Auntie Anne’s

Auntie Anne’s rocks but this one only gets 4 stars because they don’t serve the jalapeño pretzels. Sad trombone.

These pretzels are making me thirsty.
The ubiquitous mall standard suffers missed opportunities ahoy. They totes magotes should look into a cross promotion or retail locations offering beer or sell at a ball park. I’m by no means a pretzert (I just made up that word, doesn’t make it less cool or apt) hmm.. . maybe they are and will?
The original, sesame, and garlic pretzels are pretty good, warm, kinda buttery, and savory, plus handy to eat on the run –OR– while holding a beer in your other hand and watching a game. Auntie can you hear me?

Auntie Anne’s is located in the renovated Pedway below the new Block 37 mall and between the Blue Line and Red Line. It’s right across from Beard Papa’s and adjacent to Starfruit in the lowest level of this currently nearly empty mall.
I’m going to keep this review short and focus on the only item I’ve had at Auntie Anne’s — the pretzel dog. This is one tasty dog wrapped up in a soft pretzel. Forget all of that Warm Doug’s nonsense and whatever visions of lines it conjures up and seek yourself out one of these dogs. You won’t even need to put any ketchup on it. Right, I said ketchup. Simply one of the best grilled dogs I’ve ever had. Pretty good for three bucks.
Memo to Mr. Ricketts: Please have your vendors start selling Auntie Anne’s pretzel dogs at Wrigley. Not only do they blow away all the dogs you currently sell, but you can eat them without having to touch them. I kind of have a thing about trying to avoid touching the food I eat when I’m at Wrigley, for obvious reasons.