Restaurant: Clark Street Dog Location: Lake View Total (Before Tip): $16.08 Included two hot dogs and a fountain drink. Clark Street Dog serves a Vienna Beef Hot Dog Overall Rating out of 3 Stars: ⭐️ .8 Me Taste- ⭐️⭐️ Quality- ⭐️⭐️ Tradition- ⭐️⭐️ To me, the hot dog was a little bland, my bun felt a little hard (even though it tasted fine), and there were no poppy seeds or celery salt (GASP) which hurt the tradition score. Marco Taste- ⭐️ Quality- ⭐️⭐️ Tradition- ⭐️⭐️ Marco n

Restaurant: Chicago's Dog House Location: Lincoln Park Total (Before Tip): $15.33 Included two dogs Chicago's Dog House serves a Red Hot Chicago Hot Dog Rating out of 3 Stars: ⭐️⭐️.8 Me Taste- ⭐️⭐️ Quality- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tradition- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My only note was that there was a little too much celery salt. Marco Taste- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quality-⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tradition- ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Restaurant: Fatso’s Last Stand Location: Lincoln Park Also located in Ukrainian Village Total (Before Tip): $15.98 Included two Chicago hot dogs, one order of fries, and one fountain drink Fatso's serves a Vienna Beef Hot Dog Overall Rating out of 3 Stars: ⭐️⭐️.66 Me Taste- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Quality- ⭐️⭐️ Tradition- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I docked the quality because the bun was a little soggy, but it didn't break in half which is a huge pet peeve of mine. Marco Taste- ⭐️⭐️ Quality- ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tradition- ⭐

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