Char grilled polish sausage sandwiches
Vicstanley
mustard, sport peppers and grilled onions. Thinking about it I can almost smell
Maxwell St. from the NW suburbs.
Kenji
vicst...@aol.coma (Vicstanley) wrote:
Jimmy's on Halsted in Maxwell IS open 24 hours a day. There is a sign in
the window that they are staying in the neighborhood but will be in a
"new" building.
Steven E. Bruun
vicst...@aol.coma (Vicstanley) wrote:
Portillo's serves a good one. Just yellow mustard and grilled onions
are standard. I've never tried one with peppers aboard, but it sounds
mighty fine to me. Damn, now I'm hungry!
- SteveB
Rene G
Vicstanley wrote:
I don’t think any of the Maxwell Street places char grill their Polishes (assuming
that char grill means grill over charcoal). They are just cooked in their own
grease on a flat griddle. When the fat renders out, a pile of onions gets cooked
in it. That’s certainly the way Jim’s on the corner of Maxwell and Halsted does
it. Since they’ve been at it at least since the 1920s I guess their’s is the
definitive version.
Maxwell Street Depot in Bridgeport does a very similar version. Their menu is the
same too: hot dog, Polish, pork chop. Like Jim’s, they’re open 24 hours a day. I
don’t know if it’s worth a special trip, but it could useful to know about.
For a char grilled Polish I don’t imagine you’ll do too much better than Weiner’s
Circle. I don’t think they use real charcoal but the sausage is definitely
charred. I really like their char dogs too (a nice change of pace from the
traditional Chicago steamed). On a good day, they make some of the better fries
around. If you go after the bars close you get to watch the drunk, helpless
customers get insulted and abused by the staff. Dinner and a show at 3am for under
five bucks, can’t beat that.
For a true charcoal grilled Polish you might try Charcoal Delights. They
definitely grill over real charcoal. I don’t believe I’ve had a Polish there but
their burgers are pretty good.
Jim's Hot Dogs
1320 S Halsted St
Chicago IL
312-666-0533
24 hours
Maxwell Street Depot
411 W 31st St
Chicago IL
312-326-3514
24 hours
Wiener’s Circle
2622 N Clark St
Chicago IL
773-477-7444
Charcoal Delights
3139 W Foster Av
Chicago IL
773-583-0056
Mark Anderson
Superdawg on Milwaukee and Devon have them. I somehow ended up
eating one from there recently and it gave me a bad case of
diarreah but YMMV.
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Vicstanley
>From: m...@enteract.com (Mark Anderson)
>Date: 5/4/01 8:32 AM Central Daylight Time
>Superdawg on Milwaukee and Devon have them. I somehow ended up
>eating one from there recently and it gave me a bad case of
>diarreah but YMMV.
Well, that's certainly a conditional endorsement. But I'm game. I love
Superdawg except for those pickled green tomatoes they put on the dogs. After
the first time I've always ask for fresh.
Char grilled - I guess I should have specified that my definition would be
grilled until charred rather than grilled with real charcoal.
Kenji
> For a true charcoal grilled Polish you might try Charcoal Delights. They
> definitely grill over real charcoal. I don’t believe I’ve had a Polish
> there but
> their burgers are pretty good.
YES. The polish are excellent there!
G Wiv
My current favorite for a char grilled polish is Poochie's on Dempster
in Skokie. Poochie's slits the Polish, then chars it at just the
perfect grill (gas) temperature. Hot enough to get a nice char, but
not so hot as to burn up the outside and, at the same time, a moderate
enough fire to completely cook the inside, without making you wait a
long time.
Poochie's fries are unpeeled, medium sized and deliciously greasy,
though they typically need a shake or two more salt and have a
tendency to be slightly overcooked. Poochie's also has excellent
grilled onions, they keep a big pile on the grill and they get nicely
caramelized, all the usual Chicago hot dog stand accompaniments are
available.
