The Dogout

First time coming in here today. Atmosphere was fun. Food was great. Service was fast! The guy at the register was entertaining. He came out from behind the counter to talk with customers and to see how their meal was! I will definitely be coming back when I’m in the area.

The Dogout is a restaurant with great food and fast service. They have multiple choices to pick from and all taste great. The atmosphere is friendly with sports playing on TV. This is a very family friendly restaurant and I would consider this the go to restaurant in the North Shore area.

Trying to find a place to eat lunch and got lucky finding the dogout. 1^st timer visiter. Got the gyro and was not disappointed. Super friendly staff, and fast service at 11:41am with a full house. I was in and out in less than 10min. The only complaint I had was my unsweetened tea tasted funny. But they still get 5 stars:)

As a vegetarian, I’ve had some pretty mediocre frozen patties at hot dog and burger joints like the Dogout, but theirs is seriously the best I’ve had ANYWHERE. Even non-​veggie friends would love it, I promise. Their cheese fries and friendly service are also not to be missed!

I love Dogout and have never had a disappointing meal there. Among Highland Park/​Deerfield hot dogs, this is my favorite. The ratio of the onions to relish creates the perfect balance. Other menu items that I’ve enjoyed are the burger, turkey burger, which is surprisingly flavorful, and Italian beef.
The mural of the Chicago Bulls on the wall doesn’t hurt either.

Great place I find myself keep coming back to. Friendly people and great food, doesn’t get much better than that. I highly recommend getting chili cheese fries — the chili is some of the best I’ve ever had.

Yes. Come visit this place if your out of the area or near. Really, have the gyros. They make them so tasty and phat and the tzatziki sauce is so good. Also, my son loves them (and being small) they, upon asking, let him have a «baby gyros» half for half price. Now they always do it. My mom even gets it. The owners Norm and Jill are so friendly, on site, helpful and always remember you… even if its been months or years passed since you can’t get there always. Everything’s great, also the Italian beef. I can’t wait to get back!

Chicago dog with fries and cheese will always make your day better. Haven’t really had a lot on the menu, but I’m in here frequently with friends and everyone seems to enjoy everything they order.

Amazing food, great service. The guy at the counter was a really nice guy. Made this Canadian boy’s first Chicago dog a worthwhile experience.

Well after driving around finding one hot dog place closed, my wife and I stopped here. My wife ordered a grilled chicken w/​fries and I got a Beef w/​chz fries.
My wife said her chicken was good. My beef however was Amazing!!! It had a kick to it, and was the perfect blend of juiciness. It wasnt soaked to the point where when picked up fell apart.
The staff which I am assuming was the owners were super friendly.
I wish this place was closer to me because they would have my business! I highly recommend this place!

Heard about the Dogout for its Chicago hotdogs from friends but had to try it for my self. Nice banter with the owners Jill and Norm with the customers — one new to the area, one a regular. My husband had the gyro and I had the turkey BLT. Fun atmosphere, good food, worth the trip – we could have sat outside on this beautiful day (there are 5 tables with umbrellas) but the action was on the inside. You could tell from the chatter the Dogout was a place people return. And I didn’t have a hotdog! Next time–

I have been a longtime customer of this place. Today I had the worst experience and will never go back. The owner (wife), who ALWAYS has an attitude problem, made the most inappropriate comment to me, her customer. I was on a business call, which when ordering, I put my call on hold to pay and finalize my order. At this point, all I needed to do was to be handed my bag of food. So I took the call off hold as I waited for my bag. As she is reading the name on the order, she says «Phillip… on the phone like ‘Jenny from the Block’» in the most heinous tone. First off, there was no more communication necessary — I am waiting for you to hand me a bag of food. Must my call wait for my hand to reach on the counter? Secondly, you should NEVER talk to a customer that way. This is what differentiates a good establishment from a great one. Who the hell talks to their customers like that? She has seen me 50 times… The most ironic part of it all, after I paid my food and the husband said «go down to the young lady at the end of the counter», I replied «isn’t she the best…» I retract that statement. No — the food is the best. She is unprofessional and nasty. Not going back. A total shame cuz the husband is a total sweetie and has been nothing but kind.
If you see my other Unilocal reviews, you will see I am not crazy: D

On the way to Milwaukee this is a great place to get a dog and a beef sandwich. The beef aus jus has lots of basil in it. Delicious! The Chicago dog was top notch. The fries are crispy.
Parking is out front. The place is in a strip mall with a Walgreens.

