There was a PUBE in my COLD fries, the small black hair was about 1-2 centimeters in length. This is absolutely disgusting. First I get cold fries, then I get a pube.. in my fries. Horrible experience. I can tell I'm not the only one having terrible experiences here, based on the other reviews. If you are that desperate for Bella Luke's, go to LZ location, maybe you'll have a better experience there. read more

Went for gyros. They do not taste like anything. The sauce was watery. Asked for them well done and the meat was cold. The place used to be good. Not anymore. Wont be going back. read more

Great food! Always amazing service. They have become my go to for burgers! Nostalgic scenery. And most importantly, CLEAN! read more

Bella Luke's - Daily Special Menu - Italian Near Me - Island Lake, Illinois

This place has pretty good food, the prices are excellent and the owner is very nice! Cool little local spot to grab food!

Read the reviews before you spend money. This place sucks and always has for years ! This place should shut the doors !!! I ordered the 2 hot dog special, with ketchup and relish, and fries well done. First off, hot dog was cold and so were the buns. Second, not sure how intelligent you have to be to cook fries, but the ones I got were raw, barely cooked ! The lady at the counter was a complete bitch with an attitude. This place will NEVER get a dime of my money again !!! Customers beware !!!! read more

dealzz for days nice,clean just like going 2 your unk & cousins house every thing a-z pizza,burgerzz,dimm doggzz enjoy 20.oo bucks feed 2 & drinkzz,factzz read more

The food was all right. I want to do use a coupon from Yelp and they told me they don't allow that.

Ok gave them another chance as they had this sign out front for gyros.Went in saw the gyros spit empty.I ask do you have gyros.She said yes .I said your spit has nothing on it.Are you kidding me.How in the hell is this place still open.Crap food in past and now this crap. Move out do all of IslandLake a huge favor.Wtf read more

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That was the most disgusting meal. Two Beefs (dry, flaky and no flavor) stuffed into an old loaf of bread. Omg the hot dogs are disgusting. No one ate their food. We all lost our appetite. A joint like this should be able to make hot dogs, burgers and beefs NO problem. They don't have mozzarella sticks so they offered STRING CHeESE wrapped in won ton. I couldn't figure out what was more disgusting, the wonton or the sauce to dip it in. Hey at least their fountain drinks tasted normal. Listen to the reviews. This place will never get our business again. read more

with this corona virus thing I try to order delivery The gyros was pretty good. Lots of meat tomatoes and onions. Needed more taziki and pita could of used a little fry on the flat top. French fries could of been cooked a tad longer. The hot dog- had the required snap and fixings - The bad was they skimped on the bun- was not Vienna. For the price food was worth it. Will order again read more

Hits the spot when you're tired of burgers and tacos as pretty much the only fast food/carry out options around. I had the cheese ravioli and it was hot and tasty! Good service, too. read more

Used to be a good place for lunch, I got a gyros the other day and would have to say they going cheap. I think they skipped the rotisserie, and thru the meat on the grill in a lot of oil. The meat was crispy and soaked in oil, even the bag was oily when I got home . Would have gone back, but I was in the middle of a project. Starting to see a trend of restaurants going cheep. read more

Tried this place by accident because Chi Town Dogs refuse to serve me because I came in ten minutes before they were closing and had already shut down their grill on a Friday. Will never visit there again and Bella Luke's is my new place and a huge menu and decent prices. read more

Bella Luke's is good! The one in Lake Zurich, today I went in and I had my mask on but it was not covering my nose. (I have no problem wearing the mask before being seated or in general) Instead of the lady at the front politely asking me to cover my whole face up. She gave me a snarky comment telling me I'm "defeating the purpose if I don't use my mask right." A simple excuse me miss could you please cover up completely. I found it rude and it's not the first time I have felt that way coming in to the Lake Zurich BellaLuke's. I do not think I will be revisiting that one. I'm not sure if she was just having a bad day but taking it out on customers? read more

