Hot Dog Express
1045 N Roselle Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL, 60195
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Address :
1045 N Roselle Rd
Hoffman Estates, IL, 60195 - Phone (847) 843-0388
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Divey
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
Caters : Yes
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Al D.
The very best food you can get for the price the over stuff to gyros and beef very friendly staff always happy the food is ready quick and hot
(5)Robby W.
Normally I turn to Portillo's when I have an inkling for this type of food, and in the future, I most likely will continue to do so. This place is just average in about every factor one would typically judge an independent sandwich/hot dog place to be. Their menu is certainly diverse enough. Gyros, Italian beef sandwiches, calzones, hot dogs, onion rings, etc. etc. etc. They pretty much run the gamut of unhealthy food options. The problem is that most of the time when you become a jack of all trades you manage to be a master of none, and that certainly seems like a fitting descriptor of Hot Dog Express. I do not know about you guys, but if I am planning on splurging on high calorie and/or cholesterol food, I want to get far more bang for my buck than I got here. The hot dog was decent, but nothing special, and the fries (which did appear to be homemade) were soggy and over-seasoned. Both of my co-workers who came to lunch with me had similar sentiments. On the positive side of things, this place is dirt cheap, which is helpful if you are on a budget. I am normally a staunch advocate of supporting local businesses over chains, and for that reason, I will likely pay this place another visit on the chance they were just having an off day.
(3)Reese H.
​Went here for first time on lunch. They have a sign that states that they serve homemade Mexican tamales. Well I say ok sounds good!! So I asked order taker/cashier as to what type of meat are in them as I don't eat pork. She states they have pork and beef supreme. So I say oh ok!! Give me 2 beef. I get back to work and open wrap for tamales they are in a plastic boil bag & so not close to being homemade. of good quality. I called to ask about and was told supreme beef means name of company who makes only the pork ones are homemade. At $1.40 each i could have gone to grocery store and got like 6-8 tamales. I also ordered a gyros and ummmm no the meat was not of quality I know of gyros meat. Sauce was good! I can say they do have prompt service but I wont go out of my way to go there in future. Lesson learned...
(2)Elizabeth G.
You get what you pay for, for the most part. If you have a taste for a burger but don't have the $$$$ for Portillo's, come here. Their beefs, burgers and gyros are decent. My only gripe with this establishment is the price they charge for gravy bread. It's not on the menu, but they sell it. Problem is, the price is always different. I've paid $1.25 one day. A couple of months later, $1.00. 6 months later it's $1.50. Never a consistent price. They seem to charge by the seat of their pants. Not cool. Set a damn price and put it on the menu!
(3)Megan T.
Nothing fancy. Fast service. I wish they would serve real beef kids hot dogs. My son was really hungry and ate three hot dogs (He is three years old).
(3)Michael G.
It's a nice lunch time place. It's what you would expect from any good non-chain fast food place. It's menu consists of the usual suspects. Hamburgers, hotdogs, gyros, beefs, and polish sausage. All of the great sides like fries, pizza puffs, onion rings, etc. The food was tasty. I had two hotdogs (Chicago style) and fries. I must say the fries were done perfectly with no need for any salt. Prices are good too. It's what you expect from these types of places, but they don't screw it up.
(4)Eric C.
Good variety of options for food. Sometimes the hot dog buns get real soggy and make it hard to eat. The fries are okay and I think could be better. For the price, the portions are generous which is nice. The service is always prompt and friendly which is also nice. Will be coming back from time to time.
(3)Matt M.
3 stars for a hot dog place, 1 stars for nostalgia - full disclosure. The hot dogs and prices are great. It is the standard Chicago hot dog place with the standard quality hot dogs. Like others have mentioned, stick with the hot dog and you wont be disappointed.
(4)Denise H.
Super service. Great, friendly people work here. The food is good and is a good value. I come here maybe once a week...for sure at least once a month.
(4)Phill C.
Whenever I feel like some greasy deliciousness, this is the place to go. Pizza puffs, burgers, shrimp in a basket, rib tips... they have your usual menu. The guy who works there is super friendly and I always have a good filling meal. I usually get the gyros, which is pretty good and never disappoints. Overall good cheap food to satisfy your hunger.
(3)David A.
This place is by far, a great hidden gem! I had been looking for a place I can go get a gyros from time to time along with other fixins. Their prices are great! I can go here and get a quality meal for cheap or I can go to Portillos and get a $10 burger. I choose Hot Dog Express. I can usually get out of here for under $8 per visit, which when you consider other choices (and Schaumburg does not have as many as you would think), you will spend $10 to $12, here its consistant! After a few visits, they remember you and great you as they should. Their Gyros is like any other place, off the rack, onto the grill and yes, on a single pita, so how can one complain that you only get 1 pita? Have you been to another place that gives you less meat along with more than 1 pita? I will take Hot Dog Express. As for their Pizza Puffs, very cheaply priced and perfection every time, if you are crazing a hot dog joint with a great menu, then Hot Dog Express is your place!
