The BEST hot dogs and lunch meat! If you can find the loose hot dogs at the deli, I always eat one in the way home! read more

they are willing to accommodate handicapped at the factory store take phone order, allow credit card payment by phone and when I arrive I phone them and they bring my order out and place it in my car. read more

We visited Chicago this week and had an amazing experience. I shared the fact that we moved to Wichita KS and that we were stocking up on our favorites while in town. I shared that in two weeks we will be having a "Taste of Chicago dinner party" Crawford Sausage jumbo skin on franks (Chicago Style) Portillo's Italian beef Lou Malnati's Pizza. The next thing I knew I had complimentary Praski in my box to add to our "Taste of Chicago" party offering. I grew up eating this amazing offering Crawford Sausage sells. Every Family who experiences the quality of their product becomes a fan. Hopefully Wichita catches on. read more

Daisy dogs are the absolute best and so is everything else they make. They are the only hot dogs, brats, sausage that my family eats. Do yourself a favor and get them, you will not be disappointed at all. read more

Great place, good service, and real hot dogs. The lady who waited on me was great. I gave her my order, then I started looking at the display case and when she came back, she said, "now you want something else"? They've been taking care of their customers for awhile. I ordered some liver sausage, excellent btw. read more

10/10 workers went above and beyond with helping me find what I needed. I couldn't find the hot dogs I wanted in my local stores, I got recommended to even request a specific product and they're deliver it to my local store as I order :) so happy read more

It's cool to buy your sausage at the sausage factory. So I walked in expecting to see a big room of fresh meats. What I found was a single 6-foot cooler case displaying one package of each Daisy Brand Sausage product. You could tell you were in a working factory. The goal here was to make sausage - not sell it. But the woman who greeted me was very friendly and more than willing to sell me her meat. So, all in all, a cool joint. read more

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Omg, DAISY HOT DOGS ARE THE BEST, hands down! Best tasting hot dog. Don't have the smokiness taste, the shriveling and all that high sodium salty tasting water after biting into them. A solid ALL meat hot dog where after heating, boiling or grilling they stay the same size. Overall, this product will knock your socks off!!! read more

I first had my exposure to Crawford Sausage Co about 10-15 years ago. Now at first glance, $6.00/ lb (or more) might seem a bit steep. Then I took a bite of a natural casing frank and was wowed!!! A different texture than Vienna beef but it's like comparing an apple to an orange. Polish sausages & brats are a must. I like them better than Johnsonville myself. These aren't cheap but worth the purchase (especially during the special events like a Sunday football party. I can't put the texture into words but it is a bit more intense that others- smooth but very hearty. I haven't been here (I only had the brand). If it's anything like the old Best Kosher outlet in Morton Grove (which I'm not sure is still there), this is a diamond in th rough. An unknown Chicago treat for too many. read more

Great Sausage and authentic Eastern European Style. The ethnic Sausage selection is excellent and the real stuff. The Hot Dogs are better than Vienna and I suggest trying the skinless dogs. If you know Sausage and like Old School Sausage go to Crawford or buy the product at Mariano's. Check them out online (They do ship) or in person and the staff at Crawford is great especially Judy and John. read more

This place is nostalgic for me. It reminds me of the places my parents bought meat at when I was a kid. And we bought our fruits and vegetables on Randolph Street from the Greek wholesalers. But anyway, I came across John D's review of the place and checked out the other reviews. I was dismayed that there was not a mention of "prasky" sausage in any of the reviews and its something that Crawford is known for. What is prasky you ask? Well it has its own Wikipedia entry: "Prasky, sometimes spelled praski, is a type of coarse-ground summer sausage or salami that is made from a specific recipe and unique to the Chicago area. It is manufactured by Chicago companies including Crawford Sausage and Bobak's. The origin of the name is Polish." Maybe the selection isn't as big as similar places such as Peoria Packing but they do have the prasky here. read more

Sausage in Chicago! There has been debate here in Chicago over what company supplies Maxwell Street with their amazing Polish Sausages. I honestly don't know, but the majority believes it's Bobak's. Crawford, who makes Daisy brand sausages on Pulaski in Chicago, has their version of Maxwell Polishe Sausage, and they are very good (I'm eating one right now!). But they aren't the supplier (though once someone told me they were). Another mystery is why on their page on Maxwell Street does Wikipedia say that a Maxwell St. Polish is all beef and have a picture of an "all-beef" Polish Sausage sign featuring Vienna Beef products: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Polish_Shop.JPG If you read the label at their store, Bobak's Polishes DO have pork in them, and are the supposed supplier, and Jim's Original sign doesn't say "all-beef": http://users.rcn.com/cowdery/jims.jpg So what's the answer? I have a friend who does not eat pork, but eats at Maxwell Street. Hmmm....does he not know? It's confusing. But to conclude the review, Crawford is a solid and legitimate Chicago sausage company. They should be supported. Another Chicago tradition since 1925. It's not run by Abe Froman. read more

