Portillo’s pretty much always will be my favorite fast food in the world but do their beefs seem smaller and smaller? This was also suppose to be dipped. Anyways like I said the flavor will always be my favorite just curious about the size.
Also their burgers are the most underrated burger, it’s easily top 3
by Evening-Oil9551
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Looks like you got a pissed off employee making your food
Yes, they have quality control and training issues that seem to vary by location.
Been to many portillo’s and I’d agree each one has varying degrees of pist off employees. The one guy that has a T-shirt that says I don’t know and I don’t care is a tip off. They forgot to put either cheese sauce in the bag for cheese fries or they forgot to put my chili dog in the bag. I get the impression that it’s fuck the customer because the employees can’t be bothered. As it is I only go once a month or two months. They’ve gone down hill since private equity took over.
These portillos suck like half the time now and its never outstanding like it used to be.
I do think the location matters quite a bit. Some are better than others.
Now that they gotta pay Dick rent, and have to hit their quarterly Wall St. estimates…
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Well, at least Dick got his billion dollars.
I love tills but man they have gone downhill at some locations that looks like barely half a beef sandwich.
Private equity strikes again.
This isn’t normal. I get ports a ton, and this isn’t something I see.
That’s a particularly bad example. I got a beef at the Ogden location in Naperville yesterday that was overflowing with meat. More than you get at Johnnie’s actually. Almost too much, dare I say
Not the venture capital chain disappointing!
I got a beef and cheddar croissant last week, and I had to dig through it to find the cheddar. There was not even a tablespoon of cheese on that thing
Think it’s Corptillo’s now. Profit above quality
Just read about old Dick [in Forbes today. ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2025/09/01/chicagos-hot-dog-king-dick-portillo-on-selling-out-and-moving-on/)
Looks like he took his money and ran.
*As for the company he built and ran for 51 years, Portillo is more stoic. He doesn’t own any stock in Portillo’s and he doesn’t go to the restaurants much anymore. As it keeps expanding without him—the $711 million (2024 revenue) chain now has 94 locations in 10 states— he now sees the locations he owns for what they are: just another good investment.
“If they default or go under, I still have a good piece of property and I like being a landlord,” he says. “And there’s always somebody that’s looking for a great piece of property.”*
Same with Buona beef
They’ve gone way downhill since private equity acquired them. I no longer bother going there.
genuinely, i never really understood why people went to portillos when you’re in the city. i can get an Italian beef with fries and a pop, plus a pizza puff also with fries, from the two nicest bangladeshi dudes busting ass at both the front and the kitchen for maybe a buck more than this anemic thing 😭
Yep!!
https://preview.redd.it/2iz6zq9shumf1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0edabfd8350b9eb4964c97b31eda394c439a0cfb
Portillo’s beef is incredibly overrated in my opinion.
Portillos is trash.
Im going to be honest. Ever since they sold out the quality has dropped. I legitimately think Buona beef is better and I never believed that up until recently.
I should call her
Been striking against this place and visiting different hot dog joints.
That is… pathetic. Fuck Portillos, fuck private equity buyouts. If you liked jersey mikes, watch out because they sold to black rock and they are slowly going to turn into this shit too.
This picture is the perfect, tangible example of what private equity is and does.
Just go to Home Depot. They don’t skimp
Yup ever since they went public this place has gone downhill!! As a former employee in the early 2000’s straight outta high school, we used to pride ourselves in quality and speed of our dine in and drive through operations. Now every time go, they always mess up my order, sometimes the cheese on my beef and cheddar croissant isn’t even melted. I’ve watched my bag just sit on the counter ready to get pushed out, while other people getting theirs. Just not the same anymore
Why people, especially if you live in the city, still go there is a mystery.
It’s amazing that too many people have zero discretion when it comes down to what type of a business their dollars support.
Support local Chicago businesses, you dopes.