Local gem hotdog/burger spot! Definitely worth the trek from downtown if your looking for something a little more unique and old school rather than the usual tourist traps but the real gem is the experience. This basement location serves a superb hot dog with amazing snap and generous toppings with fresh cut fries that were just so perfect on the outside with a melt your heart inside. I ordered the Jimmy chili cheese dog chili is homemade amazing flavors. They also have good vegetarian options. The framed drawings on the walls of various hot dogs added attraction. The owner is a gem she's just always pleasant and always has something nice to say to everyone. Don't pass this place up. 100% recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alykhan Visram
Had to try the Chicago style hot dog while in Chicago, of course!
Food - 4.5/5 - I liked this a lot more than I thought it I would! The hot dog was so yummy, on a perfect bun for everything that’s in it. The hot dog itself felt like such better quality too than just a normal one on the street. The tater tots were a nice addition too.
Service - 5/5 - The guy at the cashier was so friendly. Went out of his way to give condiments too. Food was super quick too!
Ambiance - 5/5 - A quick grab and go spot, with just a few tables to eat in. The variations of the hot dog drawings around the restaurant were nice too. Loved it!
Can’t wait to have this again one day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tator Tots, Chicago Style Hot Dog
Hole bot
Super little dog spot with daily specials. Do it. You won’t be sad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Curtis Park
Flub a Dub Chub is amazing. I appreciate the staffs and managers kindness to me even though I have autism and their food is amazing and really good. Owner Sam and Greg and Austin is very nice. The restaurant is in good condition. Amazing hot dog. Must come back. 10/10.
Alex Wideman
This is our favorite hot dog place in Chicago - highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tator Tots, Chicago Style Hot Dog
Carl
Chicago dogs made with love, nothing more nothing less. The original and chili cheese dog were both excellent - this place also has specials every day of the week for discounted prices so I'm excited to go again for that!
Matthijs Bult
Best hotdog in the whole of Chicago!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jip
Don’t sleep on this one, awesome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cary Brown
This is a review of FLUB A CHUB's, a wonderful fast food "Joint." But first, let me share my tube steak history.
In the mid 50s, on Chicago's South Side, my buddies and I would ride bikes a couple of miles to an old, wood-framed, two-car garage that Carl Wolfe had converted into his "Pure Beef Red Hots" stand.
Carl's offered no tables or chairs. Inside, a shelf provides standing room for a few close friends. (Caution: Don't let the screen door go, it slams with a mighty bang, and they yell at you.)
Outside, we sit on the curb to eat, with cars passing a few feet away.
Carl's, in the best sense of the word, is a post war "Joint," offering Chicago-style all beef hot dogs, burgers, fries, and parchment-paper wrapped tamales.
Just after World War II, new cooking equipment was difficult, if not impossible, to obtain. Carl's dream became reality with used appliances. He "shoehorned" a large, old commercial stove into the tight space. Its many burners were covered with simmering pots of water steaming hot dogs, tamales, and buns, with a corner burner reserved for heating a large, cast iron frying pan. The right-side burners support a deep, roaster pan filled with hot oil, frying potatoes.
My mouth salivated as Carl's intoxicating perfume romanced my senses.
A recycled, Formica covered kitchen table, rimmed in chromed steel, displays the condiment collection. Recycle metal cabinet handles, screwed onto a plank, hold open poppy-seeded, hot dog buns for easy loading of "Chicago's Salad on a Bun" condiments, using wood tongue depressors.
Sandwiches are wrapped in day old newspaper. I always checked the back of my bun to read the transferred print, as poppy seeds protected the front. (Lucky ones got the sports page.) Fried potatoes are served in a brown paper bag, that quickly became translucent from the fry oil.
The hot dog and fries meal, includes a parchment wrapped, steamed, tamale. The combo is properly washed down with a sixteen ounce cup of Coke. The meal costs a buck.
Now, let's Jump 70 Years...
Flub A Dub Chub's (FADC) is a platypus kind of place, you know, the parts don't make sense, but the results work beautifully together.
With lingering memories of Carl's, this tiny basement counter joint offers a few seats inside and limited patio seating in front, with cars passing a few feet away. FADC offers comfort foods, from a menu Carl's could only imagine...
...Chicago-style Italian beef, BLTs, pulled pork, Italian sausage, Vienna's kosher hot dogs, turkey and beef burgers, and vegan hot dogs and burgers.
