The Wieners Circle
2622 N. Clark St.Chicago, IL 60614
Lincoln Park
773-477-7444
Hours: Lunch, Dinner: seven days
Open Late: Saturday till 6, Friday till 5, Sunday-Thursday till 4
Late-night hot dog joint with a famously profane counter staff.
Our Review
The raucous scene at this late-night stand has impressed the likes of Tom Waits, who at his last concert appearance in town confessed that when, on a return visit to Wiener's Circle, he was not insulted by the sassy, famously foulmouthed counter ladies he felt almost hurt. Estimates of the food vary depending on time of day and degree of drunkenness, but plenty of Chicagoans have a thing for the Vienna Beef hot dogs, served charred or boiled with all the classic fixin's, and the cheese fries, hand-cut and topped with orange goo. The shakes and burgers are also pretty decent, but most just come for the sideshow.
Price: $
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