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I know a good place, but the streets are strewn with refuse and a can of pop is like 11 dollars.

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Moment of silence for my beloved Ribs N Bibs.

It's funny how the food scene in Hyde Park is changing over the last two years. Your place would have been a perfect addition that far south.

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Portillo's is vastly overrated. You can get a good beef or hot dog at MANY independent shops without having to wait behind 13 cars in the drive thru.

Anyways, now that the founder sold the place the chain will probably rapidly decline in quality. So no point in bothering with the place to begin with.

My partner considers himself an Italian beef aficionado. He whined like a baby during the year we sent him out to Cleveland because he couldn't get a beef out there. Anyway, he calls Portillo's "baseline beef". Anything better is good and anything worse is bad.

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I get a kick that the restaurant "locals" associate with "Chicago cuisine" is a chain founded and initially grew within the suburbs.

Best beef I've had in Chicago is the one down the street from your place, Bob-O's. Throw in the fact that they have the best fries I've ever had at a stand and you've got yourself the best duo in Chicago since Kane and Toews or MJ and Pippen.

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Bob-O's has a good burger too.

A friend of mine likes tomatoes on every sandwich he eats. When he would order his Italian beef with tomatoes at Roma's, Ron Roma would sneer at him before eventually and reluctantly putting the tomatoes on the sandwich. This became a topic of conversation between a few of our friends. I think the guy wanted us to agree with him that Ron was the asshole, but it didn't really go that way as most of us thought Ron was correct. It's not an issue anymore since Ron is gone and the new goofs at Roma's gladly bastardize the venerable Italian beef by slapping tomatoes on it for any douchebag who asks.

I don't want to offend Telegram Sam here, so let me state that I do not consider Beefbelly a beef stand. It's one of one. Sui generis. I would take just as much issue with a guy who ordered the Carolina with no onion straws. Fuck you! That's how it comes. A chef who knows more than you balanced those fuckin' flavors. Please do not insult him by trying to create your own shitty recipes, and if you must, do it at home.

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With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Right on, JORR. Couldn't agree more.

For example, tomato is my favorite topping on a burger but if a certain burger I want to try doesnt include tomato then I'm not going ask for it because I'm assuming there's a reason it's not on that burger in the first place.

My wife had the burger at Bob-O's and it was pretty bad. Pretty standard thin frozen patty that you would find and low end hot dog stands.

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I'm surprised at that. I've never had a bad one there and it's a place that has always been known for its burgers.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

The best beef I've ever had was from Al's on Taylor. And I'm a contrarian asshole so it pains me to say something so cliched.

maybe they changed the meat since you had one? I would bet that happened cause the burger my wife had would never be something a place would be known for unless its in terms of knowing to not order it.

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Glad you liked the beef at Bob-O's, shakes.
It really is top notch and definitely my go-to for beef.

I had the burger last week and it was exactly as you described. Completely underwhelmed. Don't recall ever getting a burger there before, though. Not with Paradise Pup nearby.

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lous is the best deep dish in this outsiders opinion. portillos makes a good combo but i think jimmy's in dunning WAS the best that i'd had. best bread and sausage. portillo's french fries are not great.

pequods is amazing pizza as one who loves burnt stuff.

but sorry boys, quad cities style destroys the chicago casserole pizzas.

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Playing some catch up here... Heffy's?? Really? That place was awful back in the day. Nikko's hasn't been good since they changed owners and stopped taking bets in the back, but Heffy's can't be the best option. Do yourself a favor and go to Olympus over at Central and NW Hwy.

Zippy's closing was a sad day, I like the gyro across the street at Hot Dog Express better though.

How the hell are we 4 pages into Beef talk and nobody has voted Johnnie's?? And why the hell did i read this thread waiting for my pizza 4 blocks form there instead of getting beef on the way home??

Johnnie's beef was quite skimpy the last time I visited.

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I used to get Al's all the time while at UIC. The gyros from Bo'Bo's in Vernon Hills are good.

Beef and gyros from Luke's in Mundelein are quite tasty as well.

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Anyone ever been to Frannie's on River Road in Schiller Park? It's damned good.
How about the Beef Shack in Saint Charles and Schaumburg? The Schaumburg location replaced Zippy's.
Where is Bob-O's located?

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Hot Dog Express had good gyros. Their fries sucked, though.

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It is fine. I pass Gene and Jude's and Johnnie's Beef on the way home so Frannie's doesn't get much action.

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Bob-O''s is just East of Irving Park & Cumberland.

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I was just there a couple of weeks ago and was completely satiated. Better and much cheaper than Portillo's. plus my daughter loves the Italian ice. I do like Portillos though and it's much more conveniently located so it's the default beef most of the time.

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i get the combo at Johnnie's. regular beef too small. unless you want two which is entirely doable.

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I used to occasionally hit the Johnnie's on Arlington Hts
That was, until I was at the counter and saw a huge roach climbing the wall behind the cashier. I walked out without even receiving my sandwich.

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