Strat's

231 E N Ave, Villa Park
(630) 832-0435

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Pastrami Sandwich and Bacon Cheese Burger with Milkshake
Italian Beef with Fresh Made French Fries
Famous Pastrami w Homemade Pot Salad
Pastrami Sandwich and Potato Salad
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Famous Pastrami Sandwich
Polish Sausage Maxwell
Strat's Steak Sandwich
Italian Beef Homemade
Italian Beef Sandwich

Menu

Salads
Pasta Salad
Tri-colored rotini noodles, chopped green bell peppers, cauliflowers chunks, fresh ground mozzarella cheese, crisp cucumber and red ripe tomatoes topped with a shake of celery salt tantalize your taste buds.
Classic Dinner Salad
Crisp lettuce topped with fresh ground sharp cheddar cheese, crisp cucumber, red ripe tomatoes, green bell peppers.
Blue Cheese Steak Salad "Ribeye"
Crisp lettuce, suntan bell peppers, cucumber, red ripe tomatoes, USDA choice grade ribeye steak topped off with crumbled bleu cheese.

Soups and Gourmet Chili
Gourmet Chili
Old school Chicago chili topped with cheese and onions.
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Curing the common cold.

Specials
5 Vienna Hot Dogs Topped with Fries (aka the "DUKE DOG")
Served with mustard, relish, onion and sport peppers.

Gourmet Sandwiches
1-Way Grilled Cheese Sandwich
4 slices of American cheese melted on a buttered and grilled Texas toast. Add bacon for an additional charge.
2-Way Grilled Cheese Sandwich
American and mozzarella. Oouey and gouey. Add bacon for an additional charge.
Tavern Ham & Cheese Sandwich
Virginia pit ham that we butcher in house. Grilled with American and mozzarella cheese served with homemade potato salad and a baby kosher pickle.
Tuna Croissant Sandwich
Just like your mother made it, served with shredded cheddar cheese and tomatoes on a toasted croissant. Comes with a side of home made potato salad and a baby kosher pickle.
Fish Filets Sandwich
Homemade tartar sauce, American cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.
Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Real breast filet served with mayo, lettuce and tomatoes.
Marinated Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Marinated in olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice and our secret seasoning over night then grilled to perfection.
Grilled Chicken Pita
Served on a grilled pita bread with tziki sauce, slivered onions and tomatoes. Opa.
Chicken Tenders Sandwich with Fresh Cut Fries
3 pieces. Big & real chicken tender filets. Served with fresh cut fries BBQ or ranch dressings.
Grilled Salmon Sandwich
Wild caught 6 oz. salmon grilled with our horseradish mustard seed mayo based dressing lettuce and tomatoes. Just wow.
1 Strat's Steak Sandwich
Featured on Chicagos Best TV show as the best steak sandwich in Chicago land area!!!! Choice grade Ribeye with mozzarella cheese caramelized onions and roasted sweet peppers on toasted french bread.Our number #1 seller of the store.
Famous Pastrami Sandwich
Featured on Chicagos Best TV show as the Best Pastrami in Chicagoland !!!! Google ''Strat's Chicago's Best'' and watch the clip on this sandwich just amazing.
Corned Beef Sandwich
Served on rye bread with mustard. Served with our home made potato salad and baby kosher pickle.
Reuben Sandwich
Hands down the best Reuben in the county! "Fresh ground suarkraut" Served with our home made potato salad and baby kosher pickle.
BLT Sandwich
Thick gourmet bacon, crisp lettuce and ripe tomatoes. Served with our home made potato salad and baby kosher pickle and tomato.
Pepper & Egg Sandwich
Shelled eggs scrambled served on toasted french bread, garlic butter, shredded cheddar cheese and oven roasted sweet bell peppers. So good! Add Italian sausage for an additional charge.

Italian Beef & Sausage
Italian Beef "Homemade"
The Beef is cooked and seasoned in house, then slice thin for a true Chicago Italian beef like no other. Served on toasted french bread.
No Bread Italian Beef Bowl
Our great Italian beef served in a big bowl! Without bread.
Beef Cheddar Croissant
Served with shredded sharp cheddar cheese and topped with sweet peppers standard.
BBQ Beef
Our BBQ has the spice "ginger root" for that asian flared taste like no other.
Italian Sausage
"Scala's" preferred grilled Italian sausage on toasted French bread.
Combination
"Scala's" preferred grilled Italian sausage topped with our famous beef. A kings meal.

100% Fresh Hand Packed Angus Ground Chuck Burgers
Hamburger
1/3 lb. ground Angus chuck.
Cheeseburger
1/3 lb. ground Angus chuck with cheese on top and bottom.
Double Hamburger
2/3 lb. ground Angus chuck.
Double Cheeseburger
2/3 lb. ground Angus chuck with cheese on top, middle and bottom.
Patty Melt
1/3 lb. ground Angus chuck on grilled rye and caramelized onions.

