Run-A-Way Restaurant

Great atmosphere inside. The service is very fast and tasty. The owners are amazing! We frequent Run a Way as the kids love it!

Great food! Great service. Also serves alcohol if you’re into that (like me). Pepsi products only when I’m a coco a cola fan but the food makes up for that. Has a nice outdoor seating and good space inside. I do recommend this place.

Great neighborhood Restaurant & Bar. Yummy food & lots of it too portion wise & great prices. The owners & staff are super friendly & the service is Amazing!!!

Very nice couple owning and running this establishment. They have to step it up on the food. We ordered the hand packed steak burger. There is nothing holding the ground beef together. Our burgers fell apart into three and four pieces right out of the bun. it was impossible to eat. That is unacceptable. Came back for another meal because we really want to like this place. Tried the souvlaki. It was a very bland precooked cut up pork chop refried in oil with some dry seasoning sprinkled on it. Not the grilled marinated pork kabob that’s souvlaki should be. We would love to see this establishment be successful. They need help with fixing their food.

Went here for a late lunch, place was empty. Got seated fast, food came out quick.
The Gyros burger was amazing, and only under $ 5.
Chicago Style Hot-​Dog was mediocre, cant complain too much at $ 2.
Great, inexpensive food, I’ll be back

This place is super close to us, so we eat in and do take out about once to twice a month. it’s a very good greasy place to eat! the Gyro’s are superb! the burgers are so so good. they are my «hangover» burger joint! Prices are extremely reasonable! never had a complaint. We love to support the local joints!

Great good at reasonable prices. The owners are great, Rebecca always greets us like we are family. I highly recommend eating here.

They’re SO GOOD!!! There double cheese burgers are amazing The customer service is great as well!

Very nice staff. Wide selection of American standard choices. Large portions. The ½ chicken was quite tasty — very crisp crust. Fries were standard. The gyro was very good. Onion rings were good and crunchy. The mini tacos could have used some cheese, but still good. The vegetable soup was very good with large chunks of vegetables. It was a very pleasant meal.

Run-​A-​Way is the total stereotypical dive bar/​restaurant, and I mean that in the best way possible. Coors Light and Miller flow like water, the menu is filled with greasy Chicago staples like hot dogs, gyros, along with just about anything that’s vaguely acceptable to toss into a deep fryer (The jalapeño poppers in specific are real great). The people watching is fantastic too, between the people who hang out at the bar and the folks nearby pumping a shocking amount of money into the slot machines.
Everyone who works at Run-​A-​Way is supremely friendly, and their prices are ridiculously low. It’s totally possible to get dinner for two with drinks and walk out for under $ 25 with tip– Even less if you’re willing to commit to a pitcher instead of buying beers by the pint. It’s turned in to one of my favorite places in the area to go to.
Oh, and definitely try their sub sandwiches. I know, it sounds weird getting a sub from a place like this, but they’re mind-​blowing. Actually, the same can be said for just about everything I’ve gotten there.

Nothing special. Not sure why so many rate it so well. Pretty much taste like a bunch of frozen microwaveable food. Dirty atmosphere and poor service. A bunch of screaming kids running around smashing pool balls around. Won’t be going back here again.

I have to say I truly love this place!
I work for the local school district as a computer tech and always at lunch time will meet up here with other techs at both school districts for a little lunch and just enjoy the atmosphere…
The food is always great quality and the staff are just plan amazing! The food will come out within 10 – 15 mins during lunch hours where we are usually there with about 10 + people and the staff usually join’s in the fun with our jokes or our discussions just for a little small talk.
I would recommend this place to anyone, I swear you will enjoy your time and the food!

Went in for lunch today and I say it’s a good greasy place to eat. Service is what it is. I ordered a burger, and did realize it did not come with the condiments. Once that was discovered, I had to flag the waitress down for ketchup and mustard. They were not busy but hey we all have bad days. I will recommend if this is your first time there ask questions because they won’t.

We had dinner from here one night and it was fine.
Décor: Unknown as my friend ran in to get the food.
Bathroom: I did not use the bathroom during this visit.
Staff: They said to allow 20mins, which we did, but then had to wait another 10−15mins once we arrived because the whole order still was not ready.
Food/​Drink: We had the Fried Chicken (very good) and the Gyro Platter (very good as well). The menu is pretty standard bar food, which means that no matter who you are you will be able to find something enjoyable.
Value: The serving sizes here are HUGE so you definitely get your moneys worth. And the prices are really not too high so it’s a great deal!
This place is fine and good in a pinch — my friend said it is kind of their go-​to when they don’t have any other options but that is mainly due to the location. I enjoyed the food and would eat form here again.

I first want to start this review by saying that this is the DIRTIEST restaurant I have ever been in. It’s filthy go see for your self. Now that being said the food is just not good at all. My daughter immediately did not feel good after eating from there. If you eat here then you just have given up and do not care about any sort of quality what so ever. Do like the name says and run-​a-​way to any other place that serves food.

A hidden gem. Never new this was here. Thanks Unilocal.All good food and friendly staff.

Been here several times over the last 6 months. This is relatively new ownership picking up the pieces of two popular Irish joints that found a way to fail. From my perspective, this is a crescendo of popularity… customers are not «Running-​A-​Way!
Most „Good Food Fast“ joints do not have a booze bar to accommodate your attendance. In my world, most would or could or should.
Basically this a family run operation, a huge dining area and a booze bar partitioned by wood and glass. The major change from past ownership is the flat top and char broiler are now a public spectacle. They cook up some decent grub.
I kind of view this as a hot dog joint that offers a side salad resembling a16oz PBR. But NO! The menu is extensive to the point of… well, more choices than you might expect! For all you slugs, they offer a „Late Risers“ breakfast menu. For us normal people that have a liquid breakfast at an appropriate hour, the meat and potatoes offerings are extensive for lunch and dinner. You can order a gyros and fries or…“Chicken Vesuvio» with garlic potatoes, garlic toast and choice of soup or slaw for $ 8.95. Is this a Harry Caray’s rendition? Hell No! They forgot the peas.
Back to the family run operation… I never ask names. The usual suspects here are «Grandma», the «Dad», his «Kid» and his «Bride to Be». They hold court here daily.
I could say a lot more, and some day I just may get around to it!

What a nice addition to the neighborhood. Good food at very nice prices!
I usually have salad for lunch 2 – 3 days a week. I’d like to see a little more of a variety of vegetables on some salads, but there are certainly enough to choose from with options like additional gyros or chicken.
Speaking of gyros; best I’ve ever had. And the fries are awesome! Crisp on the outside and hot and tasty on the inside.
The rotisserie chicken is a dinner favorite for my wife and me and the burgers are pretty good (4 out of 5) and the steak sandwiches are tasty.
The beef or chicken noodle soups are very good.
They have pepper and egg sandwiches on the regular menu, but among the sub sandwiches, no traditional Italian.
The owner is a great guy and will customize your order. I always get a «low carb plate» and that can come several ways I like.
They have beefs and hot dogs that are very good too.
The waitstaff are very friendly and helpful.
I have to give them more than 4 stars, but not quite 5. I think you’ll like it!

Very Friendly. Good home cooked. Reasonable prices. We will be back again!

I’m in town for job training and decided to give this place a shot based off of the reviews. I can honestly say my Unilocal friends did not disappoint! I had the run a way sub with everything on it, chicken noodle soup and a blue moon beer. AMAZING! They will definitely see me here every Monday!