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For four star dining in Chicago, try Wiener Circle. This is a great place. This restaurant is situated in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. It's known for its hot dogs. Know before you go: this place features outdoor dining. This restaurant is open late.
Step up to the counter and shout out your order, or you could be standing empty-handed for a long time at this bustling neighborhood joint. And that would be a shame--the char dogs rank among the best in...
citysearch.com - expert review - 05/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love a hot dog stand that's open after the bars close. And this one is convenient to Raven's and the hot dogs are good. However, I've got to agree with Alexis L. The ladies behind the counter are…
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"Punk ass white boy! Speak up!" I love this place. I didn't believe my buddy when he told me about what goes on here late late in the morning. Holy crap!
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Upon our first trip to Chicago there were 2 things I wanted- authentic deep dish Chicago pizza and an authentic Chicago dog. After a tour of Wrigley Field I thought what was more fitting? We had asked…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
After attending the Belmont-Sheffield festival I was in the mood for a char burger. So I decided to take up Wiener's Circle. It seems like the highest reviews had some common ingredients. Drunken…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best hot dog and fries in the city. Classic Chicago hot dog joint. No shiny frills. Just a great dog, great bun, great condiments and fantastic fries. When you want to indulge, this is the place.
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Only been there once and actually during the day which from the reviews seems to be against the grain in and of itself. It is what it is, a hot dog stand, so comments on decor seem pointless( lots of…
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been after the bar, so that is the disclaimer. Aside from that, I have to say the experience is completely insane and totally entertaining. First of all, the line is long and full of…
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite here is the Charbroiled Cheddar Cheese Burger. The fries were tasty too.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My friend Steve once asked me to explain why Weiner's Circle was so popular. The conversation went as follows: Me: Did your parents ever take you to Ed Debevic's when you were little?
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So GQ magazine named it as a place worth traveling to in one of their articles about a year ago. When I stumbled across this information, I thought I guess since I don't have far at all to travel, I…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place has the BEST double chocolate shakes.
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Look, the food here is slightly above average for a hot dog stand--certainly nothing great, and not fit to carry Hot Doug's hot jock. But you aren't a Chicagoan until you've been to Wiener's Circle…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, let's be honest. Lots of places in Chicago can manage to put together a decent hot dog - they are not exactly the hardest things to make. But this place KNOWS Chicago and they KNOW Chicago dogs.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
No thank-you unless I am pissed drunk and had my head in the toilet for the last half hour and subsequently need some sort of grease to quell the nausea in my stomach. Look, no snob here, but what is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
5 stars for the awesomely rude atmosphere-- 2 and a half for the food. "NEXT BITCH IN LINE!"
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the true definition of a Chicago hot dog stand. Don't ask for ketchup either or you will be cruicified, but that is why I love it. They have a few tables outside for the warm weather months. I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is dangerously close to me. I go there way too often, the staff remember me and what I usually order, so I've curbed my visits here. The char dogs are good, as are the plain fries. I'm not…
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best hot dog stand on the north side, great cheese fries. Could do without the attitude of the teenagers working there.
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
We ended up at this joint at 3 am, after the touch and go records 25TH Anniversary.. We were staying at the days in nearby and were wandering around drunk looking for food. So when we walked up to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, honestly - consider the source and the age of the people writing the reviews. I am 38 years old and I live 3 blocks from here. If I were 10 years younger, perhaps my review would be different,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I had a coworker bring back a large order from this place... so I never actually visited it's interior. Nor was I drunk, which I imagine every place should get a 5 star review when you're a drunk…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Two words: food poisoning. Never again. The atmosphere was amusing, but puking the night/next day away was not. Just looking behind the counter should have been a red flag.
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The all time best place for late night food. The cheese fries taste like sand, but the "char dogs" are like heaven. The people who work there will insult you "Yo Barbie bitch what do you want on your…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
small sasages tast good but i like em big
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
OMG, just thinking of this place cracks me up. They should put this place in GTA4 as it's that ghetto fabulous. Late night madness is the theme here at this literal "shack" of an eatery. You scream…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My nights in college and for a few years after always seemed to end at The Wiener's Circle. I was convinced that they had the best cheese fries in Chicago. And then there was the day I decided to try…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good food and naughty fun late night, what more could you want?
