Express Grill
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Express Grill — american in Chinatown. Order the Polish Sausage. The kind of spot that earns loyalty, not hype. Well-priced, open late. Preston Gibson: "Sausage was juicy and onions had that perfect char, fries were crispy, and the crew was quick and chill"
Experience Breakdown
Hagz
279 reviews
“The grilled onions are amazing and come with fries”
Highlights
Must Try
What Diners Are Saying
Diners loved
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The food was bland, and it tasted exactly like it looked, but the service was fast and quick.
Orded Beef Polish Sausage. U can choose regular or Beef. Beef tasted the same as regular Polish Sausage. Sadly.
I had an extremely disappointing experience at Express Grill (1260 S Union).
Specialties
- Polish Sausage
Location
1260 S Union Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
What 915+ diners say about Express Grill
“BEST OF BEST polish sausage in CHICAGO land.”
BEST OF BEST polish sausage in CHICAGO land. Highly recommend this place.
Young Kang
Dec 2025
“This is the place to stop when you are craving a traditional Polish Sausage.”
This is the place to stop when you are craving a traditional Polish Sausage! The grilled onions are amazing and come with fries. Ironically Jim's Original is more well known for its sausage but the locals prefer Express Grill. What's really awesome is that Express grill is only 50 feet south of jim's so you can/should try both that's what l did. Express Grill sausages are a little bigger and meatier (less saltier too) and the fries are less seasoned. It's Great late night drunk food at a great price. Definitely worth a visit if you are in Chicago. stand up tables limited parking. 100% Recommend!
Hagz
Oct 2025
“The polish sausage was absolutely delicious.”
The polish sausage was absolutely delicious! So were the fries! The sausage was very flavorful and warm and I would definitely recommend getting the grilled onions and mustard with it. Beware the hot peppers because they are quite hot. The sausages also came with fries already which was great since they are crispy on the outside, warm, and not dry. The guy was very nice and made sure to confirm which toppings we wanted and that we got the orders that we each wanted. Our orders came out very quick too! It was unfortunate that so many people were lined up at the other stand when there was no line at this one and the food is so good! The guys in the kitchen were just waiting for people to come by and instantly went to work once we ordered! Overall great experience!
vivian egan
Apr 2025
“I have been coming here for almost 3 decades when I'm visiting the area.”
I have been coming here for almost 3 decades when I'm visiting the area. The best part here is they can split and grill your Polish Sausage which brings out the flavor from the center of the sausage. They also have an option to add their own homemade spicy mustard. Highly recommend it. They listen carefully to your specific instructions and they are very quick here. There is two places that compete on this street a few steps away from each other. Make sure you go to the one that says "Express Grill", the polish sausage is better in my opinion.
Francisco Martinez
Jan 2025
“Very friendly and huge porkchop.”
Very friendly and huge porkchop! Always delicious!
Angela Wiedemann
Aug 2024
“Fire like always.”
Fire like always. Been eating here for over 30 years. And taste as good as day 1.
Victor K
Jun 2024
“The polish sausage is amazing.”
The polish sausage is amazing. Staff is friendly and service is super fast
Val C
Feb 2023
“The best street food hands down.”
The best street food hands down! Made right in front of you! && to make it even better the prices are sooo affordable! I fed me and my kids for literally less then $30. I’m not originally from Illinois and I recently moved but I will for ever miss this restaurant and go back for some every time I visit the Windy City! Ps, their open late so perfect greasy food after a good night out !
Liz Marie
Jan 2023
“Great place to eat, always open and food is great and tasty and not too greasy.”
Great place to eat, always open and food is great and tasty and not too greasy. All sandwiches/hotdogs come with free fries. Staff when we went 4am was super friendly and even separated our food in different bags, without even asking :)
Gus
Mar 2020
“Food was really good at a great price.”
Food was really good at a great price. Sketchy part of town. Has plenty of street parking, but no inside tables. Watermelon Italian ice was amazingly good.
Nick
Apr 2019
“Extremely cheap hotdog with free fries.”
Extremely cheap hotdog with free fries. This place is awesome. I feel sad that I've found this place so late
Andy Cho
Apr 2018
“My fav Chicago polish joint.”
My fav Chicago polish joint. Always made my way and they taste better than any other location I've tried for maxwell st jewtown polishes. Tell me a better 1👀
Aaron Cole
Sep 2021
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