NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 21:23:44 CDT X-SessionID: QooI6-32744-E4-18207@uchinews X-Hash-Info: post-filter,v:1.4 X-Hash: a0a9eea9 d9a65dc5 802df71d d2018f07 10f30f2a Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 21:23:49 -0500 Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu chi.eats:10259 Vicstanley wrote: > Where is the best one and what do you like on them? I'll take mine with > mustard, sport peppers and grilled onions. Thinking about it I can almost smell > Maxwell St. from the NW suburbs. I dont think any of the Maxwell Street places char grill their Polishes (assuming that char grill means grill over charcoal). They are just cooked in their own grease on a flat griddle. When the fat renders out, a pile of onions gets cooked in it. Thats certainly the way Jims on the corner of Maxwell and Halsted does it. Since theyve been at it at least since the 1920s I guess theirs is the definitive version. Maxwell Street Depot in Bridgeport does a very similar version. Their menu is the same too: hot dog, Polish, pork chop. Like Jims, theyre open 24 hours a day. I dont know if its worth a special trip, but it could useful to know about. For a char grilled Polish I dont imagine youll do too much better than Weiners Circle. I dont think they use real charcoal but the sausage is definitely charred. I really like their char dogs too (a nice change of pace from the traditional Chicago steamed). On a good day, they make some of the better fries around. If you go after the bars close you get to watch the drunk, helpless customers get insulted and abused by the staff. Dinner and a show at 3am for under five bucks, cant beat that. For a true charcoal grilled Polish you might try Charcoal Delights. They definitely grill over real charcoal. I dont believe Ive had a Polish there but their burgers are pretty good. Jim's Hot Dogs 1320 S Halsted St Chicago IL 312-666-0533 24 hours Maxwell Street Depot 411 W 31st St Chicago IL 312-326-3514 24 hours Wieners Circle 2622 N Clark St Chicago IL 773-477-7444 Charcoal Delights 3139 W Foster Av Chicago IL 773-583-0056
Chicago, IL
Char grilled polish sausage sandwiches
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 08:43:10 CDT Organization: Giganews.Com - Premium News Outsourcing X-Trace: +uYJxBIu/HeQmMY= X-Complaints-To: [email removed] X-DMCA-Complaints-To: [email removed] X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 13:43:10 GMT Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu chi.eats:10291 Vicstanley wrote: >Where is the best one and what do you like on them? I'll take mine with >mustard, sport peppers and grilled onions. Thinking about it I can almost smell >Maxwell St. from the NW suburbs. My current favorite for a char grilled polish is Poochie's on Dempster in Skokie. Poochie's slits the Polish, then chars it at just the perfect grill (gas) temperature. Hot enough to get a nice char, but not so hot as to burn up the outside and, at the same time, a moderate enough fire to completely cook the inside, without making you wait a long time. Poochie's fries are unpeeled, medium sized and deliciously greasy, though they typically need a shake or two more salt and have a tendency to be slightly overcooked. Poochie's also has excellent grilled onions, they keep a big pile on the grill and they get nicely caramelized, all the usual Chicago hot dog stand accompaniments are available. The real Grease de Resistance at Poochies is the grilled salami sandwich, a 5 or 6 inch long, thick slice of salami grilled and served on an Italian beef roll. The grilled salami with sport peppers, raw and fried onions and a healthy shot of mustard is sure to make (or break) anyone's day. <smile> Enjoy, Gary Poochie's 3832 Dempster St Skokie, IL 60076 847-673-0100