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    Chicago's Dog House

    4.2 (636 reviews)
    InexpensiveHot Dogs, Fast Food
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    CHICAGO'S DOG HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Apple Brandy Duck Sausage and Cheese Fries

    The food was really great! The cheese fries tasted amazing! I tried the apple brandy duck sausage and asked the guy if it was good. He was very friendly and told me it was one of their most popular items, I can tell why! It had a great flavor and a great snap to it! I think this is the only Chicago dog house that serves the apple brandy duck sausage, but the other locations are also good as well, they just don't have the duck sausage. If you're near this location I'd recommend it!

    Frips
    Haley G.

    We went here for our first night in Chicago! It is an eclectic place and was fun to try. There is something for everyone on the menu. The mayor Daley dog was great! Our kids enjoyed the corndog (not pictured). The frips were out of this world good!!!! The fries and cheese sauce was also good! My husband liked his Chicago dog!

    Chicago Style Hot Dog
    Debangana S.

    It's a small joint located in Lincoln Park. My order of a chicago dog and fries was processed very quick. The staff were helpful with the suggestions. It was a simple good hot dog with pickles - perfect for a quick meal.

    Chicago Style Dog
    Corinne H.

    I was only here for a few days but had to get a Chicago Dog! It was the best Chicago dog I've had in my years visiting. That poppyseed bun! I can't wait to come back and try the unique dogs and sausages they offer. Cool art everywhere and just a good vibe. The pickles and the sport peppers are incredible. Highly recommend for anyone who wants an authentic Chicago dog or something even more unique! Also service was kind and quick!

    Alligator brat with fries

    Cute little place to grab a quick bite! I'm an adventurous eater and I really wanted to try the alligator brat. It was huge! Definitely enough for one person. Tasted like a slightly greasy chicken. The sweet chili sauce and caramelized onions made this a home run. My only suggestion is a sturdier bun since it fell apart halfway through, but maybe I'm a slow eater. Can't wait to work my way through the menu! (PS: it was a nice touch that they brought the food to your table)

    Lightfoot Dog
    Steve A.

    Have to go here if you want the famous style hot dogs. It has that and plenty more styles. Chicago's Dog House is a dinky place with a big ass menu of hot dogs and side items. Get a table inside if lucky. The prices are pretty good on most things especially on the lunch meals. Came here at lunch and it was good timing because it was cheaper. It has weekday lunch specials. This is the time to come, but it's still not that expensive any other times. Get a hot dog, drink, and fries for about $8, or get 2 hot dogs and fries for about $9 or so. This is only on weekdays. A funny theme is they name some of the hot dogs for celebrities. They have styles according to the person whether they're an actor or a politician. I got the Lightfoot Dog. This is a vegan sausage topped Chicago style. Also they have a Trump Dog. It's a very burnt sausage with ketchup and mayonnaise. That's so wrong! I think it's just on the menu as a joke. That would be hard to imagine someone eating a garbage hot dog like that. Good to take to go. It gets pretty cramped in here. There's lots of interesting toppings and there's options for vegans and vegetarians.

    Hot dogs
    Michelle G.

    I generally avoid trying to give one to two star reviews because I understand that this is people's livelihoods and everybody is just doing their best. However, the food here was just not good - we got the animal kingdom platter because it had a range of interesting meats like alligator, kangaroo, etc. And I assume that if you have something on your menu, it should be good. This was not the case here - I feel like these hot dogs were overpriced and just not well done. The kangaroo tasted floral (in the worst way, I don't mind floral flavors generally), and maybe that is what kangaroo meat just tastes like, but I have no other reference points. My brother basically wanted to go here because he wanted to have a fun Chicago hot dog experience and I 100% should have just taken him to the other no frills, hot dog joints that are actually good. I had a hot dog at a baseball game and that was so much better than this. The other thing is this place is pretty no frills lol (they don't even have tap water), which I don't care about, but to be janky and not good is not the vibe. The lamb gyro hot dog was one of the less bad ones but otherwise this is very much a skip.

    Hand-Battered Corn Dog with Cheese Fries and Drink Combo
    Rob G.

    Still a great place in the neighborhood! Stopped by for lunch and enjoyed a corn dog, drips and the Midway dog. All were super fresh, tasty and unique. The stand-out is the service. Everyone is friendly and willing to help order the right menu items. Please stop-in for some great dogs & chips!

    Menu June 2025

    Mighty tasty. Served up fresh. Ain't no @O'Betty's (Athens, OH), but scratches the itch.

    Blagojevich Hot Dog
    Youri Y.

    We were looking for Chicago style hot dogs and came across this gem on Yelp! Parking is very limited since we parked along the street and it is metered parking. We tried a few different items here like the Chicago dog (which comes with mustard, tomato, onion, relish, pickles, sport peppers and celery salt), Blagojevich dog (everything in a Chicago dog with ketchup hahaha) and some frips (which are a cross between chips and fries that are spiraled from a whole potato to a golden crispy crisps). Everything tasted really good and the frips were a hit. We had toppings on our frips too but I think plain frips are more enjoyable. There's not much seating since our family of 5 took up a table and maybe there was one more table but this is a great spot to pick up and take it out. We met the employees here who got to know us traveling through the city and they were very nice and welcoming here :) Thanks!

    Tijuana Street Dog
    Jose C.

    I was really excited to try this place out. Especially after seeing bacon wrapped hot dogs calls Tijuana Street Dog. I thought I would get something similar to a "danger dog" that I wouldn't get in LA, back when I lived in California. Sadly, it wasn't even close. The dog itself was good it was charred and would be perfect with a Chicago style hot dog. Instead it's topped with a stop of bacon, and four jalapeño peppers. It was supposed to have melted chihuahua cheese and hot sauce but didn't really taste much of each. It was mediocre at best and was a huge let down. Maybe it's not fair comparing it to a danger dog, but that's just the first thing I can think of when I see "tijuana." I might return at a later date to try another dog, just not anytime soon.

    Nina T.

    When in Chicago, gotta eat their hot dog! So here we go! We had just left the Lincoln Park Zoo and found ourselves to enjoy a walk to get there. The location is small. Probably 12? Or 3.5 parties? The gentleman was nice and cool. TV was on a classic movie, can't remember which one. Though entertaining for our meal. I don't know much about hot dogs but I was satisfied. Sodas and water are available. Sure, try them, why not!

    Great chili cheese fries with a polish Chicago style
    Eddie D.

    Excellent dogs. I definitely recommend this spot just for a good old simple Chicago style dog, and Polish and the guy who help me was really nice which was a nice change from a couple of experiences. I've had in Chicago since I've been here this go around.

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    Food is always awesome. If there is a wait it's worth it. Lots of varieties on dogs. Fun place to grab a dog.

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