Odge’s

This is not the fancy place, that serves Hotdogs wrapped with gold leaves and caviar. This is good old classic Chicagoan essential. You are walking on Damen just off Chicago Ave and suddenly a wild yellow shack appears. You smell mouth watering grease. What you do, you enter the shady looking door. And you order the classic dog with everything on it and fries on the side. Now you devour the dog and the toppings that come with it. Now you let the flavor do the magic.
I absolutely love it. The interior is pretty funky looking almost as if Guy Fiery spend his time to design the interior. I could complain about how the bun was soggy etc… but heck for the price it was all worth it.

I love their hand packed burgers with fresh ground meat. Also, you must try the homemade chili, it’s the best around! Prices are low and service is quick.

Possibly one of the most overlooked hot dog stands in the city. From the food to the crew working there this place is a good as any other in the city. Get the chili!!! Can’t beat it. Thank you for existing guys.

Odge’s has some delicious hot dogs. Chicago style at it’s finest. The service is largely incompetent and they seem to be oblivious to their surroundings, but the food is good.
For example, they didn’t have any bottled water, which we had paid for already. They were completely unaware. I thought, you know what, not a big deal, it happens.
Then we asked for napkins, which they were again, out of. So now I’m eating a chicago style frank with mustard and pepper juices all over my hands and held completely hostage. Not good man.
Anyways, like I said, the hot dogs are top notch and the fries are really nice and crispy. Loved them.
As a final note, if you buy four dogs, you get the fifth free which is pretty gnarly. Check this place out if you’re in the area.

I’ve lived in Chicago for about 2 years now and I’m still relatively new to the Chicago style Hot dog game. Portillos introduced me to the Chicago hot dog and Odge’s made me fall in love. I was actually headed to Stan’s donuts and stopped at a light when I saw Odge’s out of the corner of my eye, «buy 4 hot dogs get 1 free.» I was with a group of 4 other people so we decided why the hell not and pulled over and walked in. We got the Chicago style hotdogs and French fries as a sort of pre donuts appetizer. The hotdogs themselves came with onions, mustard, peppers, a pickle and perhaps a tomato (I forgot but I’m leaning towards no tomato.) The peppers were actually pretty hot and that just made the hotdog more enjoyable than it already was. What a treat. The French fries were also top notch. Real crispy and not a hint of old oil. The restaurant itself is just a tiny little room with a couple benches in it and covered in nostalgia. Odge’s is a really nice, low-​key hotdog joint that I recommend whole heartedly stopping by if you’re ever in the area. No AC in the summer just adds to the experience (if you don’t get the appeal of eating fries and hotdog while sweating into your soda, I’m not sure if I like you.)

This spot is tiny, and I’d guess that there are a ton of places like it in Chicago. Nevertheless, the dogs are amazing, cheap, and convenient.
If you’re a newcomer to Chicago style hot dogs, you’d do very well to make Odge’s your first.

I’ve tried almost every burger place in the city and truly think this place has the best burgers in the city. You can’t beat a fresh meat & hand pack burgers! The bun to meat ratio is perfect.
Please don’t ever change a thing!

Really good burgers and I like the fry’s too. Hot dogs are decent. Easy in/​out for lunch.

The old man who owned this joint with his family passed away a while back, wanted to say the dogs are as good as ever and the place has not lost much of it’s charm. It is an absolutely solid place to get a dog or burger and they are done to perfection. The nearby and seemingly more popular Fatso’s is just way more inconsistent and not nearly as clean. This place is still immaculate for a hot dog stand and has near perfect dogs and fries and a burger that is better than the fatso.

Great burgers, fries and homemade chili. Always great and speedy service. Italian beef is fantastic as well. Never had a bad meal at this place. Cash only.

I was excited to try their burgers and fries — should have saved my money and gotten double cheeseburgers from McDonalds instead!

The burger was good just a little soggy on the bottom. Fries were good, i will try the steak sandwich next time. But for burgers, I think Fatsos wins.

Fries. These fries are it. You can barely find fries these good anywhere anymore! I grew up in Chicago and spent my whole life here; growing up this is what fries tasted like in mom n pop hot dog n burger stands… Nowadays you can’t find em anymore. Except at Odge’s. If you want a taste of real old school Chicago fries this is it. Oh and BTW, the Italian beef samiches are kickin

got sucked into this place when i was driving to another burger joint because of the colorfull painting on the walls and signs on odge’s… haha… anyways i ordered the italian beef and fries… the italian beef was just alright. nothing really special about it at all… the fries tho i must say was pretty good and i enjoyed it. maybe next time ill try their cheeseburger when im around.

I’ve been going here for years every since there was ketchup in a cup served with your fries. Went there this afternoon and it was great. Order cheeseburgers, wanted a chicken sandwich they did not have so I substituted for the fish with cheese fried hard. Worker was good enough to give me a slice of chocolate cake because he knew I was disappointed, I really wanted the chicken. The cake was so so so good did I write enough so’s? Go get you a burger and fries that everyone loves, please get a slice of cake always make sure there’s 1 left in the fridge never know when I will pop up over there!

No one has better fries than Odge’s, everytime I’m by the area I try to stop by and get food from here. Seriosuly great food and great service,

Odges is right around the corner from me so the greasy aroma lured me in one night walking to my apt. I don’t know if I was just super famished, but the fries were good! The jumbo hotdog that I ordered was okay. All orders come with fries and the prices are decent. They have pretty good specials listed for each day. I don ‘t know if I’d come back anytime soon though — I can’t stand leaving a place smelling like a deep fryer. I was only inside this place for 5 min, but the next morning on the bus to work, my coat still reeked of deep fried oil and onion rings. Word of advice: unless you’re doing laundry after, do not wear your favorite items of clothing if you plan to come here.

I grew up in the area and I have nothing but great memories with this place. I know live in Berwyn and doesn’t stop me from coming here often for my hot dog/​fries fix. The food is delicious! The fries are always fresh/​HOT when you order and the staff are always friendly… Everything on the menu is a must try. I’m glad this place is still around. :)

For a beef and hot dog place, this place is excellent. The fries are always good and hot. I like the Chi memorabilia on the walls when I am eating in. Prices are right too!
My only qualm is that the are not open much later then dinner and closed on Sunday.
Solid place for a quality beef or dog.

For a mere $ 2.95 you get a dog with «everything» (onions, peppers, relish, mustard, and a pickle) and fries. With a Coke my meal still under $ 6, not bad in a recession.
The dog was tasty, though the bun was of the dough-​y super soft variety. Maybe you’re into that, but I prefer a more hearty bread. The small seating area was quaint with some antiques for décor. Definitely seems like this place has been around for a long time. No real complaints.