Any Chicago advice for downtown dogs and beef?

rearviewross

Looking for a place to get a great Chicago dog and Italian beef downtown. Can be separate places for the dog and the beef. Yelp is hard to read because one person says it is great the next says it is crap.

CP218430

Mr Beef or Al's Beef.

They're both pretty close to each other. Enjoy.

If you're looking for some strange/classy dogs check out Hot Dougs. Which by the way is nowhere near the other two.

Spankey's Popp

I was gonna say Hot Doug's and Al's.

Wiener's Circle has been interesting. SuperDawg's is pretty good too!

81

Spankey's Popp wrote:

Wiener's Circle

this place is only good between the hours of 2am and 5am.

Mamasan23

81 wrote:

Spankey's Popp wrote:

Wiener's Circle

this place is only good between the hours of 2am and 5am.

let's be honest - their food isn't good at all

81

Mamasan23 wrote:

81 wrote:

Spankey's Popp wrote:

Wiener's Circle

this place is only good between the hours of 2am and 5am.

let's be honest - their food isn't good at all

this is true.

still a good spot to visit during that time frame. :shudderatmemoriesoflatenightvisits:

I'm a Truck

Speedway! Add your own chili and cheese! Top that Travel Channel!

JOEJOEJOE

If there isn't a place called "You got a beef?", there should be!

same goes for "I got your beef right here"

VespertineSun

Okay, it's not really a hotdog or Italian beef place but you have to check out Kuma's Corner. If you are a coffee drinker, I recommend Intelligentsia.

http://www.kumascorner.com/food

KB262864

Chicago Diner.

ewokpelts

Pretty much any place

peacefrompaul

ewokpelts wrote:

Pretty much any place

jonsey30

I like Al's, but I've had a good Italian Beef at a few different places, including at Midway on the way out of town.

Definitely recommend the Italian Combo - An Italian sausage underneath the beef, and get the hot peppers on it, and if you have the option, get it dipped so it's extra sloppy. They dip the whole sandwich, bread and all, in au jus.

VespertineSun

peacefrompaul wrote:

ewokpelts wrote:

Pretty much any place

Cheesehead!

CumaMason

VespertineSun wrote:

Okay, it's not really a hotdog or Italian beef place but you have to check out Kuma's Corner. If you are a coffee drinker, I recommend Intelligentsia.

http://www.kumascorner.com/food

^Go there.

iwasatpj20

Portillo's

I'm a Truck

VespertineSun wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

ewokpelts wrote:

Pretty much any place

Cheesehead!

Why is being from WI funny?

cmarch007

iwasatpj20 wrote:

Portillo's

+1

Portillo's is solid at any location... Dipped is the way to go. Al's is good too. But my personal favorite is "Johnnie's Beef" in Elmwood Park (near O'hare airport).

peacefrompaul

VespertineSun wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

ewokpelts wrote:

Pretty much any place

Cheesehead!

Anyplace? Really? Give me a fucking break

81

peacefrompaul wrote:

Anyplace? Really? Give me a fucking break

the kid is smarter than he looks.... :P

there are some true shit places to eat....

I'm a Truck

81 wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

Anyplace? Really? Give me a fucking break

the kid is smarter than he looks.... :P

there are some true shit places to eat....

We await your wisdom......

Not_4_You

CumaMason wrote:

VespertineSun wrote:

Okay, it's not really a hotdog or Italian beef place but you have to check out Kuma's Corner. If you are a coffee drinker, I recommend Intelligentsia.

http://www.kumascorner.com/food

^Go there.

I concur...... Kumas is the shit

81

I'm a Truck wrote:

81 wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

Anyplace? Really? Give me a fucking break

the kid is smarter than he looks.... :P

there are some true shit places to eat....

We await your wisdom......

I would avoid this place
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=200506

Not_4_You

I think the last time I was at Kumas was 2009.....they still have the rock and roll menu?

mattcoz

As others have said, Al's Beef or Portillo's are great options. Definitely get it "dragged through the river".

VespertineSun wrote:

Okay, it's not really a hotdog or Italian beef place but you have to check out Kuma's Corner.

Kuma's is great, but I prefer Bad Apple for burgers. Just as good, better beer, and no waiting. Speaking of beer, lots of great local breweries. Goose Island of course, Revolution, Half Acre, and Piece is a favorite of mine for their fantastic beer and pizza, although it's New Haven style and not Chicago style.

covered in bliss

I'm a Truck wrote:

Speedway! Add your own chili and cheese! Top that Travel Channel!

i spit all over my keyboard! lmao! it's true!!!!

Foriginal Sin

Portillo's for both. Done and Done. BTW this is the place that is opening a store in Scottsdale, AZ because it ships so much product out to Arizona from Chicago

STAYSEA

Take a Prilosec and go to the nearest Dirty Water stand. It's all the same. Unless it's Hebrew National....

Those are tasty. I ate airport food, so I'm not a judge. I watched the food channel, I ate a Chicago pizza this year for my first time. I needed to take a nap, after one slice. Food induced Coma.....

STAYSEA

81 wrote:

81 wrote:

peacefrompaul wrote:

I would avoid this place
http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=200506

No Celtics Doggsss. Well said. Maybe we should move to places to avoid?

ewokpelts

peacefrompaul wrote:

ewokpelts wrote:

Pretty much any place

It's hard to screw up hot dogs or italian beefs in chicago. and the "best" is super subjective. what i feel is the best(on the southside) may not mean shit to a guy that lives up north.

even ballpark/stadium italians are solid, and you KNOW the quality is lesser at a venue of that size. Hell, when I went to yankee stadium, I had what I felt was the best ever pastrami sandwhich in my life, but I'm not stupid and realize that to a New Yorker, there's a 1000 places that serve pastramis ten times better than what the Steinbernners gave me....

ewokpelts

peacefrompaul wrote:

ewokpelts wrote:

Pretty much any place

Cheesehead! [/quote]



Anyplace? Really? Give me a fucking break[/quote]i'm not the one who called you a cheesehead.