Wiener Circle
| Address: | 2622 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614, USA |
| Phone: | +1 773-477-7444 |
| Site: | wienercircle.net |
| Rating: | 3.9 |
| Working: | 10:30AM–4AM 10:30AM–4AM 10:30AM–4AM 10:30AM–4AM 10:30AM–5AM 10:30AM–5AM 10:30AM–4AM |
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Pample Moose
Food was just okay. They do not accept credit or debit cards. Pay with small bills as they have a BAD reputation of short changing customers. I purposely gave them a 20 dollar bill, just to check out the rumor.......and bingo, they shorted me a five. After I reminded her of the mistake she immediately corrected it without even a question or concern. I would too, if I knew I had kept an extra 5 and didnt want to draw attention to myself. Frequently, Ive heard, they use the orchestrated chaos and noise to their advantage to short change people, hoping they (the customer) will not take the time to count their change. They also prey on drunks, so be careful after the bars. Just a word to the wise. Oh, another thing, they will ALWAYS ask you to place a tip in their tip jar on the counter. What, are you kidding me, you walk up to their dirty counter, you must scream your order to them, over the noise they sometimes create themselves, by banging on their own counter (all the while someone switches the lights on and off quickly, in a strobe fashion). There is NO CUSTOMER SERVICE WHATSOEVER, SO WHY are we asked to tip? When, and if, they provide a service, other than short-changing their customers, well talk about it. Tourists, and locals alike, should avoid criminals!
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Geo Johnson
It has good greasy food. Burgers are big and around $5. The fries seem to be served by the pound and need seasoning or salt. In the daytime, the place is pretty normal, but after the bars open, thats when this place gets crazy. Crazy enough for its own reality TV show. Its a rowdy party in there, people insulting people, yelling, screaming, milk shaking. On the outside people that arent bums asking for change and people peeing on the side of the building. Im sure its not an every day thing, but if Ive seen it personally I cant unsee it. At least theres a parking lot in the back. I spotted a rat under a dumpster, but thats more of a Chicago problem. If youre bar hopping this place is open late, but if youre sober, it can be a tense place. Also make sure you know what money youre giving them. Theyll tell you that youre $5 short. The price totals will be incorrect too. Oh and they only take cash. Really, just watch out. Watch out for milk shakes too.
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S.K. Richmond
I am giving all excellent ratings because you get what you pay for and if you are going for the food alone then you must have been wandering the neighborhood like an idiot and stumbled upon this place. As advertised, you get an entertaining ordering experiance from the staff who at first glance appear to be not so intelligent. But the more I hung around and just listened while I ate, I realized these ladies know what they are doing and know when and how to turn it up and turn it on. If you think you got a strong stomach for tolerance than you are wrong cuz the WC will definately test your moxxy, so go and grab something to eat and see if you can leave without an attitude and thinking that you are better than everyone else. If you want a unique experiance for any restaraunt than you will never forget this one. The WC is a must exeriance in this lifetime.
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A Private User
You go here for 1. the food, 2. the nasty people... its basically a show 1. the food is absolutely fantastic. I havent been herein years, and I still crave their burgers and hotdogs. 2. The people are just nasty - but theyre having a lot of fun with you. Story: I wait on line waiting to order when another customer raves about how theres no desserts. A heavy set woman is yapping back and forth with him how if he doesnt like it, he can get the f out. After a while, she got sick of yapping, and said... YOU WANT MILKSHAKES???? And proceeds to lift up her shirt showing her humongous.... milkshakes. That shut him up real good. And for whatever reason, it made me feel good when she called me "baby" while I was ordering.
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A Private User
Everything about this place makes it something you need to see. Unfortunately, the attitude behind the counter (really mainly late at night--they can be really friendly when its slow), the draw that makes it a standout, which is questionably somewhere between gimmick and group therapy for the people slinging hot dogs for loud, rude, obnoxious, privileged drunks, can get out of hand when the customers take it as an invitation to try and one-up the staffs attitude by resorting to racism as a retort. Stay far, far away at 2 a.m. if seeing wealthy white kids shout racist things at people of color is the kind of thing that makes the bile rise up in your esophagus. The late night customers sometimes grow quite ugly.
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MA B
Went here late one night looking for food and wasnt disappointed at all. My husband and I werent drunk nor had we been drinking, we were simply looking for a late night dinner but most bars were no longer serving food or tried to make you go deaf before you could even order so we were directed here. The service was quick and nice and the food was pretty good. Contrary to older reviews, there was no uncomfortability or yelling which leads me to believe the drunks only have an issue with staff as a result of their own condition. If you just want a good Chicago dog late night without having to go into a bar, this is the place. It is a small location though so if you are sober, you may want to take the order to go.
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Leslie Uriss Spehar
Wiener Circle is best experienced after a night out visiting the local watering holes of Lincoln Park. This place is hopping late night in the summer when all the young yuppies come here to get their fill of grease and hotdogs before calling it a night. The staff is quite surly at night -- its part of the gimmick -- so be prepared and know exactly what you want to order. If you come during the day, they are much friendlier. The fries are greasy, the cheese sauce is congealed and the dogs are Chicago-style, but you cant beat the Wiener Circle for some late night noshing, especially if youve overindulged at the bars.
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John Wilkie
Great place to get a good hotdog! It is somewhat of a rite of passage in Chicago that if you go to the Wieners Circle late and night, you are going to get cussed at by the ladies behind the counter. Like hardcore verbal beatdown. Conan OBrian sent Jack McBrayer (Kenneth from 30 Rock) there late at night to order something. It was hilarious. They Courage the Cowardly Dog came to the rescue. Try to find it on YouTube if you can. All Im saying is that you can get a great dog and fries here for a decent price. Late at night, youll get that and a whole lot more.
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Luke Shephard
I was recommended to go for a late night feed there, and its not a bad feed at midnight. The initial fowl language is quite the act and Ill give them that its unique. But to then carry on the same act and enforce a tip before Ive had a bite of my burger... That just plain rude where I come from. If I want to leave you a f***ing tip Ill do it at my own accord and you can appreciate it when and if you get it. Otherwise the bloke runs a good burger shop. That chick needs to learn some businesses manners. Give it a go tho. Its quite the experience haha
