Wiener's Circle

Wiener's Circle

Wiener's Circle is a popular restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. It is located at 2622 N. Clark Street. It is best known for its famously abusive [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEEDA143EF93AA1575BC0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 Summer in the Second City] - Christopher Solomon. New York Times - August 29, 2004] staff members, one of the more notable being 'Poochie' [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=109143780DC1BE26&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Local guy Charlie Finn enjoys 'Life on a Stick'] - Mike Thomas. Chicago Sun-Times - March 20, 2005] . The ordering of a 'Chocolate Milkshake' is also a highlight, if you pay $20 and ask for a "chocolate milkshake" you will get flashedFact|date=October 2007 by one of the staff, almost all of whom are African American women.

It has been seen in popular culture on Comedy Central's Insomniac with Dave Attell [ [http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/insomniac/episode_guide/season_2/chicago.jhtml Comedy Central: Shows - Insomniac With Dave Attell - Episode Guide - Season 2 - 201 - Chicago ] ] and Chicago Public Radio's/Showtime's This American Life [ [http://www.thislife.org/TV_Episode.aspx?episode=6 This American Life ] ] .

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