PLACES TO EAT
Byron's Hot Dogs
Here's a great place to introduce your kids to real Chicago-style hot dogs. The interior looks like kids have already decorated it--the walls seem to be covered with splotches of ketchup and mustard. It's really just paint. 680 N. Holster St., Chicago; (312) 266-3355.
Ed Debevic's Short Order Deluxe
Even if they've been eating sugar and riding roller coasters all day, your children will not be the noisiest things in this hoppin' joint. Every half hour, the disco ball whirls, lights flash, and some waiter or waitress jumps up on the counter and starts to sing and dance. Deejays play records and make goofy announcements ("That little girl is not eating her pickles!"). Servers hassle the patrons--warn your kids about this ahead of time--and the dress code is bizarre. Waiters wear toys, balloons, and outrageous hairdos. The menu is 1950s comfort food: meat loaf, burgers, and pot roast. 640 N. Wells St., Chicago; (312) 664-1707; Ed Debevics
Pizzeria Uno
You can't visit Chicago and not have deep-dish pizza. Where better to enjoy it than its birthplace--the numero uno Pizzeria Uno? Come before your kids get so hungry that they're cranky--it can take 30 to 45 minutes for a deep-dish pie to cook. 29 East Ohio St., Chicago; (312) 321-1000.
Please keep in mind that phone numbers, addresses, and prices are subject to change. Updated June 2005.
