Does anyone eat at home anymore? Our quest to find the best sandwich shops in Chicago also led us to popular hot dog stands and pizza parlors and hamburger joints that we hadn't heard of but obviously everybody else has. How about Burger Baron, which...has locations at 1381 West Grand Avenue in Chicago, at Noble, west of Ogden, east of Ashland, in the West Town neighborhood, and at 132 East Golf Road in Arlington Heights. Open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, it is a counter-service setting for burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches and breakfast. Rave notices to the char-broiled half-pound Baron cheeseburger with ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion and cheese, the half-pound patty melt on rye with grilled onions and the Philly cheese steak served on French bread with grilled onions, mozzarella and green peppers. But I have loved fried shrimp since our family's first vacation trip to Florida in the late 1940s. So I couldn't resist Burger Baron's shrimp basket with fries and zesty cocktail sauce. Wash it all down with chocolate and strawberry milk shakes. Burger Baron's menu covers all bases, including Italian beef, Italian sausage, meatball on French bread, BBQ beef, pork chop sandwich, Maxwell style Polish dog, hot dogs, chili dogs, gyros, subs, wraps, chili and tamales.More

The place has the look of a cool, authentic, local, fast-food joint. It looks a little dated, but the inside is clean and although they are crowded, they move through the line quickly. Unfortunately, the food is just ok.The gyro meat is a little dry...and the gyro itself is plain. The french fries that come in the meal are served drowning in a bland, plasticy cheese sauce. The service is all business and the people working there lack warmth.More

Located on the southeast corner of W. Grand Ave. and N. Noble St., Burger Baron is an ideal neighborhood hamburger, hot dog, gyro stand. Besides street parking, there is parking in the rear. You order at the counter and behind the counter on the wall,...is an extensive menu. You find a seat and the food is brought to you when it is done. We ordered a baron cheeseburger and a pepper & egg sandwich. Both were tasty. The burger was done, as asked, and the toppings were fresh.More