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Italian Beef

Italian Beef

Name: Portillo’s

Location: Greater Chicago

Meal: Multiple (Italian Beef, Chop Salad, Garbage Salad)

Type: Local Restaurant

Portillo’s is one of my favorite restaurants when it comes to Chicago food. What they do best, is doing so many things well. Not only do they serve one of the best Italian Beef sandwiches around, they also serve great Chicago style hot dogs, and they also serve some of my favorite salads. They do this while providing some of most consistently great service I’ve ever experienced. In the two years that I have visited the Chicago area, I would say that I’ve eaten at Portillo’s more than five times; once even for lunch and dinner in the same day. For someone who prides himself of being the Hungry Traveler, always looking for another place, that is saying something.

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Als Italian Beef

Al's Italian Beef

Name: Al’s Beef

Location: Chicago, IL

Meal: Italian Beef sandwich, Cheese fries, and Pepsi

Type: Sandwich

Chicago, besides being a great city of its own right, is a city torn between three culinary poster-children. You can find good support for the Chicago hot dog, the deep dish pizza, or the Italian beef being the food to best associate with Chicago. As previously mentioned, I have love for the Chicago hot dog, but for my money Italian beef is Chicago to me.

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