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    Bills Drive-In

    3.4 (138 reviews)
    InexpensiveHot Dogs, Burgers, Fast Food
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    BILLS DRIVE-IN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Italian beef overflows the bun!
    Rod K.

    Chicago-style dogs and Italian beef at its best! Indoors there is no sit-down dining, but they have a stand-up counter. Reasonable prices. Employees are courteous.

    Deep fried Polish that I didn't order in a plain and stale bun with wilted toppings

    I was visiting Evanston and tried Bill's since it's said to be the oldest restaurant in Evanston (1949). The place is a small take out only restaurant. The staff is working behind glass. Orders have to be shouted and the staff has to shout back when they have questions about an order. One of the staff mixed up my order and a similar order (I ordered a polish combo the other customer ordered a deep fried polish only) and the staff wanted me to take the incorrectly made order. The food is acceptable but there are definitely better places. The bun was on the stale side and was plain. The food would receive a grade of C+. As far as being historical, there's nothing about Bill's that gives that vibe. If you didn't know it was the oldest in Evanston nothing about it gives it away. I would give Bill's a pass.

    Hot Italian Beef
    Bill U.

    Great tasting Italian beef with jardiniere. They gave it a bit much of a juice dunk but the flavor of the beef was awesome. We have tried several beefs with peppers over the years and this place was right up there. The need to lighten up on the au juice dunk which made it a knife and fork meal, but damn good. It's a dive but worth a try in my opinion.

    I ordered a Squirt and got this instead.
    Lauren M.

    This food I received was literally burned (see photos). My family had to throw most of this away. While the Manager apologized nonetheless this shouldn't have happened. Why did the cooks over cook/burn the food? This was incredibly thoughtless and we are never coming back.

    Stephen C.

    It gets increasingly hard to find a solid Chicago dog these days. I have plants of old spots but discovering new ones can be difficult. Bills Drive-In to n Evanston is pretty righteous. A solid Chicago style dog. They do it right with mustard onion neon relish tomato slices and celery salt. Not at all bad price these days. It's old school but my first time here. A great stop if you're out on the street.

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    The best burgers in town! Fantastic service. Classic and original burger shop. Drive in and drive out setting. My favorite place to go!

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    I mean... food is good and all. But accused me of having not paid food. Then continued to wait total of 40 minutes for a burger.

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    Who doesn't like a Chicago dog? This place does it right and has been for years. I love little spots like these. I'll be back!

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