Joey’s of Chicago

Pretty much like all other «dawg» places excepts they raised their prices way too high. A dog combo is now $ 6.38 and a beef combo is $ 9.98. WOW! Wouldn’t mind the dog price if it were bigger than a ¹⁰⁄₁ small dog. If u don’t know what ¹⁰⁄₁ is ask one of your Chicago buddies…

LOCATION IS CLOSED!!! I even went on their website to look at the menu and confirmed address before driving all the way over there.

This place is closed. It would have been nice if that was reported before I drove there. Hot dogs at home it is.

So I figured I would add this update. The owner contacted me over Unilocal and apologies and wanted to send me a gift certificate via email. I thought that was a good gesture to have me come back and try this place again. Well been months still not seen a gift certificate come across my email even in my junk mail.

2 of my kids had the hot dog kids meal — Not bad the other had a burger which he loved. My hubby had a loaded Chicago style dog with onion rings (yum) & I had the chicken salad (man it was huge) It fed me my son & my husband… We would go back.

We’d been there before for the Italian beef, while decent it definitely didn’t knock our socks off.
Today I wanted a hot dog. Instead I got a chilli dog and was none too happy about it, since it was take out I called to let them know my order was wrong. The guy who answered the phone was a jerk! «Well I’m looking at your receipt and you ordered chilli dogs» …umm I can’t dispute that since you DID NOT give me a receipt however I feel like the words «chilli dog» and «Chicago dog» sound very different.
Anyway on to today’s food. GROSS is the only word that I can use to describe it. The fries were soggy and dripping with grease. Like two bites in and immediate heartburn, kind of greasy. My coworker had a burger and it was terrible as well. The beef was dry and had zero flavor. How do you mess up a burger?
Will definitely not be coming back.
Ps… Went down the road to Freddie’s and got a stellar Chicago dog.

The food is pretty bomb and their staff is very kind. P. s. Galen C. Is the best if you can, ask to speak with him. Very impressed.

I always enjoy Chicago themed eateries but I was severely disappointed in my dining experience at Joeys. We ordered a chop salad, Chicago dog and chili. There was us and one other diner in the restaurant, on a Friday night (hint). It took 25 minutes to get our very simple order. The salad was good, the dog was just ok and the chili was disgusting. I took a bite of the chili and so did my wife, thats all we needed.
The staff was pleasant but just wasn’t engaged in customer service.
Probably wont re-​visit for quite sometime.

They hit it outta the park tonight. Split the Chicago beef, wet with hot and sweet peppers, Chicago dog, onion rings and French fries with hubby. Best food We’ve had here yet, hands down. All hot, tasty and fresh!

I’m not sure why they had bad reviews, I thought that the Italian beef sandwich (wet) was yuimmy. The sausage was also really good. The décor was nice and the service was good as well. I will be back.

Tammie (co-​owner),
First of all the service was horrible. Waited over 35 minutes for my meal to come up. I wish during that time I would have read reviews on the restaurant. You received a «D» rating and it was not for cutting boards, there were several health violations. I find this to be disgusting and when I asked about this rating, your employees seemed lost and had no idea what I was talking about. Why is your health rating not posted? On the door? Wall by check stand ?
I know you might be embarrassed by your rating but you can’t hide from it. Fix the issues and don’t allow them to go on.
When I asked to speak to a manager there was no one available? They couldn’t provide a phone number? Couldn’t provide a name? Anything couldn’t be provided.
Unfortunately it seems like there are many issues here that need to be corrected.
I will be contacting the health department, very disappointed in the quality of the food, service, everything top to bottom.

