The Chicago Cafe

Went here for lunch while staying at the hotel down the street. We got the sandwiches and including tip was about $18. Both sandwiches were awesome. Bread was toasted and had a nice crunch to it. Service was quick, friendly and they brought our food to us outside (was a really nice day to be out). Would definitely recommend.

Quaint little spot to get a great all beef hotdog when thats what your in the mood for! Their pizza is perfectly cooked thin and crisp like a great pizza should be. The hot dogs were delicious and spot on. Hats off to the kitchen staff! We love visiting this place when in the Florence Area. Apparently so do all the locals.

Love this place, great food and great people. There's just ONE thing I wish they'd do that they don't do: could you guys please include nutrition information on the menu? Or maybe have printouts available upon request with at least nutritional estimates? I know it would vary a lot, especially for the dogs of the month, but I'm sure the sausages and brats have that info on their packaging, the buns probably do too, then all it would take is recording the approximation for whatever mixtures or toppings go on the dogs. You'd only have to total it all up once for each dog, document it, and then never have to worry about it again. Assuming measurements/quantities are similar for each kind of hotdog, it would at least provide an estimate to go by if you're counting calories or trying to hit some nutritional minimum. It would've helped me out a lot on my visit today. Doesn't have to be exact, just something to give someone a rough idea of nutritional/caloric value.

A few years ago I discovered Chicago Cafe. And they made a really good, authentic tasting Italian beef. I was so happy. Second visit was okay, but not great. Flavor wasn't there. Third visit was terribly disappointed. They seemed to not even care anymore. Stayed away for over a year. Recently decided to give them another chance. What a mistake. Everything is wrong with their Italian beef now. Wrong bread, way too wimpy to hold au jus, just falls apart. Au jus has absolutely NO flavor. If you can't taste or smell any hint of garlic, it's not Italian beef. As for the beef itself, dry and without any taste at all. Comparable to cardboard. Even after sandwich was made "wet", somehow the beef still tasted dry. Seemed like it was cooked and sliced long, long ago, and reheated. I only went this time cuz I'm too lazy to tear down and clean my home deli slicer. Never again. I'll gladly be making my own at home THE RIGHT WAY, no matter how much work is involved. Sad that nobody cares to do things right anymore

Amaaaaazing!!!! I got the April special which I believe is called The Popeye. It had spinach & Artichoke dip, shredded cheddar cheese and topped with crispy fried onions. Very delicious!!! Super cool atmosphere. The person who took our order at the counter was friendly and polite and courteous. Food came out quickly. Highly recommend you check this place out.