A Chicago hot dog place in Mesa not too far from where I live? I was excited when I noticed this place a couple weeks ago. Today I got a chance to go check them out and try their food.
I asked for a Polish Sausage "Maxwell Street" style and the poor young man had no clue what I was talking about! If you order a Polish in Chicago that is pretty much the only way they serve them! (grilled onions, mustard and sport peppers)
I was so eager to try the food here that I was literally walking in as they unlocked the front door at 11:00am!
But that also makes me question why my fries were served with a dark color to them. This usually means one of three things: they have been sitting under the heat lamp too long, they were reheated or the oil is old and dirty that they were cooked in. Since they had literally just opened for the day, everything should have been hot and fresh.
The Polish was excellent but again something that wasn't fresh ruined it for me! The bun. It was nice to see them serving a bun with poppy seeds, which is how most hot dog stands/restaurants serve the buns in Chicago. But my bun wasn't soft. It was kind of stale, not soft and slightly chewy.
It's the little details that ruined this visit for me. I am going to go back and try the Italian Beef and give the Polish another chance and hopefully everything will be fresh next time.
** Disclaimer - I lived 33 years of my life in Chicago and have had 100s of hot dogs and Polish sausages from dozens of restaurants, hot dog stands, carts and food trucks. Not once did the fries ever look like this nor was the bun this stale. Please do my hometown proud and serve really good food!