

mustard, tangy piccalilli, kosher dill pickle, chopped Spanish onions, a couple of hot pepper, and accompanied with Superfries.  The clincher for me though was the Superonionchips.  I hate raw onions...

5. Portillo's Hot Dogs

Neighborhood: Near North Side

onions, sliced red ripe tomatoes, kosher pickle and sport peppers onto a perfectly steamed poppy seed bun.  Then there's the Maxwell Street Style Polish, char-grilled and prepared with mustard...

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Beef

1. Vienna Beef Factory…

Neighborhood: DePaul

The Vienna Beef Factory Store and Deli is real Chicago.  They have the faux wood paneling on the walls with the requisite framed sports jerseys everywhere.  Somewhere behind the walkup counter...

2. Max's Burgers, Beef,…

Neighborhood: The Loop

Just read the name of the place and you know what you're getting! They have hot dogs, Polish sausage, gyros, Italian beef, and burgers.  It's fast, inexpensive, and a great take-out spot in the Loop....

3. Jay's Italian Beef &…

Neighborhood: Portage Park

Oustanding neighborhood beef sandwiches....

4. Vienna Beef Hot Dogs

Mmm.  The hot dog is good stuff. And CHEAP! The Italian roast beef looked good too....

5. Portillo's Hot Dogs

Neighborhood: Near North Side

While I am on a rant about Chi-town, I have to mention Portillo's. This is a staple if you are an out-of-towner. Here you find out what an Italian Beef is supposed to taste like. I always get mine...

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