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I heart this place. Weiner Crcle is a great place to end up after a fun night of bar hopping. The fries and dogs are tasty. Great entertainment, good food, and excellent people watching. Be careful…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Weiner Circle is great. Although it is definitely no Hot Doug's, it is infinitely more convenient and open pretty much all of the time. Weiner Circle has good, cheap dogs (have never eaten anything…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
You have to love this place. If not for the food at least for the entertainment. As everyone else is saying if you end up here at the end of the night after the bars close you know you had a good…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When this place says char-grilled they mean it, no muss no fuss a real Dog and some great burgers too. Even the attitude of the two sista's behind the counter made the experience authentic. Good…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was in Chicago for a business trip in February and it was a great trip. It was a foodies dream come true. I had heard of all the great restaurants this city had to offer but was so surprised to have…
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wiener's Circle is my favorite thing about Chicago. It's a shack. You should go there around 2AM and you should order a dog with the works and an order of fries with cheese. And you should expect to…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We made a trip to Chicago to watch the Cubs vs. Cardinals a few years back and we stumbled across this place while going to get some beer at the 7-11. I didnt know what it was at first but then I…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There aren't many hot dogs I'm willing to eat, but this is one of them. Man oh man, the char dogs are tasty. I'm a big fan of "stuff" on hot dogs when I do eat them, too, and "stuff" might be good…
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Late night at The Wieners Circle! I was called, by the staff, a F*g, a sissy boy, a slob, a klutz, shown a boob or two, asked if I wanted a chocolate shake in between a few MFers. "every b*tch must…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had heard great things about this fine dinning establishment. So I was very surprised at the lack of customer service and how rude the staff was. I'm a customer and I demand to be treated with…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My best friend and fellow Yelper (Erin M.) has coined it "Bitch Dogs" I would agree. This place is fantastic when you are at the 7-11 watching it from across the street, but not really when you are…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dirty, and Great food with an attitude!
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What's better than watching people get verbally abused while ordering hotdogs at three in the morning? If anything, skip it during the day but go here for the night show experience.
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
DC has jumbo slice pizza, Paris has crepes, Morgantown WV has the hot-dog man, and SF has mission burritos. And Chicago has The Weiner Circle.
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Three stars for the day...decent dogs Zero stars for the late late after bar crowd.
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Wiener's Circle! It is the place to go to get an authentic Chicago char dog. But I can't take it at night when the drunken frat boys take charge of the joint. Best to go during the afternoon…
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The dirtiest. In a good way. All those fine toppings piled up on my dog while avoiding the backlash from the cooks is a great way to end the night. Plus you need that liquid courage to not mind the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The dogs are pretty great - and the "cheese" fries are sublime at the right time of night. I always get irritated immediately with all the clever souls who go there because they think they have free…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Oh how could I forget about my drive-by experience at Weiner's Circle?! We had just got done seeing a movie and were driving by this fine establishment on a Friday evening when we heard and saw a man…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I lived closer to Wiener's Circle, I would weigh 200 pounds more. I love the Char Dogs. And cheese fries. So much. I want one now. Great spot, obviously it can get out of control, I have seen…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are so many things that I love about this place, especially the neon orange processed cheddar cheese sauce that puts all other processed cheese sauces to shame. I also love the total hooligan…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Great grilled cheddarburger and ok hot dog. Excellent, perhaps the best fries and cheese is super. Trouble is the cleanliness of the people behind the counter seems like trouble. I have seen things I…
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
like the hot dog. came here after going out.
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you ever wake up on a Saturday/Sunday morning and find a receipt from the Weiner Circle you know you've had a good night. This place is the awesome after 2am. There are a ton of drunk people…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was very disturbed when my friends told me what happens when you order a milkshake...I hope I never have to experience it. Overall though, a fun place to go after a late night of drinking! The…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ever get the urge to eat a hot dog and slur out "suck it, whore" at a stranger? Well, maybe you're a pervert...yeah, me too. This is the joint place for that. And I do mean joint; it's a glorified…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like The Wiener's Circle. They have tasty hot dogs and awesome fries. The girls who work here are also always really sweet to me. I can't remember the last time I was called honey so many…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here sober and during the day. Although, I did witness a bit of a preview of what the night patrons have to endure. I'm here to tell you that you don't have to be drunk to find the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like most of the reviewers here, I have never been here sober. When you walk in to order.....be prepared for a verbal assault, otherwise you will get eaten alive by the employees. After the verbal…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My neighborhood hotdog place - I've never been here drunk, strangely enough. Char dog with ketchup, lettuce, poppy seed bun - hard to go wrong. I love the fries - a big, brown bag is more than…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, never been here sober. But it's awesome, if only for the entertainment value. The food tastes amazing when you're drunk and the insults are hilarious. If you're kind of sober (as I was once) ,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Negatives: Heartburn, undersalted french fries, more heartburn, loud obnoxiousness, absurdity, heartburn. CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE.
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to this spot for over 20 years. The food is absolutly awesome. Now take into account I've never been inside this place sober and usually I've waken up the next day wondering why I'm…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For late night grub and great entertainment, this place has it! Well first let me say that I've never been here sober nor during daylight hours, so my review may be biased, but this place is awesome.
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Possibly the best hot dog/late night food in the city. These people are rude. I once saw the large lady behind the counter chase after a customer for not leaving a tip - and when she returned, before…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not far from Wrigley so you might as well check it out. I wanted to go at night and try the "Chocolate Shake" but time didn't allow. So lunch it was which, I am quite sure, makes for a different and…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Funny staff, mediocre food. I once watched one of the employees call some bro a "faggot" after she teased me about drinking malt liquor on the benches outside. Frankly, she had a lot of material to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am not all that impressed with the food served by 'the Wieners circle' its okay, not great. I think they realize how drunk most of the yuppies that eat here really are and just serve whatever. I will…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
chocolate milkshake
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had never been to Chicago before so when I finally did decide to visit, I asked for a bunch of suggestions from friends and co-workers on good places to eat. Weiner's Circle was one of their picks…
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food is gross unless your wasted and will eat any thing. BUT I WANT MY FUCKING BURGERS! HAHA this place is fun yet unsanitary. You do not come here to eat you come here to have a dine in…
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Good God, drink enough beer and everything is yummy!! The mertz cheese fries are awesome! I just wish they had beer and somewhere to sit down at in the winter!
