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Hot Dog Tour

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The Hot Dog Tour is where to find all the highest rated hot dogs in Chicago and Chicagoland! Here, you will find the classic, dragged through the garden Chicago hot dog. You will find classic Chicago depression dogs. You will also find some slight variations of hot dogs, as well as one or two exotic variants on the hot dog. Enjoy!

Classic Chicago Dog – Steamed poppy seed bun, Beef hot dog, yellow mustard, onions, green sweet relish, tomatoes, pickle spear, celery salt and sports peppers.

Depression Dog – Steamed poppy seed bun, Beef hot dog, yellow mustard, onions and sports peppers.

Most Chicago hot dogs are cooked in boiling water or steamed. There is also a type of Chicago hot dog that is cooked on a grill, called a char-dog, which has a slightly different flavor. Try both types if you are adventurous.

If you order fries with a Chicago Hot Dog, typically you will get those packaged separately from the hot dog. However some places will cover your hot dog in fries and wrap both together.

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The Bagel
Bangers & Lace
Byron’s Hot Dogs
Chicago’s Dog House
Clark Street Dog
Dave’s Red Hots
Devil Dawgs
The Duck Inn
Fat Johnnie’s Famous Red Hots
Fatso’s Last Stand
Fixin’ Franks (Home Depot)

Flub a Dub Chub’s
Fred & Jack’s
Gene and Jude’s
Hot Dougs
Jeff’s Red Hots
Jimmy’s Red Hots
Jim’s Original
JT’s Genuine Sandwich Shop
Kong Dog
Liberation Kitchen

Lola’s Coney Island
Lulu’s Hot Dogs
Maxwell Street Depot
Modern Relish
Portillo’s
Red Hot Ranch
Superdawg
Vienna Beef Factory Store
The Wieners Circle
Wolfy’s
Zeitlin’s Delicatessen

THE BAGEL

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3107 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60614

773-799-8478
THE BAGEL MENU
We recommend the Francheezie!

The Bagel Website
The Bagel Instagram

BYRON’S HOT DOGS

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1017 W. Irving Park Road
Chicago, IL 60613

1701 W. Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640

773-281-7474 (Irving Park)
773-271-0900 (Lawrence)
BYRON’S HOT DOGS IRVING PARK MENU
BYRON’S HOT DOGS LAWRENCE MENU

Byron’s Hot Dog Website
Byron’s Hot Dog Facebook
Byron’s Hot Dog Instagram

CHICAGO’S DOG HOUSE

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816 W. Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614

15 W. Washington Avenue
Chicago, IL 60602

773-248-3647
CHICAGO’S DOG HOUSE FULLERTON MENU
CHICAGO’S DOG HOUSE WASHINGTON MENU

Chicago’s Dog House Website
Chicago’s Dog House Facebook
Chicago’s Dog House Instagram

CLARK STREET DOG

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3040 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60657

773-281-6690
CLARK STREET DOG MENU

Clark Street Dog Website
Clark Street Dog Facebook
Clark Street Dog Instagram

DAVE’S RED HOTS

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3422 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60614

773-722-9935
DAVE’S RED HOTS MENU

Dave’s Red Hots Facebook
Dave’s Red Hots Instagram

THE DUCK INN

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2701 S. Eleanor Street
Chicago, IL 60608

312-724-8811
THE DUCK INN MENU

The Duck Inn Website
The Duck Inn Facebook

FAT JOHNNIE’S FAMOUS RED HOTS

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7242 S. Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60636

773-633-8196
FAT JOHNNIE’S FAMOUS RED HOTS MENU

Fat Johnnie’s Famous Red Hots Facebook
Fat Johnnie’s Famous Red Hots Instagram

FATSO’S LAST STAND

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2258 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

1982 N. Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614

773-245-3287 (Chicago Ave)
773-661-6061 (Clybourn)
FATSO’S LAST STAND CHICAGO AVE MENU
FATSO’S LAST STAND CLYBOURN MENU

Fatso’s Last Stand Website
Fatso’s Last Stand Facebook
Fatso’s Last Stand Instagram

FRED & JACK’S

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7600 S. Yale Avenue
Chicago, IL 60620

773-783-9700
FRED & JACK’S MENU

Fred & Jack’s Instagram

GENE AND JUDE’S

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2720 N. River Road
River Grove, IL 60171

708-452-7634
GENE AND JUDE’S MENU

Gene and Jude’s Website
Gene and Jude’s Facebook
Gene and Jude’s Instagram

HOT DOUG’S

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While Hot Doug’s is no more, he does still produce a few items such as sausages and jerky. Or you can follow him on his continuing adventures on social media.
Hot Doug’s Website
Hot Doug’s Facebook
Hot Doug’s Instagram

JEFF’S RED HOTS

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3901 W. Cicero Avenue
Chicago, IL 60641

773-777-1513
JEFF’S RED HOTS MENU

Jeff’s Red Hots Website
Jeff’s Red Hots Facebook

JIM’S ORIGINAL

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1250 S. Union Avenue
Chicago, IL 60607

2775 N. Elston Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647

312-733-7820 (Union)
872-206-5279 (Elston)
JIM’S ORIGINAL MENU
This one is actually a Polish sausage!
Jim’s Original Website
Jim’s Original Facebook
Jim’s Original Instagram

LULU’S HOT DOGS

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1000 S. Leavitt Street
Chicago, IL 60612

312-243-3444
LULU’S HOT DOGS MENU

Lulu’s Hot Dogs Website
Lulu’s Hot Dogs Facebook
Lulu’s Hot Dogs Instagram

MAXWELL STREET DEPOT

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411 W. 31st Street
Chicago, IL 60616

312-326-3514
MAXWELL STREET DEPOT MENU

Maxwell Street Depot Website
Maxwell Street Depot Facebook

MODERN RELISH

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636 N. Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

312-733-0069
MODERN RELISH MENU

Modern Relish Website
Modern Relish Facebook
Modern Relish Instagram

REDHOT RANCH

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2449 W. Armitage Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647

3057 N. Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657

773-772-6020 (Armitage)
773-661-9377 (Ashland)
REDHOT RANCH MENU

Redhot Ranch Website
Redhot Ranch Facebook
Redhot Ranch Instagram

SUPERDAWG

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6363 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60646

773-763-0660
SUPERDAWG MENU

Superdawg Website
Superdawg Facebook
Superdawg Instagram

VIENNA BEEF FACTORY STORE

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3847 S. Morgan Street
Chicago, IL 60609

773-435-2298
VIENNA BEEF FACTORY STORE MENU

Vienna Beef Website

WOLFY’S

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2734 W. Peterson Avenue
Chicago, IL 60659

773-743-0207
WOLFY’S MENU

Wolfy’s Website