A smile stretches across my face, as the intoxicating aromas romance my senses.
To continue: chicken tenders, vegan fried portobello mushrooms, vegan chilli, and tamales.
The condiments are a Chicago-style rainbow: brilliant yellow mustard, iridescent chartreuse pickle relish, blood red tomatoes, intensely green pickles, raw and fried purple onions, yellow-green sports peppers, pale green kraut, and beige celery salt.
A selection of breads and buns (plain and seeded) are available. The fries and onion rings are lightly salted, generously-sized and superb.
Local note: Tomato ketchup is considered gauche on Chicago Hot Dogs, however, it's okay, even desirable, to colorize burgers or fries.
Flub A Dub Chub's is a family business and they couldn't be nicer. Prices are moderate.
Metered street parking is difficult. The restaurant, located in a basement, has a steep stairway, and is not wheelchair accessible. However, the patio is available to wheelchairs with some difficulty. The gender neutral bathroom is entered through
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili, Pretzel, Onion Rings
Brendan
The dogs were amazing. We’ve been to our local Portillo’s twice since we visited Chicago and stopped at Chub’s and there’s no comparing the two.
Great hole in the wall place for a dog - fun atmosphere too with hot dog inspired illustrations from fans.
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian and Vegan options here
Kid-friendliness: Fun atmosphere for kids to explore while waiting for food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hotdogs
Romina Camussi
A great “Chicago dog” experience! They even had a plant-based hot dog for me! It was so good and the tater tots were perfect. Loved the drawings on the wall, they cracked me up! Spent more time looking at them than I did eating probably because I wolfed the food down ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tony H
Probably best hot dogs in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Max F
The people that work here are respectful and phenomenal, the burger is the best burger I’ve had so far in Chicago (come on Build your own burger Wednesday, you won’t regret it) and the environment is exactly what I want when eating a burger and fries. Also the music always playing is top notch. Impossible for me to go to this establishment and walk out without a smile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Neil Doyle
Best hotdog in the. City snd fries are amazing. Cute location and they have a relationship with Monsignor Murphys upstairs so you can grab a beer from them and eat your hotdog in either location. The guy at the front who takes orders and brings them out is so friendly and chill
Local gem hotdog/burger spot! Definitely worth the trek from downtown if your looking for something a little more unique and old school rather than the usual tourist traps but the real gem is the experience. This basement location serves a superb hot dog with amazing snap and generous toppings with fresh cut fries that were just so perfect on the outside with a melt your heart inside. I ordered the Jimmy chili cheese dog chili is homemade amazing flavors. They also have good vegetarian options. The framed drawings on the walls of various hot dogs added attraction. The owner is a gem she's just always pleasant and always has something nice to say to everyone. Don't pass this place up. 100% recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had to try the Chicago style hot dog while in Chicago, of course!
Food - 4.5/5 - I liked this a lot more than I thought it I would! The hot dog was so yummy, on a perfect bun for everything that’s in it. The hot dog itself felt like such better quality too than just a normal one on the street. The tater tots were a nice addition too.
Service - 5/5 - The guy at the cashier was so friendly. Went out of his way to give condiments too. Food was super quick too!
Ambiance - 5/5 - A quick grab and go spot, with just a few tables to eat in. The variations of the hot dog drawings around the restaurant were nice too. Loved it!
Can’t wait to have this again one day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tator Tots, Chicago Style Hot Dog
Super little dog spot with daily specials. Do it. You won’t be sad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Flub a Dub Chub is amazing. I appreciate the staffs and managers kindness to me even though I have autism and their food is amazing and really good. Owner Sam and Greg and Austin is very nice. The restaurant is in good condition. Amazing hot dog. Must come back. 10/10.
This is our favorite hot dog place in Chicago - highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tator Tots, Chicago Style Hot Dog
Chicago dogs made with love, nothing more nothing less. The original and chili cheese dog were both excellent - this place also has specials every day of the week for discounted prices so I'm excited to go again for that!
Best hotdog in the whole of Chicago!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don’t sleep on this one, awesome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a review of FLUB A CHUB's, a wonderful fast food "Joint." But first, let me share my tube steak history.
In the mid 50s, on Chicago's South Side, my buddies and I would ride bikes a couple of miles to an old, wood-framed, two-car garage that Carl Wolfe had converted into his "Pure Beef Red Hots" stand.
