Amore Taste of Chicago

Critic's Review

I drive by this place regularly so I felt like a snack; I decided to get a Chicago dog to see how authentic the place is. Before ordering a $17 pizza, I wanted to try something simple. If they can't make a decent Chicago dog they might as well be dead to me.

Inside there's a bar, a lot of tables and a lot of Chicago sports posters. The girl at the register had a Cubs jersey on.

You can't just order a hot dog; I had to get fries also. The sign indicated I wouldn't be able to use a credit card without paying an extra dollar.

Waiting and waiting; how long does it take to make a hot dog. It's annoying when people are calling in orders and they're telling them full dinners will be ready in 10 minutes when I've been waiting 15 minutes for a hot dog. The girl asks me if I've been helped. I show her the receipt and said "I ordered and paid for it, so yeah". 2 minutes later another girl comes out with a bag. 17 minutes to make a hot dog.

I snuck a couple of fries on my way home. When I opened the bag I saw they didn't give me any ketchup for the fries or napkins. Try eating a Chicago dog without napkins.

The hot dog was very uninspiring. It had all of the correct ingredients, but not in the usual order.

This tomato should not be served to a customer. Chop it and throw it into your sauce if you want, or throw it out. This is insulting to me.

There also wasn't enough mustard on the dog. I had a properly ripe tomato and also added some mustard.

I didn't really want the fries; I nibbled on a few but threw most of them away.

Conclusion

You shouldn't have to fix a hot dog, and if I was eating on the road the lack of napkins would have been a problem, and the dog wouldn't have been nearly as good. I can only call this a fail; another restaurant that just isn't trying hard enough to be good.