Underdogg Restaurant

My reservation to try Underdogg despite living in the neighborhood for years now mainly stemmed from a general hatred of their upstairs time share Flash Taco. That establishment's "vegetarian" menu is beyond a joke with its lard filled refried beans and fish tacos - and since they're essentially the same establishment split in two, I think it's fair to throw a jab or two in there about them.

Onto Underdogg, Melissa M and I came in here one night after a show at the Bottle mainly out of curiousity as we had heard moderately good things about their veggie dog. The dog, while grilled on a separate burner than the rest (a consideration which is truly appreciated) is unfortunately shriveled and small, barely there amidst the abundance of dragged through the garden toppings outfitting it in traditional Chicago regalia. The french fries are typical frozen bag fare - pretty hard to botch up.

The three stars are generous given this place's atmosphere and I'm mainly giving them because they atleast offer a legit vegan option that can be found super late at night during the off chance I'm too lazy to go home and throw a veggie dog into the frying pan myself. It's decent.

No longer called Underdogg, it's called "Under"-something or other. But does it really matter? You know what you're getting yourself into. We stopped in here after midnight to fill our bellies quickly and cheaply, so we could power on. And Underdogg accomplishes that.

The space is barebones with two Vizio flat screens (to class up the joint, haha). Fries come w/every dog purchase and they were made right then, super hot, and not half bad, actually.

And now the Underdog Theme Song, just because:
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It's just a guilty pleasure. Makes great drunk food or junk food.

I stopped by a couple of weeks ago and the fries were so greasy they were dripping out of the bottom of the bag by the time we got home.

So yeah, yuck-- but what you pay for is what you get. The bad foreign music videos, unsynced to whatever is playing on the radio make for a pretty hilarious combination.