The land of your Italian Beef dreams...
There's so many places to choose from. Al's Beef I believe is the OG and has a few locations. First one opened in the 1930's in Little Italy and is still there on Taylor St.
Jul 17, 2024
Related Recs
This is a pretty solid/recent list with map included. The top places are in the burbs and some of the more popular downtown spots are kind of meh, my recommendation is Bari on W Grand, get the hot giardiniera, very consistent and you can ask for au jus on the side. (I had one fully "dipped" from Johnnie's in Bridgeport once and it was like a straight up heart attack)
Jul 18, 2024
🐄
(outside the city but worth it) they have the best italian beef hands down!!! Otherwise any mom and pop lookin beef place is the best, better than the big ones like Portillos or Al’s
May 4, 2024
If I'm in Chicago the only place I'm tryna get Italian Beef is Johnnie's in Elmwood Park. If I'm outside of Chicago I know the great Chicago export of Portillo's will offer a perfectly adequate beef. I probably won't go out of my way for this Portillo's again, but the decor inside was classic Chicago mob-themed and you can't beat their iconic red stripes and wiener dog mascot. My main critique of the quality of the sandwich is sometimes their meat is a bit tough, and even though I ask for the beef "extra juicy" there are some really dry moments. Overall, solid intro to Italian Beef and their chopped salad is bomb!
7/10 Yum
9/10 Chicago-ness
10/10 Service
8/10 Vibes (slightly lower cuz their patio was lacking in vibe but inside was great)
Jan 21, 2024
Top Recs from @mossyelfie
Breaking my very thin, almost non existent air of mystery because I got a haircut I actually like, my favorite jeans fit again, it’s a full moon eclipse, 70°, and both of my kids’ birthdays are today!! MAGIC IS REAL AND I AM FULL OF LOVE! 💗 💗💗💗💗💗
2d ago
🚫
This has become the norm and every day I grow more disturbed. I understand if somebody is behaving in a harmful way, that is good to document and put out there. But as a whole, it seems, we have become so comfortable with recording people just living their lives. I saw a video of a guy working and the caption of the video was that he was so hot, we needed to find him!!! Why are you providing the Internet with his face and location instead of just going up to talk to him? I saw another of two people on the subway, seemingly a couple, having a very emotional moment. How would you feel if you open up an app and saw a video like that of yourself? I don’t like this level of sibling society surveillance. Why are you videoing an elderly person with sad music dubbed over it to gain likes? It is WEIRD. Don’t even get me started on videos of children. It is WEIRD to use a stranger without their consent to get some kind of fake validation. Get a life.
I don’t mean to come on here and share something so negative, I just don’t have anywhere else to put it and it’s gnawing at me.
Oct 7, 2024
Feb 23, 2025