Suggestions for lunch between O'Hare and Evanston

Will need a quick lunch between these two destinations.

1st pick is the best Italian Beef?

Any other suggestions?

My route to O'hare from evanston would take me by Superdawg. Thats my suggestion.

Abouna,

Best Italian Beef on the route between O'Hare and Evanston, Max's on Western or Roma's on Cicero.

Enjoy,
Gary

Roma's
4237 N Cicero
Chicago, IL
773-725-5715

Max's
5754 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60659
773-989-8200

If you have a hankering for Gyros:
Wally's Gyros Restaurant
1006 N Northwest Hwy (at Oakton)
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-825-2214

Hub's Restaurant
www.hubs-restaurant.com
3727 Dempster St
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 673-9409

Dave148 wrote:If you have a hankering for Gyros:
Wally's Gyros Restaurant
1006 N Northwest Hwy (at Oakton)
Park Ridge, IL 60068
847-825-2214

Hub's Restaurant
http://www.hubs-restaurant.com
3727 Dempster St
Skokie, IL 60076
(847) 673-9409

Those are solid options, but i'd recommend the homemade gyros at Nick's Drive In on Harlem, just north of Touhy. Spicier meat, with a coarse grind texture. Lovely stuff.

NIck's Drive In
7216 N Harlem Ave
Chicago, IL 60631
(773) 631-5045

For my favorite bbq sauce and meaty beef ribs from Niman Ranch, head to L'Woods in Lincolnwood, just south of Touhy on Lincoln.

L. Woods
7110 N. Lincoln Ave.,
Lincolnwood IL, 60712
(847) 677-3350

On my personal LTH site map, a straight line between O'Hare and Evanston passes near - not counting places actually in Evanston and places that aren't for a quick lunch, i.e., Burt's, Pequods, Malnati's -

Paradise Pup, Kow Kow, Kaufman's Bagel & Deli, Superdawg, Herm's Hot Dog Place, Poochie's Burgers, Pita Inn, Ttowa Dumpling House. Oh, and though it's in Evanston, don't forget Wiener and Still Champion.

Thanks for all the tips eveybody!

Katie wrote:Ttowa Dumpling House. Oh, and though it's in Evanston, don't forget Wiener and Still Champion.

Can you tell me a bit more about Ttowa? Also, how does Wiener compare to Hot Dougs?

TTOWA is discussed in some depth here and here.

There's really no comparison between Hot Doug's and WaSC. The latter doesn't offer the unique sausages of Hot Doug's, but does the basics very well (especially the fries), plus offers unique foods you won't find many other places, if anywhere (Dippin' Dogs, Country Fried Bacon, Country Fried Gyros, Chili Bombs, Fried Pickles, and a wide range of dipping sauces).

G Wiv wrote:Best Italian Beef on the route between O'Hare and Evanston, Max's on Western or Roma's on Cicero.

This is probably true. However, I live right next door to Evanston myself... and often when Iam at Ohare, I use it as an excuse to get the best Italian beef in Chicagoland, since I think Iam close enough to make the run to Arlington Heights and Johnnie's. Takes a little extra time, but worth it IMHO - a signifcant upgrade over Max or Roma's, to me.

Generally, when at Ohare, I have a few standards I go with (using the excuse of "Iam in the area anyway")... the first is Paradise Pup for the best burger around (though they can sometimes have too many people waiting in line), the second is Rinconcito Hispano (around the corner from Paradise Pup, if the wait is too long at PP... very good cheap and freshly-made pupusas). And the third is to take the extra time, make the detour, and grab Johnnie's (though I usually go with the beef-sausage combo.. unless its Friday, in which case its the pepper-and-egg-with-sausage combo).

Another place I tried the last couple times I was at the airport is Al and Joe's Deli in Franklin Park (was led to it by an LTH thread earlier this year)... its probably more for Italian subs and the like (which are very good),and quite convenient from the airport. When I was there they actually had a pepper-and-egg hot sandwich special, and it was very good... I havent tried their Italian Beef, but the days they have it I bet its pretty good too (most things there looked very solid).

c8w

my route takes me by patty's and WaSC, I'd pick one of those two

IMHO, the best Italian Beef in town is at Mr. Beef on Harlem, a half-block south of Irving, and about 10 minutes from O'Hare. It's always the first stop my out-of-town friends and relatives insist upon when I play taxi driver.

Al's Beef (Park Ridge, Skokie, Evanston).

MortonG wrote:Al's Beef (Park Ridge, Skokie, Evanston).

I also prefer the Al's Beef in Evanston to Max's or Roma's. If you want Italian Beef and can hold out until Evanston, that's a good option. I haven't tried the Skokie or Park Ridge locations, so I can't comment on them.

Wholly Frijoles on Touhy is always my bet.

When I'm picking up someone from O'Hare and driving them to Evanston or thereabouts, my usual stop is Thai Elephant:

Thai Elephant
5348 W Devon Ave
Chicago, IL‎ - (773) 467-1168