Gene & Jude's
Hot dog restaurant · River Grove
2720 N River Rd, River Grove, IL 60171
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Highlights
Chicago-style hot dogs topped with fresh-cut fries, no ketchup
Chicago-style hot dogs topped with fresh-cut fries, no ketchup
"What To Get: Hot dog with fries, double-dog with fries. What To Know: Opened in 1946, but moved to River Grove in 1950. No ketchup and no credit cards (it's cash only)." - adrian kane, john ringor, nick allen, veda kilaru
"Another institution spotlighted in the Episode 7 montage, Gene & Jude’s has been slinging red hots topped with sport peppers, mustard, relish, onions, and crispy French fries since 1946, moving from Chicago to River Grove in 1950. Generations of customers have visited the small suburban space to scarf down Depression Dogs and tamales standing up. The restaurant doesn’t have any seats, and it definitely doesn’t serve ketchup." - Ashok Selvam
"The Depression Dog variant is what makes Gene & Jude’s an institution. Stuffed with french fries, this variant gives Chicagoans a reason to visit the suburbs." - Ashok Selvam
"Depression Dog: The classic Chicago-style hot dog — a Vienna Beef frankfurter on a poppy seed bun topped with mustard, onions, relish, tomatoes, sport peppers, pickle spear, and celery salt — is among the most revered foods in the Windy City. Legendary suburban stand Gene & Jude’s offers a variant, the “Depression Dog,” that withholds some traditional ingredients but tosses a heap of fries on top of the whole thing. Many critics and fans have hailed it as the finest of its kind. A note to visitors: ketchup is expressly forbidden." - Eater Staff
"The iconic River Grove hot dog stand needs little introduction. Its famous Depression Dog is topped with just mustard, onions, relish, sport peppers, and a handful of fries. Ketchup lovers will have to look elsewhere for the tomato condiment: it’s expressly forbidden inside Gene & Jude’s." - Naomi Waxman
