I'd like to think of myself as somewhat a connoisseur of short-order eats. My diet throughout high school and college consisted mainly of hamburgers, fries, milkshakes, and pizza. So when I moved to Milford, Illinois over seven years ago, I thought to myself, "Well, that's the end of good fast-food, if I don't want to travel an hour to Kankakee or Champaign." The first time I went in, I noticed the menu board advertised a 1/2-lb. burger. That's one-half! As in 8-oz. pre-cooked weight. I didn't know you could even cook an 8-oz. burger all the way through. The closest I'd ever come to was Ken's Beef and Dogs in Streamwood, IL. There you could get a 1/3-lb. burger. So let me just tell you that Southside has the best burgers anywhere if you don't want to drive 3 hours up to Chicago. As a matter of fact, Portillo's burgers aren't as good, and that's really saying something. Imagine my pleasant surprise when Southside put a real, live, fresh red tomato slice on my burger. Ok, so I had to pay an extra 10 cents for it, but hey, it's so good, I'd pay a dollar for a good tomato slice. The burger is so good. I think they use local meat, which is awesome, because I love the idea of supporting the local economy. The 1/2-lb. Burger Basket with fries and coleslaw will stuff you to the fullest, but the experience is almost mystical. Mmm...I think I'll order one now.

I'd like to think of myself as somewhat a connoisseur of short-order eats. My diet throughout high school and college consisted mainly of hamburgers, fries, milkshakes, and pizza. So when I moved to Milford, Illinois over seven years ago, I thought to myself, "Well, that's the end of good fast-food, if I don't want to travel an hour to Kankakee or Champaign." The first time I went in, I noticed the menu board advertised a 1/2-lb. burger. That's one-half! As in 8-oz. pre-cooked weight. I didn't know you could even cook an 8-oz. burger all the way through. The closest I'd ever come to was Ken's Beef and Dogs in Streamwood, IL. There you could get a 1/3-lb. burger. So let me just tell you that Southside has the best burgers anywhere if you don't want to drive 3 hours up to Chicago. As a matter of fact, Portillo's burgers aren't as good, and that's really saying something. Imagine my pleasant surprise when Southside put a real, live, fresh red tomato slice on my burger. Ok, so I had to pay an extra 10 cents for it, but hey, it's so good, I'd pay a dollar for a good tomato slice. The burger is so good. I think they use local meat, which is awesome, because I love the idea of supporting the local economy. The 1/2-lb. Burger Basket with fries and coleslaw will stuff you to the fullest, but the experience is almost mystical. Mmm...I think I'll order one now.

I'd like to think of myself as somewhat a connoisseur of short-order eats. My diet throughout high school and college consisted mainly of hamburgers, fries, milkshakes, and pizza. So when I moved to Milford, Illinois over seven years ago, I thought to myself, "Well, that's the end of good fast-food, if I don't want to travel an hour to Kankakee or Champaign." The first time I went in, I noticed the menu board advertised a 1/2-lb. burger. That's one-half! As in 8-oz. pre-cooked weight. I didn't know you could even cook an 8-oz. burger all the way through. The closest I'd ever come to was Ken's Beef and Dogs in Streamwood, IL. There you could get a 1/3-lb. burger. So let me just tell you that Southside has the best burgers anywhere if you don't want to drive 3 hours up to Chicago. As a matter of fact, Portillo's burgers aren't as good, and that's really saying something. Imagine my pleasant surprise when Southside put a real, live, fresh red tomato slice on my burger. Ok, so I had to pay an extra 10 cents for it, but hey, it's so good, I'd pay a dollar for a good tomato slice. The burger is so good. I think they use local meat, which is awesome, because I love the idea of supporting the local economy. The 1/2-lb. Burger Basket with fries and coleslaw will stuff you to the fullest, but the experience is almost mystical. Mmm...I think I'll order one now.