The Wieners Circle

(773) 477-7444

2622 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614 41.9303 -87.6437

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Neighborhoods: Lincoln Park, North Side

Hours:

Sun - Thu: 10:30am - 4:00am

Fri - Sat: 10:30am - 5:30am

Price:

$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants, Food & Dining

Payment Methods:

Cash

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Late Night Dining, Outdoor Dining, People Watching, Lunch Spot, Carry Out, Cheap Eats

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Traditional American, Hot Dogs, Comfort Food, Fast Food

Smoking Permitted:

No

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About The Wieners Circle

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Contributor

The Scene – 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 Chicago. It's as popular for its trash-talking staff as it is for food. Line up at 4am on a weekend night with other late-night revelers, and you're sure to hear interesting conversations. – – The Food – A dog with the works comes loaded: two juicy dill pickles, three ripe slices of tomato, and plenty of raw onion and relish. Don't be overwhelmed by the…

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Know Before You Go:
The Wiener's Circle has no restrooms--and thus no place to wash your hands--so grab a lot of napkins.
Parking:
Customers can park for free in the restaurant's lot, which fits about 10 cars.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The location and 24 hour service are great for the late night Clark Street crowd The food is just average.”
  2. “Sparce seating, I suggest the window counter at least there's the ever changing view of street-life.”
  3. “Tons of fun and a great place to take unsuspecting out of towners!”
  4. “Great location (Clark & Wrightwood, basically)”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “This is THE best hotdog in the city, bar none.”
food quality
83.92999649047852% positive
  1. “So, most people show up drunk around 2am, but the food is fantastic sober, too.”
  2. “expected this nice CLEAN fast food place with ample seating for everyone, but NO!”
  3. “their's are by far the best fries available, since the demise of uncle frank's on north halsted in the late eighties.”
  4. “The Weiner Circle is just a small place, but they've got the BEST cheese fries in the city.”
  5. “Their char-cheddar burgers are also great.”
  6. “The food sucks, but you can't beat getting cussed at while putting in your order and dodging the food being served to the guy behind you.”
  7. “The food is great and I highly recommend the hot dogs and the fries with cheese.”
  8. “The Wiener's Circle is just on par with many small Chicago dog stands that put out tasty, greasy, cheap eats, with the entertaining flair of customer/counter-help repartee”
  9. “The Wiener Circle is legendary for late night food with rude service.”
  10. “They have the best CHARDOGS and french fries in Chicago, which means the world.”
  11. “BTW You can order a half order of fries, and the Veggie burger is par excellence.”
  12. “Go for the great dogs and some of the best fries in town.”
  13. “Gotta love their char-cheddar burgers.”
  14. “Anyway, the burger was great.”
  15. “The food isn't THAT good.”
  16. “The location and 24 hour service are great for the late night Clark Street crowd The food is just average.”
  17. “The food is fast, greasy, and delicious.”
  18. “The cheddar cheese sauce is an interesting twist on the traditional cheeseburger.”
  19. “the best flameboiled burger u can have”
  20. “The fries are SUPER OILY and looked more like CRUMBS than actual full length fries, hense why they overfill your fry basket.”
  21. “The fries are good!”
  22. “The wiener circle is not a place to go if you want good food.”
  23. “expected THEE BEST hot dogs in Chicago with fries that were nice long "finger sized" and not overgreasy, but NO!”
  24. “No, I really do trust me - and more than that I really wanted to like this place to satisfy my dreams of being a d-bag who talks about it anytime people bring up Chicago dining so that people know just how hard I rep. However, all my hopes and dreams came”
  25. “How is a spot so desperate to be the sneaky good spot amongst all the other rubble going to mess up cheese fries so much?”
  26. “They serve up decent burgers and dogs, with a side of abuse.”
  27. “As if crispy fries hot from the fryer aren't good enough these folks throw cheese on them for a late night, need some grease, fill up!”
  28. “Not only is the food nice and greasy (in a good way) but If you go late enough, the staff (unintentionally) entertains all of the customers with their witty banter behind the counter.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “expected this nice CLEAN fast food place with ample seating for everyone, but NO!”
  2. “Tons of fun and a great place to take unsuspecting out of towners!”
  3. “This place is a great place to take a date on the first night out.”
  4. “travel from Colorado to Chicago every week, and I weekly scout out great little finds like this place!”
service
61.11000061035156% positive
  1. “know that part of the charm of the place is the horrible service, but when they get abusive, that's not cool.”
  2. “So, most people show up drunk around 2am, but the food is fantastic sober, too.”
  3. “The location and 24 hour service are great for the late night Clark Street crowd The food is just average.”
  4. “No, I really do trust me - and more than that I really wanted to like this place to satisfy my dreams of being a d-bag who talks about it anytime people bring up Chicago dining so that people know just how hard I rep. However, all my hopes and dreams came”
  5. “Not only is the food nice and greasy (in a good way) but If you go late enough, the staff (unintentionally) entertains all of the customers with their witty banter behind the counter.”
  6. “The Wiener Circle is legendary for late night food with rude service.”
  7. “expected a friendly staff, BUT NOOOOO!”
  8. “Just don't get it personally when the staff is rude!”
  9. “Good Hot Dogs, horrible service”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “The Wiener's Circle is just on par with many small Chicago dog stands that put out tasty, greasy, cheap eats, with the entertaining flair of customer/counter-help repartee”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “expected THEE BEST hot dogs in Chicago with fries that were nice long "finger sized" and not overgreasy, but NO!”
3 Star Rating: Average

03/09/10

Interested viewer

by CSMobileUser2 at Citysearch

I've live n chicago all my & I hadn't heasrd of the weiner circle until I seen. It on the travel chanel which intrigue me to pay a visit. I'll definetly blog once I have visited..

3 Star Rating: Average

11/30/09

tv review

Contributor at Citysearch

im going to give them a try this weekend I from chicago and never heard of this place I saw it on tv I'll blog again once I had the food

3 Star Rating: Average

11/03/09

Good Hot Dogs, horrible service

by JonSoleymani at Citysearch

I know that part of the charm of the place is the horrible service, but when they get abusive, that's not cool. The food isn't THAT good.

The food is OK, but its the experience that's fun. Just don't get it personally when the staff is rude!

  • Pros: Good dogs, Great late night food
  • Cons: Horrible service
2 Star Rating: Below Average

09/09/09

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by Mattysars at Citysearch

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5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/04/09

Nice place

by Khithat at Citysearch

oh it's ......

  • Pros: Hot dog

The Details on The Wieners Circle

Place Categories:

  • greasy food
  • great hot dogs
  • great clean fast food place
  • best french fries
  • horrible service
  • great late night spot
  • full length fries
  • rude staff
  • great location
  • famous weiner
  • great burger
  • great charcheddar burgers
  • best cheese
  • full hense
  • nice finger sized
  • like mine charred
  • annoy vocally
  • friendly but nooooo
  • loves everyone
  • love gotta
  • great little finds
  • suggest window counter
  • best hotdog
  • great hour service
  • order half order

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