Portillos Drive Thru Entrance

This is a big open building with muted light and jazz playing in the background. It looks like they stole their decor from Po Folks. It's also loud. Lots of people talking, kids screaming, staff calling out numbers, etc. And it's confusing. There are three counters, which one do I order at? They aren't marked. Is one for to go orders? Just for pasta or pizza? Shrug. I ordered, but I had to pick my Greek salad up at a different counter than fiance's Italian beef. Why? The salad...read full review

I ordered the Penne Diavolo pasta and asked the cashier to make sure the pasta had enough sauce on it because every time I order pasta at this location there is hardly any sauce on the pasta. I looked in my bag before I left to check the pasta. To my surprise they had a cup of sauce in the bag so I never opened the pasta. I got home and once again no sauce on the pasta and I also found out they charged me over $2 for extra sauce. I live close to this location and frequent it weekly...read full review

Dogs are still good! Barnelli's has good food but not as before... unfortunate. Beefs are no longer awesome. They are terrible. You get more bread, with barely any beef. The beef is over boiled and lacks flavor. Unfortunate, when Dick owned the business, food was real good. Killer beefs! Even the beef in a croissant was good. To me it seems the beginning of Chicago Italian beef downfall began with Boston joes. When that closed most beef stands went with him. Boston had a great...read full review