The real Grease de Resistance at Poochies is the grilled salami
sandwich, a 5 or 6 inch long, thick slice of salami grilled and served
on an Italian beef roll. The grilled salami with sport peppers, raw
and fried onions and a healthy shot of mustard is sure to make (or
break) anyone's day. <smile>
Enjoy,
Gary
Poochie's
3832 Dempster St
Skokie, IL 60076
847-673-0100
Rene G
G Wiv wrote:
> The real Grease de Resistance at Poochies is the grilled salami
> sandwich, a 5 or 6 inch long, thick slice of salami grilled and served
> on an Italian beef roll. The grilled salami with sport peppers, raw
> and fried onions and a healthy shot of mustard is sure to make (or
> break) anyone's day. <smile>
Yikes! That gave me heartburn just reading about it. That’s right up there with
"doing the cycle" at Jim’s. I used to go out with some crazy people who would drink
until the bars closed, then head over to Maxwell Street for a hot dog, then a
burger, followed by a pork chop, topped off with a Polish (each with the works and
accompanied by fries, of course).
G Wiv
wrote:
>Yikes! That gave me heartburn just reading about it. That’s right up there with
>"doing the cycle" at Jim’s. I used to go out with some crazy people who would drink
>until the bars closed, then head over to Maxwell Street for a hot dog, then a
>burger, followed by a pork chop, topped off with a Polish (each with the works and
>accompanied by fries, of course).
Talk about heartburn, 'the cycle' is about the most gut wrenching,
booze soaking up, where did my case of Tums go, load of congealing
grease I have ever heard of, with the possible exception of the
Slinger at the Diner Grill on Irving Park.
Did anyone ever do two 'cycles'?
When I was but a mere youth in Milwaukee we would hit George Webb, my
regular (bar time) order was; crispy hash browns with onions in them,
topped by two hamburger patties, chili, three eggs, hot peppers and
onions, all doused in hot sauce and occasionally syrup.
Actually, this sounds a little like a Slinger. While I have not had a
slinger or George Webb special in quite a while, I did find myself at
the Steak n Egger on Cermak a few months ago. A classic greasy spoon,
very diverse crowd (at least at bar time) and from what I remember the
food was fantastic, though my tastebuds may not have been in peak
form. <smile>
Steak n Egger was interesting from another standpoint, the grill man
was poetry in motion. I have found, and this is a generalization, that
diners of the Diner on Irving, Steak n Egger, Jerry's on Ashland, Two
Way on Elston/Montrose variety have grill men who could teach college
level courses in economy of motion.
FYI
I was at the Diner on Irving three or four weeks ago and noticed that
the ham on the bone was no longer on the counter. When I inquired the
grill man said that some 'fellow' from 'da city' was by, stuck an
instant read thermometer in the ham, it read 80° and that was the end
of a decades long tradition. The ham is now pre-portioned and kept in
the cooler.
I would also recommend that anyone who has not been and is interested
in eating at Jim's on Halsted hurry up, I drove by there the other day
and there are townhouses going up directly across the street. The plug
on the iron lung is about to be pulled on Maxwell Street.
Enjoy,
Gary
Steak n Egger
1174 W Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL 60608
312- 226-5444
24/7
Diner Grill
1635 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL 60613
779-248-2030
24/7
Jim's Hot Dogs
1320 S Halsted St
Chicago IL
312-666-0533
24 hours
George Webb
Multiple locations Milwaukee, Wis
24/7
Jerry's Diner
4400 N Western
(aproximatly)
Two Way Grill
Montrose and Elston
(north by northwest corner)
Kenji
gw...@pcc.net (G Wiv) wrote:
---snipped---
> I would also recommend that anyone who has not been and is interested
> in eating at Jim's on Halsted hurry up, I drove by there the other day
> and there are townhouses going up directly across the street. The plug
> on the iron lung is about to be pulled on Maxwell Street.
There is a sign on his windows when you order that says he's staying on
the street. I'm guessing he's struck a deal to be located right there or
near the same intersection. So he ain't going nowhere.
