CHISHACK

We’ve been here at least a half a dozen times since they’ve opened. Items enjoyed were Maxwell polish, beef, buffalo chicken, subs, burgers, chicken tenders, garlic/​parm fries, and oh the Windy City Cake Shake is awesome! My favorite is the salad — fresh, delicous and substantial. Yes, you may wait a bit longer than other fast food places, but I appreciate my food being made as I order; not ahead of time just waiting for me. The manager has always been friendly, greeted us well, as has the staff. I applaud them for hiring young adults. All new business will have some bumps starting out, but I think Chishack is working out well. We will recommend this venue to others. We’ve not had a bad meal or experience there.

I tried the turkey burger special. If you’re looking for a greasy burger, that reminds you of eating a regular burger, this is it. I love turkey burgers and do not mind the «healthy» ones at all, but every now and then I want grease and the need to use a napkin as I’m eating. The Chi Sauce is great and adds, even more, flavor to the burger. I also had the Chi Fries with parmesan and garlic. I think I should have asked for them well done because I like my fries cripsy, but they weren’t bad at all. I will definitely be back.

Decent burger spot with substantial offerings. They have several gourmet soda offering like filberts blue raspberry, which is my personal favorite. Seasoned fries are the way to go and the staff is quite friendly. I will admit the dining area is a bit small and the original Shake Shack of east coast fame is a bit better, but overall I will return.

Had the maxwell polish and chifries. I thought both were really good. Nice flavor on the Polish. I like the fries a lot.
Nice atmosphere too.

Amazing Chocolate Shake! The ChiFries were so good! They had awesome an awesome combination of Parmesan cheese and garlic! The chicken tenders were cooked to perfection and even the BBQ sauce was good! The people were very friendly as well! Definitely going back!

Excellent, I have had the Chi Burger, Turkey Burger and Italian Beef all were excellent. Cheese fries were a great choice too.
Highly recommend.

I went here 1 day after work.
And my order was made correctly.
The staff was very nice.
And I didn’t have to. drive to the city

There was no one in the restaurant and one person in front of me in the drive thru. I waited almost 15 minutes for my food. It was cold and they forgot one item. I won’t be back.

Food was cold by time we got it. Also extremely pricey for burgers or hot dogs. Thought this was alternative to Portillos, but long way from that.

This was a terrible experience that I wish I could forget, sadly will not ever forget.
I ordered a chocolate shake– it was warm. Warm !
I also ordered fries– they were fine.
I ordered a hotdog. As I was eating it, I bit into something. Stopped, pulled apart the hotdog to find a large piece of clear plastic with black stripes. I threw up immediately.
Nothing more to say

Great Food. I’ve had the double Chi Burger and Chi Fries and went back today for their Italian Beef! The owner and staff is really nice. I will be a frequent customer!

We saw this place on our way to church. After church we decided to roll the dice and give it a try. It was the BEST decision. The place is a little on the small side but very nice décor. At first I thought it was going to be another «That Burger» (not so good). Man was I surprised.
My hubs got the double chishack burger w garlic butter and parmesean fries and I got the blue line turkey sub.
The burger was AMAZING it was so juicy and so fresh. My sub was huge and also fresh and delicious. The fries were amazing, so crispy and tasty, probably the best fries I have ever had.
I highly recommend anyone to try this place! Fresh delicious food is always a plus. The menu is not too big or too small, they have hot dogs, salad, chili, burgers, subs, fries etc. The young man with the big blue eyes who took our order was very kind and helpful with helping us to decide what to order.

Fantastic Experience here!!! Man, what’s with all the hate for this place from some Unilocalers?
Had the ¼ pound burger. Was awesome: hot, juicy, cheese perfectly melted, great flavor.
Chi fries: really good with lots of Parmesan cheese.
***Chocolate shake was out of this world!!! They obviously use REAL ice cream and it was a premium shake for sure. Well worth the $ 3.50 price.
This place is understandably close to Buona and Portillos. ***But give it a rest with the comparisons to this fine family run establishment.
Both Portillos and Buona are giant corporations who care little about what the customer gets. Portillos makes their own hotdogs instead of buying Vienna, just to cut costs… And many more inside tips from this 6-​year Portillos manager of the past.
This place has fresh ground burgers. Portillos/Buona…tasty yes, But frozen patties from the box. And so on—

I am on the mend from some health issues, and I knew it was a verrrryyyy good sign when I woke up today craving a cheese burger. Like hard crushing craving one. Craving a juicy, properly cooked, tasty ground beef grilled piece of perfection on a fresh buttery bun. And boy oh boy did Chishack deliver.
I had the single Chishack bacon cheeseburger and it was da bomb! A schmere of their special sauce is on the bun, and it comes topped with your request of the usual burger garnishes. The burger was great. Juicy, great quality ground beef, cooked perfectly medium with quality cheese. Couple slices of freshly cooked bacon made it heavenly. I opted for the garlic butter parm cheese fries. A little over parmed for my taste buds, but really good none the less.
The aforementioned health issues will sadly curtail my fast food dining adventures, but for the 7 or 8 times a year I can indulge, I will for sure indulge here when I can. Glad I found the Chishack!

