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“Food is prepared by a slightly surly staff (nothing nasty, just enough to provide atmosphere) Two of these babies and I'm tasting them all day.”
“remember going once with a couple of friends and litarly 2 guys had 2 double dogs and me and my friend both had two hot dogs, we all had drinks and it comes with the best fries and it came out to like $20, compared to any place downtown then this place ”
“The food there is awesome!”
“It is predictable, the quality is consistent, few choices and the best hotdog and fries combination ever!”
“The service is OK its good place to go late night.”
“If my memory serves me the service was slow and not very friendly, the condiments were limited, the abience was nonexistent, the cleaniness was questionable, & the dogs tasted rubbery, but somehow none of this mattered.”
“Gene & Jude's is the place to go for great food at a cheap price with a wonderful atmosphere.”
“rather eat there then any other place that selling hot dogs, they are nice respectful people they are down to earth and funny, they make it worth the long lines to get these tasteful dogs.”View Less
Still wish there was Ketchup. This hot dog stand is like the Chicago-dog version of Seinfeld's soup nazi... only 1 thing on the menu...and no special orders!! Well-- almost. They'll take off the onions or relish if you'd like, but NO ketchup allowed!!! The hot dog was in fact pretty darn good-- they wrap the dog up with fench fries so with each bite you get a bite of hot dog and a bite of fries... which was unique and also hit the spot. Still... I wish there was ketchup. :)…
Worst Hot Dog Place Ever.
My husband and I drove from Schaumburg to this dump of a place in River Grove because we heard their hot dogs were the best. We were so disappointed in the quality, taste, and cleanliness of Gene and
Jude's. The employee's t-shirts and aprons are stained with food splatterings and look as if they haven't been washed in weeks. We stupidly ordered 4 hot dogs and 1 tamale.
I never tasted a hot dog that bad. The crappy fries they serve are raw and greasy. We threw the food away after a bite or two and vowed never to return again. The place itself is so dirty that it should be closed down by the Board of Health. The counter were the guys prepare and load the toppings on hot dogs was filthy. The mustard bowl was coated with dry yellow crusted particles.We were there on a cold day in March. I pity folks who go to eat there in summer. I imagine it would be infested with flies, cockroaches, and every other insect imaginable.…
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they used to be good at a good price, they switched from a good vienna hot dog to red hots, Red hots are a cheaper dog, and they dont use green relish anymore, most stands advertise Vienna but mix 2
to 1 red hots,
the people that reviewed them had to get paid off, Portillos, Jays and Johnnies have a better dog including Super dog…
chicago style really. went there today after driving far they say there the best dogs i would like to meet the people that review first of all a chicago dog has a poppyseed bun mustard onion relish tomato pickle sport pepperscelery salt who want a bunch of fries smashed in there dog they have to pick out plain bun onion mustard only what a joke soggy fries every i knoow in chicago eats ketchup on there fries and they are not friendly buonna beef has a real chicago dog which is outstanding will not return here…
For the memories more than the food. I just went to Gene & Jude's for the first time. My office just moved up to the area and somebody mentioned this little hot dog stand that is dear to many, having had Food Network fame and a visit from Rachel Ray. Sadly, I've discovered that this dive and Wrigley Field have a lot in common: they're both vintage establishments with strong enough charm and longevity to mask the fact that they're actually putting forth a frighteningly mediocre product unworthy of legendary status. Gene & Jude's is a very small stand (there's nowhere to sit down and eat in the tiny place) with a super-simplistic menu consisting of hot dogs, fries, tamales, and Coke products to drink - that's it folks! The hot dogs are typical Vienna beef dogs that can be found at any other greasy fast food joint in Chicagoland, although I'll admit that they seemed to be the higher end Vienna dogs with the great casings. What was interesting though is that their dogs didn't come with the pickle spear, tomatoes, and celery salt commonly found on a "real" Chicago-style hot dog. The only toppings to choose from are mustard, relish, onions, and sport peppers. And if you need ketchup you're totally out of luck at Gene & Jude's - they flat-out don't carry it. My conspiracy theory is that the streamlined menu is mostly about cost savings which the owners have brilliantly marketed over the years as old-fashioned purity. As for the famous fries, they're fresh cut right behind the counter in a slicing machine for all to see as they wait in line. Pretty good flavor, but they were really greasy and some were even undercooked. They're enjoyable if you're really hungry, but they're not worthy of being called "famous." All in all, I think the place has its appeal because it's a small hot dog stand from the old days with lots of memories attached to it. If you took Gene & Jude's hot dogs and fries out of that old 1950's building and put them in a modern stripmall setting, the place would probably go out of business in a matter of months.…
