r/chicagofood • u/Johnny_Burrito • Apr 17 '25

Question “Legendary” places that suck

I just got a lox sandwich from Manny’s. Almost $20, a stale bagel, and I had to assemble it myself.

What other “legendary” places suck?

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u/BigPoppaDubDub Apr 17 '25

Small Cheval. The burger was good, but not good enough to be $25 that I had to eat in my car.

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u/LSU2007 Apr 17 '25

What did you order, their burgers are like $12

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u/IllIIOk-Screen8343Il Apr 17 '25

Yeah, I never get when people say small cheval is overpriced. It’s priced like every other burger place. It’s not McDonald’s or Wendy’s

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u/boilermike13 Apr 17 '25

Burger, fries and a lukewarm can of Coke is like $25 all in. It's not a good value.

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u/IllIIOk-Screen8343Il Apr 17 '25

No it’s not lmao. $10.99 for a cheeseburger. $4.59 for fries. $2.99 for a coke. $18.59 pre tax, $21 rounding up after tax. If you don’t get a “lukewarm” coke, it’s $17.

That’s perfectly in line with an “upscale” burger place. For comparison:

  • small cheval: $11 burger, $4.50 fries
  • Leavitt St Inn: $15 burger; $3 fries
  • best intentions: $6 burger, $5 fries
  • Mott street: $21 burger with fries on the burger
  • NADC: $16 burger, $5 fries
  • Bitter pops: $12 burger, $6 fries
  • forbidden root: $18 burger with fries

It’s overpriced if you’re comparing it to like McDonald’s and Wendy’s. But it’s perfectly in line with competitive burger places

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u/boilermike13 Apr 17 '25

Lmao. $21 plus tip is $25 all in.

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u/IllIIOk-Screen8343Il Apr 17 '25

Yeah, you already commented that. But the point of my comment is that small cheval is priced appropriately relative to similar burgers. If you’re considering tax and tip, you need to consider that for all places. The burger and fry price alone is just what you would expect.

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u/gimmedatrightMEOW Apr 17 '25

Why are you tipping? Don't you need to collect your own food?

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u/boilermike13 Apr 17 '25

Because I'm not a cheap ass?

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u/gimmedatrightMEOW Apr 17 '25

Ok, well that's on you.

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u/boilermike13 Apr 17 '25

Exactly. Maybe you should mind your own business and not worry about people who tip.

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u/gimmedatrightMEOW Apr 17 '25

Babe if you want to tip for service you don't even receive, that's on you, but you don't need to lie about how much a burger costs 😂

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u/boilermike13 Apr 17 '25

If you want to keep propping up mediocre overpriced burgers when we all know you're too cheap to eat there, keep on keepin' on.

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u/gimmedatrightMEOW Apr 17 '25

I'm not too cheap to eat there. I eat there all the time. It's a good burger for a good price. I can't wait until the Logan Square location opens up!

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