Quick and efficient with food service. Food itself was excellent. The gyro rivaled my favorite place in Oak Lawn at 103rd and Cicero. Gyro meat was not greasy, tzatziki was flavorful and not watery, and the veggies were crisp and fresh. Pita was a little soft and not griddle and was able to hold a good amount of stuff. Fries were crispy and tasty, and were a little thicker than normal. My son enjoyed his burger which was a little larger than your standard one at similar places. The pizza puff was tasty and not too greasy as well. Overall we were glad we tried The Poor Dog and will likely come back to carry out again in the future. read more

The Poor Dog - Updated menu with hours, pricing and food. - Menu from The Poor Dog features hot dogs, submarine sandwiches, and dinner options, with prices and hours listed. - Fast Food Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

See all

Prices have been raised recently. Food and service is still decent but definitely $$ expensive now. Large menu

Always good food! Best chocolate shakes in the neighborhood. Love the beef and the Philly cheesesteak

You can see they take pride in their business. Always friendly and have solid food. The Greek chicken salad and chicken plate is a good call. read more

Terrible soda taste. You need to clean the lines. Worst ribeye i ever had. Good fries. Great combo sandwich.

Food is always fresh every time I come! The place is kept very clean. My favorite item is the Greek chicken salad! Staff is always friendly

Poor Dog is one of my favorite go to for a quick meal! Never, have I ever been disappointed. Everything is delicious!! Chicken Greek salad, Cheese Burger, Ruben and especially their fries!! read more

Good food, great prices, and food made fresh. Usually they are very quick on cooking food, but call ahead and you can be in and out quick.

10/10 Hot Dogs, fast service, and good customer service! Worth the stop for me, as I was traveling from the northwest suburbs and was looking for a quick bite. read more

If I could put 6 stars a would, this place is AMAZING. Amazing specials Cheeseburger Special Chicken TacoSteak Tacos read more

They wash they hands frequently, but refuse to wear gloves. They put they hands on everything!!!!

Always great food and even better service. Can be frustrating when the high school gets out. The kids swarm the place and for good reason. Great food at great prices. read more

This place have always been good, rather I grab a salad or polish it's always good. I tired their meet on a stick and quickly realize that's not for me. I like the variety and my girl swears by their patty melt. I don't have anything bad to say about them and I like that everything is cooked to order. I would recommend this place to anyone who like hood food. read more

Dying for this place to get a yelp Finally!!! Discovered this place from my grandparents thank god , the brothers always make the food fast and fresh when there not cooking there cleaning these guys are hard workers that make good burgers, hotdogs,gyros and much much more!!! CHECK IT OUT read more

The Poor Dog - Outdoor seating. These guys are smart - Fast Food Near Me - Alsip, Illinois

Incredible menu cooked right in front of you .. Everything that I've tried over the years I've liked ..beats the heck out of Nicky's. Definitely a five star joint. i'm actually getting hungry right now thinking about it. read more

Came here for 1st time and tried a little bit of everything! Food was delicious perfect for fast food cravings!!! Def will return!

The food here is delicious! Everything I have tried has been good. My favorite is their steak tacos. Any time I am in the neighborhood I have to stop in and get some. read more

To me the food is good salads burgers beef whatever. It's right in the middle off alsip close to oak lawn Chicago ridge. You can call your order in quick service. Never had a bad experience. If you never been you have to try great after work spot think they close 9pm/10pm read more

Fast, delicious food every time. The guys who work here are the best! Favorites: gyro, chicken pita, garlic fries.

I been going for a year now and not one bad item on the menu. You can't go wrong. I've tried everything on the menu and they cook everything really fast and it always taste the same like their robots cooking lol My fav is the philly chicken and chicken tacos and garlic fries. read more

I had forgotten all about this little gem for years.... Until today!! I was craving a gyro and remembered I tried these gyros years ago and fell in love. When I rekindled my romance with them a few minutes ago, I realized i was still in love. I usually get the gyro plate to share and it comes with enough meat for 2 gyro sandwiches, 2 warm pitas, a great amount of tzatsiki sauce, onions and tomato, and my favorite that not many places do, feta cheese and olives, all on the side so you can build your own sandwich. Ooooh, and did I mention it also comes with fries and a drink. All under $10!!! Customer service is great as well so props to the staff. They're fast, friendly, and on top of their work! Definitely recommend to any gyro lover and anyone who wants good food and good service overall. I moved and am now only about 10 minutes away. I am expecting to gain a good 15 lbs in the near future. read more