I called right when they opened on a Sunday. The gal who answered the phone was very friendly and knowledgeable. I ordered an extra large sausage pizza for pickup. It was ready right on time as promised. The price for the pizza was less than other pizza joints. Great news!! Here's my review: the pizza was fantastic. it was really tasty. The sauce, cheese, and sausage were great. Lots of sausage, it wasn't skimpy. My whole family raved how good it was. Also, the pizza was cut perfectly. I didn't have to recut any of the pieces. Nice pleasant perk. We will definitely be ordering pizza from them again. Next time, I will take a photo so you can see how great (tasty) it looked. Two thumbs up from me and my family. read more

Great fast food at affordable prices, very clean and friendly staff. Good menu choices and they now deliver. Definitely would recomed if your on the go and looking for something hot and right off the grill. read more

Bella Luke's - the outside of the restaurant - Italian Near Me - Island Lake, Illinois

Yum! The food was delicious, the service very pleasant and the building very nice. I ordered the beef combo. The sandwich was extra juicy with hot peppers. The beef itself was nicely flavored and very thinly sliced like it should be. The fries were hot and crisp and the soda was a nice large cup. Minor things, but that's what makes it all good. Granted the combo was a bit pricey ($9.65), but I don't mind paying a bit extra when the food is as good as this was. The lady working the counter was busy but very pleasant. The food was prepared quickly. The store was clean and colorfully decorated in red and yellow. This Bella Luke's hand down beat the one in Fox Lake. I went to that one last week and it was a very negative experience compared to this one. read more

I went in one day based off of a recommendation from a friend. I was hungry and also willing to eat anything at that point. I ordered cheese fries, and a Italian beef with a root beer. Fries were cold and tiny, Italian beef was flavorless. I prefer to drive down rt 176 to Gianelli's. I don't think I will be returning. read more

Food is good but would be nice to see them wearing gloves when they are handling your food and all wearing their masks properly. One out of the three there wore it correctly. One with it under their nose and the other under their chin. I'll be finding a new hot dog place read more

Terrible find another place! Head to the real Bella Luke's in Lake Zurich or Luke's in Mundelein! left after paying once I saw how they make Italian Beefs. The cook Brings out frozen shaved beef and through it into a pan with some oil. When you wonder why it is tasteless and has a strange after taste! Absolutely disgusting! read more

I have to do this. I rarely post negative reviews for what it could mean to the business, but I had to. Never eating here again. First off, neither the cook or the woman working up front had a mask or gloves on, during a pandemic! More importantly, the food was awful. Both sandwiches were overcooked, and tasted bad. Nothing freshly made. Ordered fries "well done" but most were soggy and soft. Jalapeno poppers were over-fried and dry and the peppers had no flavor or kick. The cream cheese was barely melted. Very disappointed. These are simple items that were so poorly executed and with no love or care, at all. read more

This is a nice little place to stop in the Island Lake area (good variety of food.) This was my first time here and ordered a beef sandwich with fries. Unfortunately the beef was saltier than beef should be...maybe it was because it tasted as if it wasn't soaking in salt water. It wasn't as if I didn't finish the sandwich, because it was passable with mozzarella and hot peppers. I'll be back for their Gyro. read more

Welcome to the neighborhood Bella Lukes! Have lived in Island Lake 25 years and seen this place change hands three time... Bella Lukes is definitely the best! GREAT dog, GREAT fries, GREAT service! read more

Great place with awesome customer service. Great food, fast and good prices. Very friendly would defiantly recommend to a friend. A Must if you are looking for a great local food place. read more

Can't go wrong with any choice from Bella Luke's! Have had a large variety of their food (burgers, dogs, beef, pasta) and it all tastes great! Everyone is so nice and welcomin and it is awesome to have such a great tasting and friendly staffed restaurant so close! read more

