ok so here is the thing....I really wanted to like this place because I am a big supporter of Downtown and the Arts District.
I was so amazed at the quality of the food or the lack thereof .
We went for lunch, had salad, articoke, side of meatballs and a sub sandwhich.....the only thing that was edible was the sub...it was pretty good.
The bread is as exactly stated as below from the Yelpers...I heated the butter in my hand and it was like white wonder bread...no good.
The artichoke was by far the tipping point... so overcooked and mushy in a weird brown no flavor sauce packed with flavorless bread crumbs topped with a stabbed lemon slice on top.... Never order this, it was just gross.
The side salad was ok...basic bag salad....and I have had a much better meatballs in Costco from the frozen section with the little old lady with the dixie cups.
We did split a cannoli, and the cream was odd and chalky but it and the shell, were sweet enough to pass for dessert.
The crazy part is the owner of 35 years was standing 10 feet away from us the entire time, and he never once asked how things were, and sometimes just sat and looked into space.
The grade from the Health Dept was an A on the wall but I would have to disagree, not to mention no paperseat covers in the restroom .
I will never return unless it changes owners. I will watch out on these reviews just in case things get better. We have way too many wonderful choices in Las Vegas to try to keep Chicago Joe's afloat when it is sinking......Joe, for the sake of history and all thing vintage please take pride in your place clean up your house.