The Core of Chicago

1175 North Watson Road, Arlington
(219) 201-6788

Recent Reviews

Tim Walker

Food is point! Got the Whole Wings, Beef Tips, and Pork Chop sandwich. Looking forward to trying more items.

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Pork Chop Sandwich, Wings

John Nguyen

The food is hot and fresh. I will be a returning customer. Located in the hotel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Keith Randle

Real Chi-Town food, I stand by this!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anastasia The Bold Bolden

Chicago Style in Texas…. Come get a Taste

Victoria H.

Food and service was so yummy ! We have a the best Chicago food around the Texas Metroplex ! Come let us serve you while you get ur grub on ! Grubhub and door dash available!

Google user

Heard about this spot, and I had to check it out. I have had beefs at many different restaurants throughout Chicago, California \u0026 Texas, and I must say this was one of the best. It is good size and the flavors were just right. You get fries with your sandwich, and the hot giardiniera was ?. Can't wait to visit the new location when it’s up and running.

Rosie Melgoza

Heard about this spot, and I had to check it out. I have had beefs at many different restaurants throughout Chicago, California & Texas, and I must say this was one of the best. It is good size and the flavors were just right. You get fries with your sandwich, and the hot giardiniera was ?.Can't wait to visit the new location when it’s up and running.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Goddess Glory

Sketchy area and looked unhygienic. Seems to be inside of a corner store and I wish that was disclosed prior to driving there. I didn’t dine in because of the appearance and couldn’t tell exactly what was going on.

Tiara Danielle_XOXO

Let me tell you how I have been deprived of GOOD food since moving to Texas! Texans don't no flavor if it smacked them across their tastebuds. I was so happy I stumbled upon this restaurant while looking for lunch near the job! I rave so much about Italian beef sandwiches back home in Chicago that my coworkers have been dying to try them! I ordered 3 Italian beefs triple dipped with mozzarella cheese and hot peppers! Chef Edwina G. MADE IT PERFECT TO EACH BITE I TOOK! WHEN I TELL YOU MY COWORKERS DEVOURED THEM SANDWICHES FOR LUNCH I AM NOT LYING. They kept saying they need another one! As they smacked there lips together between each bite. I am so excited to try the rest of the menu if that sandwich taste that delicious then I no everything else will taste amazing too. If you from Chicago please go here and enjoy! The owner is a Southside Chi Vet himself he knows what he doing. Thank you for being so quick with the service. Thank you for preparing my orders to perfection. I will be back this weekend the family gone need to have this too I can't deprive the crew!

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Chicago Box

Antoinette L. Oliver

Chicago Girl here. Born and raised. Moved to Texas 12/ 2020. When you find a Chicago restaurant in a different city/state, you run to it (when you know you know). I ordered a Chicago Box, which included: fries, three wings, polish, gypo, beef, pizza puff, and hot dog (which I substituted for another puff). I sampled everything in my box, making sure not to get full off of one item. Everything was good. The mild sauce was real (when you know you know). I bought my friend girl some wings. Although I've taken her to Chicago twice, today was the first time she actually tasted mild sauce. For the record, she LOVED her food, too, even the sauce. If you're wondering if you should eat here, yes. Run there! The restaurant is inside the convenient store named Mickey's. I hope I was able to help.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicago Box, Pizza Puff, Wings

Damon Mcduffie

I walked into a gas station in fort Worth and ended up in Chicago Great food great people trust me go eat here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kenja 'BlackButterfly' Brown

If you need a Chicago food fix...don't wait just GO and GO FAST! It's the closest you're gonna get without actually taking an expensive plane ride or 20 hour drive. Clean, courteous and cool as he!!. TC has daily specials but you can always order your favorites from Italian beefs too pizza puffs or ribtips. He even has Maxwell street goodies! Don't sleep on this Fort Worth gem by way of Chi-town!Parking: Next to a tire shop. Inside a corner store. In back!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The Gym Shoe, Chicago Box, Cheese Burger, Pizza Puff, Wings, Street Taco

Ks Kitchen

First impressions, hmmm am I in the right place. This is definitely a hole in the wall. Anyone from Chicago knows that the hole in the wall places have the best food and this one did not disappoint. I tried the rib tips, Italian beef and the chicken.. my favorite was probably the tips.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Wings

Chris Askew

I'm from Chicago and this is the real deal!

Shay

I checked this spot out with my daughter. At first, I was confused because Google kept taking me to a convenient store. So I called the business number, the owner answered and told me he is located inside of the store. I caught him as he was getting set up (I was early). He still cooked my order. I had chopped beef and polish sausage hot dog. It was delicious! It had onions, bell peppers, olives, cheese, and a whole lot of goodness. My daughter is a vegetarian. She had seasoned fries with a side of Chicago Mild sauce. I suggested he offer cheese fries for vegetarians. The only thing that I did not like was that my meal did not come with a drink. So I got a beverage from the store. I noticed that a lot of the beverages were expired. Plus, there wasn't much of a variety. I suggest Core of Chicago offer drinks to his customers. This was a great experience. He has a variety of items on his menu. I shared my meal with two other people because it was a lot of food. Food is priced appropriately. I recommend this establishment. Enjoy!!Vegetarian options: Fries!!Kid-friendliness: Families are welcomed but not much seating room.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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