Meatheads

We have eaten a couple times now at the only City location (3304 N. Western in Roscoe Village) of Meatheads, a small chain restaurant with locations throughout Illinois.  It is a bit of a hybrid between a fast food and sit down restaurant.  You order at the counter but then your food is brought to your table.  The menu includes burgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches, and chicken tenders.  There are a handful of preconceived burger choices plus you can build your own with tons of toppings to choose from and about 10 signature sauces to add.  The burgers come in two sizes, 1/3 lb and 1/2 lb and are really good.  Drinks include the standard soda, milk, and apple juice plus about five varieties of shakes.  Kids meals seem appropriate in size and include hamburger, hot dog, chicken tenders, and grilled cheese.

The dining room is very comfortable and clean with plenty of high chairs.  On one wall of the restaurant is a chalkboard that currently includes the schedule and scores of recent, local high school football games, which gives a nice neighborhood feel.  Employees are super nice and friendly.  We have never felt rushed and are always checked on throughout our dining experience even though there are no waiters or waitresses.  Kids are given wicky sticks to play with while they wait for their food even though we've never had to wait more than 10 minutes.  The restaurant is located in a strip mall in Roscoe Village with plenty of parking out front.  We've always had enjoyable lunches at Meatheads although the spelling of the name did have my older daughter requesting to go back to Methheads sometime soon.