Portillo's Hot Dogs - Brookfield

The Walmart of Hot Dog Restaurants. Have a few people post online via Portillo. How great it is. Staff pretended to hate their job. The place was dirty. The food was bland. The big dogs ordered. Wonder how small the regulars are. Tryed like Bar-S Hot Dogs. The Chili-Kesehund was creepy. Not in a good way. Onion rings tasted like those you get from the frozen section in Sam?s Club.

The food is fresh and delicious. Burger has that flame charred taste. Onion rings are battered up well and fried golden brown. The famous cake shake is DENSE! it's like a meal itself. Service is speedy and organized. Lunch rush has lines out into the side roads. They have staff outside taking orders. My order was 10 min late. Just make sure to order ahead and account for some wait time since they get suuuuuper busy. Not their fault.

Very good Chicago dogs served here. I look forward to these every time I come to town. Classic Chicago dog is my go to and the fries are good too. They have a good system to get the food out fast and the restaurant is always clean. I revisited and was surprised when I finally got my hotdog unwrapped. The pickle was changed and it was horribly soggy. I ordered three and only ate half of one. Obviously, a supply issue forced them to use different pickles and it doesn?t taste the same . I wouldn?t order these again until the pickles return. Onion rings are good and crunchy.

I'll admit, I didn't understand the hype when I first tried Portillo's the other day. I went back for round two, with some food modification suggestions from friends and I am a FAN. Getting the Italian beef dipped, with cheese and peppers was key. Hot dog was ordered loaded and I'm now in love with the cake shake and will likely gain 5lbs. just thinking about it. Awesome lunch!

A good representation of the Chicago icon. We enjoyed an Italian beef, Chicago dogs and a chocolate cake shake! Also the fries are pretty decent. One downside, an employee left the bathroom without walking his hands?thankfully he wasn?t anywhere close to our food. But it does make you wonder whether they take food safety seriously.