Staffers at Jim's Original seem happy to drop your Polish in the deep fryer. Photo: Monica Eng/Axios
How do you make a trip to a Maxwell Street-style food stand even more indulgent? By asking the staff to deep fry your Polish sausage.
- This semi-secret menu item is supposed to deliver extra snap to your already juicy, garlicky link.
The verdict: The deep fried Polish we got at Jim's Original on Union emerged delicious and taut, but not much snappier than a regular griddled sausage.
- We did, however, love Jim's new-ish sport-pepper studded mustard.
The caveats: Yes, we know that deep frying can create carcinogenic compounds, hot dogs may take 36 minutes off your life and meat is bad for the environment.
- But sometimes a small Chicago indulgence can tide us over for months.
Other spots to order a deep fried Polish:
- Mikee's 1-2-3 in Pilsen — known as the home of the deep fried Polish.
- Express Grill next to Jim's Original in University Village.
- Papa Chris in Wildwood, where it's called The Big Stan.
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