Pretty freakin' dissapointed with my Matt's Chicago Dog experience. I went in with no expectations but was excited nonetheless. My boyfriend and I had been scouting it out for a few months and decided to take the plunge. Upon entering, the place was totally empty. We looked at the menu for quite a while and finally decided on the brautwurst for myself and the "Chicago Dog" for my boyfriend. We ordered a side of fries and a side of homeade chips to accompany our dogs.
Upon receiving our dogs, I immediately noticed the thick char on the outside of my brat. I usually prefer my dogs a little on the burnt side but this was pretty much all-encompassing. In addition to the brat, the bun was a regular hot dog bun that wasn't even toasted. I moved on to my fries which I found to be soggy with grease and hardly worth the calories. My boyfriend enjoyed his Chicago dog but felt the chips were pretty basic and nothing spectacular. Besides the food, the owner of the restaurant was floating around our booth the enter time and never said a word to us (odd considering we were the only people there). For their namesake, Matt's Chicago Dog is worth the trip I guess but I would not but much stake in anything else on the menu.