Steer clear and head to another hot dog place! Terrible Chicago dogs. Tomatoes looked like they'd been sitting in the fridge for a week, all shriveled up. Pickle was old. Bun was stale (and no poppy seeds!). Beef was dry. Fries were old. Who the heck operates this place?? It's not that hard to serve semi-decent food. read more

Just went in to NEW location in Island Lake.  Never been to one. Never going back.  1. No credit cards accepted.  Absolutely unacceptable for a new business.  2. Person could not count back my change properly.  3. Had to ask to get cups for drinks. 3. Asked for Chicago style dog...reply. ..you want everything. ..no Chicago style...reply...you want celery salt...ummmm yes because that is on a Chicago style hotdog.   Cannot believe they do not understand what comprises that. 4. Fries were very undercooked AND little flavor.  5. Tables I sat at was very wobbly. ..again new place that just opened up.  Best tasting thing I had here...The cherry Coke! skip this place at all costs read more

Stopped in and had a beef sandwich. It had great flavor and was a decent size. Will definitely go back to try other items on menu.

Will not be back for this. Customer service was terrible, food was just ok- I would never pick this place for a beef over a Portillos. Me and my husband were very disappointed. Don't think this place is going to make it. read more

Have stopped here a few times now. Only got the hot dogs so far. For those not familiar with Chicagoland, we have literally hundreds if not thousands of these Vienna joint hot dog stands all over the suburbs and regardless that the menu at each of them are almost exactly the same, you'd think the food would be the same also. But it never is. Some places just buy higher quality versions of the same thing from their distributors and some just do a better job at preparing. This Luke's location seems to get the really good top quality dogs from Vienna and they know how to simmer them and present properly in a steamed bun with the properly allocated ingredients including mustard (never ketchup), onions, relish, tomatoes, sport peppers, pickle slice and celery salt. These dogs have a real beefy flavor and snap to them that other places do not. I've had Vienna hot dogs all over the Chicago area and these are some of the better ones. And they have these meal deals that seem priced really good. Two dogs with fries and a drink for a little under $6. Good deal. Fries also very good. I need to try the beef here next time. Worth stopping at. read more

Hmmmm....I ordered the pasta marinara special at 5:00pm and was told "we're out of pasta." HUH? Out of pasta? Can't you just boil water and cook more pasta and be back in business? I don't get it. I ate there before and the beef was decent but a little on the salty aide. I'm not sure they have the business acumen to survive. read more

Seems we can't get a decent hotdog joint in this area. Tried today for the first time. Went on line for the menu, gave coworker our orders for everyone. Didn't notice until after she returned with our receipts that the pricing was different on line. Called them to ask why the price was different and was told "Oh, sorry we changed it and it hasn't been updated on line yet. We will get right on that". Just opened in April and already changing prices and not letting customers know. Not sure we will be back. read more

Was not happy to have take apart half of my beef because mozz was put on even though it was not requested. A waste of my money. I did request sweet peppers, which I got, but they didn't look very fresh and there was way too much. Fries aren't that good either, you are better off going down the road to Chi-Town dogs where you can get hand cut fries and people who get your order right. I know that's where I will be going from now on. read more

I am from Chicago and I love a good Beef Sandwich. This review is for that alone. The beef is tasty and the they put plenty on the sandwich. A very good beef sandwich indeed! read more

Overall, pretty average restaurant. Food for the most part was average, although some of it was burnt. It's an old cramped building.

New owners....very experienced cook.....highly recommended..pizza too now! !!! Daily specials. ...you will not be disappointed

OMG !!!!! so glad they opened closer to home.. Best beef , hot dogs, Fries, chili cheeseburgers with grilled onions, gyros..

Food is middle of the road. The service needs improvement. Any simple special request is completely ignored. I have tried the food twice and both times my request fell on deaf ears. When there is so much competition around, you would think they would try to have better customer service. I will be going somewhere else for a simple beef sandwich from now on. read more