Vienna Pure Beef Chicago Style Red Hot's
The Famous "Duke Dog"
A Vienna Red Hot dog topped with fresh cut fries. A clone of "Gene n Jude's" famous dog.
Vienna Hot Dog
"Run it though the garden" is a fully dressed Chicago red hot.
Cheese Dog
Melted cheese and is delicious.
1/4 lb. Char Grilled Jumbo Dog
Slit n char-grilled pure beef Vienna red hot dressed Chicago style.
Chili Dog with Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Topped with shredded sharp cheddar cheese & chopped onions.
Polish Sausage Maxwell
Maxwell style char grilled (mustard, caramelized onions and sport peppers) or Chicago style char grilled.

Delicious Dinners
Jumbo Gulf Shrimp Dinner
Wild caught gulf shrimp with our zesty turkoff cocktail sauce.
BBQ RIBS 1/2 SLAB
Hand rubbed spices with are own Famous BBQ sauce, SUPER MEATY Comes with fresh cut Fries,Texas Toast and spice Slaw A complete dinner !!!!!
BBQ RIBS FULL SLAB
Hand rubbed spices and our FAMOUS BBQ sauce. Super Meaty comes with fresh cut Fries, Texas Toast and Spicy Slaw

Idaho Baked Potatoes
Idaho Baked Potatoes with Butter
Large Idaho potatoes served with butter.

Lent Menu
Gouey Grilled Cheese Sandwich
American cheese or American & mozzarella cheese.
World Famous Pepper and Eggs
Toasted garlic buttered French bread, shredded cheddar cheese and scrambled shelled eggs.

Sides
Home-Made Potato Salad
Aunt Ione from Davenport Iowa 90 years old, showed us how to make her delicious recipe for potato salad, Just like your grand mothers.
Fresh Cut Fries from Idaho
Real Idaho potatoes pushed thru our slicer and fried to perfection.
Idaho Cheese Fries
Topped with melted cheese.
Chili Cheese Fries
Gourmet chili, shredded sharp cheddar cheese on top of our Idaho fresh cut fries.
Onion Rings Gourmet
Real whole onion gourmet rings.
6 oz. Jumbo Tamales
Supremes best in Chicago.
Side Salad
Mini version of our salad, fresh fresh fresh.
Pizza Puff
A great Chicago side.
Side of Cheese
5 oz. cup of deliscousness.

Desserts
32 oz. Ice Cream Float
Black cow, Mississippi mud or spring river floats.
Soft Serve Ice Cream
Soft serve that's 5% butter fat ice cream, you can taste it.

Fun Drinks
Frosted Malt Orange
FMO. An orange dreamcicle shake.
Ocha-Mocha Iced Coffee
Columbian coffee, vanilla ice cream, pure vanilla syrup, Hershey's chocolate syrup and ice, all blended together to give you the good taste of life, with a little kick!

5% Butter Fat Ice Cream Shakes
Shake
Real Deal Shakes
Malt

Beverages
Coke
Coke, Orange Soda, Coke Zero, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Root Beer and Lemonade.
Ice Tea Real Brewed
Fresh brewed daily: Lipton the best!
Coffee
Columbian ground.
Hot Tea
Lipton.
Hot Chocolate
We use Hershey chocolate comes tall with whipped cream.
Bottled Water
Spring Fed water.
Milkshake
We use a whole milk, 5% butter fat ice cream and Hershey's chocolate or gourmet vanilla or real fruit strawberry.

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Recent Reviews

We had a few questions about the items we'd never had. The person at the window was extremely helpful & knowledgeable. The food was great. Our sandwiches came with sides of potatoe salad which I had forgotten. We ordered a side of fries and onion rings. Plenty to split between the 5 of us.

Update-10/3/24 stopped in to pick up lunch for 2. 1 Ruben special #5 how it comes. 1 on white no sauerkraut. 2 drinks & a side of fries. $36. Unfortunately that's...
October 2024
Thank you again Strats. For the delicious food and warm comfortable atmosphere. I've been coming here only 10 years, but the Fantastic memories made at Strats are priceless. Wonderful employees. One said he grew up with Mr. Strat. Thank you again. For a wonderful all around experience.
September 2024
Wonderful little mom n pop place, everything from scratch, fun funky atmosphere.

Kid-friendliness: Kids were so pleased when staff appeared at our table after we finished our meal, gave each of cup of soft serve ice cream!
July 2024

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Strat's

231 E N Ave, Villa Park, IL 60181
(630) 832-0435