beerfairy:
Hot Dogs
1. Any Portillos location
2. Gold Coast Dogs(any location)
3. Gene & Judes( 2720 River Rd. River Grove, IL)
4. Vienna Beef Outlet Store (2501 N. Damen in Chicago)
5. Weiners Circle(2622 N Clark St in Chicago)
6. Superdawg(6363 N Milwaukee Ave in Chicago)
as a self-proclaimed hot dog aficionado, this is a great list. i'd probably remove the Vienna Beef Outlet, as they don't serve their dogs well but if you want to take them home for the grill that's a good suggestion. i'd also remove gene & judes. it's a cool place with good grease-food but hardly where you go for a chicago style hot dog.
Portillo's really is the best Dog in Chicago. For beef, try Al's on Ontario.
If you feel like making a trip to Bucktown, don't ever miss George's on N Damen. George himself will slice the tomatos while you wait and stuff your dog. I have probably eaten more Chicago hot dogs than I've taken breaths. George does it best.