Price: $4.29
Availability: 11 A.M. – 5 P.M., Mon. – Sat.; call to be sure
Location: 1724 S. River Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60018 (map); phone: (847) 699-8590
Rating: 5 out of 5 – great
Status: independent
Judging by the regular restaurant hours listed above, you can see how this decidedly non-chain establishment doesn’t really cater to the dinner crowd. Reports seem to indicate lines out the door on Saturdays, so the 5-10 minutes I might wait on any given weekday to make an order might appear quite reasonable in comparison. If the time (and fuel spent) driving out to this northwest suburb from the city only makes a trip out to River Road that much more doubtful, take heart: the Char Cheddar Burger at Paradise Pup is destination dining for this Snob, and it’s well worth your money.
