This is the place to go to for a philly cheese steak. Everything about it is on point the cheeses the meat has flavor and the bread is just perfect. Oh and did I mention there fries are CRACK, there so addictive they might be a little greasy but there to die for. If u like a little dessert u must get a milk shake my favorite is banana oreo.
Review Source:It's been over 7 years since I've been to this joint, and I still fantasize about it. Philly Cheese Steak with all the good stuff, oh God, it was marvelous.
Don't ever judge this place by how it looks. It's so much better than anything you can get at a 5 star restaurant. Full of heart, meat, and flavour, you will walk away in a blissful state, wondering when you'll get the chance to come back.
Currently in Toronto, but will travel to Chicago just for this place.
How are these fries possible? My friend says, "These are the shit." I bit into a fry, expecting some damn good fries with cheese. Â I did not expect to feel the miracle of the heavens quenching my taste buds. Â What is in these things? Why do the fries taste like they've been infused with some kind of magical awesome? Does it come from the heavens? Why is it in a taco shell??? That is SO awesome! When do I get to die and go to this paradise, so I can always eat these things forever and not get fat?
I'm telling you, in a drunken stupor, I went home and downed these things in my own bed, then literally fell asleep in bliss. Â It was absolutely disgusting. Â Don't judge me. Â It's something I rarely do. Â But I did it, and it was great. Â Then I checked the internets today to confirm that these cheese fries were indeed amazing and not just my drunken stomach amplifying the taste, and the internets has confirmed their deliciousness.
Go to them. Go to the cheese fries.
"Don't judge a book by it's cover".
DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT judge this place by it's looks.
HANDS DOWN the absolute BEST fries I've had. Ever. If I could eat them every day and not weigh 500+ lbs, I would without a doubt. I have no idea what their secret ingredient is, but I really don't care because the fries are just THAT DAMN GOOD.
Chicken and beef sandwiches are phenomenal as well.
50+ flavors of milkshakes. SO. GOOD.
Sure, the service may be slow sometimes (hey! it's a small place with few employees, give 'em a damn break) and may look like a place you wouldn't want to eat it but trust me. Go there. Eat your heart out.
I no longer live in the city and am back in the suburbs and my heart aches a little at the thought of being so far from Susie's. It's definitely worth a drive from the burbs to the city for those crack fries.
I had gone here on 12/5/12 & ordered the gyros cheese fries & a green river shake.The fries are served in an edible bowl & they give you a monstrous amount.The fries are always fresh cut & come with a special seasoning on top of them. The fries are so decadently good,but so bad for you.The green river shake was excellent.Too few places even serve green river anymore,so this is an added bonus.They have like 50 different flavors of shakes.This is the ultimate place to go for good fast food any time of day.This is not for vegetarians nor for people on a diet.The only things bad about this place are the fact that it is quite small,only accepts cash,& the prices could be a bit cheaper.
Review Source:Susie's. You remind me of a time when I could eat anything and feel no pain afterwards. I miss those days when I gorged on your greasy fries on late summer nights after being out.
Your cheeseburgers are from another time, possibly when dinosaurs sat amicably with our hairy forebears. They are without any hint of pretense, nostalgia in a bun. Your late night siren song is incomplete without shake in hand. Black Cow, today is your day.
I will feel all this later. The greasy calories will woefully deposit around my face. I am no longer the invincible young punk I thought myself to be. But for just this moment, just for now, I choose to feel like one at Susie's.
This is the place to go when you want to 'pig-out'. My friend and I , she was going through some boyfriend drama so we had a sleepover, and to forget all about him we decided to go and eat 'junk food', our mini tradition. Thank goodness this is a drive in because we looked BAD, really BAD actually. The food is very greasy and good, as funny as it sounds, also for the amount that you pay you get more than enough.
I absolutely love to come here when I feel like eating food as such. It is probably much healthier than McDonald's anyways. I actually love their food but since I try to keep up with my diet I stay away from it for the most part (only on special occasions like this do we come here); however, if I could I'd be here every day probably. Once again, food tasty, prices are super nice, greasy...yes but oh well.
