Super GemBudget GemChicago Exclusive Gem$The Farrugia family still owns and runs it more than 70 years later -- a genuine multi-generation Chicago hot dog stand, not a revival or a rebrand, and by most accounts the longest-standing hot dog stand in the city still operating out of its original location. The depression dog -- a hot dog piled with fries -- is a genuine only-in-Chicago combination, and it's been the draw at this Humboldt Park counter for years alongside Vienna Beef Polish sausages and tamales.
Service gets mixed reviews depending on who you ask and when you show up, but the food consistently doesn't: Google has it at 4.6, with over 400 Yelp reviews backing that up. No happy hour or discount to report -- prices here are already counter-stand cheap.
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