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    Bills Drive-In

    3.4 (136 reviews)
    InexpensiveHot Dogs, Burgers, Fast Food
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    BILLS DRIVE-IN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Hot Italian Beef
    Bill U.

    Great tasting Italian beef with jardiniere. They gave it a bit much of a juice dunk but the flavor of the beef was awesome. We have tried several beefs with peppers over the years and this place was right up there. The need to lighten up on the au juice dunk which made it a knife and fork meal, but damn good. It's a dive but worth a try in my opinion.

    I ordered a Squirt and got this instead.
    Lauren M.

    This food I received was literally burned (see photos). My family had to throw most of this away. While the Manager apologized nonetheless this shouldn't have happened. Why did the cooks over cook/burn the food? This was incredibly thoughtless and we are never coming back.

    Stephen C.

    It gets increasingly hard to find a solid Chicago dog these days. I have plants of old spots but discovering new ones can be difficult. Bills Drive-In to n Evanston is pretty righteous. A solid Chicago style dog. They do it right with mustard onion neon relish tomato slices and celery salt. Not at all bad price these days. It's old school but my first time here. A great stop if you're out on the street.

    Happy C.

    I really liked this place! I ordered the combo #2 double cheeseburger and French fries. Everything was cooked fresh and the fries were especially good. Inexpensive and fast.

    Double burger

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    Customer service was terrible 3 hours later had to stay near bathroom never again was better off going to McDonald's.

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    Awesome place great burgers and dogs. That quadruple burger is A+ freaking delicious.

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    Not good food. Bland and meat patties are a joke. A tasteless burger with no substance.

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    Bills is good for a greasy burger and fries always ask to get the fries well done though

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    Had a craving for a polish. What even is this meat tube? It's not a polish. Yuck! Root beer float was good. Fries were ok.

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