Where's the (Italian) Beef? Tell Us Who Serves Your Favorite to Win a $50 Gift Card

IB Boy wrote:

Portillos and Buona Beef are two of the better ones!

Portillos is over rated ,expensive and not good. Buona Beef is very tasty.

John wrote:

Buda Bing's puts a lot of beef on their sandwich, however it is tasteless beef. AJ's puts an enormous amount (too much) and it is way tasty. Better bring a fork if you buy one from AJ's, you'll need to eat on the sandwich for awhile before you can pick it up!

Totally agree!

I vote for Rosies

I am the Beef

The best italian beef is Bostons on Chicago and Grand Ave In chicago, been in the same location for 60 years,if you're in the area stop in, the italian sausage is great also, pepper and eggs every Friday,Tino Lettieri

I serve the best Italian Beef right here in my bedroom! Ha Ha!!!!

Don's on Wolf Road has a decent beef sandwich...I'm not really impressed with any beef in New Lenox

The best- and I mean the best-- is Johnnie's up north. Al's is a close second. Buona Beef, Portillos are both very good. I wouldnt give Bada Bing to my dog. I wouldn't feed grocery store beef to Mitt Romney's dog

Carm's in hillside hands down best....but it closed that location

John wrote:

Hate to correct those out here, but "if you read" the header,"For this week's Chowdown Showdown, local editors Joe Vince , Paul Dailing and Michael Sewall tried Italian beef sandwiches in their respective Patch towns.", you'd realize you made fool's of yourselves. Operative words: "....Italian beef sandwiches in their respective Patch towns.". <Who cares that if you drive to 95th and California there is beef there????? Get on topic! Geezzzz

who pissed in your cornflakes?

Maybe the posters didn't like your topic and decided to change it. FU.

The new portillos is excellent

You never had a beef sandwich until you've tried Suzy's on Irving Park & Pulaski in Chicago.

I do like Pop's BUT the last time I ordered 2 beef sandwhiches (along with other items for the family of 6) I said I want extra sauce (I always order extra sauce). The girl said ok extra gravy. I was TICKED off when I got home. I said SAUCE she said gravy. What the heck is extra gravy? Dipped? No red sauce. I called and the manager/owner said what was your number? Oh 53. Ok here it is you ordered extra gravy. UGH!!! I ordered extra sauce you ninny. Some places call gravy sauce but I say red sauce so they know. No I apologize sorry for the mix up come on back and we will throw some extra sauce on there. Nope!! I cater all my kids party from here, football, birthday, cheer, baseball. Because of this woman's attitude, I'm going to Mickeys.

No longer pops wrote:

I do like Pop's BUT the last time I ordered 2 beef sandwhiches (along with other items for the family of 6) I said I want extra sauce (I always order extra sauce). The girl said ok extra gravy. I was TICKED off when I got home. I said SAUCE she said gravy. What the heck is extra gravy? Dipped? No red sauce. I called and the manager/owner said what was your number? Oh 53. Ok here it is you ordered extra gravy. UGH!!! I ordered extra sauce you ninny. Some places call gravy sauce but I say red sauce so they know. No I apologize sorry for the mix up come on back and we will throw some extra sauce on there. Nope!! I cater all my kids party from here, football, birthday, cheer, baseball. Because of this woman's attitude, I'm going to Mickeys.

I think you should give them another try everybody has a bad day and or have a bad employee or a new employee. I always give second and third chances it's hard out there to make and pop's has been around for a long time. I like Tony's beef also very good and employees are very polite not saying pop's aren't just saying. Have a good!!!