Just had it for the first time today. I had the combo sandwich with provolone cheese and giardenerrah. It was very typical but in no way bad! The fries were tasty.
The restaurant itself is nicely decorated and is homely.

My new place 2 eat a fast fd burger and the best chi fries. Great service and a friendly environment 2 hang out and grab a bite to eat…

Honestly this place is not good at all. maybe they were having a bad day, maybe not reading other reviews. But my opinion it was bad.
I work close by and was excited when they finally opened. What I got was like a buffalo chicken burger and the chifries. The worst burger and fries I ever ate. From the very first bite til the last one was one disappointment after the next. When looking at the burger you’d expect like flavor, but all I taste was blandness like they just put red food coloring into the chicken tender the used. Now then I ate the fries which was like garlic fries call the chifries honestly it was plain fries in a bunch of oil with some parm garlic and still just oily n flavorless. Like other people’s review aren’t lying about this place.
Overall the buffalo burger and chifries are flavorless and horrible. But I will go back in maybe 2 weeks and give it another try. Hopefully they step up there game, but we’ll just have to see

I will definitely come back to try the other menu items. The beef sandwich was good and dipped just enough so the bun didn’t fall apart. The waitstaff was friendly and asked me how I liked my food which was good but not great. Some things I would like to see added to the menu are onion rings and coleslaw. The latter to go with the chicken tenders. A good place to eat but definitely room for improvement.

Geez Unilocalers, give this little independent place a break! There is a lot of chain competition in the immediate area so I give this place props for trying to break-​in.
So I brought my Dad here after running some errands and visiting some family friends in the area. We did not come at peak time. I think we were there around 1:30 p.m. on a Saturday.
We walked in and I thought they did a nice job with redoing what was an old KFC. Nice furniture, everything was clean and we had no problem navigating to the counter.
So I ordered my Dad a single cheeseburger, small reg fry and a vanilla milkshake. He loves ice cream! Food was hot and Dad loved it. He really enjoyed the milkshake. I had the red line sub and their Chi fries which have garlic and parmesan. Ya, don’t judge… we don’t eat like this every day and it was an alcohol free lunch to boot!
I felt like this is a step up from some of the chains. The food looked more «homemade.» I hope this place makes it. The employees were all super nice and especially kind to my 91 year old Dad which always warms my heart. We’ll be back next time Dad and I need a «let’s eat unhealthy today» fix!

So you can see I received a response from a business owner that thinks his s*&t does not stink, I don’t know thankfully, but I do know that their food does!
In response to your response.
You just insulted the daylights out of me in your response, why would I consider giving you any more of my money?
Chifries, I need to rip the bag open? Sure, I’ll get right on that while I;m driving down the Eisenhower for a meeting… NOT
I’ve been to Maxwell street and they NEVER have the gigantic pile of crap that I saw on your grill. they usually prep for 20 or so, you were prepping for doomsday.
Seating… I never said I want to sit on plastic, I said it is too crammed. I don’t like people walking over me as I eat. I don’t like to move every time some wants a refill. I don’t want to move every time someone places a to go order. Take your hardwood and stick it.
Spitting distance offends you? It’s a phrase, a term, if your skin is this thin you deserve to fail.
Maybe KFC will come back, you do not deserve to be there.

ChiShack opened last week, curiously locating themselves amidst the established triangle composed of Teddy’s, Buona Beef, and Portillo’s, while offering very similar fare.
The hot dogs were as good as anywhere else in the area. My family did not like the regular fries as they were soggy and flimsy.
An avid lover of the combo (Italian beef and sausage), I was anxious to try this place. After all, they located their business between Portillo’s and Buona. Their beef and sausage are good, and would be popular in a lot of places. Unfortunately, it’s not good enough for where they are located and lacks the uniqueness or quality to make me want to return for their combo, but I will give them another shot as they just opened last week.
Digressing: The sandwich immediately reminded me of a sandwich shop on Vincennes in the industrial area of South Holland. Unilocalers gave that restaurant 4.5 stars, but there’s no way it would get 4.5 stars in this location. I swear they use the same bun and beef supplier.
The inside has a Chicago theme that looked pretty good. The service was understandably slower than you would expect. The cashier was pleasant, albeit visibly cold from the drive thru window. They should let her wear a hoodie or jacket or something.
Overall, this is my type of place; yet there are other similar establishments nearby. It will be interesting to see how long they can stay open. Do they have a signature item? The hot dogs were pretty good. They had a blue line and a red line sub that sounded pretty good. I’ll be back next week to check out the chicken sandwich or sub.