of their signature item, the Italian beef. This thinly sliced roasted beef was tender and tasty, with its juices deliciously soaked into the bread underneath. The full version is served on an Italian roll with either sweet or hot...

Hi all, A friend and I are driving out to Elgin this weekend to experience Elgin Sausage for the first time, but we are also looking for other good meats too. Taking the sausage, beef ribs and brisket into account, which is the...

Visted the new location on Valley near the Great Mall of China. Cold apps from the buffet: 1) Chopped chicken in hot sauce – seriously delicious 2) Thinly sliced fatty beef – great 3) Cucumbers – just a shade to...

A buddy of mine lives out in the Geneva area. He has been raving about this sushi place for awhile. Another friend of mine and I decided to join him at the South Elgin location. Sat at the sushi bar with a very long conveyor belt...

, but over the last few years I really like Nathans brand — but only the ones with a natural casing and curved hot dog shape, like they prepare in their restaurants (Nathans also has the best french fries of ANY fast food...

I’m not a hot dog connoisseur, but I know what I like. I may be easier to please than some—a grilled, buttered bun for my dog goes a LONG way. Good chili (nothing too acidic) atop the dog makes me happy. And my own...

For smoked i would say the place on Olympic in BH. For smoked Hot Sausage DD Brand, try New Orleans Fish Market on Vernon & Arlington, or the market across the street. By the way, smoked meats are usually considered cooked. If...

Diss-gut-sting!! I can’t stand this place, and IMO they’ve always been an abomination to what a real Chicago Style hot dog is. Hot Doug’s is “fear factor” in a casing.

Are the hot dogs/polish at Weiner Factory/Rubin’s/The Stand that much better than the $1.50 hot dog or polish and a drink at Costco? I mean, I can have 3 at costco for the price of one at the other places. I know...

What is the casing of hot dogs made of? I hope not animal gut...please... say it ain’t so. Skins? bejeeses, I think I’m having a nightmare. Is there more I should know? Lips?

Curiosity got the better of me, and I went to the Healthy Butcher on Eglinton, to purchase some hot dogs. They are small, chunky, packed in lamb gut, and spiced like Merguez. $20/kg makes them top price in the city. Spicy, but no...

The most amazing thing about a hotdog is how much some fools will pay for cows lips and sheep guts take a look Sorry Chicagoans, your beloved Vienna “100% All Beef” hot dogs are actually encased in sheep and pigs,...

You can get a grilled hot dog at the Royal Exchange in the Financial District (across from Embarcadero 1). I don’t know what brand it is, but it is very tasty, and has some guts to it!

I had been meaning to post more on Chickie’s, particularly during the giardiniera discussion a while ago. I actually did mention it briefly when we were talking about Mexican hot dogs and tamales-on-a-bun (Chickie’s...

My brother just requested yesterday that I send him some Nathan’s to Wisconsin! Also, try the ones that they sell with the packaged fresh meat (not with the other hot dogs). They are my favorite! I think they are under the...