Portillo's was started in 1963 by Dick Portillo with a small hot dog stand. It is now one of Chicago's most famous restaurants featuring hot dogs, Italian beef, and the best ribs in Chicago.
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Hot Dogs & Chili
Hot Dog
With everything includes: mustard, relish, freshly chopped onions, sliced red ripe tomatoes, kosher pickle and sport peppers piled onto a perfectly steamed poppy seed bun.
Chili Cheese Dog
Served with onions.
Char-Grilled Maxwell Street Style Polish
Grilled in the traditional way it was done on historic Maxwell Street and prepared with mustard and grilled onions.
Jumbo Hot Dog
A thicker Hot Dog with mustard, relish, freshly chopped onions, sliced red ripe tomatoes, kosher pickle and sport peppers.
Jumbo Chili Cheese Dog
Served with onions.
Bowl of Chili
Our Homestyle Chili served with cheese and onions.
Chicken Sandwiches
Char-Broiled Chicken Sandwich
Our Char-Broiled Seasoned Breast of Chicken served tender and juicy on a toasted bun, with mayo, tomato and lettuce.
Char-Broiled Chicken Croissant
Our Char-Broiled Chicken served on a perfectly baked buttery, golden brown, flaky croissant served with mayo, tomato and lettuce.
Breaded Chicken Sandwich
A lightly breaded, all white breast filet, deep-fried in 100% vegetable oil and served on a toasted bun with mayo, tomato and lettuce.
Breaded Chicken Croissant
Deep-fried in 100% vegetable oil and served on a perfectly baked flaky croissant with mayo, tomato and lettuce.
Chicken Club
A lightly breaded, all white breast filet deep-fried in 100% vegetable oil with lettuce, mayo, tomato and bacon..
Char-Broiled Burgers
Our burgers are the best burgers in town! We char-broil them to lock in the juices. We serve our burgers straight from the broiler to you
Burger
Char-Broiled 1/3 pound* of Juicy Beef with mayo, crisp lettuce, a red ripe tomato slice, sliced red onion, pickles and ketchup served on our freshly toasted old fashioned style bun.
Double Burger
Burger Lovers Dream! A 2/3 pound* of Char-Broiled Juicy Beef with mayo, crisp lettuce, a red ripe tomato slice, sliced red onion, pickles, and ketchup served on our freshly toasted old fashioned style bun.
Bacon Burger
Includes mayo, lettuce and tomato.
Double Bacon Burger
Includes mayo, lettuce and tomato.
Beef-N-Sausage Sandwiches
We make our Italian Beef with extra gravy. If you prefer it another way, let your order taker know. DRY: Very little gravy. EXTRA GRAVY: We splash a bit of gravy on the sandwich. DIPPED: We dip the sandwich in the gravy
Italian Beef
Chicago’s #1 Italian Beef served on perfectly baked French bread. We recommend adding hot or sweet peppers to your sandwich
Big Beef
For the larger appetite.
Char-Grilled Italian Sausage
Combo Beef & Char-Grilled Sausage
Beef-N-Cheddar Croissant
A perfect combination of our famous Italian Beef layered with Cheddar cheese and served on a toasted croissant.
Home Cooked Sweet Peppers
Hot Peppers
Mozzarella
Cheddar Cheese
Add Home Cooked Sweet Peppers | Hot Peppers | Mozzarella | Cheddar | American Cheese
Meatless Sandwiches
Grilled Tuna Sandwich
Grilled yellow-fin tuna filet with lettuce, tomato, sliced red onion, and our homemade tartar sauce on a toasted bun.
Halibut Filet Sandwich
A lightly battered hand-cut Halibut filet deep fried in 100% vegetable oil and served with crisp lettuce and our homemade tartar sauce.
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich
Select grilled vegetables, grilled portabella mushroom and Havarti cheese on grilled multi-grain Focaccia.
A cool, crispy variety of lettuces topped with tender chicken, crunchy bacon, red cabbage, tomato, a shredded cheese blend and pecans topped with our own warmed honey dijon dressing..
Chopped Salad
Chopped Romaine & Iceberg lettuce mixed with Ditalini pasta, chicken breast, bacon, tomato, red cabbage, Gorgonzola cheese, green onion and our house dressing.
Garbage Salad
It’s got a bunch of junk in it! Like salami, lots of provolone cheese, radishes, onion, sweet cherry tomatoes, burgundy olives, celery, roasted red peppers, parmesan cheese, parsley and on top of all that garbage is a trashy sweet vinaigrette dressing.
Poppyseed Fruit with Chicken Salad
Our tender chicken breast served with a generous selection of strawberries, pineapples, blueberries, Mandarin oranges, all tossed together with Gorgonzola cheese, and glazed walnuts in our Poppyseed dressing. A sweet deal.
Apple Walnut Chicken Salad
Tender baby spinach and a mix of fresh lettuce gently tossed with diced Gala apples, dried cranberries, candied walnuts and creamy Goat cheese. Topped with our freshly-sliced grilled chicken. Finished with fat free raspberry vinaigrette.
Mediterranean Salad
A mix of fresh lettuce mixed with diced chicken, chopped red cabbage, Feta cheese, Garbanzo beans, diced tomatoes, red & green onions and Kalamata olives. Tossed with our creamy Mediterranean-style dressing. Topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Southwest BBQ Chicken Salad
A mix of fresh lettuce, BBQ chicken breast, bacon, tomato, a shredded cheese blend, green onion, black beans and corn tossed together with our own Southwest chipotle ranch dressing and topped with tortilla pieces.
Gourmet Garden Salad
Crispy chilled Romaine and Iceberg make up a gourmet base to which we add a wide array of garden fresh vegetables and Cheddar cheese. Add your favorite dressing or one of our gourmet dressings for a unique taste.
Caesar Salads
A crispy bed of Romaine lettuce tossed with our classic Caesar dressing and topped with tomato, hard boiled egg, croutons and freshly grated Parmesan
cheese.