“As soon as you pull into their lot you can tell this place has been around fordecades. It is sandwiched in between two auto repair shops. Paradise Pup has six picnic tablesset up next to the building and along the street. Across the street is a forest preserve (naturepreserve); there is a picnic area down on Touhy about two miles away. The parking has 20 spotsthe neighboring body shop has signs on reserved parking for body shop customers only. Wewere there after 2 pm on a hot Saturday afternoon, there was a small line to order and plenty ofavailableparking. They are know for the Bacon Merkts Cheddar Burger (Merkts is a spreadablecheddar cheese spread from Wisconsin. It is available in Chicagoland supermarkets if you wantto re-create the burger ar home). As the name suggests Paradise Pup has hot dogs, but alsoPolish, Italian Beef, Italian Sausage, and a fish sandwich. We both went with the obligatoryMerkts Cheddar Burgers and it did not disappoint; the juicy beef patty is on a bakery bun withgrilled or raw onions (your choice), Applewood Bacon, ketchup, mayo, lettuce and tomato. It is abig meal and you can split it and still feel full. We also got an order of beer battered onion rings(enough for two), my friend felt there was too much batter; but I thought it was just right, crunchyand savory. All the food is packaged as "to-go" and in a brown paper bag. The burgers andfountain drinks are in Styrofoam (not a fan of that). Definitely worth a trip back to try other menuoptions or another cheddar burger (it was really good). There is no indoor seating and you orderand pick up at a window.”