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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Dec 11, 1999
Pros: Unique Atmosphere.
Cons: Nothing Else is Spectacular.
Summary: Imagine someone recommending a restaurant to you, where the service is bad and the waitresses are rude...well, that is the whole idea behind Ed DeBevic's. Ed DeBevic's is a Chicago Restaurant, with a campy 50's style atmosphere. The waitresses chomp on ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Aug 11, 2010
Pros: There are some great actors and actresses! A good experience is always FUN!
Cons: A bad server could potentially be very mean and make children cry.
Summary: Don't get me wrong. I like Ed's. Well, except for today. The staff for the most part is hilarious. They will poke fun at you, hassle you and put on a show. This is usually all in good fun. I remember waitresses, squeezing into the booths with us to take ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 22, 2006
Pros: Fun. Great 50's-70's music. Usual soda fountain food presented in an unique, fun environment.
Cons: Busy. The unsuspecting tourist may not get it--at first.
Summary: Ed Debevic's was portrayed on t.v. in a documentary of interesting restaurants a few years back. I paid little attention, except to note that the wait staff is insulting and that it was in Chicago. On a recent trip to Chicago earlier this summer, on a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 11, 2002
Pros: Funky, you can't find this in your home town atmosphere
Cons: Funky, you don't want to find this in your home town cooking
Summary: My family and I drive the two hours to Chicago at least twice per year to take-in an increasing share of what this great city has to offer. Whether it's live theater, museums, sporting events, restaurants, or cultural events, there is a diversity of ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 4, 2002
Pros: A fun fifties atmosphere. The smallest hot fudge sundae in the world.
Cons: Not for those who can't take a joke.
Summary: This has become a favoritie place for me to eat when I am in Chicago. I always gather up some friends and try to go there. I warn them, "The food is nothing special and don't expect much in the way of service" and they wonder "why are we going here?" ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 4, 2001
Pros: Painful for adults
Kids might enjoy it
People who are easily impressed might enjoy it
Cons: LOUD screaming kids
HIGH prices
Summary: Before I visited Ed's in Evanston, IL, I had high expectations from what I have heard from friends. They said it was a place right out of "Grease" where the staff would "insult" you; I guess this is supposed to be fun. I then realized that Chicago isn't ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 31, 2001
Pros: Fun atmosphere, great food
Cons: Food is a little expensive...
Summary: Over a year ago, my family and I went to Chicago for the first time. When I told people we were going to Chicago, many of them stated that we had to eat at this restaurant.
We arrived in Chicago and wanted to go to Hard Rock Cafe. Since the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 8, 2001
Pros: it's fun.
Cons: those who don't know what to expect may be a bit disturbed.
Summary: I might snap my gum loudly while talking with you. I might throw a handful of straws at you, rather than bothering to count out the proper amount. I might make you scoot over so I can take a load off while taking your order. And I will definitely ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 11, 2000
Pros: Novel
Cons: Novelty wears off quickly, mediocre food, expensive
Summary: Want to pay money to be insulted? Look no farther than Ed Debevic's. This "classy" diner will amaze and astound you. Seated in the middle of Chicago, the restaurant captures the pessimistic to a T.
Why eat here?
It's ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 11, 2000
Pros: Great atmosphere, fun, good food, huge portions, for VERY affordable prices
Cons: Long wait, not for the light-hearted, ill-tempered or humor-impaired
Summary: Remember the TV show Alice? Well, this ain't exactly Mel's Diner, but it would definitely give him a run for his money.
Located on the outskirts of downtown Chicago, Ed Debevics is a bonafide tourist attraction in itself. In a town ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 4, 2000
Pros: good food good people fun place
Cons: the price was a little too high
Summary: To whom ever wants to go out to a restaurant which has a great atmosphere and a funny theme. You should try Ed's. I was just there over the weekend and i was expecting this fun environment with funny, insulting people. Boy was i dissapionted. I wanted to ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 15, 2000
Pros: atmosphere
Cons: price
Summary: All three times I have dined at Ed Debevic's, I have greatly enjoyed the experience and the meal. The food was excellent, I especially enjoyed the Atomic Burger. The atmosphere is enjoyable, with the servers and hosts/hostesses performing hilarious ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 14, 2000
Pros: Good food, fun atmosphere
Cons: Sometimes a long wait
Summary: Ed Debevic's is a Chicago institution. If you are looking for somewhere fun to go and eat, this is the place to be.
The decor is that of a 1950s diner, complete with poodle skirt wearing waitresses and nerdy waiters. Ed's is pretty big, ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 17, 2000
Pros: One of a kind
Cons: Thank god
Summary: Ed Debevic's is a greasy old-school diner a la burgers, friend chicken and mashed potatoes in the middle of Chicago's tourist row, near Rainforest Cafe, Hard Rock and Rock n Roll McDonald's.
And the tourists flock here for it's legendary ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 1, 2000
Pros: Good food, fun atmosphere.
Cons: Crowded. Need a sense of humor.
Summary: Ed Debevic's is the sort of place that kids want to be taken to all the time. This may or may not have something to do with the milkshakes as big as your head. (They're covered with whipped cream and a cherry, and come in a giant fountain glass and the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 25, 2000
Pros: Entertaining, great atmosphere
Cons: food is average
Summary: When you go to this restaurant be prepared to be entertained...at your expense. Waiters and Waitresses will insult, pick on, and drive you mad by their rudeness, but I think it's in their job description.
I'll just start from the entrance. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 24, 2000
Pros: Fun atmosphere
Cons: Crowded, food is so-so
Summary: Ed Debivic's is the most fun if you're with little kids, especially your own kids. The impromptu floor shows where the performers (your waiters and waitresses) jump on the tables or soda fountain counters are a delight. One of my favorites is when they ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2000
Pros: A very creative, original experience
Cons: None that I can think of!
Summary: ..is the slogan of this superb restaurant. The food's pretty good and it's an over-all fun experience.
You enter Ed's and are greeted with "What do you want??" from a boy named Rocky wearing 80's clothes and gorilla slippers. You look ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2000
Pros: FUN,FUN,FUN!!!!!!
Cons: NONE
Summary: What a FUN time!! I loved the way you felt very comfortable from the minute you walked in until the minute you left. The wait staff are warm and hilarious!! Our waiter even sat with the kids so they could get a picture with him! He was absolutely fab! We ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 12, 2000
Pros: Brownie Sundae; Fun Atmosphere
Cons: Often very crowded
Summary: What makes me brave the long lines and faux rudeness of the staff at Ed Debevic's is their incredible brownie sundae. I do not remember having a better dessert anywhere. Now I like to think myself a connoisseur of brownie sundaes. If there's one on ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 30, 2000
Pros: hilarious waiters
Cons: food is pretty average
Summary: The first time I ate at Ed's, was many years ago, and my dad and I were on vacation in Chicago. Before leaving home, a friend of my dad had told us about Ed's, and how fantastic it was(he failed to mention the waiters, and their constant rudeness). We ... read more
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