TLDR; No vibe at all. Weak car turnout. Mediocre food. Don't waste your time…read more I feel like I need to write this to speak to the car guys and gals who have fond memories of the original Duke's. This is going to be long and you're going to be disappointed. I'm sorry. The History. I went to the original Duke's Drive-in with my dad for the first time when I was 6 almost 50 years ago. It was magical. The yellow lights, the sign, the soft serve ice cream, the oldies playing on the diner speakers, the full lot of hot rods and American muscle--moments etched into my brain for my whole life. I have some great memories from those cruise nights. I was sad when the drive-in closed and sold the lot, but with the retirement community across the street, it was always destined to end. Fast forward to the new location, some 20 or 25 miles south of Bridgeview. They have been here for a few years now, and I figured I had given it plenty of time to hit their stride. No longer close to where I live, it took a lot of time and effort to get there for the regular Saturday cruise night. We missed the entrance to the location twice because we couldn't see the diner behind the gas station and car wash, and the one way lanes offered nowhere to park for non car show participants. Once we finally found parking at the tire dealer next door, the fun started. The plan: food first, then walk the cars. We entered the gas station back door and found a single diner counter inside the station, between the pop coolers and the Icee machines (that were out of order). We ordered our food and waited. The floor was sticky like fly paper. The pop machine spit out flat, warm pop as if it had been unplugged for the last week. The faint smell of bathroom cleaning chemicals and fry grease were wafting in the air. Yum. We headed outside in order to not eat inside of a gas station, and found the only open picnic table 15 feet from a giant propane tank and ice bag chest. Wow. Looking around, there were not as many cars there as we expected--I figured we might be there a little early for the rush of muscle cars. The Food. EVERYTHING was beyond salty. I'm writing this a day later and my lips still burn. Holy crap, take it easy on the sodium. That's not flavor, that hiding a lack of taste. The beef was dry, cold and besides the salt, had no flavor. Even "baptized," the $10 beef was nowhere near the "Best Beef" (according to WGN). Standard fare at Portillo's is light years a better beef. Warm pop and cold beefs. Excellent. To be fair, my wife did enjoy her chili cheese dog (also super salty) and my daughter liked her Chicago dog (though, we did have to make 3 emergency bathroom stops on the ride home, so do the maths). The Cars. I explained already my memories from Bridgeview. I also mentioned that I thought it was a light turnout for a beautiful Saturday night at 6pm. Turns out, once we sat down to eat, almost half of the cars in the lot decided to leave. I don't know where they were going, but the exodus of Challengers, Camaros and Mustangs was telling and hugely disappointing. I think I overheard someone say something about Rt66 drag strip in Joliet, but the empty parking spots they left behind was a bummer. Before we were finished with dinner, most of the cars I wanted to take a closer look at had left for who-knows-what reason. The Conclusion. I honestly went into our "new" Duke's experience with low expectations and a sense of humor about the "new" south side gas station locale. I wasn't disappointed--my low expectations were met, and the whole event made me laugh. The vibe of the old drive-in was epic, and absolutely has not been re-created in Mokena. The food at the old drive-in was great diner food with awesome beef, burgers and dogs, and buckets of almost perfect French fries. The cars at the old drive-in were overwhelming and intoxicating to a youth in the 80s. The old drive-in was the only thing on my mind the second school let out on Friday afternoon. The new Duke's is an inherited name and logo, and nothing else. It lacks character, charisma and any vibe of an old school cruise night drive-in. The food was mostly edible, and that's a low bar for a diner. The sticky floors and propane tank don't add to the mystique, they make you a punch-line. You can't recreate an icon if you are just looking to slide by using someone else's brand.

Ordered 5 big beefs dipped with sweet and hot, ordered 5 fries. $115. Big beefs? They were 6" long…read more I felt ripped off when I got home to feed my family. Beef gravy has no flavor, not like it was in Burbank. I been going there with my friends as kids since 1976, this place is way overpriced and no flavor and ripping people off with 6" big beefs. I won't be back. I don't like to leave bad reviews but this place sucks. Not the same as it once was.

Great food and service here. I've been going there since the 1970's and it's always been a great…read moreexperience for me the Chicago style hotdogs and Italian beef's and polish's are amazing

They charge $1 more than what is on the board,…read more $15 for 2 hot dogs, fries and drink. No sir. No sir.

