Lulu's Hot Dogs — Restaurant in West Chicago Township

I bookmarked this restaurant sometime ago after seeing its character that looked similar to 1930's character Lulu featured on 'The Little Lulu Show' pictured on its building. Now living on the west-side of Chicago; prior to this visit I contemplated visiting Lulu's Hot Dogs for months since discovering how close I lived from it. In the area at the time of this visit, I researched restaurants only to find that Lulu's was within a mile which made it an option I chose for lunch.

Lulu's has that takeout restaurant feel, yet there are an ample amount of tables & seats for dine-in which I didn't expect prior to visiting. During my visit I had no intentions on dining-in, but I did love that college football was being showcased on their televisions which was a plus, as I'am a die-hard college football fan.

The menu at Lulu's consists of a range of hot-dogs & polish; burgers & sandwiches, fish, ribs, and even a small portion of veggie selections for vegans. Out of all featured on their menu I ordered the Catfish sandwich w/ fries despite the 2-Piece Perch Platter initially catching my eye.

As for the food, the fries were decent! Eatable and also didn't make it out of the parking lot with me which is all I can ask for, hehe. And as for the Catfish sandwich, other than the sub-sandwich style bread being thick, the catfish was tasty. It probably would have been better with regular bread versus that sub-sandwich style bread, but that is my recommendation to Lulu's.

As for the service, I have no complaints; it was smooth and I received my order in a timely manner, even though there weren't many customers ahead of me. I love Lulu's restaurant hours because it is open late enough for you to pick up late night takeout at a time when other restaurants are closed.

Do I recommend, Lulu's Hot Dogs? Yes, indeed! Their combo meal prices are affordable, sizes are filling, and parking is...

I had a Gyros plate here. It was NASTY. The meat was cooked on a dirty grill. I know this because the meat had black specks on it. Some of the meat was burnt up and it all tasted weird. The Tzatziki sauce is like a generic store bought cream, no cucumber in it at all, and not good. The fries had a weird taste to them, that tells me either that oil is very dirty or they cook all kinds of different items in the same fryer. They gave me two pitas, which I have seen done before when they give you plenty of gyro meat. I really disliked the meat so I did not eat it all, but it did strike me as odd that they would give you two pitas considering how average the portion size was. The Gyros is up there with the worst I have ever had.

I had my doubts about eating from this establishment when I walked in. It was a very hot, very humid, summer day and it was even hotter in here. There is no air conditioning. I was taking my "food" to go so I didnt really care but had I wanted to sit and eat there I would have skipped this spot. I dont like eating in hot weather.

Based off of the Gyros, the Fries, and the lack of an air conditioned environment, I'm going to label this as a straight up hood/ghetto restaurant. Avoid it unless that's the kind of thing you're...

Lulu’s Hot Dogs is located in the University Village neighborhood. It is essentially a glorified hot dog stand. That is, it has a small, expanded menu in addition to hot dogs, e.g., Italian beef sandwiches and BBQ ribs, and a dining room with washrooms.

My reason for going there is to get a hot dog. The type offered is the traditional Chicago style Vienna brand hot dog with the usual assortment of trimmings, which includes onions, tomatoes, pickles, relish, and sport peppers, served on a poppy seed bun. The dogs come wrapped in paper with French fries rolled in. The dogs are good and the buns are properly steamed for warming. The fries, however, are too soft and greasy. The price is reasonable. For example, two dogs with fries is $4.89. The folks that work there are friendly and helpful.

The hot dogs at Lulu’s are not the best in town, but if you are in the neighborhood and have a taste for...