Shorty's — Restaurant in Addison Township

I've given this place a dozen or more tries over the years. People are always nice enough. I realize some of the things I dislike about this are typical of some places like this. Those are the only reasons for the two stars.

Food is greasy and astoundingly salty. I mean, really, they must have investments in a salt mine. Salty is the dominant flavor of everything I've tried from this place since the day they opened.

When you get past the salt, everything still tastes... off. Like they're going for some kind of flavor profile but don't know how to execute it.

Their oven Greek potatoes are drenched in butter. I taste no herbs, and they certainly don't taste like Greek style potatoes I've had.

Regular fries are nauseatingly salty.

Their curly fries lack seasoning, other than salt, and are never cooked right.

Their slob kabob is only tolerable because of the abundance of sauce.

The Pastrami burger was the sloppiest burger I've ever had and tasted awful. And it took them forever to take down the sign advertising this burger. "Pastra mi urger", fix your damn sign!

The spinach pie... again I'm not sure what flavors they're shooting for here but it's bad.

I get that there's a certain appeal to a Chicago style greasy spoon, where everything is unpolished, and the same hand written cook wanted sign has been sitting out front for years. But this should only really work if the food...

Place has been around under a few owners now for well over 30 years the latest owners seem like good dudes. The place itself prices are inline with surrounding places but the best deal is their Tuesday $5.99 gyros, best deal in the area. They put a good amount of gyro meat, veggies, and sauce on their gyros. So good that I stopped getting gyros from all the other places in the area cause of how skimpy they were on meat compared to them. I have had all the variations including the pricer ones all were good. Have to check with the owners if they use seed oils in their fryers cause my family stopped eating anything made with them, but when we were not paying attention to it we had their onion rings and fries and both were great.

Place itself seems pretty clean and the look and feel is of an old diner combined with a drive in missing the drive in ordering system. There is seating outside and inside, inside is a little limited but it's never packed. I usually get my stuff through the drive through, the drive through ordering speaker is a little janky but usually can make out what is being said.

Go their for the gyros you won't be...

This is a really good spot for a quick bite. It is located at a designated location, which is very accessible. It is not hard to find this spot. It was basically a small restaurant, but at the same time, it was clean, the vibe was pretty nice, and it was just something comfy and casual. The staff were also very friendly and welcoming. Their menu consists of a variety of good options. The menu consists primarily of comfort and fast food items such as burgers, sandwiches, gyros, and the like. I wanted something light, so I only ordered their double cheeseburger and a side of their regular fries. The prices here were also great. The prices are very reasonable, like everything on their menu has a good price that I also consider cheap. The service was also fast. The food was served quickly. The burger and the fries were fresh and hot. The double cheeseburger is greasy, which is fine for me. It was also juicy and it definitely tasted good, just like a burger should. It is flavorful and I like it. The fries were also perfectly cooked, crispy and well-seasoned. I really enjoy the food and the overall experience here. I will...