The Wieners Circle

The Wieners Circle is a hot dog stand on Clark Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

[2] It is known for its Maxwell Street Polish, Char-dogs, hamburgers, cheese fries, and the mutual verbal abuse[3] between the employees and the customers during the late-weekend hours.

The Wieners Circle opened for business in 1983,[6] replacing a Chicago-style hot dog restaurant in the same location called Harry-O's.

[10] In 2008, the restaurant was briefly closed by health inspectors for not having hot running water where employees would wash their hands, and other food safety violations.

[17] In Chicago travel guides, The Wieners Circle is often extolled as a source for authentic Chicago-style hot dogs and its uniquely abrasive customer relations.

A Wieners Circle hot dog with "the works"
Menu prices in 2013
'Trump Footlong' [ 4 ] on the menu in 2016
Two Trump Footlongs
Polish char dog
The interior of the establishment, covered in graffiti (photographed in 2011).