My favorite order at Jim's:
porkchop w/everything
hot peppers
grape pop
2 x-rated transexual video tapes
1 pack of white tube socks
Total cost: 19.50
G Wiv
>Two Way Grill
>***Montrose and Elston***
>(north by northwest corner)
Correction...........
Two Way Grill
Elston and Pulaski
(north by northwest corner)
Rene G
G Wiv wrote:
> Did anyone ever do two 'cycles'?
I never witnessed it (for the record, I never did the cycle either).
There was one friend--a pretty small guy too--who always wanted to go
out for donuts after the cycle. This guy was amazing, he could outeat
people twice his size.
> When I was but a mere youth in Milwaukee we would hit George Webb, my
> regular (bar time) order was; crispy hash browns with onions in them,
> topped by two hamburger patties, chili, three eggs, hot peppers and
> onions, all doused in hot sauce and occasionally syrup.
I don't know Milwaukee very well but I always liked Real Chili for a
late night feeding session (as much for atmosphere as food). I was at a
conference at Marquette (with the cycle guy) and we found the place late
at night completely by accident. I think we stopped by every night we
were there for a bedtime bowl.
> Actually, this sounds a little like a Slinger. While I have not had a
> slinger or George Webb special in quite a while, I did find myself at
> the Steak n Egger on Cermak a few months ago. A classic greasy spoon,
> very diverse crowd (at least at bar time) and from what I remember the
> food was fantastic, though my tastebuds may not have been in peak
> form. <smile>
Very much like a Slinger except you get cheeseburgers but only two eggs.
Actually the Slinger is not nearly as disgusting as it sounds. You do
have to be hungry however.
> Steak n Egger was interesting from another standpoint, the grill man
> was poetry in motion. I have found, and this is a generalization, that
> diners of the Diner on Irving, Steak n Egger, Jerry's on Ashland, Two
> Way on Elston/Montrose variety have grill men who could teach college
> level courses in economy of motion.
I haven't been to all of those yet but I'm always impressed watching
these guys cook. Maybe the best I've seen were the two grillmen at
Arturo's (Western north of Armitage) at about 2am Saturday night
(incredibly busy). Just watching them cut up an avocado (no cutting
board) then flip the skin and pit back over their shoulder right into
the trash can was amazing.
> I would also recommend that anyone who has not been and is interested
> in eating at Jim's on Halsted hurry up, I drove by there the other day
> and there are townhouses going up directly across the street. The plug
> on the iron lung is about to be pulled on Maxwell Street.
How much you want to bet the people who move into those townhouses will
start complaining about the smell of cooking onions and Polishes all
night long, not to mention the unsavory characters that it attracts?
G Wiv
wrote:
On Tue, 22 May 2001 13:52:28 -0500, Rene G <rene...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>I never witnessed it (for the record, I never did the cycle either).
>There was one friend--a pretty small guy too--who always wanted to go
>out for donuts after the cycle. This guy was amazing, he could outeat
>people twice his size.
<snip>
My brother in-law and two of his 4 kids are like this, absolutely
bottomless pits and thin as a rail.
>I don't know Milwaukee very well but I always liked Real Chili for a
>late night feeding session (as much for atmosphere as food). I was at a
>conference at Marquette (with the cycle guy) and we found the place late
>at night completely by accident. I think we stopped by every night we
>were there for a bedtime bowl.
Real Chili is excellent for a 'late night feeding' or anytime for that
matter but they did not arrive in Milwaukee from Green Bay until the
late 70's and by that time we were P-dogged into G Webb. (To this day
if I hear the words 'Bar Time" I get an urge to go to George Webb)
Actually, when Real Chili first came to Milwaukee it was called Chili
John's, which is a deservedly famous chili parlor out of Green Bay.
There was some sort of corporate infighting, and Chili John's became
Real Chili.
>How much you want to bet the people who move into those townhouses will
>start complaining about the smell of cooking onions and Polishes all
>night long, not to mention the unsavory characters that it attracts?
Bet.. absolutely nothing, I agree.
Enjoy,
Gary