Sometimes the orders get mixed up but that doesn't bother me too much. (4/5)
If you are looking for a late night greasy meal that is a value for the amount of food you get, this is the place. Â Getting the Gyro Burger with the Greek Fries is a staple of mine. Â But then I discovered the shakes! Â YUMMMMm.....
Bingo- bango, 10 lbs heavier, I had to stop eating there. Â But the food really hits the spot when you are coming home from a festive night.
Susies is the place to go to for 1000+ calorie meals. Their philly cheesesteak sandwich, bbq chicken and french fries are my favorite. They are open 24 hrs! Don't come here with high expectations for service or cleanliness. Just close your eyes and eat the deliciousness. Great place to go to after critical mass, check it out.
Review Source:I have to say, it's really, really, really strange for me to be writing a review for a restaurant like this. It's dumpy, greasy, dirty and gross. They serve pretty much exclusively meat, meat and more meat (they have grilled cheese and a veggie sub but I'm vegan and the base of those are cheese).
HOWEVER.
I've never, ever, ever in my ENTIRE LIFE had such amazing fries. Â It's ridiculous. It's like... what is happening? What is happening right now in my mouth and in the world? Is this real life? SO FREAKING GOOD. Â They are spiced with who knows what and they are sort of sweet and perfect. Â
Oh man. I can't talk about it anymore or I will walk over there. It is 24 hours and I live down the block. I'm screwed.
(I gave this 4 stars ONLY because I would like to eat more than fries there. If they had more options for vegans, it would be 5 stars all day long.)
I was told their fries were like crack... then I put one in my mouth and said what's on this, crack? I am convinced the answer is yes. I was absolutely not hungry and I downed a bag. They are quite possibly the most delicious french fries I have put in my mouth. Perhaps someone with a refined palatte could tell me what spices they use... perhaps I don't care that much and just want to eat and enjoy them.
The shakes menu is also incredible although apparently they don't make chocolate peanut butter despite having both chocolate and peanut butter in the arsenal. I was boring and tried the Mint, because it was the only thing aside from Witches Brew that I could remember from the list and I am too much of a pansy to try the witches brew.
Hands down delicious.
This place is insane, they are open anytime you are hungry and they have the most insane variety in their menu. I frequent here because my in laws live down the street and mainly for their delicious ice cream, sundaes and shakes! They are really absolutely delicious and exactly what you need on a scorching hot day. This place is always busy so you know the food is amazing, and they've won multiple awards so it's definitely worth checking out!
Review Source:Traditional hot dog and burger stand, probably most comparable to Superdawg on the far northwest side of the city. The menu is absolutely monstrous, which is usually a problem at these types of places, but the staple sandwiches are all very good, especially for the price. There are also approximately a bazillion different types of milkshakes available, though I have never had the deserts.
If everything stopped there, this would be a solid, recommended four star type of place. What puts Susie's over the top are the fries, which are freshly cut and absolutely spectacular. The regular fries, which are sprinked with seasoned salt, are good enough, but there are something like a dozen variations on offer, from traditional cheese and chili fries to gyros fries(!). You can even get them served inside of an edible, fried bowl. This obviously isn't health food, but it is delicious.
The place is very small, and most of it is the kitchen, so don't plan on eating there unless you are going to use one of the benches outside. Waits can be a little bit long at especially busy times, but well worth it in my opinion.
I used to live right down the street from this place. I can't even begin to tell you how many pounds I gained eating this shit. I mean, it's awesome. Chicken in a pita is a sure winner... It's so simple, yet so delicious! Chicken... Grilled... In a pita... With lettuce, tomato and mayo. It's just perfect. The chicken is beaten into submission and flattened nicely, which makes it soft and succulent when you go to eat it!
