Fluky's Restaurant

Fluky's has the best tasting dogs but unfortunately there is no decent place to sit and eat one. The Western Av. location that I visited since childhood (I'm in my 50's) is now called U Lucky Dawg and is a filthy dump. It can't even be mildly considered shabby chic. I was never a gum chewer but as kids we did eat that red sugary garbage gum shaped like hot dogs! Can you imagine? The hotdogs can be purchased in select store locations for preparing at home. I'm not sure if there are other restaurant locations besides the mall by McCormick street. It is a sad thing to not get ones Fluky fix in a halfway decent setting. We'll have to ask Jay Leno where he gets his Fluky dogs when he's in Chicago. Pros: Tasty hot dog Cons: no good location for eating it more

Maybe I should have known that a Fluky's hot dog in a mall foo court wouldn't be the same as one from the real store over on Western. The dog was fine, just nothing special. And the service leaves much to be desired -- it almost feels as if you're a bother when you order. more