They have some terrific products, you should buy them all. It's about $2 cheaper per lb if you buy here. I have bought The hot dogs for the past year at every BBQ I've been invited to here. Everyone loved them minus a few crabby sheltered kids. The praski is to die for and the. Fat wieners are a necessity for you next cook out. The breakfast sausage is unique to Chicago so pick up a lb or two , the Thai sausage is great and very lean. I recommend buying everything I don't think you will be disappointed. read more

I believe this was Lawndale Meats back in the 40-50's. It was on 28th and Lawndale. They too made their own sausages and those hot dogs and garlic fat hot dogs are wonderful. Their was sawdust on the floor of a small store, however the building was there to make their meat. Smoked Butt...oh my! They had a meat called Buchta (?) which was just out of the oven, juicy and big. Since I was only 4 I always received a slice, free. My head was just barely above the butcher block. My Dad would drive their early Saturday morning so we could get to the Bohemian Bakery (before all the rye bread was gone and the to Lawndale Meats. My Mom would make sandwiches in the car as we lived on the far southside of Chicago (108th Kedzie). We always bought a whole Prasky. So. now it's Crawford Meats.....same wonderful food and service.....I'm Slovak through and through.....Great Meats!!! read more

Good selections of fresh sausages in super discounted prices. what more can you ask for?

You know this place has been around for a while, given that the street used to be named Crawford and is now Pulaski. My earliest memory of it was entering, holding my grandmother's hand, and seeing the blood-stained wooden butcher blocks and sausages hanging overhead. That was years ago, and I haven't been back in a while. Now it's all stainless steel prep tables and not a sausage in sight, except in a refrigerated display case. I'm in the mood for garlicky prasky and jaternice, two staples from my childhood. The prasky is right there in the display case, and for the jaternice, they have to go to the back room, where the real sausage making has been hidden away. Both are just as delicious as I remember them. read more

Best tasting hot dogs in Chicago. Try the jalapeno hot dogs too. Bulk sausage, how much better does it in chi-town?

Oh it was great to be able to get that fresh sausage (prasky, kielbasa, minced ham, hot dogs in natural casing) at such a reasonable price. (At least $3/pound less than the same product, same brand at the grocery store) Located in my husband's old neighborhood - their products are exactly as he remembered growing up there in the 60's & 70's. The place is spotless, the customer service was great. This is not a store. This is where the sausage and meats are made. Enter the sales area via the loading dock, make your choices from the display case and one of the workers will go back to the manufacturing area to get your merchandise. Really good stuff. read more

Haven't been in there since I was a lad. So today I'm gonna!!! Can't wait I can still taste them Snap Hot Dogs !!! Mmmmm

This is a long-time top quality sausage manufacturer. Truly a Chicago "sausage legend." You can find their products in many supermarkets (Tony's, Jewel, Mariano's) or you can visit their factory store on Pulaski Road (formerly Crawford Avenue - get it?). I just stopped by the other day to pick up some smoked polish sausage (truly the best - tender and delicately seasoned and smoked), prasky, and jaternice. Friendly and great service and conversation! read more

First exposure to Crawford Sausage Company was as a newborn (1954). Obviously I don't even remember it, but it had been a regular shopping location for my parents and grandparents who came from Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Have been there many times since, when visiting friends/relatives in the city (currently reside in SW Michigan). Favorites that continue to this very day are Jiternice and Prasky. I have a medical appointment this coming Wednesday at the University of Chicago and will certainly be swinging by and stocking up on both of them. My oldest brother is currently up from Ft. Lauderdale and he will be taking a cooler full back down with him. We love their products; not so keen on their shipping costs; but hey, any excuse to come in to Chicago, catch the Cubbies or the White Sox, and bring home the best meat Chicago has to offer. See you on Wednesday. I'll be the one w/the drool runnin' down my chest ;) read more

Best sauages and meats around! Price and quality the finest for you money A+A+A+ Keep up ther great work!!! Thank you, George

Made it down to the factory store today. This is really a factory store, you enter the factory from the loading dock, and while there are two gentlemen sitting in a office to your right, one of the butchers comes out and shows you the products availible in the sample case, and gets what you need from the factory area. Since I was a little light on cash today, I limited myself to buying two packages of the skinless franks for the friend with me (a 91 year old long time fan of Daisy products) and a nice chunk of "buchta" for me. Buchta is an extremely tasty meat loaf product that can be served hot or cold. I really like the fact that you can buy a 2-3 pound piece, like part of a big piece you'd find at a deli, and bring it home. I was really loved the buchta, find it somewhat similar to Bavarian leberkase, but more flavorful. So far I am a fan of Daisy's franks, bratwurst, knockwurst, polish sausage, and now buchta. Now that I've found the outlet I plan to make some more trips down here. Have yet to try the jitrinice and a couple of other things. Well worth the trip as their products are SOOO much more flavorful than the normal stuff you get packaged. read more