Kudos to Dick

by bobbywal, Oak Park, Thursday, April 09, 2026, 16:33 (48 days ago) @ Jeremy (WeIsND)

For making bank on a hot dog stand. My wife is from Villa Park and remembers the original.

I've heard things have been spotty since even before they went public, when Berkshire got involved. At the two locations we are most likely to go to: Forest Park and Lombard, the sandwiches seem as good as they were. But that's the only thing I get, I cannot speak for the current quality of the iconic chocolate cake.

But, I live too close to Johnnies and a short walk from the original Buona Beef so Portillos is a once a year thing (for fundraising reasons mostly).

Both Portillos and Buona used to make pretty good burgers and chicken sandwiches, but I've not had one in forever.