Little Joe’s Restaraunt

Oh my God! This mom and pop establishment is awesome. The Italian beefs are awesome and the fries are great. I wish they had other location in Chicago. Great experience

Been to many places for Italian Beef but this one by far superseeds most of them, always fresh and consistently delicioius, glad you guys are not that far.

Awesome for anytime. My mouth waters evrrytime I pass by. Tonight is great sandwich night!

Great homemade Italian Beef, meatballs and Giardinara from family recipes!
I Love Little Joes! Family owned small business just outside La Grange in Countryside. Tender, juicy flavorful shaved beef and a delicious homemade giardinara that isn’t going to burn your mouth — put it on everything, dogs, meatball, sausage.
On the rare occasion I don’t order a beef, I get a meatball which is also homemade and is amazing. Probably the best I have had. They also have the natural casing Vienna dog and do a great chilli cheese dog or Chicago style. Italian sausage is flame grilled and makes for a nice combo with that tender, juicy beef.
During lent, Gina hunts around from store to store to buy the best eggplant so she can make her famous and delicious eggplant parm for sandwiches on Friday, don’t be surprised if its all gone if you don’t get there early.
I have had catering from Little Joe’s and that was awesome too.
You will always see family members working and that to me is what makes a small business successful and a place I want to send people to time and time again!
Thanks for all you do Angela and Gina & family to keep us in the beef!

this place has gotten more expensive and the quality of product has gone way down. I used to love this place now I’ll never go back.

Got a terrible hot dog with mustard, onion and relish. I thought that I ordered a hot dog with everything on it. Since I’ve lived in chicago my whole life, everything on a hot dog to me is: beef hotdog, poppy seed bun, onion, relish, mustard, tomatoes, sport peppers,& A pickle spear. The picture of this hot dog is on the sign of the business. No standards.

Update! Today at 12:30 PM, when I put my order in, they claimed they ran out of American cheese. Really? They also failed to get my sandwich right by only putting mozzarella cheese on it and nothing else. So I had to take a trip up to the counter to remind her that I wanted lettuce and tomato also. Oh yeah… the men’s washroom is still broke. But hey they get 2 stars for a good grilled chicken breast.

Stopped in for the first time since 1981. Used to eat lunch here all the time but left area. It is just as I remembered and still just as good! The beef is still the best I ever tasted. The fries were fresh, clean tasting. I could see the oil they were frying them in and it was as clear as a bell. What a tender flavorful roll. I am back for good! What a great business, long may it continue

I’ve been going here for over 10 years now and they have my favorite chili out of any place I’ve ever eaten at. Their sausage and beef is really good pretty much everything on the menu that I’ve had is really good, you can’t go wrong eating here.

This review is focused on the italian beef here. Very disappointing after being mentioned on the show, Chicago’s Best. Nothing to see here, move along. I will just assume their hot dogs are the focal point.

The BEST hot dog place by FAR. Lived in the Brookfield area my entire life. And the 2 places I hear about the most is Henry’s in Cicero and Little Joe’s in Countryside. I’ve been to both plenty of times. And little Joe’s always wins.
Even my dad who grew up in Cicero and Henry’s was good favorite. Now admits Joe’s is better

Little Joe’s feels like home to me. I used to go here with my dad when I was little. Little Joe’s is fast greasy food like hot dogs, gyros, french fries etc. I only want Joe’s after a hangover or a bad day at work. Here’s what I don’t like: the sisters that run the place they are RUDE.

Typical Chicagoland Beef/​Hot Dog Stand, which means really good greasy food resonably priced. Beef is sliced thin and full of flavor and the fries always come out hot and crunchy!

Okay so watching a tv show about Nathans hot dogs when you’re hungry is not a smart thing to do. It was weird, I all of a sudden had a craving for a hot dog and I don’t even like them that much. We’ve drove by this place several times and always wanted to try it. After reading the reviews about the beefs, we were on our way. I ordered a chili cheese dog, a cheese dog and a large sierra mist, my partner ordered a beef and large pepsi, and onion rings. My dogs came with fries so I got a cup of cheese on the side. If you follow my reviews you already know my obsession with cheese sauce. The hot dogs were tiny but they were good. They have that snap when you bite into them. The fries that come with them are scarce. It’s less than an order of small fries at another joint. They are crinkle cut fries and they are good. Crispy outside and creamy inside, just like they should be. The onion rings are just meh. It’s a breaded batter and I prefer the cornmeal batter but they seem like they are home made and not the frozen stuff. Actually, the beef was a little bland. No way is it better than Casciani’s or Portillos. It was good but it tasted like it was missing something. I did like how thinly sliced it was. Often I don’t order lemon lime sodas from a fountain because they taste like metal. This was no different. I didn’t ask if they had fresh brewed tea because I saw they had tea in the fountain, no thank you. We will probably go back. I’d like to try the beef made the way I like it. It’s not some place we will go out of our way to get to or schedule for our dinners out. I say, if you are close and want a hot dog, check this place out. Or total ticket was $ 21.08. I feel for the amount of food we actually received this was a little overpriced.

Good hot dogs and fries, but I wish they would put the fries in a separate container from the hotdogs. Fries are wrapped up with the dogs. Nevertheless, yum.

Best of the best Italian beef sandwiches to ever hit your taste buds. Wafer thin slices of beef that are perfectly cooked and seasoned. Melt in your mouth perfection. Crinkle cut fries cooked crisp, and cold soda makes this fast food to be enjoyed in the slowest way possible.

Great place to stop for a quick bite. We had hot dogs, hamburgers, and fries and they were all good and fresh. I will make it a point to try the Italian Beef next time.

Little Joe’s, a neighborhood spot near Plainfield Rd. and La Grange Rd. in Countryside, makes a pretty decent Italian beef sandwich. The meat is sliced thin and, while not as highly seasoned with oregano and garlic as some, had a very tender texture and an excellent «beefy» quality.
The hot giardiniera, as many before me have noted, has an unusually high concentration of celery as compared to many I’ve had, but there was enough heat present that I don’t think it’s a notable flaw. I’d rather have too much celery than carrots, texturally speaking.
Because the fries are of the crinkle-​cut frozen variety, there is a ceiling to how good they can be. They hit that ceiling pretty effortlessly. I take issue with the small $ 0.65 cent surcharge for the cup of processed american cheese dip for the cheese fries, but let the record state that I never seem to be satisfied with the value of that particular addition. It’s even more at some places.
The décor is less than elegant, but with a neighborhood beef place like this, I’m neither surprised, nor disappointed. There was an employee (perhaps the owner?) in one corner of the dining room complaining about President Obama campaigning on the TV. Whether that is a plus or minus is entirely up to you.
Overall, I was pretty impressed with the IB sandwich I had here. I’d put it on par with the former Carm’s in Hillside, or possibly even approaching Al’s on Taylor (though not quite there). For my money, it’s a bit better than those found at Buena, Portillos and Paul’s Pizza. When push comes to shove, I’m a Johnni’es guy at heart. I will definitely be back.

Saw them on Chicago’s Best TV and just had to make the 30 min. drive to check them out. I was not disappointed and the family run business’ are always my favorite. Home cooking that’s served up with a smile and quality!

This place is a great, family-​run place that makes your meals fresh to order. You can dine in or take out and their Italian beefs are great — better than the competitors, in my opinion. Beef, mozz, hot peppers with juice. Mm-​mm.
You must try the onion rings, too, they’re the best I’ve had.
It seemed like the owner guy knew a lot of the people that came in and made nice small talk.
Two cops from 2 different towns were there getting food — that’s how you KNOW it’s good… ;)