Janson's Drive In — Restaurant in Lake Township

Whenever I come home I stop here and get an Italian beef. It was my mom's and my favorite. My last trip in the restaurant was so special I just want to say it was memorable.

I was leaving my mom's funeral. I was still dressed coming from her service and spending much needed time with family.

I did not get the young lady's name but she was the sweetest ever. She complimented me on the color I was wearing (which was purple) and my fascinator on my head. I told her thank you. She asked what was the occasion. I let her know I just left my mom's funeral.

She immediately said she was sorry for my loss. She was already very sweet and professional when it came to taking my order.

While I was waiting for my food she came out and handed me a bill. She said it was not much but she really wanted to make my day.

Honestly she did. That was the sweetest gesture ever. I thank her for it.

I wanted to put it into the tip jar and I think she knew what I was thinking so she kept her eye on me.

I gave her a hug and thanked her for being nice to me. Believe me it was a long day for me.

She was so sweet, genuine, and kind. I thank you for having employees that are very personable.

Like I said I don't remember her name. I just want to tell her she is an amazing person and she should never stop being herself. Thank you for bringing a bright spot into my day.

By the way I donated the money to a worthy cause. I supported a DV event and the money went there.

Thank you Young lady and...

Not sure how all the recent ratings could even remotely like this place. The food is disgusting, I ended up with food poisoning from the last time I ate here. When I first moved to Evergreen Park, it was decent, but now I wouldn’t wish this place on my worst enemy.

The last thing I got was a to-go order of cheese fries and a gyro. Not sure who the genius was that just dumped cheese sauce all over the fries in the bag for a to-go orde, sparking the whole thing in this “sauce” that had the consistency of snot and tasted worse.

Then comes the gyro, burnt beyond recognition, tomatoes that were probably cut over a week ago, taziki that I don’t think you could legitimately call taziki, and old, rancid onions.

Nevertheless, food poisoning…I’m sure no one washes their hands there, and the place smells bad when you walk in. It seriously needs to just get shut down...

Let me start off saying this, I’m from what was a small suburban community in Michigan that was basically a town. We had a substantial amount of forest that separated us from the city. So burgers have and probably always will be my main go to.

That being said, I’m also a fry snob. It the first thing I always try, and if it terrible, then I know the rest of the food will suck. The fries were perfect, so I knew the burger would be great. It definitely didn’t disappoint. It was all there, juicy, tangy, a nice crunch from the onions and pickles.

The last real dinner I been to in the city was abolished in the Lakeshore Drive redevelopment. The owners, retired and didn’t open in another location, after selling their property to the city. I have been desperately looking for something similar for the last 2 decades, and I have found it in...