Excellent news! Now, if we could just get a #Portillos, please. #StLouis #food #restaurants #dining #ItalianBeef

https://www.stlmag.com/dining/buona-chicago-italian-beef-expands-st-louis/

This is a heavenly sandwich.

#Chicago #illinois #Pope #portillos

If you're visiting #Chicago this week for the #DNC , you might want to know:

* The weather is unusually nice for this time of year. Enjoy walking or riding a rented bike along the lake front.

* #Portillos restaurants have beefy burgers, "Chicago-style" hot dogs, and the best chocolate cake on Earth. (You're welcome.)

* If locals are confused by your questions about #WillisTower, try referring to it (correctly) as the #SearsTower.

* The #museums here are some of the best in the world, and each is worth the cost of admission. Most are within walking distance of each other in "The Museum Campus."

* A lot of locals are a little nervous after that #Chicago1968 mess. Please help calm their nerves.

* #OHareAirport is in the suburbs. You can take the “North Central Line” of the #Metra #trains to go between the airport and downtown.

* #RTA trains run within the city. They are always called “The L” ("elevated trains") even when they're underground.

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#DemocraticNationalConvention

Somehow I keep letting my memory of Portillo's greatness fool me into thinking it'll still be great this time. I never learn!!
It's like I block all the memories of mediocre modern Portillo's in favor of the old memories, then I question myself. 😑
Never again!
#Chicago #beef #italianbeef #portillos

#Portillos hot dogs, River North location in sweet home #Chicago. So glad they’re finally going to bring them to #Georgia soon.

@baileyyyyy that's fair as a reason to like bucees, but I've seen some people where it's like their favorite brand

I get having a favorite restaurant/business (like, #portillos is like that for me), but I don't see what elevated bucees from to the point of obsession that I see from some people

If anyone out there has keys to a #Portillos and knows how to make a Big Beef, I've got a finsky for you. #hungry

One of the most popular #FastFood chains here in the #Chicago area is #Portillos. They have famous #ChicagoStyleDogs, very beefy hamburgers, my favorite #FrenchFries, and a #ChocolateCake that's to die for. Their drive-thru lanes have always been packed (even before Covid).

They've also always had MUCH higher-than-average fast food #prices.

Portillo's can afford to pay better #wages, that's for sure. And their employees are among the most overworked & overstressed in the industry, from what I've seen.

It's currently owned by corporate giant #BerkshireProperties, after founder Dick Portillo sold the company (including several smaller restaurants, like #HoneyJamCafe) in 2014. #Berkshire went public in 2021.

My family has tended to be loyal customers, but we won't be crossing any picket lines, thank you-- not even for their chocolate cake.

#PayYourWorkers a #LivingWage.

#Labor #Strikes #Unions #UnionStrong #LaborLaws #Unionize #UnionStrike #Union #Illinois

https://youtu.be/65QZpgwW6Cs

Only one way to recoup all those calories #Beef #ItalianBeef #Portillos

And my family was delighted to be a part of that huge sucxess!! Thanks again, @portilloshotdog and @GrandscapeTX!! #Portillos #Texas #TheColony #Grandscape

@AthenaFatima777 @Mrfunkedude That sounds delightful! Except for the herring.😉

#Today I took my sons (still on winter break) over to their grandma's for lunch and #boardgames. We picked up from #Portillos and played Sorry! and Ticket to Ride.

I missed breakfast this morning, but my chopped salad from Portillo's made up for it.