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Joe’s Hot Dogs in Joliet for sale

Joe’s Hot Dogs at 810 Plainfield Road in Joliet is seen on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.

A three-generation hot dog business in Joliet is now for sale.

The sale of Joe’s Hot Dogs in Joliet will include “the building and the business, including all restaurant equipment, inventory, trademarks, website domain, plans for drive-thru, the iconic Joes’s Hot Dog Sign,” along with the security system and cameras, according to the @properties Christie’s International Real Estate website.

Not only is the building at 810 Plainfield Road well-maintained, but the metal roof implementation; heating, ventilation and air-conditioning updates; the Generac generator addition; and the parking lot expansion all happened in the past 10 years, according to the website.

In addition, the following were updated in 2010: kitchen, stainless steel counters and prep areas, walk-in cooler and freezer, and hood system, according to the website.

Joe’s Hot Dogs’ kitchen equipment includes two fryers, gas countertop hot dog steamers, drop-in refrigerator, warmer, commercial microwave, milkshake machine, three freezers, a standing two-door refrigerator and a POS system, according to the website.

The building includes a full basement for dry inventory storage, a manager’s office and full attic access for any updates, according to the website.

The table tops in front of the building offer outdoor eating space, and the “green space in the rear of the property could be used for a picnic area,” according to the website.

Joe’s Hot Dogs has “341 feet of frontage along Route 30/Plainfield Road with two curb cuts and 15,500 average daily traffic count, per [the Illinois Department of Transportation],” according to the website.

The hot dog business also shares the six corners intersection with CVS and Dunkin’.

The purchase of Joe’s Hot Dogs is an opportunity “to grow the business or just maintain the tradition that has been built over the years,” according to the website.

Serious inquiries only. Showings by appointment only.

The listing office is at Century 21 Circle. Call 815-730-1199.

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Denise  Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.