And since there is a picture of it for the main picture, why not mention it... THE CHEESE FRIES IN AN EDIBLE TORTILLA BOWL. This was the best effing idea anybody has ever had when it comes to cheese fries. And once you think about how amazing that is and how it can't get better... IT DOES! Why have simple cheese fries in an edible bowl when you can have bacon on top? Or an entire meal by adding chicken to the top - the same kinda chicken I mentioned above! Chicken's not your thing? Polish sausage? Beef? Whatever it is, if they sell it, it can probably go on top of these fries!
And if that wasn't enough, try one of the 23413241341324132 flavors of milk shake!
I've not sampled much of their menu, but there's no need to hesitate to give it a 5-er when the Philly cheese steak from Susie's is quite possibly the greatest sandwich I've ever had. And don't came at me with some "go to Philly and try one from there." I'm not interested. Kick rocks.
The bread. Oh, the bread. It's amazing. Soft, yet crispy. And the meat? So perfect. Tender, melt-in-your-mouth heavenly bliss. And the oozing, gooey cheese. I have no words. Well, besides the aforementioned.
Yeah, the business itself has no "visual appeal." Yeah, you might have to wait. Yeah, you might have to eat in your car and your car might smell like the food for the next week. So, cry about it.
Your life is so hard.
I drive past here a few times a week. Every single time I mention wanting Susie's lol. Thank Godness most of the time the line is too long for me to want to wait or else i'd weigh like 400 pounds. I've eaten here three times maybe. Sometimes the wait is 30 minutes for food, sometimes it's less than 10. Â
Their milkshakes are yummy!
Their cheesefries in the edible shell, are great. Specifically the gyro fries and the bacon ones. They are huge and should be shared by the very least 2 people.
Their burger is ok. It seemed like it was a frozen patty. It was ok, you can't do everything right, but i'll probably never order it again.
Their gyro, finally I finally found a good gyro! I've never seen a gyro like this before. The pita was cut into fours. They had olives, onions, feta, tomato and the meat laid out in the container with the sauce on the side. I've never had feta on a gyro before. That shit was fire!! The meat  was cooked perfectly, the veggies were fresh and the feta was too.
I'll see you again, Susie's.
What else can I say about Susie's? Â A cheese fries order BIGGER THAN MY HEAD, 60+ flavors of shakes, open late, and ice cream cones in summer. Â I've not tried their wider menu (it's ridiculously huge), but the bacon cheese fries I had were ridiculously good, and waaaaaaaay too big for just me.
Great neighborhood joint, and one I'm happy to go back to.
In the 16 years or so that I've been a customer of Susie's , the only things that have ever disappointed me were the length of time it takes to get your food, the rudeness, and a milkshake that was half whipped cream, like 4 years ago. Â The first two things, I get. Â The place isn't a huge fast food factory pushing hundreds of orders at a time. Â Also, having to deal with drunken and disorderly people who sometimes can't read the menu from outside can be taxing on your mind and soul. Â I get that too, I used to be an ER nurse. Â So it really boils down to the one thing. Â A mishandled milkshake. Â That's okay. Â I've had a bazillion shakes from Susie's and to have one be messed up is a forgivable offense. Â That said, this place has always been my go-to for late night eats, or even early morning greasy breakfast food. Â
Some of the things I LOVE from Susie's includes...
Milkshakes(all kinds)
The Philly
Sloppy Joe
Tacos
Fries, extra crispy, extra seasoning
There are a few things I have yet to eat here, maybe in the next 16 years, I'll get to it. Â Until then, find me here at 3am, possibly shivering in the cold waiting to order at the walk-up window because it might be faster than drive-thru.
Pros: doesn't close, awesome fries, good selection of shakes
Cons: the wait to order sucks, putting up w/ the vagrants and drunks in line or near you
I've been going here since I went to grade school years back. Pretty much the same people who've been working here. Food is alright here. Some of the items here are really that good here like the Philly cheese steak and any of the cheese fry combinations. If you want to gain weight for whatever reason that may be then order the chicken cheese fries. Eat it after a hardcore drinking binge at your house or in front of Susie's. Either way that right there is like gourmet food when your piss drunk. Tastes a bit different, actually totally different when your sober.
