Johnnie's Beef

Pretty tasty beef and sausage combo! The fries are great as well and taste freshly cut and not frozen. I definitely recommend this place. If you are from out of town be aware that cops love this place and the yummy Italian place next door so don't ride dirty lol! But seriously its GOOD- if you don't like soggy sandwiches like me,tell them you want "the juice on the side"..if you want it super dry-say "dry with the juice on the side" the difference is with 'dry' most places let the juice drain off the meat,so you won't have ANY soggy parts except from the peppers. Cash only but there is a atm.

Amazing food and service. They were SO EFFICIENT with preparing our food. If you come as an individual, you can be in and out with your food in 60 seconds. Very good prices as well. I highly recommend the tamales, which are cheap and delicious. I also recommend the Italian sausage sandwich.

After terrorizing the rotisserie chicken at Fresh Thyme Market, I jay walked directly across the street to hit the legendary Chicago institution that is Johnnie's Beef. I was only in Chicago for 4 days so I had to maximize my time. I hopped in a line that was down the block and took in my surroundings: Customers sitting on these benches outside that have likely been untouched since 2004, eating their sandwiches and drinking their Italian lemonades like they were in a 1980s fast food ad. Beautiful. As the line moved pretty quick, I noticed they had yellow jacket traps with 50+ yellow jackets in each bag. This is a slight tangent, but I've eaten 100+ rotisserie chickens outdoors this year, and when the summer came, wasps began to SWARM my birds. We've been in a 12 round war for the chicken

Johnnie’s in Elmwood Park never disappoints. The beef sandwich was absolutely delicious — extra wet, fully baptized, and packed with flavor. The kind of juicy, messy goodness you want from a classic Chicago-style beef. The French fries were fresh, hot, and perfectly crisp, making the whole meal even better. Overall, a fantastic experience at a legendary establishment. If you’re craving a true Italian beef done right, Johnnie’s is the spot.

Finally tried the infamous Johnnies. Honestly, I wasn't impressed at all. Coming from someone that eats Italian Beef several times a month, I really had high expectations for this place. The beef was very small. Flavor was mediocre. I did like the way it was dipped, they actually dip it so its nice and juicy. Service was super fast. The fact that they don't offer mozzarella sucks. There's many other beef places that are way better. I don't get the hype