1. Portillo's
9.0
100 W Ontario St (at Clark St), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · River North · 667 tips and reviews
Joe Payawal: Outside of your traditional Chicago style hot dog and Italian beef, try the Penne Al'aribiatta from the Barnelli's side. You can get it with chicken or sausage and has a real spicy kick.
AFAR Media: Choose from a variety of hearty menu options ranging from flame grilled burgers & hot dogs, to ribs and gourmet salads. Be sure to save room for the infamous Portillo's chocolate cake shake. Read more.
What's Good Here: Portillo's Chicago Hot Dog (mustard, relish, onions, sliced tomatoes, kosher pickle and sport peppers hugged by a perfectly steamed poppy seed bun)
5. Flub A Dub Chub's
8.3
3021 N Broadway St (at W Barry Ave.), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Lake View East · 47 tips and reviews
Ryan Smith: Great burgers, hot dogs and fries! The burgers are AMAZING! Get the Roe. It has avocado and bacon on a pretzel bun.
Anna Velociraptor: I may have moved, but I've never forgotten! My fave place for corn dogs, and you just can NOT go wrong with the Roe Burger! SO DELICIOUS!!!
Ally Carolan: Great Chicago style hot dogs and very friendly service!
Eddie: Now this place has the best Polish, hot dog, n tamales.....
Mike O'Connor: Best hot dogs and fresh cut fries in Chicago.
Amy: As a kid I was upset eating plain hot dogs because then there was no ketchup then and tradition still continues NO KETCHUP. Don't even ask for it! But if you want the best hot dogs this is the place!
7. The Wiener's Circle
7.7
2622 N Clark St (btwn Drummond Pl & Wrightwood Ave), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · Park West · 130 tips and reviews
Joseph Nunez: The best hot dog in Chicago. Hands down!
Jeremy Thurber: Hot dogs, soda, fries, maybe a milkshake"-", I love the burgers though, hands down best!
Maddie: The hot dogs!!! Hamburgers are delicious. Fries serve waay more than 2 people. 2 adults and three hungry kids were happily fed by the French fries.
9. Bangers & Lace
8.5
1670 West Division Street, Wicker Park (at Paulina Ave), Chicago, IL
Bar · Wicker Park · 153 tips and reviews
Lisa W: TIny tables in the back suck, but the beer list is good and prices reasonable. The incredibly phallic corn dog is incredibly delicious.
Staff Picks: Foie gras corn dog? Veggie corn dog? Slaw dog? Everything corn dog you can think of, you've got it. Bangers & Lace offers an extensive corn dog menu with an awesome beer list to top off your meal.
abigail.: You can get a fantastic vegetarian Chicago style hot dog here. Yum!