This is my wife's favorite place for Italian Beef in Chicago. I'm a big fan of the Italian Sausage…read more Both go great with the Onion Rings. We always stop here when we come into town. Service is always great. The community seating around front of the store.

I ordered myself a corned beef sandwich. Wow what horrible mistake…read more And it got worse after I complained. The sandwich was on white bread that was old and cold in addition to that the meat was salty. When I called and complained I was told very rudely" that I was wrong. Very unprofessional customer service and I replied that it was the last time for me. Since I was called a liar. I like Manny's corned beef and D&E's Corned Beef. This is why they have the good courtesy to make the sandwich right all of the time. I am 72 years old and I know a dumb lie when I hear it as a sorry excuse. She lied in vain to me. Just rude.

I absolutely love the Mike's Philly. We ordered the giant and split it between two people. There…read morewas a good amount of Philly steak, cheese and peppers. Everything was seasoned well. The restaurant was clean and everyone was friendly and greeted me.

Not sure the manager was on duty, woman, short dark hair, short and full figured…read more But EXTREMELY unpleasant to me. If your having a bad day, I get it... we all do. But be nice to the customers. While I was waiting for my online order. I pick up a coupon (there was a stack of coupons sitting on the ledge) to read it. She came up and scolded me like a child asking me to "please put that down!" with an attitude... you can slide an "excuse me" (like I teach my children) instead of barking an order at me like I'm your child. Jeesh! Be nice!! It was another customers coupon cards... how the hell am I supposed to know. Suffice it to say, my order took 10 minutes longer then it should have. While other customers walked in and out.. before mine was done. Next time, if I come back to this location, I will just wait til I get there to order so I don't sit there for 15 minutes being ignored. Moral of the story, be nice to your customers, OR they won't come back. Btw, it's 12:40 now

Love the chicken strips. And the sauces are great so I don't understand the negative reviews…read more Service was super friendly as it's a nice place with a good location. I'll def be back! My servers name was Michaela (spelling prob wrong), goes by Mack and she's great!

Hey fellow Yelpers! This was my first time at the Raising Cane's location in Chicago Ridge. Me &…read moremy boyfriend went through the drive thru since the line was really short. The service was fast & the food was very delicious. Customer Service: The staff we interacted with were friendly. It only waited for a little bit and then our order was ready. Food/Drinks: I ordered my usual, the Caniac combo (No coleslaw and sub for a Texas toast) with a Sprite light ice. It was very delicious! Tip to customers: I highly recommend asking for light ask because at some locations, they will fill the big cup with ice and not so much of your drink. By the way, Cane's ice hits different. I'm an ice lover and the ice is crunchy but also not too crunchy. Overall Experience: Overall, I always have a great first experience at the new location. I didn't get the full experience since I went through the drive thru, but next time, I definitely gotta to order at the restaurant and enjoy the outdoor patio. I hope this review helps Raising Cane's in the Chicago Ridge location, Raising Cane's in general, & its current and future customers. Have an amazing day!

the ambiance was alright, I felt a little alright but the food was really good. the fries and…read moreburger were warm. so much bacon if you're a bacon lover and the milkshake was perfect!

I was passing through the area Wednesday and needed a quick bite to eat. I got the frisco combo. I…read morereally enjoyed the fries and I love a good Dr Pepper. The burger was pretty good, it was slightly under seasoned.

Great burgers, best fries in all of the " fast food" if you will. Heck I could just get a large…read moreregular fries and be happy...

So I went here for a replacement order of my last visit and a refund, courtesy of corporate. Cool…read more Everything was hot and delicious, except for one thing... I asked a a bag for peanuts to go. They obliged. But the peanuts were very old and stale. Are you giving that to other customers??? I love Five Guys, but I can't stand this location. I won't return and will look for a new one or company to dine in. This is too much!

I love potbelly so much! This location is great. I almost always order a turkey sandwich on wheat…read morebread with everything. (Sometimes they are little heavy with the mustard but not always) The sandwich always tastes fresh. When the line is long they keep it moving and the staff is always friendly. Love this place! My go to for a delicious quick weekend lunch.

Costumer service is horrible. First pregnancy and just very scared about deli meat so I asked if he…read morecould run it thru alone before running it thru again with the sandwich like the sweet lady at the other potbelly did and he couldn't. Also gave me a hard time. No one was behind me. Was not busy at all. Over ten dollars for a sandwich, you'd think they'd have some decency.