Patio Beef

I love this place. Cheap prices and good food make this a regular lunch place for me. The staff is always super nice, and I love the decor here, it's so cozy americana.Can't recommend coming by here enough!

This place has been here forever, and it has not changed. I love it. Absolutely no-frills Italian beef and gyro that are delicious. Old-school Chicago meat at its finest.

Tried (many many times) and True. Italian, sweet only, extra juice-- extra napkins. Always when I visit Chicago. Support your local family owned sammy shop to keep Chicago Chicago.

I love the chop steak burgers at this place. Small space with a little dine in area. Prices are fair. I wish they sold milkshakes. The hot dogs are rather small. It's ok for a neighborhood grill. Shared parking lot is pretty tight.

Everything here is delicious no matter what you order I used to eat here all of the time when I lived in Chicago. My grandfather and I used to love the soup of the day! A great family owned business! So happy to see that it is still around and hope to be back in Chicago one of these days a definite stop to make! Best pizza puffs cheeseburgers soup you name it I miss it soooo much!!!

Got dinner here on Wednesday. Decided to get the Gyros Plate. Food was good. Everything was fresh including the vegetables. Crispy fries. The amount of gyros meat was on the smaller side compared to other places, but tasted good. Paid around $13 dollars for the meal. Wish they had more ketchup bottles available. They have their own parking lot that they share, so it could get a little tight. Street parking is available though. Friendly service and food was ready quickly. Would come back!

I've been going to Patio for over 20 years, so I guess it's time for a review. This is, indeed, a family run business since 1984. The owners are still there most days, but their daughters are running the show now. The quality of the food hasn't changed in all the years I've been going. Consistency is difficult in the restaurant business, but these folks have it down. The burgers, in particular, are the best in town, grilled to perfection every time. The Italian Beef combo is divine... not too salty, just goodness on a roll. If you want duck fat fries and Bleu cheese on a hot dog, go elsewhere. It's a great neighborhood dog and burger joint, and it's a treasure of Edgewater.

Patio Beef is a casual beef/hot dog stop in Edgewater - Chicago magazine described it as "invitingly ungreasy" and indeed it was a very clean place. There's a large take out space, an enclosed patio and a relatively small dine in space. Plus, a parking lot! The menu offers up all the standards - gyros, burgers, dogs and beef. Food is reasonably priced and comes up fast. At first glance I wasn't thrilled - the misters dogs were, shall we say, not very appetizing looking (a cheese dog here is a Kraft single wrapped around the hot dog) but he said they were excellent. I was concerned my beef was going to be dry because I saw no evidence of gravy, but again appearances aren't everything. It was a solid beef, not dry but not overly messy - and they use great bread that holds up. Staff are very nice and keep things tidy. Cheap, filling, tasty, parking lot. What more do you need?

Chicago style Italian Beef and Chicago style hot dogs served up correctly, authentically, with good service. Clean place, convenient location, good pricing. This place is good.

Their hamburger was amazing, flame broiled close to perfection, great steak fries, nice places to sit, down side they are ungenerous and stingy with gyros meat and beef. In my opinion they aren't as good as hubs or byrons. The burger was better than byrons and hubs though, fries too. Nice looking daughters owners but not super friendly Burr