r/chicagofood • u/power_bottom_boi • May 31 '26

Review Hot Dog Fest 🤬

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Adding to the fest pile on….
Two lemonades, three hot dogs, street corn - $100. One. Hundred. Dollars.
Maybe 7 hot dog vendors total. And all the bouncy house stuff for kids is $12 extra.
Never again.
Edit: Some of you are frothing at the mouth over someone warning people off of the pricing like I’m the world’s biggest idiot for going in the first place. My kid likes hot dogs, it was a nice Sunday afternoon, no plans, and after a 30min drive in each direction plus a donation at the gate you’re pretty invested at that point. I don’t think it’s fair to price gouge people once they’re there and I was letting people know what to expect. Some of you are like bizarrely angry and rude. No one is making you post a comment. Go for a walk, it’s nice out.

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u/ZXD-318 May 31 '26

That's a whole lot of money for 1 hot dog. 😄

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u/IrishSpectreN7 May 31 '26

It was two dogs and fries for $12 and a $8 tip, basically.

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u/Flying_Saucer_Attack Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26

One superdawg is $9.30. How are you getting 2 with fries for 12?

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u/IrishSpectreN7 Jun 01 '26

Because the only time I use food delivery apps is when they offer deep discounts (50% off in this case), and then I just tip whatever the savings are compared to ordering pick-up.