(5)Sarah S.
I've eaten here quite a few times as it's cheap, close to my house, and the food isn't bad. It isn't great but it gets the job done. I usually get the hot dog which is just a regular size, regular bun, tasty but nothing spectacular. I prefer CostCo hotdogs which was much bigger, tastier and just $1.50 including a drink. The fries are A-OK but the mushrooms are actually pretty great. The breading on them is just perfect and they are never overly greasy which makes me feel a little better about eating such unhealthy food.
(3)Sara L.
I always pass by this place on my way to work and I thought hey why not try it for lunch! The place is pretty small in the front and has a seating area on the side. I probably wouldnt eat there since it was pretty warm inside and not somewhere you go for the ambiance.The food is your normall fast food selections along with a long list of other deep fried finger foods. Everything on the menu is priced fairly cheap and the portions are huge. I got the gyro, which I would say was pretty darn awesome! Not too greasy and nor were the fries. The gyros came with homemade tzatziki sauce, which is something you normally do not see very often. I would come back again and try the other items on the menu. Overall, cheap prices, decent food, and fast service..= )
(4)Nicholas P.
Not good people, I think they use old grease or something. I don't recommend this place. I tried them twice and both times ended bad.
(1)Don C.
Good tasting Dog! Thick cut fries baby! Yes!! Good stuff! I'll put this place on my Hot Dog Joint list for sure!
(5)Jon M.
The interior is pretty dingy (din-JEE). They have swivel seats that are bolted to the ground, bizarre. I did not enjoy the 20 minutes sitting inside. To the food... I had a gyros and fries. It was decent, a good amount of meat. Nothing special. It's unlikely that I will be back.
(3)Eric M.
This greasy spoon diner unfortunately wants to server everything, and thus isn't really great at anything. The menu is huge. If it can be fried or grilled it's there. I had their gyro which was more of a giant pile of meat with one small pita and a side of tzaiki sauce. It wasn't horrible, but just meh which is why it gets two stars for me. The staff was nice and the price is good, but it's not an amazing place by any means.
(2)Michael B.
This place has been open for as long as i can remember...i think the first time i ate there was 15 years ago. it's the type of hot dog shop that you'd see in chicago...old, greasy. It's the type of place that portillo's is based off of. Come here for hot dogs...go to portillo's for anything else.
(4)Kimsy S.
Came here for cheap, easy eats. And it's just around the corner from my home. We came around dinner time. The ambience reminded me of a classy bus station/swanky Dunkin Donuts. Nothing at all wrong with that, of course. My boyfriend ordered the steak sandwich, and I ordered a hot dog meal and a vanilla shake. Before my receipt finished printing, my meal was ready. My boyfriend's meal came soon after. His steak was HUGE. It spanned the length and width of the Italian bun and then some. He said it was "pretty good" and tender. My hot dog wasn't terrible, but it was disappointing. They use regular, cheapie hot dog buns even for the Chicago-style dogs. It is not the same without a poppy seed bun. It's just not. The fries were just okay. Not the worst I've ever had, but not the best. They get cold pretty quickly, so eat them fast or ask for fresh. The ketchup that was supplied at our table was watery and nearly tasteless. My vanilla shake was pretty much like drinking thickened vanilla milk. I don't know if it was the humidity and heat in the place with no a/c, or not enough ice cream, but the texture was pretty thin. But I enjoyed the taste. I am a sucker for almost anything vanilla, so I wasn't entirely let down. I wasn't wowed by this place, but I'd give it another chance. The prices aren't too bad (hot dog with fries and a soda is $4.79), and the service is friendly and quick. Word to the wise: soda refills are fifty cents. Skip the ice and your drink will last a wee bit longer.
(2)Ryan C.
Good gyros, good tamales, good italian beef, decent fries. It's hard to get this combination in the immediate area. We were very pleased. Definitely going back.
(5)Prince B.
I finally found a place out here that sells [good] gyros! I already told the manager that they need longer hours- like in Chicago. There are good honest people here.
(5)Phil S.
Just sub-standard greasy burger/dog/gyros joint. Interior is old and sticky with layers upon layers of grease and the workers look even greasier. My gyros was crispy. It literally made crunching sounds as I chewed on the overcooked gyros chips inside of that pita. No bueno. The fries were the standard thick cut frozen variety and stunk of old oil. I tried the tamale since the sign outside said homemade. Homemade it was, corn husk and all, but the filling was scarce to none. Just a sliver of some mystery meat found only in the very middle. At $1.49 it certainly was not worth it. Prices are fairly cheap for the amount of food received so it's great if you're on a budget but aren't watching your weight. With so many other better choices for the same type of food within the immediate area (one mile radius) I highly doubt I'd ever bother coming back here as sanitation looks to be a serious concern here.
(2)Dan B.