This place is the most over priced underwhelming food I’ve had in a long time. I ordered a chili cheese dog for $ 5. After 15 minutes my dog finally came but had onions. I told the guy I didn’t order onions and I said can you scrape it off and put new chili on. He looked at me like «what’s the problem» and took it back to do as I requested. So now it’s been fixed and it’s a tiny portion. The hot dog is a small frank and the chili tasted like hormel from the can. It was so small that I could pick it up with my hands and eat it without any mess. The bun was also petrified on one side adding a disgusting crunch. I’ll never give another dollar to this place. Gross and overpriced and rude.
Owner emailed me after this review and wanted me to try again. This time I ordered the Italian beef sandwich wet with provolone and some fries. The sandwich and fries were both hot and fresh. I ordered a 6″ and between that and the fries I got pretty full. Probably go with a 4″ next time. An employee actually came to were I was sitting to check if everything was ok while I was eating! That was a nice change from my previous visit. This visit was pleasant and I’m happy to have tried again. Maybe it was an off day the first time I came in. I don’t know.

We waited FORTY MINUTES. It’s a hot dog joint. I’ve never waited 40 minutes at any takeout place. How the hell do you take 40 minutes to make:
1 Beef Sandwich
1 Combo
1 Chili Dog
1 Bag of Fries
2 Chocolate Shakes
And… Not once did they apologize for the wait or (and this is scary) even ACKNOWLEDGE that the wait was anything out of the ordinary.
It’s sad really. They’re close to our house, and being Chicago transplants, it would be nice to have a good Vienna hot dog place nearby. Oh, that reminds me — they tout that they serve Vienna hot dogs, but the chili dog didn’t taste like a Vienna dog to me. Did I mention that they also screwed up the order turning the combo into a beef sandwich? Dead to me.

Was sick for 2 days after eating their polish dog. Upon further research of this place I have learned they got a «D» on their last inspection. Gross. Will not be back.

I honestly wanted to give this a half a star or no stars at all we got there a little before 7:30pm ordered and was told when I told them we’d be eating it there they would be closing at 8pm which don’t they close at 9pm? So by the time we got our food we would have had to eat the food in like 15 mins. So we ended up getting it to go. When we got home both my husband and I were not impressed with our sandwiches his didn’t look or taste anything like what it sounded like a french dip to me & mine had barely any meat on it & had huge poorly cut up tomatoes and end pieces of lettuce. We won’t be eating there again. Next time I want a good meal from Chicago I’ll make it myself. With the money we spent we could have made more from buying it at the store. Or going someplace else when dinner is a last min. thing.

Not good or terrible. Just average. If you want a good Italian beef or Chicago dog go to Diazzo’s in Glendale. And the fries are really good.

Was back in Arizona, and had to stop back in to Joey’s for their Italian beef sandwich (last time I got a couple of their dogs while there and an Italian to go). How is this place not packed? The food is excellent, the prices are excellent, the staff is super friendly, it’s clean and comfortable… We went in before seeing a movie around noonish during the holidays. That theater was packed, so the crowds were there. Maybe you guys need to do some type of co-​marketing with the movie theater? I hope you guys get more business!!!
— and to the customer Maria that commented the Italian beef was flavorless — sounds like you ordered it dry without the giardiniera? You need to get it soaked and get the giardiniera.

As an Italian Born and raised in the Chicago area I was anxious to check it out. I are arrived about an hour before closing and the only customer the entire time.
I placed a carry out order of 3 Italian Beef sandwiches with the beef stock, and roasted peppers on the side. I also ordered 3 orders of potatoes, slaw and salad. Paid close to $ 60 and took it home. What a disappointment. All they gave me was the sandwiches and plain salad. Everything else was missing.
I’m not hard to please and if the place was packed and the employees pressured I would of gave them the benefit of the doubt.
I specifically sent an email to their upper management but was never contacted. I’ll never go back.

Good place for a quick bite
Joey’s is close to Uptown Alley. We stopped in for a bite while waiting for some lanes to open up.
Nice enough place with some cool Chicago memorabilia. Service was quick, Chicago dogs were indeed Chicago style, and they had some nice options for the kids’ pallets. Reasonable prices, as well.

I’m from Chicago, and this is a great Chicago dog
A little bit of home in Surprise..