[JoMar]

Originally Posted by JohnN

I'm Chicago born and raised. "Italian Beef Sandwich" was my middle name as a kid. I attended UICC on the outskirts of Chicago and at the time, it was surrounded by an old timey Italian neighborhood where there were a lot of storefront Italian food joints.

So, I visited Portillo's in Orlando near Disney and it was beyond HORRID.
Sad to say. A crusty French bread, a very thin slice of beef, no giardiniera (sweet and/or hot peppers), the "gravy" (I always called it juice) was about a teaspoon though I asked for it "wet". It was darn near unedible. Broke my heart.

I thought to mention it to the manager, then I thought again, the world has enough issues and I wasn't up for it. But I won't go there again.

I'll try the new Portillo's once, but it had better be a whole ton better.
Orlando ain't Chicago, I guess.

Odd, have several neighbors that were also born and raised in Chicago and they have a very different opinion of the Portillo's in Tampa and Orlando. Taste bud changes or memory reinvention?