Once I tried the confused chicken and is probably one of the nastiest things I've had. I was sober so maybe I had to pound down half a bottle of Jack before consuming this thing. By all means Im not saying that it is a pre-requisite to get tanked before going here. Just try it and see what happens.
I appreciate that a place like Susie's Drive In exists and has existed for years. Â What other place in Chicago could you buy a sloppy joe for $1.17? Â I didn't actually order the sloppy joe, but I was astounded by all the options of sandwiches you can get in the $1-3 range. Â There are also tons of shakes options. Â I didn't actually order one, but I liked some of the unique options like honey almond. Â Next time.
We ordered the confused chicken, one of their specialty sandwiches, having no idea what it was.  We also got cheezy fries, the thing they're most known for.  The confused chicken was ok - it's basically a chicken fajita on grilled footlong sesame bread.  Nothing too fancy, but I did appreciate the fresh mushrooms, peppers, and onions.  It was also piping hot  when we got it - too hot to even eat.  The cheezy fries came in a taco bowl - even a small order.  The fries are fresh cut - excellent.  The cheese is your standard liquid cheese, but what they do better than anywhere else I've been is that they smother the cheese on every fry, not just the top layer.  It's not gourmet, but for cheap eats, you can't deny the value.  I will definitely be back.
Oh man, I've been coming here for roughly twenty years and it's like dinner theater. Â Aside from the fact that they have something stupid like 65 different kinds of milkshakes, it's never a dull moment waiting in line at Susie's. Â
Yes, their milkshakes are awesome and their food is good, but the neighborhood characters are what keeps me coming back.
I found this place by googling/yelping "Awesome Milkshakes." AND THAT IS WHAT I GOT.
So far I've tried three different milkshake concoctions, and they were all AMAZING. Oreo, Banana Butter (chocolate, banana and butterscotch!), and German Chocolate. I would recommend them heartily to anyone willing to listen.
The food I've tried so far is OK. The fries are pretty top notch, and the tzatziki sauce is something to write home about; but generally it's fried and heavy toppings and caloric intake like whoa.
This is a place where I come for the milkshakes, and I will eat their food if there is no huge line. IF THERE IS A HUGE LINE, I would eat something else first and then come back for dessert.
I've been going to this place since I was 16. I'm going to be 34. We always used to hit it after a night of drinking.
Two things:
PHILLY STEAK SANDWICH IS AMAZING.
Their fries alone are a masterpiece. Best fries in Chicago, even without all the condiments.
Their shakes are nom and so are their soft serve ice cream cones. Corn poles are also very popular here, lately we've been bummed when going there because they are always out of them when we go lol.
I sure do wish they would become credit/debit card friendly.
Susie's " milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
And they're like
It's better than yours,
Damn right it's better than yours,"
AND YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN! Her milkshake brings the boys and girls to the yard!
It took forever to get there but it was worth it! I am in LOVE with Susie's shakes! They are creamy, cold, but not thick! And the flavor? Spectacular! I love it. I sucked down a marshmallow shake and it was mind bending!
Food wise, they are a haven for grease! Seriously. Any flavor of grease you want, they have! Chicken, gyros, fish, dogs- you name it, they got it!
Hint- 2 people can easily share an order of fries! They are huge!!
I want to start off this review with a few of DO NOTS.
DO NOT go to Susie's expecting a healthy option.
DO NOT go to Susie's expecting friendly service.
DO NOT go to Susie's in a hurry.
&
DO NOT go to Susie's if you're going to absolutely rip on it and call it disgusting (That'll make the wait for the people who like it much shorter).
Susie's serves greasy food and good shakes 24/7 and half of that 24 is usually to a bunch of drunk assholes. I can totally understand why service is not a top priority to the staff that has been there long enough to stop caring. I will admit though, I'm dropping a star for it, as well as the long waits some nights.
