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Line 1: {{short description|Sausage sandwich from Chicago}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Maxwell Street Polish | image = Maxwell Street Polish | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = | country = [[United States]] Line 12: | type = [[Sandwich]] | served = | main_ingredient = [[Bun]], [[kielbasa]], [[onion]]s, [[Mustard (condiment)|yellow mustard]], optional [[List of Capsicum cultivars#Capsicum annuum|sport peppers]] | variations = | calories = Line 19: [[File:Maxwell street polish stand 2010.JPG|thumb|Jim's Original at its current location on Union Avenue, circa 2010.]] A '''Maxwell Street Polish''' consists of a grilled or fried length of [[kielbasa|Polish sausage]] topped with grilled [[onion]]s and [[Mustard (condiment)|yellow mustard]] and optional pickled whole, green [[List of Capsicum cultivars#Capsicum annuum|sport ==History==
[[File: [[File:THE Maxwell Street Polish Hot Dog Stand.jpg|thumb|right|Maxwell Street Polish Hot Dog Stand in service at 4:00 AM in 2008.]] Due to the [[University of Illinois Chicago]]'s South Campus development the Maxwell Street market district was razed and the two stands moved in 2005. After decades of coexisting at the intersection of Halsted and Maxwell Streets, the two have relocated their side-by-side competition a half block east onto Union Avenue, adjacent to the [[Dan Ryan Expressway]] on-ramp at [[Roosevelt Road]].<ref>Fuller, Janet Rausa (2005-09-19), "Rival Polish sausage stands are heading home; New locations near UIC designed to emit less onion odor", ''Chicago Sun-Times'', 6.</ref> Maxwell Polish are a staple of [[hot dog stand]]s and today are found throughout the city and suburbs, including at restaurant chains such as [[Portillo's]]<ref>"5 places to..." (2008-01-18). ''SouthtownStar'', T04.</ref> and [[Brown's Chicken]],<ref>Knowles, Francine (2004-07-2). "Brown's Beefs Up", ''Chicago Sun-Times'', 53.</ref> and is available at most sports venues in the area serving concessions. Most of the 24-hour stands (such as the original Express Grill and its neighboring competition, Jim's Original) also serve the pork chop sandwich popularized alongside the Polish sausage sandwich during the days of the old Maxwell Street market.<ref>Eng, Monica; Leroux, Charles (2004-10-01). [ As of September 2021, the Jims Original stand announced that they will be closed from 1-6am due to pressure from the landlord, [[University of Illinois Chicago|UIC]] over "neighborhood safety reasons".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-02|title=End of era: 24-hour Chicago hot dog joint will close overnights at landlord's request|url=https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/24-hour-chicago-hot-dog-joint-will-now-close-overnights|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Audacy.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Esposito|first=Stefano|date=2021-09-03|title=Jim's Original, home of the Maxwell Street Polish, told it can no longer stay open all night|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/9/3/22656152/jims-original-maxwell-street-polish-no-longer-open-all-night-uic-cites-crimes|access-date=2021-09-03|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}</ref> <gallery widths="160px" heights="200px"> Line 36 ⟶ 39: ==Sausage== The main feature of the sandwich is the sausage, which is widely available in grocery and specialty retail stores throughout the [[Chicagoland|Chicago area]]. It is typically marketed as the "Maxwell Street" variety, which is a Chicago-specific variation of ''kielbasa'' distinguished by it being typically more seasoned and made from a combination of both [[beef]] and [[pork]].<ref>Zeldes, Leah A. (2008-10-22). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819011149/http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/1234642%2CFOO-News-polish22a.article "Help for the Kielbasa Conundrum"], ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Archived from [http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/1234642,FOO-News-polish22a.article the original] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819011149/http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/1234642,FOO-News-polish22a.article |date=2010-08-19 }} on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2015-10-31. "A lightly smoked, Chicago-born sausage that's a cross between kielbasa and a natural-casing hot dog, typically made from a finely ground or emulsified mixture of pork and beef, strongly flavored with pepper and garlic, and usually served grilled or fried on a bun and covered with fried onions."</ref> The two largest manufacturers of this particular style of Polish sausage in Chicago are [[Vienna Beef]] and the Bobak ==In media== ▲The main feature of the sandwich is the sausage, which is widely available in grocery and specialty retail stores throughout the [[Chicagoland|Chicago area]]. It is typically marketed as the "Maxwell Street" variety, which is a Chicago-specific variation of ''kielbasa'' distinguished by it being typically more seasoned and made from a combination of both [[beef]] and [[pork]].<ref>Zeldes, Leah A. (2008-10-22). [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819011149/http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/1234642%2CFOO-News-polish22a.article "Help for the Kielbasa Conundrum"], ''Chicago Sun-Times''. Archived from [http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/1234642,FOO-News-polish22a.article the original] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819011149/http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/1234642,FOO-News-polish22a.article |date=2010-08-19 }} on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2015-10-31. "A lightly smoked, Chicago-born sausage that's a cross between kielbasa and a natural-casing hot dog, typically made from a finely ground or emulsified mixture of pork and beef, strongly flavored with pepper and garlic, and usually served grilled or fried on a bun and covered with fried onions."</ref> The two largest manufacturers of this particular style of Polish sausage in Chicago are [[Vienna Beef]] and the Bobak's Sausage Company.<ref>[http://www.viennabeef.com/products/item.asp?PRODUCT_ID=3 Vienna Beef - Vienna® Beef Franks and Sausages - Vienna® Beef Polish Sausage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.bobak.com/?co=aboutus Bobak Sausage Company: Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * Jim’s Original on Halsted was in the film [[Brother 2]]. ==See also== * [[Chicago culture]]
* [[Hot dog variations]] * [[List of hot dogs]] * [[Maxwell Street Depot]] * [[Polish Boy]] * [[The Wieners Circle]] ==References== Line 52 ⟶ 57: ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060129184132/http://users.rcn.com/cowdery/jims.jpg A famous Chicago Maxwell Street Polish sign] * [http://chicago.timeout.com/articles/restaurants-bars/35501/the-survivor The survivor: * [https://lazicdeli.com/maxwell-street-polish Lazic Deli/Harczak's Sausage Company has been making their own Polish sausage since the 1950s and uses it for their Maxwell Street Polish Sausage sandwich.] {{commons}} {{Hot dog variations}} {{Sandwiches}} Line 60 ⟶ 67: [[Category:American sausages]] [[Category:Cuisine of Chicago]]
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