campione's taste of chicago

just like home...... was at campione's yesterday for my chicago dog fix. it's the onlyplacein tennessee i know of where you can get an authentic chicago sandwich. as a former chicagoan, it's like eating at my favorite sandwich shop back home. food is great, always a friendly place, and the owners are the best! they go out of their way to make their customer's happy. there are many places that offer "chicago style" sandwiches, but none as good as campione's. probably because the owner's are from chicago!

best fries ever!. we've been eating at campione's since it opened and without a doubt their fries are the best we've ever tasted. krinkle cut nice and crispy with the right touch of salt and pepper. the rest of their food is great too--italian beef, chi-town dogs and sausage...the list goes the staff is friendly. thisplaceis a gem. miracle ford loves campione's!!!

absolutly to die for!!!!. wow! i will never eat any where else for as long as i live. the food is truly authentic and the staff is all family. theplaceis spotless and everyone is well taken care of. this family treats everyone that comes in better than most treat their friends. they are warm and inviting with a strong beauty gene ;-). they even allow anyone to have rule over the remote to their 42 inch lg as you enjoy home made sauce and meatballs that only true italians could ever produce. i even saw one guy ask for sauce in a cup so he could just drink it?! the italian beef is to die for, and they've got true chicago style hot dogs complete with the poppy seed bun and creepy lime green chicago relish. everything (i mean everything) is brought in from the windy city, other than what they make. i would know because i recently moved to the area only six years ago. i definitely feel at home with chicago memorabilia all over the walls and the smell of fresh fontinini sausages and brat's on the grill with a fresh scoop of the best fries you will ever eat. this isplaceis completely family friendly and unique. everyone must go no matter how far away you might be, because they literally save you the 500 mile trip to chicago. it is that good, trust me. but, save room for desert! their canolli's, cheese cake, and home made unique cakes are absolutely the best you will ever have.

the food made us so sick. i can’t believe theplaceis still in business with what they are serving to people.

say "camp-ee-own-eez"!. consistently great.
free wifi access.
hosts/owners with a personality! (eek!)
the onlyplacewe all agree on every time!

update: the bratwursts are great, too! (not all chunky/gristly like brats usually are in the south) ;^/

our little family loves campione's! the dogs are my wife and kids' choice, and they are picky about food; maybe the other folks who whined about the hotdogs are not used to "yankee"/old-fashioned 'dogs which tend to have more "bite"; i, personally, avoid most hotdogs; anyway i found the roast beef with mozz a winner. i get a half "samitch" (which is not printed on the menu but is on the wall menu there) and it barely leaves room for a cannolu (cannoli, singular, who knew). the fries are the best i've ever eaten. i usually avoid fries, too, they just never taste good enough to warrant the fat grams, but i cannot help eating a half (large) order here. back to the cannoli: they are filled to order so the shell is crisp like it should be (but never is elsewhere) and the filling is about perfect (needs more candied orange peel and pistachios imho). my only complaint is that it's a bit too expensive for us to stop there every time the kids suggest it - not really because it's too pricey, but because we must get the $3 canolli (x4) and cokes (to cut the grease, every cheap eats expert knows coke is like dawn, except it gets grease out of your _colon_).
re: (reviewer) sushi nut's complaints; 1) i agree with his/her parenting policy regarding avoidance of kids' tv, and the disney channel experience would've made me mad too; but i have never seen anything but sports and cnn on the hd tvs there. i'm sure if one asked they'd at least turn it down, and these people are among the few who posses the required tact to take disney from children and leave the kids smiling!
2). i too sometimes have the campiones too-full-dummy-tummy ache from the rich food, but just take this as an affirmation of your normal (i.e., usually healthy) diet!
hey i just thought of campione's new slogan: you want the food? huh? you can't handle the food!

real chicago. authentic chicago restaurant. i am from the windy city and thisplaceis real. great, no, amazing italian beef. they use viena beef. daily italian specials are good too. nice atmosphere and friendly owner and staff. if you like this type of food, you'll love this place. oh, try the desert...terrific cannoli.

very delicious! the italian beef with the mozzarella is the best! fries were really tasty as well. couldn't decide what to have for dinner and wanted to try someplacewe hadn't been. took a gamble using urban spoon and found this place. glad we did! will definitley go back.