All that being said, DO go to Susie's for some great fries (creative too - polish dog fries, gyro fries, cheesesteak fries, etc.) and a pretty friggin' good Philly Cheesesteak; my friends were all pretty fond of the shake combinations as well. I used to venture here on many intoxicated food hunts back in the day, and I would certainly consider eating here again the next time I'm in the area. Susie's is a hole-in-the-parking-lot fulfilling Chicagoans' late-night guilty pleasures, and they do a damn fine job at it.
OMG!
This place has been in my backyard and I never knew about it! That's probably a good thing.
One fully loaded double bacon cheeseburger, fries and a milkshake at 3:00 in the morning. Wait 30 minutes to get your food.........
Nothing screams Chicago more than this. At the time it tasted great, best ever. Fast forward to this morning and you might feel a little different. and not in a good way. I'm just sayin!
The city of Chicago is officially at war with the state of Alabama my friends, and it ain't (just) no red or blue thing. Â It's a holy fat crusade and Chicago just plowed ahead of even old lardy Dixie.
And my ass is the conflict's first official casualty. Â My arteries are next unless I can stop the push of grease shacks from the North.
Alas...
You can get a hot dog with pretty much a pizza on top of it here. Â Or you can get a hamburger with a hot dog on top of it. Â Seriously, just whatever goes here. Â You can get any, ANY sandwich served on top of fresh cut, freshly fried french fries. Â ANY. Philly Cheese steak + fries = Philly Cheesesteak fries. Â Hot dog + fries = hot dog fries. Â Pizza dog + fries = pizza dog fries. Â Do you understand what I'm saying here? Â And they've got like two walls full of fucking sandwiches, so the fry possibilities are almost endless. This is where those Saturday Night Live "Ditka" guys come to have recreational heart attacks. Â
And they serve all of those fries, those fries with all of the gunk on them already? Â In a deep fried tortilla shell bowl. Â Like the kind you get a big ass taco salad in. Â Like that. Â They take that and they put a bunch of fries in it and then top it with cheese and then top it with a goddamed sandwich minus the bread. Â Shit, they'll probably add the bread too. Â
I got Confused Fries with their Confused Chicken sandwich on top - grilled chicken, mushrooms, peppers, sour cream and, I think, (holy hell) cream cheese in there too. Â I pulled it out of the plastic bag and there wasn't any extra packaging really, just this monster fried tortilla shell - the fucking packaging is deep fried and edible!!! I'm recoiling in awe and in horror even as a I write this now!
It was fantastic! And disgusting! And delicious! And totally gross! And my man almost attacked me for it and I was pretty much afraid I was going to lose some fingers.
One note about the "corn pole" I'd heard so much about. Â So I pretty much understood this to be like a corn dog with no meat, like a big ol stick of fried corn meal, which would be exciting enough. Â Then I took a bite...meat?...really tasty and greasy meat?....I went back to the counter to ask the woman what the hell I was eating. Â It's not a corn "pole", it's a corn "pol"....It's a corn dog (and excellent and hard fried corn dog) made with a POLISH SAUSAGE. Â And you can get it all 24 hours a day.
Even when driving away we started talking about what we are going to get "next time." Â I don't feel so bad though, since a chick that WORKS there was in line herself in the cold at 1 in the morning, all "I know I really shouldn't be here again, but...." Â OH SHIT!! Â This crap ain't hype - it's crap still, no doubt, but it's really good crap.
Alabama? You need to step up your fucking game if you want to still have the fattest people in the nation, because just this one chunky city is whooping your whole state's big ass up and down the sparetireish midsection of this fat, nasty country. Â Fried green tomatoes are the shit, but until you start serving that up in a deep fried tortilla basket, you need to just waddle your ass back to the trenches of shame (but of way more health).
Note to self: Â Do immediate Yelp search for "detox" and "ashrams"....
What the F is going on up in this joint??? Grease and lard galore.... HEAVEN.
Yeah.. HEAVEN.