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Need a sodium fix? This is the place. Their perfectly char dog comes with amazing condiments (crisp pickles, tomatoes, grilled onions upon request, etc) and topped with celery salt. Their fries are…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Do you come here for the food? Not really, well you do if you are drunk. What you also come here for is the verbal jousting and sparring. the vernacular of four verbiage. The assault on decency on…
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a one time deal folks....and although I say this every time I'm back in the Chi I seemingly get dragged here...or feel induced to introduce the Wiener Virgin to all that is the Circle. Its…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Order the double chocolate shake...you will not be dissappointed. Go in drunk and with an open mind. If you are prude or easily offended, do not go. If you love to complain, do not go. If you are…
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had my first Chicago dog (I think). I ordered a red hot link and a side of fries. The dog had a healthy dose of mustard, toxic green relish and a giant dill pickle. It wasn't bad but I was 1)…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I live 1.5 blocks from the Wiener Stand. The food is greasy, great for the hours of midnight-4 am. My friends looooooove it. I personally have never purchased a dog from the buxom, noisy Hot Dog…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I have been suspecting for some time now that Yelp is mainly populated by Trixies. The good reviews for this place now confirm it. Avoid.
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"HIT THE BUCKET, BIATCH!" & with that, miss thang grabbed the cash outta my SoCal friend's fist and dumped it in the tip jar.
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've never been here "after hours", because frankly, i choose to do my drinking closer to home, in less douchified neighborhoods. that being said, they do know how to make a proper chicago-style hot…
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've lived here for 10 years and finally went. I think I avoided it for so long because of all the people that I'd see out there. Not a big fan of the drunk yuppies, or wasted college kids. Best…
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best of the bestest! Love the dogs here, charred perfectly and mounds of toppings, plus a real snappy attitude behind the counter! If you are not prepared for the additude, then don't go there!…
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing like a little verbal assault with your cheeseburger and char-dog. This place is entertaining only when not-even-close-to-sober and with tourists that are from small town USA. Their reaction to…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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I've only gone here twice. It is ok. It is probably better drunk at 4am. I don't like being treated poorly so I don't say anything other than my order. They got the message and moved on to the next person. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Every chicago visitor must come here at least once on a saturday night. other nights are good, but saturdays seem to be better. And no, i'm not talking about the food.
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Box your friends when they try to steer you toward the murky yellow light. It's a beacon luring you to lukewarm food & gratuitous ideas of Chicago badass attitude. It's not true that everything tastes…
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Who needs enemies when you have the Wiener Circle? If you are looking for a bombastic place for cheap and greasy eats at 2 in the morning when the bars get out, this is your place. When you step in,…
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you want to be offended come here. Although, I was one of the lucky ones to be complimented. "Thank you, Michael Jackson." I mean, I know I can be light-skinned, but skin-bleached Michael Jackson?…
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
DISCLAIMER: I have never met a hot dog that I didn't like. No...love. Good Lord. I just visited this place for the first time this weekend - how have I not been here before??? Where are my so…
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I feel immature saying this, but I f**kng love Wiener's Circle -- especially after hours on a fri/sat night. It definitely has a gimmick...but it lives up to its reputation. There are always…
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been here at night and I don't plan on it because I really don't understand the appeal of yelling your order and being insulted. Plus, I'm not much of a party person. Anyway, I come here…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you want a true Chicago experience, go to the Wiener's Circle. Preferably at about 2 - 3 AM. I strongly advocate that this place be renamed Heaven On Earth, because, frankly, that's what it is. At…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of those places you have to try once in your life for the experience. Yes, you yell your order at the ladies and they retort with some vulgarity of their own. It's all very amusing and can…
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A fun place, decent dogs. Best experienced when drunk or at least coming down from being really drunk as you will have drunk strength that allows you to argue with the staff. Funny to bring someone…
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I give this place more stars than I should because it's open late and the atmosphere is good. By good I just mean different. The employees are foul mouthed and colorful characters, who realize they…
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When it comes to this Clark Street hotspot, you have to ask yourself, what are you willing to sacrifice for good food? I guarantee you, when it comes to the Circle, you're either going to love it or…
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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There must be some mistake. How can a place like this be rated 5 stars?!?! IT'S A DUMP!!! I expected this nice CLEAN fast food place with ample seating for everyone, but NO!!! I expected THEE BEST hot dogs in...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Some rules for dining at the Wiener's Circle: 1) Prior to arriving, get very, very drunk. Eating the food from this establishment sober could cause dysentery*. Make sure that you arrive after 2am.
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
