Maxwell Street Polish
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A Maxwell Street Polish consists of a Polish sausage topped with grilled onions and mustard on a bun. The "Maxwell Street", as it is commonly known, originated in Chicago's famous Maxwell Street marketplace, an open-air market that ran on the city's near South Side from 1871 to 1994, as a dish offered by the market's street vendors. It is sometime referred to as a "Jewtown Dog," or "Jew Dog" (part of the market was called Jewtown after the original Jewish merchants). The Maxwell Street Polish soon grew to be one of Chicago's most celebrated and recognized native dishes, along with the Chicago hot-dog. It is served by vendors and restaurants around the city, and is especially common at sporting events. Many small vendors will specialize in the Maxwell Street Polish along with the Pork Chop sandwich. These vendors usually have yellow signs with black letters: "Maxwell St. Polish" and "Pork Chop".
Although most Chicagoans still prefer the traditional recipe, some variations do exist. For example, many hot-dog vendors offer a "Maxwell Street Hot-dog" in which a hot-dog is substituted for the Polish Sausage. Others like to add sport peppers to the Maxwell Street to give it more flavor.
Due to UIC's South Campus development (ongoing construction, started in 2002), the hot dog vendors on the actual Maxwell St. were displaced to new permanent stands on a nearby street (Union Ave.).
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