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wamley 05-06-2023 08:54 AM
Don't know what makes this so exciting it takes 53 min from the Sumter landing to Clermont. Not exactly around the corner.

Bill14564 05-06-2023 09:03 AM
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Don't know what makes this so exciting it takes 53 min from the Sumter landing to Clermont. Not exactly around the corner.
What does the driving time to Clermont have to do with restaurant opening in Lady Lake?

mermaids 05-06-2023 09:27 AM
Portillos
 
I grew up in Villa Park, where he started with the original Portillo's little trailer. They have the best Italian beef sandwiches and awesome lemon cake. Excited for them to open one here!

Taltarzac725 05-06-2023 10:38 AM
Spent three months in Itasca, IL in 1994 taking care of an uncle before he was to go into a nursing home a few hundred feet away.

I do see a Portillos nearby to Itasca but do not remember going there in 1994 at all.

They had a Chicago style Italian beef place where NYPD Pizza used to be. This is near Walmart but that place went under as far as I know.

Ecuadog 05-06-2023 11:24 AM
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I grew up in Villa Park, where he started with the original Portillo's little trailer. ...
"The first Portillo's hot dog stand known as "The Dog House" opens in 1963 on North Avenue in Villa Park. Owner and founder Dick Portillo invests $1,100 into a 6' x 12' trailer without a bathroom or running water. To get the water he needs, he runs 250 feet of garden hose from a nearby building into the trailer."

MDWolff 05-06-2023 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by rjn5656 (Post 2214403)
what kind of restaurant is it?
Best Italian Beef sandwiches in the World! Plus lots of other salads, pasta and other sandwiches.

richdell 05-06-2023 11:49 AM
Love the hot dogs and the italian beef sandwiches. :icon_hungry:

Worldseries27 05-06-2023 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by robbb (Post 2214784)
is carvel still in business, that was a go to place in the 60's in hicksville.
if you get carvel i want mr softee

Pairadocs 05-06-2023 10:14 PM
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It’s AWESOME ! Hot Dogs, Beefs , the works…. I grew up on Portillos.
Well, don't expect it to be like "home" ! Have you been to the one in Brandon ? It's sure not Dick's same food, not that I'm not happy they are coming, but it seems nothing ever get better once a place either goes the franchise route, or, they just expand and expand. Same with Another Broken Egg, sure glad they will be opening here, love the place, but... is it like when there were only two locations and it was such a delight to get to Charleston for such a special restaurant (to us it was equal to a New Orleans brunch !), but, like Portillos, it will be a nice addition !

rwfisher1969 05-07-2023 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2214638)
Interesting website but is it fast food or cooked to order?
Stu,
Jeannie and I went to the one in Orlando. Its kind of both. Stand in line to place your order. They give you a number and you go find a seat. Wait for your number to come up on the screen and go get your food. Good hot dogs and roast beef sandwiches.

omimom 05-07-2023 11:55 AM
Portillo's announcement - May 2023
 
https://www.**************.com/2023/...-in-lady-lake/

Gpsma 05-07-2023 01:07 PM
Chicago hot dogs remind me of the old wendys commercial where clara pellter screamed Wheres the Beef?

Chicago dogs throw so much useless stuff on the hot dog..bit maybe they have to hide a no flavor frank.

There is no hot dog as good as Nathans in Coney Island

The real dog

Chi-Town 05-07-2023 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 2215311)
Chicago hot dogs remind me of the old wendys commercial where clara pellter screamed Wheres the Beef?

Chicago dogs throw so much useless stuff on the hot dog..bit maybe they have to hide a no flavor frank.

There is no hot dog as good as Nathans in Coney Island

The real dog
A Chicago style hot dog is " dragged through the garden". All good stuff, but the Vienna all beef dog is the mainstay. You should try one.

Bilyclub 05-08-2023 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Pairadocs (Post 2215078)
Well, don't expect it to be like "home" ! Have you been to the one in Brandon ? It's sure not Dick's same food, not that I'm not happy they are coming, but it seems nothing ever get better once a place either goes the franchise route, or, they just expand and expand. Same with Another Broken Egg, sure glad they will be opening here, love the place, but... is it like when there were only two locations and it was such a delight to get to Charleston for such a special restaurant (to us it was equal to a New Orleans brunch !), but, like Portillos, it will be a nice addition !
They were good until Dick sold out to a Boston investment firm. Haven't been to a non-chicago location since before the Pause. At the very least, the food will be better than the place in Leesburg and the atmosphere a hundred times better.

Bilyclub 05-08-2023 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 2214627)
Never heard of them…if they come from somewhere west of the Hudson River..they cant be good.
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Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 2215311)
Chicago hot dogs remind me of the old wendys commercial where clara pellter screamed Wheres the Beef?

Chicago dogs throw so much useless stuff on the hot dog..bit maybe they have to hide a no flavor frank.

There is no hot dog as good as Nathans in Coney Island

The real dog

If NYC is so great you would still be there. By the way, Clara Peller was a Chicago resident


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