The Jumbo Clark Street Hot Dog at Lonnie's is the classic Chicago Dog that you'd get at any Cubs or White Sox game.
Spring is fully sprung, more than one-fifth of Americans are vaccinated, and the Cubs return home to Wrigley Field to play the Pirates on Friday, April 16. Wrigley Field? Now I want a Chicago-style hot dog.
If there’s one thing that can unite Chicago’s perpetually warring Cubs and White Sox fans, it’s the classic Chicago dog. It doesn’t matter whether you get it at Wrigley Field or Sox Park. Either way, it’s going to be the same treat, a meal on a bun: a snappy Vienna Dog in its natural casing, topped with a lunch counter full of traditional toppings.
I would be totally down for a lazy afternoon in a seat on the third-base side at Wrigley right now, but the 310-mile trip takes five hours, and then you’ve got to find parking. Here’s a more practical idea: Let’s go to Lonnie’s!
That would be Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago, serving Louisville its best and most authentic Chicago dog for the past 20 years.
Lonnie’s not only offers authentic Chicago dogs made with pure beef Vienna brand hot dogs; but it’s one of the cheapest eateries around. A half-dozen hot dogs – each named after a major Chicago avenue – range in price from $3.59 (for a Congress Parkway cheese dog) to $5.59 (for a still-modest Jumbo Clark Street dog), to $5.59 (for the Chicago classic, a jumbo Clark Street dog).
Four Polish sausage sandwiches are $5.09 to $7.29. A half-dozen Chicago-style sliced Italian beef sandwiches are priced fro $5.19 (for a small 3-inch sandwich, hot peppers optional) to $8.79 (for a beef and sausage combo). Four burger options are $3.89 (for a quarter-pounder) to $6.99 (for a full half-pound burger); and five specialties are $2.35 (for a hot tamale) to $7.99 (for a Greek island gyros with fries). Daily specials offer attractive deals; the Wednesday soul food plate and Friday catfish fry (both $10.99) are deservedly popular.
Lonnie’s is currently closed for indoor dining, with the interior set up with furniture to mark socially distanced waiting spots and a no-go zone close to the kitchen. You’re welcome to come in, place your takeout order, and wait, though, and we did that, splitting an oversize dog, a bag of onion rings, and a slice of memorable yellow cake. ...
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You'll also find this review in LEO Weekly's Food & Drink section today.
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Lonnie's Best Taste of Chicago
121 St. Matthews Ave.
895-2380
http://lonniesbesttasteofchicago.com
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