Al's #1 Italian Beef

Name: Al's #1 Italian Beef
Address: 169 W. Ontario St., 60654, IL, 60654
Telephone: 312-943-3222

The distinctive, unique, amazing and truly iconic Al's Italian beef sandwich recipe has been kept a closely guarded secret since 1938.

169 W. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60654, US

• Monday: 10:00AM-12:00PM •Tuesday: 10:00AM-12:00PM •Wednesday: 10:00AM-12:00PM •Thursday: 10:00AM-12:00PM •Friday: 10:00AM-3:00AM •Saturday: 10:00AM-3:00AM •Sunday: 10:00AM-12:00PM •

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Cuisine: Hot Dogs, Sandwiches
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The Italian Beef Sandwich

Regular

That's how we do it for most of our guests. Just enough beef gravy (the "juice") is added to make it nice and juicy, but not over the top.

Wet

Additional gravy is added to the sandwich, the juicier the better.

Dipped

The crown jewel of juicy, the entire sandwich is submerged into the gravy. Roll up your sleeves and get ready to eat! You'll need the "Italian Stance" for this one.

Dry

No extra gravy goodness but still delicious. You might want to re-think this option though. Our beef gravy is the gold. Go ahead and be a little adventurous and crazy; get it a little wet. You'll love it.

Fresh Cut Fries

A Small Cup or a Large Cup of Fries

for the French fry purest.

BBQ Fries

with a drizzle of our own special BBQ Sauce.

Cheddar Cheese Fries

with a great Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce Drizzled on Top. Our #1 Specialty Fry!

Bleu Cheese Fries

with Crumbled Gorgonzola Cheese & Chunky Bleu Cheese Sauce. (only a fine glass of wine could make these taste any better.)

Buffalo Bleu Fries

with Chunky Bleu Cheese Sauce & Spicy Buffalo Sauce. (ditto on the wine thing.)

Chili Cheddar Fries

with Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce & a ladle of Our Amazing Bean-less Chili.

Loaded Fries

with Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce, Bacon, Chopped Green Onion & Sour Cream on the Side.

Nacho Fries

with Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce & Jalapeno Peppers.

Char-Grilled Italian Sausage

The "Combo"

Our Famous combination of Al's Italian Beef piled on top of a fresh Char-Grilled Italian Sausage.

Italian Sausage

Char-Grilled Italian Sausage with that Backyard Barbecue taste served on Delicious Fresh Baked Italian bread.

Double Italian Sausage

Twice the Sausage, Twice the Flavor.

Chicago Hot Dogs

Original Dog

with Mustard, Relish, Onion & Sport Peppers (This is the way Chicago's original hot dogs were served. It wasn't until much later in Chicago's hot dog history that restaurants began adding pickles and tomatoes.)

Chicago Dog

with Mustard, Relish, Onion, Sport Peppers, Tomato & Kosher Pickle Spear

Double Dog

2 Dogs on a single Bun with all your Favorite Toppings

Chili Dog

Loaded with our Bean-less Chili topped with Onions. (We make our chili bean-less so the beans don't fall all over your lap when you eat your chili dog. We are very thoughtful that way.)

Cheese Dog

Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce tops the hot dog.

Chili Cheese Dog

Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce and bean-less Chili are topped with Onions

Char-Grilled Polish

Our famous Char-Grilled Polish Sausage served on our Steamed Poppy Seed Bun. All Polishes are served with a pile of our Fresh Cut French Fries.

Original Polish

Mustard, Relish, Onion & Sport Peppers (The original way a polish sausage was served on a bun.)

Chicago Polish

Mustard, Relish, Onion, Sport Peppers, Sliced Tomato & Kosher Pickle Spear

Maxwell Street Polish

Mustard, Grilled Onion & Sport Peppers

Char-Grilled Burgers

Char-Grilled Burgers are made with 100% All-Beef Patties served on a Fresh Toasted Bun. We make them several different way. You can make your own or try one of these great combinations.

Original

Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Tomato, Lettuce, Red Onion & Kosher Pickles. This is an "Everything" burger. (Make it a Double!)

BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burger

Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, and all the toppings

Drive-In Cheese Burger

Cheddar or American Cheese and all the toppings

Maxwell Street Burger

Grilled Onion & Mustard

Nacho Burger

Shredded Cheddar, Onion & Jalapeño Peppers

Spicy Buffalo Burger

Bleu Cheese Sauce, Spicy Buffalo Sauce, and all the toppings

Cheddar Chili Burger

Cheddar Cheese, Chili & Onions

Gorgonzola & Bleu Burger

Gorgonzola Cheese, Bleu Cheese Sauce, and all the toppings

Tamales

Our Classic Tamales are a staple of "the neighborhood" in Chicago and features a yellow cornmeal shell filled with ground beef flavors and secret spices. Gotta try it as a Tamale Boat!

Full Boat

2 Classic Tamales topped with our Hearty bean-less Chili, Sharp Cheddar Cheese and Onions

Half Boat

1 Classic Tamale topped with our Hearty bean-less Chili, Sharp Cheddar Cheese and Onions

A Single Classic Chicago Tamale

A Classic Chicago Tamale is a blend of cornmeal flavors and is served in the wrapper. Straight from the old fashion hot dog carts of yesterday.

Al's Beanless Chili

Flavorful Meaty Bean-less Chili, not too mild and not too spicy.

Chili

Served with Crackers in the traditional way

Chili Deluxe

Topped with shredded Cheddar Cheese and Onions. Served with Crackers.

Fire Chili

Our Chili topped with Hot Giardiniera Oil. One of our "Secret Menu" items

Secret Menu

Al's Secret Menu

The Italian Soaker

French Bread completely dipped into the Gravy and topped with Peppers and/or Cheese.

The Al's Poor Boy

French Bread filled with Fries and dipped into the Gravy. Add Cheese to make it the Cheesy Poor Boy.

Francheezie

A Cheese Dog topped with a hot slice of Bacon and wrapped with Fries.

Veggie Burger

Throw out the cow patty and add a handful of Fries with any of the Burger Toppings. Recovering Vegetarians Welcome!

Gypsy Fries

French Fries with choice of Provolone or Cheese Sauce, Sliced Italian Beef, ladels of Gravy, and topped off with Giardiniera.

BLT

Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato on French Bread with Mayo.

Fire Chili

Traditional Chili spiced up with Hot Giardiniera Oil

Tamale in a Blanket

A Tamale in a Hot Dog Bun dressed like an Original Dog, wrapped with Fries.