I found a parking spot a block down the street from Top Notch Beefburgers and went inside.Īlthough the decor suggests it's been in there longer than 1984, the inside of Top Notch Beefburgers is very inviting. 95th in Beverly can be a little tough, especially in the middle of the day when the breakfast crowd dwindles down and the lunch crowd ratchets up. So, to my somewhat limited knowledge, I believe the only place you can get a Top Notch Beefburger these days is at the main location on W. But in doing research for Top Notch Beefburgers, I see an address for them with an Orland Park location, but I have found nothing to suggest that there is such a place. They also tried to open a location in far south suburban Orland Park in the mid-90's, but they had problems with the landlord and couldn't get that accomplished. However, that location closed up about three years ago due to dwindling sales. Top Notch had a satellite location for about 20 years further down 95th Ave. Now in his early 80's, he's stooped over a bit, but Diran Soulian still has a vivid personality. William Soulian passed away in 1994, but Diran Soulian is still there every day, puttering around behind the counter and greeting the regulars when they come in. It was there for 30 years before moving to a larger place at its present day W. in 1954 and eventually moved to a location on West 95th street. Top Notch continues to de-bone and grind their own round steak daily (they have their own walk-in cooler with hanging beef) and only uses salt and pepper during the cooking process.Īfter the death of their parents, the Soulian brothers took over the burger joint now on W. The burgers were ground fresh everyday using chuck beef, a practice that they changed after the war to the more flavorful round steak. The young Soulian boys did everything from clean floors and tables to working the grill flipping burgers. Along with their boys, Diran and William, the Soulians sold their burgers for 20 cents during the height of World War II. 95th for nearly 58 years.Īrmenian immigrants John and Asanette Soulian first opened their Top Notch Beefburger Shop on 47th street in Chicago in 1942. Top Notch Beefburger Shop has had a presence along W. 95th hide the beauty of the surrounding neighborhood.
The hard-scrabble businesses up and down W. Beverly is a picturesque community within the city with tree-lined streets, stately homes and a Norman Rockwell feeling to the place.
I had to find out for myself if what they said about Top Notch Beefburgers was true and when I was in Chicago recently, I made it a point to stop there. The burgers have been praised in print and on film as being some of the best around. Since 1942, the Top Notch Beefburger Shop has been making great burgers for hundreds of thousands of hungry Chicago area people.
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