Chicagoist: Fatburger Ready to Conquer IL

rhoswhen

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:21:40 -0600

Top-Notch only gets competition from it's OTHER Top-Notch location in Oak Lawn. "Do we want to go to the big Top Notch or the little one?" I'll try a Fat Burger. But can't nobody beat TN.

Tower18

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:42:06 -0600

Orland Park is the HOOD!

Spook

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:21:17 -0600

"That guy is everywhere!" I wish Kayne was in Georgia being shot by some Russian soldier

dj_skilz

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:58:57 -0600

@Prescott. Exactly on point. True the location on 95th will get some traffic from the East, it (95th & Western) is not the ghetto.

Prescott Carlson

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:24:06 -0600

Uh, Scooter, Orland Park and 95th & Western aren't exactly what I would call "poor black neighborhoods".

JD84

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:48:04 -0600

call me when they bring In n' Out, otherwise I don't care.

Scooter Libbby

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:05:21 -0600

Fatburger is letting Kanye West make the same mistake Church's Chicken made here 20 some years ago. Church's opened all or almost all of their store in poor black neighborhoods. That gave them the reputation of having lower quality food, whether it was or wasn't true. I have no idea as there wasn't any near me, but no one I knew, even blacks who I worked with wanted their food. In looking at the list of where Fatburger is in the LA area, most are in white areas, even though Fatburger was started by a black woman & is owned by blacks today. There's absolutely nothing wrong about wanting to open up in black neighborhoods & employ the people who need jobs there, in fact, it's admirable they're investing there, but in Chicago, race does matter & they're making a mistake! The smart thing to do would to open up the first ones downtown & then spread out, thus eliminating any idiotic negative image problems.

matilda

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:56:08 -0600

Hamburger Mary's is a growing chain, FYI. I love the food there, but a chain it is.

Albanyparkour

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:38:56 -0600

Chain Burger? Nah... Too many good burgers to be had at local spots to waste my money on pre-processed food. Hamburger Mary's, Big Jones, T's and that's just a couple blocks in Andersonville.

morganparkist

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:20:58 -0600

To crashomom............ No, Top-Notch doesn't have any competition. Still one of the best burgers in the city.

crashomon

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:05:43 -0600

Top-Notch Beefburgers has some competiton.

rhoswhen

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:48:35 -0600

95th and Western? Damn I live right by there. I bet it's going to take the place of the Starbucks they're closing.