When we stopped into Frankfurter Express last weekend, reader Frankvw suggested that we give A Chicago Street Grill, the replacement for the diner that used to be set-up in Big's on Potranco a shot. We did just that, and I'm here to do a quick report!
First, I have to be very clear. You can't do a head to head comparison between Frankfurter Express and A Chicago Street Grill. These are two totally different venues with two different customer sets. The only thing in common is that they both serve quality dogs.
A Chicago Street Grill offers a huge selection of not only hot dogs, but burgers, Gyro's, meatball sammaches and more. If you ignore the convenience store behind you, you can sit back and appreciate the Chicago memorabilia adorning the walls, and pretend you are getting ready to watch Da'Bears.
My wife ordered a Windy City Chili Cheese Dog. These are regular sized dogs served on a fresh bun and, your order includes free fries that are cooked fresh and lightly seasoned.
I ordered up The Chicago Hot dog which is served on a poppy seed bun, kosher dill pickle spear, tomatoes (I had never experienced tomatoes on a hot dog before - not bad), sport peppers (which I took off and ate separately) and chopped onions. It usually comes with relish, but they were out. No biggie.
The owners of the place seemed genuinely friendly and eager to make us happy. They made the food quickly and everything was good. I'd be eager to return just to try out some other items on the menu like the burgers, the cheese steak or some of the fried appetizers like mushrooms, onion rings and jalapeno poppers.
If you just need a quick hot dog fix, I think you'll be fairly pleased with the prices, especially considering the fries come with the dogs. Have you tried some of the other stuff there? I'd love to know what was good and what wasn't. Tell me about it or leave a comment below.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
About Your Host
- Dave
- San Antonio, TX, United States
- I love to observe the odd things happening around me as I go about my day. I especially like it when I can get a picture of people being themselves. Here, I attempt to report the various people and events I have encountered in my neighborhood, and my city. I'd also love to hear from you. Feel free to e-mail your experiences and photos of life in San Antonio.
Sites For San Antonio
- About San Antonio
- Artichoke Anathema
- Bexar County Line
- Braun Station West
- City Data - San Antonio
- Concerned in SA
- Craigs List
- EatingSA
- Great Northwest
- KENS-5 TV
- Live From the Alamo City
- Living Out Here
- MySA (Express-News)
- Outside.In
- SA Metro Daily
- San Antonio & Austin Radio
- San Antonio Burger Blog
- San Antonio Daily Photo
- San Antonio Hams
- San Antonio Lightning
- San Antonio Remembers
- San Antonio Spyglass
- Spurs!
- Strange in San Antonio
- Texas Cooking
- Texas Escapes
- The Cleto Show
- The Dish on Food
- The SA Airport
- Views of Texas
- WOAI
Check This Out...
Blogs I Visit From Time to Time
Previous Reporting
-
▼
2009
(326)
-
▼
Oct 2009
(30)
- Trip Report: Garner State Park...
- Garage Sale: Timber Run Cul de Sac in Silver Creek...
- Chupacabras Controversy...
- Dinner Report: Porky J's BBQ & Grill on Bandera...
- How is Facebook Working For Ya?
- Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation and Domino's...
- Lunch Report: Hwy 16 Diner, Helotes...
- Lunch Report: Chicago Street Grill at Big's on Pot...
- Friday: Rain, Pizza, Pasta, Fish, Church, TV's and...
- Firefly and Serenity...
- Reader's Notes: E-mail, Comments, Questions, etc...
- GNW Halloween Party Report...
- Lunch Report: Frankfurter Express on Kings Court...
- A-Team Report: Timberwilde Elementary Outdoor Clas...
- One of My Favorite Posts...
- Important GNW Announcements...
- The Florida Report: Recap of the October Trip...
- Lunch Report: Fudpuckers in Destin, Fl
- Lunch Report: Shrimp Boat, Brandon, FL...
- Lunch Report: Moe's Southwest Grill, Gainesville, ...
- Dinner Report: Five Guys at Pier Park in PCB...
- Lunch Report: Beef O'Brady's, Callaway, FL...
- Follow-up Report: Pineapple Willy's at PCB...
- Panama City BraNument for Breast Cancer Awareness...
- Dinner Report: Margaritaville at Pier Park, PCB
- Lunch Report: Panama City Airport Grill...
- Dinner Report: Logan's Roadhouse in Alamo Ranch...
- Gracie Get's a Haircut...
- Lunch Report: Luther's on Main...
- LCDR Larry Hall: RIP...
-
▼
Oct 2009
(30)
5 comments:
Haha! We pulled in there to eat lunch today and my husband said "You're taking me to eat at a convenience store?!?!?!" LOL so we went to Whataburger instead. Bummer....the food looks good and I don't even like hot dogs.
We stopped by Saturday afternoon before heading to Seaworld. Outside they were setting up for the weekly car show (5pm - 10pm every Saturday, $5 registration which includes a meal). Apparently Bigz had stopped doing the car show because it was getting too wild but the owners of Chicago Street Grill convinced them to bring it back, this time with off duty police officers to control the crowd. I also talked to the staff about the business since they moved and they said they were blessed to find this location. I hope it works out for them.
Dave,
Forgot to pitch Wings, Pizza 'N' Things, a chain restaurant located at 7627 Culebra Rd. It's a family friendly 'sports bar' with real good wings, pizza and burgers. Multitude of flat screen tv's makes it the perfect place to watch weekend football games. We've been there twice now and haven't had a bad meal, and the prices are quite reasonable. http://www.wingspizzanthings.com/index.php
I think this is the same people that were on Marbach across from Jay. If so they have a gyro to die for....I lived in Turkey and am picky about my gyros. Everything we had from them was wonderful and over a number of months think we tried it all.
Thanks for this post, Dave. Our entire faculty used to enjoy Big's, but then some really bad managers moved in in the interim. I'm talking turkey bacon breakfast tacos for two bucks each. How in the world do you manage to ruin a breakfast taco for cry-yi. Anyway, I'm glad to see some good folks have control of that venue again.
Post a Comment