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| - Prices are rather steep for what you get and the "combos" should include drinks at the given price, but my wife and I had a generally good experience overall at Chicagoland Hotdogs and plan on coming back.
This small restaurant sits pinched in the middle of a small strip mall facing Power Rd. I had passed by it for several months and always intended to stop, but it never came to mind when I was hungry. That changed last weekend when my wife and I stopped in during lunch for a bite to eat. It wasn't particularly busy, but business seemed steady and we were served quickly. Most of the patrons we spoke with had a positive regard for the food.
We decided to try a Chicago-style dog and also gave the Italian Beef sandwich and house fries a go on the recommendation of the owner. The hotdogs come in two sizes, regular and "jumbo". Neither is particularly big, but the jumbo does set you back a dollar more.
The Chicago-style dog they put together was great. Everything you could want, right down to the celery salt, sport peppers and poppy seed bun. The Italian Beef sandwich, on the other hand, was just marinated beef with a slice of cheese on a bun. It was rather dry and definitely seemed like it needed a sauce for dipping. Although it tasted very good, neither my wife nor I felt like finishing the sandwich and agreed we would stick to the hotdogs next time. The fries are your typical frozen spuds tossed into a fryer and were "ok", but certainly nothing to write home about.
If the "combos" included a drink at the same price, I'd feel better about making this a regular stop. As it is, Chicagoland is definitely somewhere I'll come back to for the great hotdogs, but far less regularly than I'd like to given the current pricing.
If you're in the area and craving a hotdog, give Chicagoland a try!
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