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The beef stand gradually grew and moved to its present location at 1079 W. Taylor Street, still in Chicago’s "Little Italy." In 1999, Chicago Franchise Systems bought the rights to Al's #1 Italian Beef Restaurants. The first Al's franchised location opened in 2001 in Tinley Park, Illinois. [citation needed]
The restaurant was founded by Joe Zucchero and originally started out as a stand in 1979. [1] The restaurant features Italian beef sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and pizza puffs. [5] [6] [self-published source] The restaurant survived financial troubles in 2009. [7]
Portillo's Restaurant Group, Inc. [4] is an American fast casual restaurant chain based in the Chicago area that specializes in serving Chicago-style food such as hot dogs, Maxwell Street Polish, and Italian beef. The company was founded by Dick Portillo on April 9, 1963, in Villa Park, Illinois, under the name "The Dog House".
At last, the Italian beef is having a moment. While deep-dish and Chicago-style hot dogs long ago achieved national fame, the Italian beef was one of those dishes with only limited appeal outside ...
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An Italian beef can also be ordered "dry", with or without a side of juice in a cup, similar to a French dip. [8] An Italian beef is frequently ordered with a side of French fries, [7] or sometimes an Italian ice. [5] Some restaurants sell "gravy bread," bread dipped in juices without meat or toppings. This is cheaper than a full sandwich. [8]
Baci's Kitchen, 2990 N. Perryville Road, will close for good on Sunday after a five year run. Ciao!: This Italian restaurant is closing after 5 years in Rockford
Gino's East was opened in 1966 [1] by Sam Levine, Fred Bartoli, and George Loverde. Previously, they had opened the original Gino's in 1960 at 930 N. Rush Street. They bought a building on East Superior Street "but didn't know what to put in it," Levine told a Tribune reporter in 1983, when the restaurant was sold to new owners.