Poochie's

I ordered the 2 hot dog special that comes with fries and a drink. The hot dogs are Vienna Bee natural casing dogs with all of the Chicago style toppings. The toppings are super fresh with just the right amount of condiments to not overwhelm the dog. The fresh cut fries are fluffy and crisp. They are a piece of eatable art.This place is super clean and the staff is really chill. Love all the sports memorabilia on the walls.

I've been going to Poochie's for years, and this hot dog eatery has been around since '69, serving up hot dogs, sausages, burgers, sandwiches, dinner plates (salami, chicken breast, brisket, and skirt steak), salads, soups, chili, and shakes/malts. I haven't been a fan of their char dogs and burgers lately, but when I get a craving for Cheddar Fries (that uses Merkt's), I come here. The waffle fries are generously topped with Merkt's cheddar sauce that is super thick, cheesy, and salty. Sometimes, they don't mix the cheese sauce well so it gets a little clumpy, or there is some separation issue.Service is always friendly, and I love the decor of the place with the Chicago memorabilia. Parking is available in the small lot.+Cheddar Fries!+small lot for parking

One of the best fast food places in the area, and we have a lot! It's similar to Hub's and Dengeo's, both in the neighborhood, but they don't have all of the dinners like ribs, gyros or different types of chicken, but what they offer, hot dogs and burgers, they do well. Everything is cooked to order and they have a lot of options. I love their burgers and charred dogs. An order of fries can feed two people. You can dine in or carry out and they have specials. (It's cheaper to order in rather than order online.)

Visited here on a Monday night.Ordered cheeseburger, chicago style hot dog, fries, with a Diet Coke.Food was made to order, it was fresh, service was quick . Yes, it was a lot of food but I couldn't decide. Ended up with best of both worlds....Restaurant was clean and little league baseball playing tv.A lot of pickup/to go orders.Recommend...

Stopped for lunch as I had this bookmarked to try. I ordered a cheddar burger and char Chicago style dog. The dog came as a combo with fry and drink. The dog was on the skinner side which I prefer. I liked the char on the dog which was new for me and overall had good meld of flavors. The cheddar burger was just fair. I've definitely had Better in the desplaines area and would not order it again here. The fries were top notch. My cherry coke didn't have much cherry flavor and could use some calibration.

Still amazing! I wish I could take a picture of food but I literally inhale it, lol. It is still my favorite spot in Skokie and still plan my trips to the old neighborhood around eating at Poochie's.Thanks Poochie's!

It's more than a little hole-in-the-wall place... it's modern, but not too modern. Bigger than a stand, but not that big. It has TVs on the wall, but not exactly a sports bar.So it's kinda in the middle. Anyway... Poochie's is a nice local Skokie spot for hot dogs (or char dogs) and burgers. The place is clean, the food is great (if you like those earthy kind of fries, where they're skin-on and hot and a bit limp from the oil) and the staff seems like they like being there. Of course, I had the maxwell polish which was char'd up nicely.I should be back shortly to try some burgers!

5 stars for excellent customer service! It's a classic hot dog and burger place, with some interesting menu items, enough that I'll have to go back and try more of them. But what really struck our family was the friendly banter from the staff while they were adding the toppings, and the fact that they thanked us for coming. Little social niceties like that, that made us feel especially welcome. It's a relatively small place, but has a decent amount of seating. Casual, diner-style. You order your food at the register, but they wait till after it's cooked to ask what you want on it. Toppings are added right before they hand it to you. The toppings are generous and the food is tasty! We'll definitely be back!

Came here after strong recommendation from a friend. Had 2 charbroil dogs and fries. $30 OMG. The dogs were jumbo and perfect for the bun. Peppers onions tomatoes pickled something. They were good and filling. Bun was perfect. Not sure worth 2 pkgs of Hebrew National dogs. Fries were great but unsalted. You have to eat right away.

The interior is nothing special. So I usually do takeouts. Very nice burger and fries. The only place I order burgers when I am home and want an burger.