Al's Beef and Nancy's Pizza

Al's Beef is so disappointing it's embarrassing.  Look at a picture of their beef sandwich and then go and get one.  It's pathetic.  The bread will be closed with so little beef inside you'll have to open it up to see if there's any actually in there.  And the beef itself is all shreds.   You won't find a slice in the whole sandwich. Flavor???  You really think there none better?  Don't fall for the hype.  Do a real comparison and you'll understand.   If I were one of the national reviewers, I would make a second secret visit and get a real version of the sandwich to review.  I bet you won't get the praise at that time.  You can find better beef sandwiches at almost any other place that serves them.  The hype about Al's is just that, hype.  Don't be afraid to admit that they aren't very good.  Maybe it will prompt them to really earn their reputation.  They are overpriced as well.  Compare it to Portillo's or Buona Beef and you'll never go to Al's again.

Didn't try Nancy's so there's no comment there.

Why are people so stingy with their reviews?!?! The beef is delicious, the restaurant is very well-kept and there are a lot of menu choices.  I ordered a dipped beef sandwich with spicy peppers and cheese.  It's the best beef I've ever had.  As a Chicagoan, this is my go-to beef restaurant.

I have to say that I used to love Nancy's pizza but I haven't had it in quite some time, we used to order all the time form the oak lawn location in oak lawn ill. I figured I would try it our since we were new to the area in park ridge and were looking for a good pizza place in the area. We ordered a large pizza with spinach, and half peperoni. We also ordered fries on the side as well I got them well done since I don't like them soggy. the fries got here and they were still crunchy which is a plus, but I have to say that we were disappointed with the pizza. When we opened the box it looked skimpy on ingredients and cheese as well. When got the pizza on our plate the crust was very soggy so we had to put it into the toaster over to crisp up the crust. I don't complain to much about pizza but this was beyond anything I would eat. I LOVE pizza!  But for $30 bucks for a pizza and fries and I highly disappointed. I would not recommend getting delivery and if you do I would recommend to get it well done if you don't like soggy crust. I called to let them know about and they were unresponsive at best so that why they only get 2 stars.  we were still on the hunt for good pizza in the park ridge area.
If you want pizza here, spend our $30 bucks somewhere else.