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    I'm a fan of Italian beef, But I really dig Italian Clam

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    -In a Republic, the sovereignty resides with the people themselves. In a Republic, the government is a servant of the people, and obliged to its owner, We the People..

    "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." John Adams

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    Quote Originally Posted by rivergames View Post
    I'm a fan of Italian beef, But I really dig Italian Clam
    Lol ...

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    When I worked at Renick Cadillac, every saturday we would make the pilgrimage to Portillos for an italian beef for lunch, that place is legit. Even my friends from Chicago born and raised agree that it is pretty legit.

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    just looking at them made my cholesterol go up

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    noteworthy, i would say so... :D

    Portillo's has so many Silver Platter awards (the "Oscars" of the food industry) that the company was retired from competition for 5 years to give others a chance.

    •1987 Chicago Food Service Marketing Club Hall of Fame Award
    •1991 Chicago Executive of the Year Award from the Chicago Alumni Club of Southern Illinois University
    •1994 Entrepreneur of the Year Award - sponsored by Inc. magazine
    •1995 Top 3 Restaurateur of the Year
    •Food Industry News' 1996 Restaurateur of the Year Award
    •2002 Manufacturer Agents for Food Service Industry Restaurateur of the Year Award
    •2004 Employer of the Year award from The National Able Network and NBC 5 Chicago.
    •2002 Nation's Restaurant News - Regional Powerhouse Chains "Portillo's Hot Dogs - Out of the Dog House and living the American Dream, frankfurter chain operator grows his business independently"
    •2005 Nation's Restaurant News - Fast, Casual Players - Portillo's Hot Dogs "Barking up the right tree, theme eatery's familiar food, keeps customers begging for more"
    •2006 Chicago Area Entrepreneurship "Hall of Fame" award
    •2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Portillo's is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as one of Chicago's Largest Privately Held Companies.
    •2012 Portillo's is listed 144 out of 500 in Technomic’s Top 500 U.S. Chain Restaurant Report for 2011. Technomic is a leading fact-based consulting and research firm serving the food industry.

    The Portillo Restaurant Group is the largest privately-owned restaurant company in the Midwest. Combined, the concepts have over 4000 employees and a total of 50 restaurants, plus a catering and shipping division and 2 shopping plazas. This was all accomplished without franchising or investors. Dick Portillo attributes much of his success to his hard-working employees and to you, the satisfied customer. He thanks you for your support.
    -In a Republic, the sovereignty resides with the people themselves. In a Republic, the government is a servant of the people, and obliged to its owner, We the People..

    "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." John Adams

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    Quote Originally Posted by chevellesb406 View Post
    When I worked at Renick Cadillac, every saturday we would make the pilgrimage to Portillos for an italian beef for lunch, that place is legit. Even my friends from Chicago born and raised agree that it is pretty legit.
    I had NO idea that Portillo's had Cali and AZ locations... They are as legit as you can find man... They have like 30 locations in Chicagoland... I love their fries...

    Chicago dogs are outstanding and the giardinara (hot pickled veggie mix) is killer on the italian beef...

    OUTSTANDING, new location to hit while in SoCal... ty for the update sir...

    How is the 406?



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    -In a Republic, the sovereignty resides with the people themselves. In a Republic, the government is a servant of the people, and obliged to its owner, We the People..

    "Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." John Adams

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2manymustangs View Post
    I had NO idea that Portillo's had Cali and AZ locations... They are as legit as you can find man... They have like 30 locations in Chicagoland... I love their fries...

    Chicago dogs are outstanding and the giardinara (hot pickled veggie mix) is killer on the italian beef...

    OUTSTANDING, new location to hit while in SoCal... ty for the update sir...

    How is the 406?
    Its good, the screen name is older than the motor, its a 421 for the past 10 years or so Thinking about running an event in the NMCA true street class my buddy is in charge of, could be good fun to knock the dust off for a bit.

    Portillos in Buena park is the one by me, I know there are a few in AZ as well. Buena Park is not super close to me, so its probably a good thing its a journey to get there, keeps it special and keeps me from having a heart attack.
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