Hot Dog express is a Chicago style fast food joint located in a decent size shopping center on Roselle Road just a little bit South of Golf Road in Hoffman Estates. With a name like Hot Dog Express I decided it would be a good idea to try the hot dog. The first thing to note before I begin a further description is that this place seems to be unrelated to the other restaurant I reviewed that also had the name Hot Dog Express located inside of Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale. The hot dog I received came on a dry and somewhat hard non-poppy seed bun. The pickle included on the hot dog was about average thickness but was very sour. The application of mustard, onions and relish appeared to be fine. And celery salt was visibly noticeable on the slices of tomato and bun. The hot dog itself is the skinless type, it seemed to have been unevenly steamed, One side of the hot dog felt like it was only room temperature, the other seemed warm. This felt like the hot dog wasn't steamed evenly or thoroughly. I also received fries with the hot dog, these fries weren't particularly salty, they were the long type of fries. I wouldn't say they were greasy or crispy either, they were simply bland. Overall Hot Dog express failed to impress me with their hot dog. The hard and dry bun mixed with the uneven temperature of the sausage itself is inexcusable for a place that one might think would serve a lot of hot dogs. Better options definitely exist. Avoid this place if you're hankering for a hot dog.
(1)Edward M.
It's a good hot dog :) I had to try their namesake, I actually ordered a Gyro also. The hotdog was a nice vienna beef hot dog with that snap you are looking for in a good Chicago dog. The gyro was also very good, off the spit. They pan fry it a lil bit before serving it. Very very greasy though. You do get a large portion. I could have had this by itself! Service was fast, we had take out and the price was right. Only 6 bucks for the two. I didn't get any fries, so I'll have to try those next time.
(4)Glenn K.
Get the gyros. Skip the wings. Everything else is standard grease food. Wings are dried out and bland.
(3)Brad C.
They advertise Vienna beef but the hot dog I had was absolutely no Vienna beef! Very poor quality and I would not recommend this place to anyone. I won't be going back with so many other great places around!
(2)Mary M.
must try! friendly, fast and affordable! no need to go to the city for chicago style food again! love this place. i have only ordered to go so i am not speaking from a dining in experience.
(5)Deepak N.
ok, i rethought my prior review. they deserve 5 stars for being super friendly & great service. i usually just get a gyro plate, only meat (no pita/fries/sauce/etc). I combine that w/ a salad from some place else. They do that perfectly & nicely for me every time. And family owned, so I like supporting these types of places :)
(5)Tricia Mia P.
This place is my guilty pleasure... so greasy and UNhealthy...but I can cheat sometimes right?! They have hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, italian beef, wings, malts and more. The prices are VERY reasonable. The food is actually good! They have some space if you want to eat it inside. I wish they could update the interior a little so I don't feel like I am somewhere on the south side of the city...I guess you can't have everything.
(4)Pari S.
This is your small ma and pop, hot dog joint. You can pick up anything from hot dogs, to gyros, to grilled/fried finger food. Went here on a Friday night with my husband. I noticed it was quite slow and quiet here. I ordered a polish sausage in a hot dog bun with fries and drink for $6. My husband had the Philly cheese steak for $5. My polish dog tasted ok. Nothing special about it. Just topped with onion, pickles, tomato slice, and a pepper. As for the Philly cheese steak, it was cheesy. I thought It was put on a very thick bread and not enough beef at all. Lots of grilled peppers and onion, that was not even cooked thoroughly either. Don't know if I would go here again. There's lots of places like this and I don't think its a very good dinner place. Maybe a quick lunch kinda place.
(2)Travis U.
Very good food and very fast. This place is by my work and the hot dogs and burger are good. The best thing they have is the cheezy beef, get the combo with fries and drink and you won't be disapointed. Only gets 4 stars because its really hot in there and not comfortable to dine in. Also the manager/owner Felix is really nice and always says hello.
(4)Erik H.
The eponymous food here was pretty average. It doesn't come on a poppyseed bun, but otherwise it's standard hot dog fare. I don't really recommend the hamburger, as I could probably grill up a better one at home, but then again I got a hamburger at "Hot Dog Express" so that's my own fault.
(3)Lois C.
I don't remember when Hot Dog Express opened but it wasn't too long ago and I decided I would finally try it. I got their "awsome rib tips" - 1 lb for 7.99 which was NOT GOOD at all. The rib tips were dry and the sauce was not even cooked into the rib tips. We decided that they probably just poured "Open Pit BBQ" on top, that's what it tasted like at least. My brother ordered a tamale, fries, and a pizza puff. The tamale was ABSOLUTELY SPICY! I love spicy food and this made my tongue numb and stomach hurt after I ate a bite of it. It was good, but the spice was overkill and completely overpowered what a tamale should even taste like. The pizza puff on the other hand was very good and tasted just like a good pizza puff should taste like. My husband got a cheeseburger and fries, the cheeseburger was pretty good, patty was a bit small though. I think the best part about this place is their fries, very potato-e, tasty, and just enough crunch.
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