I love this place grill chicken on pita delicious keep up the good work guys yum yum

A small, neighborhood hot dog, burger place but I've always had a good experience here. Good food, good service and a nice variety in the menu items. Worth a stop here to check it out. The rib sandwich is excellent. read more

After bowling, while searching for where to eat via the internet, this place was suggested, and it we chose to go here. The location if you are not where it is, is right across the street for Marist high school in a little mall. And this place gives you a lot of food choices on their menu, from burgers, hot dogs, mexican food, to dinners which even includes a chicken tender dinner. And they also have combo specials that comes with fries and a 20 oz drink, but I do see they have pop also in cans as well. I opened for a double cheeseburger special, that is $6.99. And I even see for side orders they have chicken biggest that comes in 5 , 15, and 30 pieces. 30 pieces of chicken nuggets they charge for $8.10. Where can you get that many for that low of a price? read more

Solid fast food. Make it right there while you wait, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chicken Sandwich, and Beef Sandwich are all good. read more

See all

Stopped by a few times and never had any problems. Tried the hotdog, Italian beef, gyro and chicken sandwich all were great. The fries are seasoned and really good! read more

Great food at great prices. Like most fast food joints that seem to make mistakes on bigger orders, these people are dead on to your customizations. Highly recommended if your a fan of Billy boys restaurant in Oak lawn but live in alsip or border of Oak lawn to avoid the drive. read more

Great food, great prices. Their beef sandwich is cheaper than a lot of nearby options, and they really load it up with beef. Their gyro salad is also a great option, but my favorite item from here is the Souvlaki. Souvlaki is a Greek-style shish kebab with just meat, and they're only $1.50/stick! read more

Arrived just before closing on a Sunday. The workers/owners were very accommodating and stayed open to take care of my order. Tasty and plentiful gyros plate and good cheeseburgers. Will definitely return to try more. read more

Best in town!! I love their chicken tenders and they're burgers are so good! They have the best fries I have ever had anywhere nearby. Their salads are also delicious. The workers are fast and extremely kind and the food isn't even that expensive either like nickys down the street! I come at least once a week and my food is always made fresh, I've never been disappointed with these guys. read more

Highly disappointed. I have been to several local restaurants similar to this one and this is by far the worse. I tried the chicken wing dinner, and let me just say not appealing. The wings were not even whole wings plus they were fried extremely hard, every bite was a crunchy rock. read more

Great sausage sandwiches Italian and Polish, chicken and gyros, hot dogs and burgers all made to order, I've never had bad food or service there read more

Good food for the price. Except for the chicken wings sometimes its a hit or miss. Love the gyro plate

Best Chicago Style food joint!! I have lived in Chicago my whole life and this by far tops all!! Great food, friendly people, fast, and clean!! LOVE LOVE LOVE. We eat here pretty often and the kids love eating inside too! read more

I really wanted to like this place based on the reviews. Shrimp was over fried and just not tasty. The fries were not worth eating, so they were tossed. Not good to waste food or money for this meal. Hubs ate the Italian beef, plenty of meat but it was bland. read more

Great little hot dog place! A lot of variety and the dogs are good! Fries were better than most! Very clean, all around!

Love this place. Good price for the amount of food you get. Always made fresh and never disappointed in whatever I have ordered. My favorite by far is the chicken on pita, love their grilled chicken! The brothers are always nice and never have gotten a phone order wrong! Definitely my place of choosing over Nickys now! =) read more

Love this restaurant great food & a nice staff their hot dogs are the best & I am in love with their gyro tacos

Thought I'd give it a try. Ordered double cheese burger and hot dog specials. Burger was over cooked and burnt, outside of bun was over toasted, fries were so-so. Hot dog was just on par with every sub-par place that claims to serve Chicago style dogs. Slim cheap dog on a over seeded bun, I guess that passes as good these days. Nothing special here, YMMV. At least it is better than La Papa's down the street on Pulaski, or that Demon Dawg place nearby. But that is not saying much. When a microwave sits prominently on the ordering counter, you are pretty much guaranteed nothing special at such an establishment. read more

First time going to this place last week and it was amazing! Tired their hot dog and gyro. Both very good. The pita was fresh and hot. The gyro meat was tasty. Very good. Will be returning. read more