Zels Roast Beef

FIRST OF ALL!!!! I really wish that Zel's would open up in Chicago, but on the other hand that would be bad because I'd gain a ton of weight.

I've been going to Zel's since I was a little itty bitty girl and I'll continue to drive all the way up from Chicago when I'm a little itty bitty old lady.

I Love love love their pineapple shakes and nobody can ever steal their pickles and pepperoncini toppings. It's classic and delicious trademark of theirs. REMEMBER, and I repeat, REMEMBER, to ask for your roast beef double dipped. Open up one of the pepperoncini peppers and let the juice drip into the beef and it's pure heaven. Combo comes with fries and a drink. It's best paired up with root beer. So flippin good! Now I have to drive down!

Anyone who wants a really tasty, REAL roast-beef sandwich with all the fix'ns needs to go to ZEL's!!  I've had their roast beef loaded with everything as well as their other food and have not been disappointed.  Their chili-cheese fries are simply the best around! I love the simplicity of this place. It breaks my heart to see their other locations with no cars in the parking lot while places just down the street have packed parking lots... people need to go here and find out what real food is all about! Not having "chain recognition" stinks for sure because they beat the heck out of the chains serving roast beef, hot dogs, polish and italian.  A few of their other locations are a bit more conducive to dining in, but this location is best for carry-out.

Same great roast beef products as the Zels on Columbus in East Chicago.  The outside is older looking, but inside is clean, and it doesn't have quite the dining space as the East Chicago location.  Lunch traffic was sporadically busy.  I've heard the burgers are pretty good at Zels also, but will have to try on another visit.