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An Italian beef is a sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef, dripping with meat juices, on a dense, long Italian-style roll, which originated in Chicago where its history dates back at least to the 1930s.

The bread itself is often dipped (or double-dipped) into the juices the meat is cooked in, and the sandwich is typically topped off with Chicago-style giardiniera (called "hot") or sauteed, green Italian sweet peppers (called "sweet").

A hot dog (also spelled hotdog), or frankfurter, frank, or wiener, is a cooked sausage, traditionally grilled or steamed and served in a partially sliced bun as a sandwich.

Typical garnishes include mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish, coleslaw, cheese, chili, olives, and sauerkraut.

Hot dog variants include the corn dog and pig in a blanket.

The hot dog's cultural traditions include the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

A hamburger or burger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun.

The patty may be pan fried, barbecued, or flame broiled.

Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, onion, pickles, or chiles; condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, or "special sauce"; and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns.

A hamburger topped with a slice of cheese is called cheeseburger.

Chicago-style pizza refers to several different styles of pizza developed in Chicago.

Arguably, the most famous of these is known as deep-dish pizza.

The pan in which it is baked gives the pizza its characteristically high edge and a deep surface for large amounts of cheese and a chunky tomato sauce.

Chicago-style pizza may be prepared in deep-dish style and as a stuffed pizza.

Portillo's is an American restaurant chain that specializes in serving Chicago-style food.

The company was founded by Dick Portillo in 1963 in Villa Park, Illinois under the name "The Dog House".

Portillo's is located primarily in the Chicago metropolitan area, and also has two locations each in Arizona, Florida and Southern California, and one location in Wisconsin.

In 2014, Dick Portillo sold Portillo's to Berkshire Partners.

The new owners are planning to open five to seven restaurants each year.

Portillo has been buying the land for new sites, which he then leases back to the company.