Bunyon's in Cicero

Does anyone remember Bunyon's in Cicero? It was a hot dog stand that sold dogs, beefs, and sausage topped with home-made giardinair.

I'm looking for people who had eaten there and what there impression was of the food quality. The beef and giardinair were from home-made recipes and the method for serving hotdogs was very deliberate. Supposedly, they wouldn't cook too many ahead of the crowd but would prepare them in a split steamer so that everyone would hopefully, get a "fresh" dog.

Objective feedback is much appreciated. Thanks.

Our company is around the corner from there. They closed a few years ago, but I went there as a kid when I would come down to the shop on weekends up until it closed. It is now a Mexican place called "Tio Loco", across the street from a gas station/car wash.

The giardenera was more similar to Al's giardenera than anything. The dogs were nothing special. I always remember everything as kind of soggy there. I'll never forget the 60+ woman that worked in there in her t-shirt that said "40 and Sporty".

Henry's across the street was the place I'd usually go to, primarily for the greasebomb barbecue beef that would spend about 10 minutes in your g.i. tract before jetting out like a Porsche flying through the Lincoln Tunnel.

Thanks for the feedback. The reason I ask is that I've heard they had a great beef sandwich. I actually have ties to the family and have had their beefs at family gatherings but not for a while.

I've been on a quest to find a truly great mom/pop beef. I know there are multiple threads here but they all say the same thing: Al's Original and Johnnies Beef are the best and then there are the also rans.

I'm trying to figure out if people remember the beef as being "great" or if it was just one of those great neighborhood places to go. The family recalls people coming by just to buy a gravy sandwich. If that's the case, I would imagine the beef was pretty good.

Keep the memories coming... Thanks...

I remember the beef being decent, as that was what I would usually get. It's not up to Johnnie's or Al's, in my mind, but certainly better than anything else in the area. It was a good neighborhood place to go, and it always seemed to have a line whenever I was there, but I also think that that was due to the speed of the service. It was well known because of the large Paul Bunyan statue that stood outside. Everyone whoever drove by remembers that statue, and when they closed, ABC-7 and one other local station did a small story on it.