Carl's offered no tables or chairs. Inside, a shelf provides standing room for a few close friends. (Caution: Don't let the screen door go, it slams with a mighty bang, and they yell at you.)
Outside, we sit on the curb to eat, with cars passing a few feet away.
Carl's, in the best sense of the word, is a post war "Joint," offering Chicago-style all beef hot dogs, burgers, fries, and parchment-paper wrapped tamales.
Just after World War II, new cooking equipment was difficult, if not impossible, to obtain. Carl's dream became reality with used appliances. He "shoehorned" a large, old commercial stove into the tight space. Its many burners were covered with simmering pots of water steaming hot dogs, tamales, and buns, with a corner burner reserved for heating a large, cast iron frying pan. The right-side burners support a deep, roaster pan filled with hot oil, frying potatoes.
My mouth salivated as Carl's intoxicating perfume romanced my senses.
A recycled, Formica covered kitchen table, rimmed in chromed steel, displays the condiment collection. Recycle metal cabinet handles, screwed onto a plank, hold open poppy-seeded, hot dog buns for easy loading of "Chicago's Salad on a Bun" condiments, using wood tongue depressors.
Sandwiches are wrapped in day old newspaper. I always checked the back of my bun to read the transferred print, as poppy seeds protected the front. (Lucky ones got the sports page.) Fried potatoes are served in a brown paper bag, that quickly became translucent from the fry oil.
The hot dog and fries meal, includes a parchment wrapped, steamed, tamale. The combo is properly washed down with a sixteen ounce cup of Coke. The meal costs a buck.
Now, let's Jump 70 Years...
Flub A Dub Chub's (FADC) is a platypus kind of place, you know, the parts don't make sense, but the results work beautifully together.
With lingering memories of Carl's, this tiny basement counter joint offers a few seats inside and limited patio seating in front, with cars passing a few feet away. FADC offers comfort foods, from a menu Carl's could only imagine...
...Chicago-style Italian beef, BLTs, pulled pork, Italian sausage, Vienna's kosher hot dogs, turkey and beef burgers, and vegan hot dogs and burgers.
A smile stretches across my face, as the intoxicating aromas romance my senses.
To continue: chicken tenders, vegan fried portobello mushrooms, vegan chilli, and tamales.
The condiments are a Chicago-style rainbow: brilliant yellow mustard, iridescent chartreuse pickle relish, blood red tomatoes, intensely green pickles, raw and fried purple onions, yellow-green sports peppers, pale green kraut, and beige celery salt.
A selection of breads and buns (plain and seeded) are available. The fries and onion rings are lightly salted, generously-sized and superb.
Local note: Tomato ketchup is considered gauche on Chicago Hot Dogs, however, it's okay, even desirable, to colorize burgers or fries.
Flub A Dub Chub's is a family business and they couldn't be nicer. Prices are moderate.
Metered street parking is difficult. The restaurant, located in a basement, has a steep stairway, and is not wheelchair accessible. However, the patio is available to wheelchairs with some difficulty. The gender neutral bathroom is entered through
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili, Pretzel, Onion Rings
The dogs were amazing. We’ve been to our local Portillo’s twice since we visited Chicago and stopped at Chub’s and there’s no comparing the two.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tator Tots, Hotdogs
Restaurantji Recommends
Great hole in the wall place for a dog - fun atmosphere too with hot dog inspired illustrations from fans.
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian and Vegan options here
Kid-friendliness: Fun atmosphere for kids to explore while waiting for food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hotdogs
A great “Chicago dog” experience! They even had a plant-based hot dog for me! It was so good and the tater tots were perfect. Loved the drawings on the wall, they cracked me up! Spent more time looking at them than I did eating probably because I wolfed the food down ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Probably best hot dogs in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The people that work here are respectful and phenomenal, the burger is the best burger I’ve had so far in Chicago (come on Build your own burger Wednesday, you won’t regret it) and the environment is exactly what I want when eating a burger and fries. Also the music always playing is top notch. Impossible for me to go to this establishment and walk out without a smile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best hotdog in the. City snd fries are amazing. Cute location and they have a relationship with Monsignor Murphys upstairs so you can grab a beer from them and eat your hotdog in either location. The guy at the front who takes orders and brings them out is so friendly and chill
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Loading...