My health nut of a mommy would shake her head in disapproval. Evil side eye included. SCREW romantic, refined restaurants with elegant, fine cuisine. I'm suggesting this place when asked where do I wish to go on a date. That way he can see the real me early on... ya know, gorging on greasy ass cheese fries. My favorite so far: Phily cheese fries and a corn pole washed down with a vanilla milkshake. That sounded a little unintentionally naughty. haha.. ANYWAY, my goal is to try all their cheese fries and milkshakes. Beautiful, smooooooth, creamy, cellulite provoking, fat ass inducing milkshakes. That's all I got for you.
p.s. about the service, I've received nothing but the nicest service here, whether it be day or night that I stop by and I've been here a couple times now... so I've yet to receive any rudeness that's mentioned by others on here.
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A very solid peanut butter shake...with 50+ flavors to choose from, I was a bit overwhelmed. It wasn't super "peanut buttery" but it did the trick, with whipped cream to boot...
I will go back for a corn pole, and update accordingly.
Is this stretch of Montrose like fast food heaven, or what!?
Warning: Food Snobs, Enter at your own Risk!
I'm not gonna lie, some of the items at Susie's are questionable. Â Some are downright scary. Â But nostalgia gives this place that extra star. Â I grew up nearby and remember getting hot dogs and shakes here. Â Nothing spectacular really, but this is a neighborhood joint that became popular with the locals. Â
A friend of ours recently brought us a gift of Susie's cheese fries and Italian beef sandwiches. Â The fresh cut, skin-on fries had the signature cheez sauce we all know and love (or hate). Â It's been years since I've had the fake cheese sauce, and it was a strange and delicious reunion. Â Say what you will about the sauce, you can't deny that the fries are excellent. Â Fresh cut fries are always a good thing.
The Italian beef sandwiches were also pretty good. Â I've definitely had better sandwiches elsewhere, but when you're hungry... Susie's beefs hit the spot. Â My only issue was with the giardiniera. Â Who the heck puts beans and corn in their giardiniera?! Â I picked out the beans, since they do NOT belong on a proper Italian beef sandwich. Â Seriously.
I akin this place to a White Castle. Â It's great when you've been out late (doing who knows what), and need to satisfy your craving for greasy fast food. Â And it's open 24 hours. Â Any questions?
Susie's is so deliciously obscene it's ridiculous!
Open 24 hours...the place is as big as a garden shed...
Over 50 flavors of milkshakes...I can vouch for about 5 of the flavors!
Over 5 different styles of Hot Dogs!
Over 10 different types of Cheese-fries...think Bubba-Gump Shrimp guy...
"Chili-Cheese fries, Chicken-Cheese Fries, Philly-Cheese fries, Bacon-Cheese fries, Gyros-Cheese fries" etc.
Speaking of Gyros...one of the best Gyro sauces in town!
Chicken on a Pita please!
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The skies above are clear again
So let's sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again"
After years of driving by this little 24 hour drive thru shack and reading ecstatic reviews from my fellow yelpers...I finally gave in and decided that I must have a frigging corn pole. Â I don't care how bad it is...we only live once.
My husband bought us 2 corn poles, a bag of fries, and a strawberry milkshake for the 3 of us as a snack. Â $8. Â We ate in complete silence. Â It was that good. Â Cheese and grease spurted out of the sausage. Â The milk shake tasted like real milk and ice cream. Â
Are we that pathetic that we were already planning to visit again for our next snack attack? Â Junk food is junk food, and when it's good, it's really good. Â I would highly recommend that everyone try Susie's at least once in their lifetime. Â It's cheap and it really satisfies!
My only regret is not asking for 2 corn poles for myself!
I finally made it out to the Legendary Susie's. I got the corn pole, fries, and marshmallow milkshake.
I just have one word: YUM.
Oh, I have to add 2 more: FOOD COMA.
Day-num, that corn pole was GOOD.
I'm going to be dreaming about that corn pole for a while. I think I found my new crush. I'm regretting that I didn't get one for the road.
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