Chicago Style Beef and Dogs — Restaurant in Lakewood

*Edit. Owner doesn’t like detailed reviews. Here’s a concise summary.

Food sucks. Service is awful. Go elsewhere. *

I’ve been by a million times and always curious, so stopped in this afternoon, around 1:30.

There were a handful of people around, which was encouraging. I walked up to the counter and stood there for probably 5 minutes.

There is a sign that more or less says “we’re understaffed and busy. Be patient”. Ok. Fine, I get it.

Eventually, the guy behind the counter, presumably one of the owners, gave me a gesture suggesting someone might eventually help me. Thanks. Unfortunately that was not the case.

The whole time I’m standing there, the other owner was having a very lovely conversation with some folks on their way out. Cool, I’m glad you like other people from Chicago. I’m also from the area, but you’ve been giving me the evil eye from the second I walked in. Maybe they could sense the Wisconsin.

I stood there for 10-15 minutes, just waiting to order. There was no line and nobody waiting for food. A table of 3 eating. Just a very slow moving man behind the counter and a business partner who clearly did not care. I listened to their lovely conversation with the Chicago family.

I almost left a few times before ordering, but the “please be patient” sign got the best of me. I’m a sucker and should have left. I’d have been better off with a flippin’ roller dog at 7-11.

20 minutes later, a hot dog and a coke were ready. Coca Cola is always good out of a fountain machine. One would think a hot dog would be similarly easy to master. Well, they did screw it up. $16 in (plus tip that wasn’t deserved). Dried out crumbly roll and a burned hot dog. Peppers looked suspect and one appeared to be moldy.

I would have complained, but one of the owners left to head to the grocery store and the man behind the counter ignored me. Another guy came in for a hot dog and apparently that was all consuming. I threw out half my lunch and left.

I witnessed two other people stop in, wait at the counter for a few minutes, then leave after being ignored.

Disappointing. Don’t waste your time. Rude people and poor...

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Very dissatisfied with the quality and customer service I received tonight. Me and my boyfriend went in around 6:15 we ordered a polish sausage, a chili dog, and a Chicago dog altogether $20.00. We get our food to go, after we get it we proceed to drive home to Arvada. After getting home my boyfriend ate the polish sausage and it was fine. Right after we opened the two hot dogs we both took our first bites and knew it was not right because there was a loud pop noise when we bit in to them. After trying to finish the bite we couldn't as the "all natural" coating that's on the hot dogs, was still attached to the hot dogs completely. We both questioned the taste/feeling of the coating and agreed that it was not edible. We have been here before and ordered the same exact thing and it did not come out with a coating so heavy you couldn't enjoy it. So after the first bite and realizing we couldn't even eat the hot dogs I called down to the store. I spoke to the woman on duty and she seemed confused on my concern stating that all their hot dogs come like that and that it is suppose to "pop" when you bite it, so she didn't know how to help me. I asserted to her the food was in edible and she offered $10.00 of the $20.00 back. I told her I would prefer a bit more or the full amount because we came from Arvada to get food that we could not even eat. She then questioned me on what took so long to call and then offered me only $7.00 if I went down there to get it. She has yet to provide a real solution so I will be in tomorrow with the coating of the hot dog because that is...