If inexpensive comfort food is what you crave, Hodak's can help. It's often tough to find a parking space, lacks decor and is always overcrowded, but once your seated, your mood is immediately improved by the food. Hodak's customers order more than 9,000 pounds of chicken each week. This South Side homey eatery is regularly voted for having the best fried chicken in the area, but the folks at Hodak's haven't let the reputation get to their heads; the food's still affordable. The weekday lunch specials are only $5, change daily and range from country steak with lima beans to chicken and dumplings. The menu includes plenty of other fried foods like frog legs, catfish and shrimp. The home-cooked southern meals are made complete with beans, slaw or potato salad. Some customers recommend the apple pie, while others prefer the coconut custard. Either way, you'll have to loosen your belt as you slip into a satisfied glucose coma after a meal at Hodak's. -- Hillary Wicai

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