Vienna Beef Factory Store & Cafe
Deli · Bucktown ·
Vienna Beef hot dogs, deli meats, condiments, plus museum
Vienna Beef hot dogs, deli meats, condiments, plus museum
"One of 2025’s most anticipated openings has been pushed back, as Vienna Beef’s Bucktown cafe and factory store is now slated to debut by mid-2026 at 2501 N. Damen Avenue, offering hot dogs, Italian beef, corned beef sandwiches, soups, desserts, and beers on tap from local breweries, plus indoor and outdoor seating and a rentable event space. There won’t be an on-site museum, but visitors can expect historical artifacts on display and interactive touches like build-your-own Chicago-style hot dogs." - Jeffy Mai
"After a three-year slumber, I'm excited that Vienna Beef is spending $20 million to revive its North Side factory store and hot dog stand at 2501 N. Damen Avenue: the company plans to gut the building to make room for a store, offices, and a restaurant, fill the space with memorabilia from its 130-year history, and open the project in 2024. I learned the site will total 150,000 square feet, include a landscaped park area with 80 trees and hundreds of plants, and be configured to host both outdoor and indoor events while also housing other tenants. The restaurant will serve Chicago hot dogs, Polish sausages, burgers, and fries — described by the company as “high-end fast food” — and the location sits perilously close to a Home Depot on Elston." - Ashok Selvam
"Plans for a three-story driving-range entertainment complex in Bucktown—including outdoor ranges, heated bays, a restaurant and bar, 337 parking spaces, and a riverwalk on the former Vienna Beef factory site—were canceled more than a year after the chain first announced the project." - Naomi Waxman
"I reported that the Vienna Beef hot dog museum at 2501 N. Damen Avenue will close for good when the factory relocates and will not reopen inside the new factory location after debuting two years earlier for Vienna Beef’s 125th anniversary." - Eater Staff
"Drive Shack, a burgeoning chain that offers full food and bar menus to complement the driving ranges, is heading to the former Vienna Beef factory site at the Damen, Elston and Fullerton avenues intersection on the Chicago River, Crain’s reports. The Orlando location’s large menu includes many burgers, sandwiches, poke, salads, cocktails, and brunch, while the planned Chicago spot will be massive — it’s slated to have a large three-story building with heated bays, 337 parking spaces, and a riverwalk in addition to the outdoor ranges and food and drink." - Daniel Gerzina