Pops Italian Beef & Sausage - Tinley Park - Tinley Park, Illinois

Jim F.

Was here yesterday for Lunch 09/25/2024. Let me start by saying the owners of this franchise are nice and are an asset to Tinley Park. i really want to like this Pops! Unfortunately, my experience yesterday mirrors visits I've had the last 90 days.

First, the hot dog. ordered with everything and sports peppers. The pics show these were not sports peppers. I think they were pickled Serrano that tasted nasty like the tin can they came in. The bun has no poppy seeds and was hard as a rock. The dog itself was a skinless, limp, luke warm, and tasteless dog. The dog had too much mustard, a small blob of relish, hardly any onions, no celery salt and no sports peppers. All in all this was an awful Chicago dog

As for the beef, my standard order: Hot, sweet, and wet. First it was DRY and the beef was stringy with little or no taste. The Pops Giandinara had few jalapenos, mostly celery and was not hot at all. The franchise owner needs to review the video on Channel 9 to see how it's supposed to be made. This was not worth the upcharge for hot giard. As for the one small sliver of sweet pepper, enough said, Huge ripoff due to the upcharge for sweet.

Pops has never been known for their hot dogs and is known for their beef and hot giard. Yesterday was a horrible experience. Would have brought back, but, I took it to go and just couldnt get back. My advice is to drive a little farther to the original Palos store!

Kala J.

This is my favorite location!!! ☺️ Literally, they're killin portillos. I love the Italian beef from here. If u put pops beef next to portillos beef you'd def agree that pops is better on taste, quantity n quality. Everyone there is so polite n friendly n have never messed my orders up cuz they listen to you order n don't rush you. Amazing atmosphere. I'ma slow eater, so I'm sometimes there for a hour eating n scrolling my phone. They are always amazing n attentive to whatever you might need. Anyways I'd give em more than five stars if I could!!! I drive from Merrillville Indiana just to come here. Weekly lol 🤣 frfr. They never disappoint me n I'm a picky eater. N it may sound crazy but their fountain drinks are actually amazing. Iono what they do .. but it's always super fresh n perfectly carbonated. N it's the cleanest restaurant I've ever been in. I love everything about this place. Hands down THE BEST OF THE BEST 😁 n if your from out of town... You don't wanna miss out.

sam I. A.

Burger, Italian beef were bland and rubbery. Fried mushrooms were burnt.
The food was not tasty at all. Not coming back again.

Denise

Today I'm giving Pop's a 5 star rating ..we ordered hot dogs no relish ..they were delivered as ordered delicious and I got a call along ...with an apology and a 5 dollar certificate towards my next order.. I cannot thank them enough for correcting this .. we also enjoy the beef sandwich Italian sausage sandwich and combo's too. Yes ..they deserve 5 stars

Lori

Definitely not as busy as I remember, ordered some green stuffed pepper soup - I think it was actually left over sloppy joes with green peppers diced up into it. There was no rice - NOT soupy at all. Seasoned Ground beef, diced tomatoes & peppers that's what I got. Where's the soup? And SALTY!!!! Sheesh. So much salt that I couldn't finish a CUP of soup.

Tammera M.

This place is very inconsistent. Sometimes the Italians beefs are good, and other times they are just OK. The fries are usually super hard, and when you request them not to fry super hard, they undercook them,so you are biting into a raw fry.

Sierra N.

First time here I got a Ruben, and there was no sauerkraut on it. Today was my second time here, hoping they'd redeem themselves with my polish and the "grilled" onions are completely black.

Jay U.

Pop’s in Tinley Park has been a long time family favorite in my household. Not only is the beef one of my favorites around but I highly recommend their Reuben, it’s fantastic! Pop’s has that one of a kind hot pepper mix that’s pretty addicting and a must try. Everyone has that one place where they love the fries, Pop’s is mine!

Inside the establishment, it’s very functional for ordering and also pretty quick. Any time I visit, it is always very clean and well kept.

The staff and owner are very friendly which is something I always remember when I visit places.

Overall, Pop’s is an establishment that serves great food with great service and I’m happy to have places like this in my community!