This place seriously has the best veggie burger I have ever tasted, and I have eaten a LOT of veggie burgers. I went in with a friend because we were in the area for work and needed lunch. As a vegetarian, I figured I would just get fries or something to hold me over. To my surprise they had a veggie burger on the menu! I didn’t get my hopes up, thinking it would likely be a boca burger or something similar of the frozen variety. Boy was I wrong! I’m not sure what they make the patty out of (thought it looked to be primarily orange in color), but it was way more satisfying than any other veggie burger I’ve made or bought. I kept checking under the bun because I honestly couldn’t believe there was no meat in it, it tasted so good!
I was here a few months ago and also had the crinkle cut fries, though apparently they aren’t doing those any more? I hope that’s not true, or that they will reconsider, because I got crinkle cut cheese fries with my meal and they were delicious!
I’m now obsessed with their veggie burger, which is unfortunate because I live about 45 minutes away from this place. I will have to make a pilgrimage soon!

There are two choices in the burbs… Dear Franks and The Dog Out. The later of the two had the better fries as well as a killer veggie burger. They stopped the fries with ridges! Whoooooa! Those were the best, but I tried their new ones and they were just ok, therefore the 4 stars. Otherwise, a great, fast food place with high quality foods and fresh toppings for the burgers, etc. I’m a little disappointed because the fries were what I craved.

great neighborhood hot dog joint. The owners are awesome and the food is consistent. One of the only places that I know of that serves a Vienna Beef skinless dog, very good. If your looking for a great fresh gyros and amazing tzatziki (made fresh every morning by the owner Norm) this is your place. Just about the only place in Highland Park/​Deerfield where you can get it fresh off the spindle. Enjoy!

Stopped in this afternoon. Nice folks and very good food. Pleasantly surprised. Had the dog special. Very good dogs and fries. Fries were made fresh, which is always a plus

Great burgers. Try with cucumbers insteadof lettuce.
The quality of beef is tastiest as is the bun.
C.R.I.N.K.L.E. fries… OMG. Just the best.
Chili dog, outstanding! Delish chili!
Think on poppyseed steamed bun, too.
Noone does it better.

Great Chicago dogs and even better French fries! We don’t get over this way very often but when we do we try to stop here every time! Don’t miss it!!!

What a darling place in a fairly dated outdoor strip mall.
Family dinner stop for hot dogs and a veggie burger, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Basic steamed hot dog available completely loaded, I ordered mine with a pickle, tomato, relish, and celery salt. Though it was oh-​so-​super yummy, my bun didn’t really hold up and I had a hard time eating it. But it was worth the mess.
My hubby had the veggie burger and said it was delicious! He’s a picky eater, so I’m thrilled to know there is something for him here the next time around. Charbroiled like a regular burger, he said it was loaded with veges and very filling.
The fries were awesome and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside… just how I like them. Generous amount for a size large, all four of us shared them and had plenty left over! Of course we had to get the cheese sauce. It was A-​Ok and addictive and came in a decent sized container.
Amazing friendly service by the owner, the vibe was diner-​like and welcoming. The walls were painted murals of sports teams like The Bulls, and signed by Michael Jordan and other celebrity sports players.
Easy parking in the private lot. A great menu with specials. Ordering one large lemonade, three regular hot dogs and a veggie burger, we left spending $ 17 for a family of four. Not bad!