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    Old Chicago Red Hots

    2.5 (19 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Good for kids

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    Chicken caesar salad, kid's mac and cheese, fries, pizza puff, gatorade, iced tea.
    Tony A.

    Cheap. Low quality. Low standards. I get it, those who are fans of this place probably have many fond memories coming by and spending a few bucks for edible food. But for a nice meal I'd look elsewhere. I placed an order for delivery via GrubHub. I ordered a chicken caesar salad, a pizza puff, and a Kid's Macaroni and Cheese. Even thought I live about 15 minutes away from the restaurant, the order came over an hour later. The Kid's mac and cheese is supposed to come with fries, a drink, and a cookie. Cookie was not included so pretty bad mistake there. And for the mac and cheese... It's just penne pasta with that processed nacho cheese on top. Extremely sad excuse for mac n cheese. The pizza puff was not hot at all, very close to being cold and unappetizing. Can't even say nice things about the salad. Chicken was definitely frozen at some point and the dressing was not good. Couldn't finish it. We've all been to places like this. Cheap American choices. And yes, even the fans would agree that it's not fine dining. But in my opinion it's not even on the level of most fast food places.

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    11 years ago

    Meh! Go to Cravings right across the parking lot. They serve real, natural-casing hot dogs.

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    No answer on the phone here. Tried twice! I think the lights are on. Will be passing by in a few minutes. Really craving an Italian beef

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    15 years ago

    this place is great, i come here often after six flags. i love their ribs. its a pretty nice place to eat

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