Italian Beef Sandwiches.
 

Does any restaurant in The Villages sell Italian Beef sandwiches. Either eat in or take-out ?

"Big City Grill" used to. Also had a Chicago style hot dog among other things. Started with 1 location at SS where Athens is now and opened another where NYPD is now.
fell on hard times and closed. Started out pretty good but ...

Aside from that, none that I know of on the campus.

You might check out Stavros or Naples.

Coming Soon
 

It's funny that you posted this question as we (O'Shea's Sports Pub) are currently adding one to our upcoming menu. Our owner made them for the Chicago Club during the Stanley Cup Finals and they were greatly received. If you would like to give us a call we could arrange a preview for you and you can tell us what you think.

We Chicagoans/Chicago area people know our Italian beef sandwiches. Ask a former Chicagoan about Portillo's Italian beef. :mmmm:

Big City's Italian Beef wasn't very good.
(They opened first where NYPD is now and then the Athens location - one of the best spots in TV for a good restaurant)

I'll check out O'Shea's Sports Pub when we get back in October (doesn't sound very Italian tho).

Back in the day - the best Italian Beef was from a place in Roseland called Pementie's (sp).



Italian beef - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.italianbeef.com/state/florida/rate/

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You are so right! There is nothing better than a delicious Italian Beef sandwich from Chicago! God Bless you!��

Wow.....you guys are great! How much more responsive can a business get than offering to make something special for a potential customer!

I had to google to find out what this is, sounds great, guess what I'll be cooking this week.

I passed Luigino's in Spanish Springs yesterday and they were advertising an Italian Beef lunch special. I don't know if they always have it on their menu but you could try there.

Mt. Dora
 

If you don't mind traveling to Mt. Dora you may wish to try this place.

Taste of Chicago & MORE | Mount Dora, FL 32757

Here is a quick and easy way to make Italian Beef Sandwiches. Get a McCormick Brand Italian Herb Grinder from the spice aisle, a box of beef broth, 1 pound of thin sliced beef from the Deli, a bell pepper and some hard rolls. Put the broth in a sauce pan and season to taste, add the sliced peppers and cook until the peppers are soft. Reduce the heat and just add the beef to warm it up, don't boil the beef, it will get like rubber. I put the rolls in the oven to warm them and make the crust harder. It's not Portello's, but it aint bad either!

Love the name. Thank you for the information. And remember, if you are from Chicago you do NOT put ketchup on your hot dog.

I went to a Twins ball game in Minneapolis years ago and I was shocked at the ketchup on hot dogs! Can you imagine ketchup on a Vienna hot dog, yuk!

Dear Lord, please help those people up in Minnesota who put ketchup on their Vienna hot dogs. :pray:

Italian Roast Beef Coming To O'Sheas
 

We at O'Shea's Sports Pub are premiering an Italian Beef Sandwich Thursday night in hopes people will enjoy them enough to carry on Sundays for football. True, it is not part of our theme, but our owner (from the Chicago area) made them for the Stanley Cup, to rave reviews. He has been asked many times to make them again and felt the upcoming football season was a perfect time. Considering other regional sandwich ideas as well.

We JUST ordered all the Italian beef sandwich fixin's (including green peppers and Marconi's hot Giardiniera) from Portillo's and had it shipped here!!! Even came with their Italian rolls to bake upon delivery.... OMG it was yummy!

Came to just under $8 a (generous) sandwich. We invited some friends- Chicagoans- and ate like starving tigers on a meat truck.... as they say on the South Side :)
Even had left-overs for the next day. We will definitely do that again, it was an absolute treat!

Roseland had GREAT italian beef sandwiches in their day and wonderful Italian grocery stores. Taylor Street did and still does(!) too- best bread bakeries in the entire city, serving local grocers and the finest restaurants.
The delicious smells would make your mouth water as soon as you walked into any of those wonderful stores.

That's one thing I DO miss - a great Italian grocery store.

It's against the law there!

It's OK to use on steak.

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Ok I know I'm going to get crucified for this but I was born and raised in Chicago lived there till I moved here. I grew up with the best hot dogs ever, those sold by the guys pushing the old hot dog carts through the neighborhoods, steamed poppy seed buns all the fiixns but yes I put ketchup on my hot dogs and so do a lot of my Chicago friends LOL to each his own. Buono Beef to me is better than Portillos and the best is at Vesuvios on 22nd street just east of OakBrook, mom and pop Italian Deli huge sandwiches ad very reasnable,made their own sausage too! It was the best by far!

I know this is an old post, but I couldn't believe my eyes. You're really from Roseland? Who wouldda thought? I too am from that great neighborhood! It was the very best place to grow up. I'm hoping I find a club for those from Chicago once we move in.

I will be in TV next month. For a small fee I will stop by Vesuvios and smuggle some Italian beef in my carry on bag and deliver it to your house. I don't think the TSA at O'Hare will have a problem with that do you? LOL.

I have been told there is a Chicagoland club in The Villages, but supposedly there is a waiting list to get into the club. I sent the club an e-mail several months ago to find out when their meetings are, but I never got a reply. Maybe I should have taped a $50 bill on to my e-mail -- that's the Chicago way you know? LOL. Maybe someone on TOTV knows when and where the club meets.

OH now you have me drooling!!!! God I miss Chicago food!!!!!! :cryin2:

I am from the Maryland 'burbs of Washington DC. I have never heard of Italian Beef Sandwiches. Most likely, I guess, the Chicago version of the cheesesteak minus the cheese and dipped in meat juices. Am I right?

After all, each region has it's specialty. How many Chicagoans have had Crab Imperial, enjoyed Baltimore Pit Beef, or had steamed Maryland Blue Crabs with Old Bay and washed it down with a Natty Bo?

Next to none. It's probably great food like Italian Beef and real pizza.

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From the online menu of Portillos (famous Chicago-area chain which would probably do quite well in The Villages if they ever decided to expand to FL). I like my Italian beef sandwich dipped and with mozzarella cheese, no peppers.

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 Our own famous recipe ...........................4.99
Chicago’s #1 Italian Beef served on perfectly baked French bread.
We recommend adding hot or sweet peppers to your sandwich (additional charge)
BIG BEEF.............................................. ..................6.90
For the larger appetite.
CHAR-GRILLED ITALIAN SAUSAGE.......................4.09
COMBO BEEF & CHAR-GRILLED SAUSAGE..........5.95
BEEF-N-CHEDDAR CROISSANT............................5.25
A perfect combination of our famous Italian Beef layered with Cheddar
cheese and served on a toasted croissant.
HOME COOKED SWEET PEPPERS ...........................45
HOT PEPPERS........................................... ................45
MOZZARELLA or CHEDDAR CHEESE.......................50

Authentic Chicago Italian Beef Sandwich Recipe
 

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..... except Chicagoans do not call it a 'sangwich'.
That's an old stereotype, perhaps from early immigrants who came to build the city.

so I have read all threads I am drooling But there is a waiting list to get into a Chicago Club? Cant there be more than one club? We could do true city folks from suburbs? I will research unless someone can tell me how to get a hold of folks from the Chicago Club

Beef/Chicago Club
 

So how can I join a Chicago club so I can show them some great Chicago Italian Cooking

You can order from Portillos on line

Portillo's....hmmm going there tomorrow for lunch as it's a mile from our home. Chicago hot daag or Italian beef...