This location is absolutely AWESOME in so many different ways! The food is amazing, but the staff is even more more AMAZING! Chell Cameron & Tray, two of the restaurant managers, are two of the kindest and most helpful individuals with a true servant''s heart. They have a great sense of humor which is also a plus as well. Black was super helpful when I picked up cakes for our staff winter party. He eagerly helped me get the items toy car. We are truly blessed to have this great team of individuals at Portillo's Katy location. If you're looking for a fast and casual restaurant famous for its Chicago-style street food; including Chicago-style hot dogs, delicious Italian beef sandwiches, yummy chocolate cake and more, look no further. You won't be disappointed! read more

The vibe here is awesome! There's plenty of indoor and patio seating, and it's a great spot to bring your fur babies. The interior design is super cool and definitely gives off those classic Chicago vibes, reminded me of the locations back in the city. I got the Chicago-style hot dog, and it was just as I remembered, authentic and satisfying. The beef sandwich was a bit on the bland side for me; it could've used more gravy or a dipping sauce to bring out the flavor. Service was quick and friendly! Overall, a fun spot with a great atmosphere, will be back to try more! read more

Portillo's Katy - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

So glad Portillo's has made it to Houston. While I still have to travel 30 minutes from the loop, at least it's not accessible! Always go for the Italian Beef and Onion Rings. If you can save room for Chocolate Cake, make sure you get a slice too. You won't regret it! read more

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Def what I expected, casing has a nice snap & flavor on the dog, has the classic toppings & excellent staff were fun and engaging and even gave me my free bday cake a day early so thanks! Cheese sauce was awesome, the beef sandwich with extra gravy the way to go, very moist, tons of flavor! Fun, nostalgic & loud vibe, plus a drive thru, nice! For sure holding back stars bc they don't have the Maxwell street polish like Chicago, sadly. Def plan on returning with kiddos tho! read more

Portillo's Katy - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

Food was good. The PORTILLO's APP is a disaster. App keeps cycling to log in. So I have to use the web site. Next, for signing up, I was supposed to get a free large fries. Worker told me it was expired. So far, not at all impressed by the service giving the Manager, Trey did not honor the free french fries! read more

I went in with high hopes on this Hot Italian beef. Well ultimately was disappointing.... The meat was bland, you have to pay extra for the sweet and spicy peppers! Any other place I have been to includes them for FREE. Just sayin... Maybe stick to the hot dogs and burger's! read more

As good as I remember from Chicago. Good food and service. Good cake and onion ring too read more

Portillo's Katy - Chicago Dog - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

Portillo's Katy is probably one of the greatest places to go get a hot dog. They are just as good as I remember getting it in Chicago a long time ago. The ambiance of this place really takes you back in time, with all the old signages, the vintage cars and the references all over the wall! Let's talk about the food, cause that's one of the most important things: Chicago-Style Hot Dog: get it as is, no modifications. It may be overwhelming but it all makes sense together, trust me! Italian Beef Sandwich: juicy/tender pieces of meat, with a bread acting as a sponge for the delicious au jus sauce! Chocolate Cake Shake: at a loss for words. Just get it, enough said. read more

This location started off awesome but the lack of attention to details in less than 2 months is crazy. 3 visits in a row now and my order is always missing something. it's either they forget my pepper or they forget my cheese sauce. Now not to dip my beef is simply taking it too far. read more

Portillo's Katy - There's nothing wet about this sandwich. - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

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The food was good and this is coming from someone who lived in Chicago most of her life. While it comes close, it's not the same. There are difference in sandwiches and the small things that Katy staff misses, that Chicago wouldn't. IE: no veggies or jour dip in the beef sandwich. Hot dog is ok and the hamburger is good. Fried, onion rings and chicken tenders is well made as well. The ambience is loud as expected and is large enough to hold a team of 10. read more

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Omggg, the Italian beef sandwich with hot peppers and a side of cheese is chefs kiss!!! Taste just like I was in Chicago read more

It was our first time at a Portillo's. We were excited to try it because we heard good things about it and were happy to see that it made its way to Katy. We really enjoyed our experience here. I love the vibe and theme of the place. It's super fun and cool. It's a big space so there's lots of seating. They also have a drive thru. The ordering system is nice because they have several kiosks available at the front but you can also order directly at the counter. We decided to order at the kiosk because it was a lot quicker and there wasn't a line for the kiosk. It was really busy when we came and it took some time to get our order but wasn't too long of a wait especially considering how packed it was when we came. The food was great. It was exactly what I was expecting and hoping for. read more

Outstanding food, excellent service. I would highly recommend Portillos. I can highly recommend the lemon and chocolate cake. Both are outstanding and good value. read more

The closest you're going to get to a Chicago dog in Texas! The onion rings are fantastic. The spicy chicken sandwich was good - similar to chick fl a but the sauce and breading is a bit spicier, but good. Drive through was huge and quick. Only thing I didn't like was that they put a sticker on the mirror of our car of our order number for the food runner. After we got our food they did not remove the number. We'll definitely be back! Can't wait to see what else they build and open in that area! read more

Great food and service. The dining area has a nice ambiance and restrooms were clean. We used the kiosk to order our food and it was easy to use. read more

Portillo's Katy - We ordered the Italian beef sandwich with hot peppers and cheese sauce, onion rings with cheese sauce, chili cheese hotdog and fries. 10/10! - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

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Note: I'm a fan of Portillo's. I even own stock in the company. So this is typically a very biased review on their locations unless they are doing something completely wrong. The parking lot is large and when I came here on a Wednesday afternoon, it was pretty open. The outdoor patio looked inviting although it was kind of windy today in Houston the exterior was clean When you walk in, they have some of that old 1950s 1960s music playing give it a nice nostalgia great atmosphere very inviting you have three or four kiosk ready to take your order free go straight to the line. I prefer to do it via kiosk that way, I can take a little bit more time to order. The food came out quickly, hot very delicious today. I only ordered the Italian sausage with hot peppers. The bathrooms were clean. Paper towels were low low, but they did have two Dyson hand dryers there as well. I would recommend this place and look forward to coming back again. Note my rating system: 1 Star: I wouldn't recommend 2 Stars: Didn't hit my standards 3 Stars: Average (nothing special) 4 Stars: Above Average. Would recommend. Still looking for the 5 Star. 5 Stars: Top of their game. Great food. Great service. Would recommend and plan on returning. read more

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The Italian Beef sandwich is delicious! Get it dry with the au jus on the side, if you're ordering take-out! The hot dogs are where it's at. They have an epic snap to the wiener when you bite into them. Skip the $4.99 chili dog and get the $3.87 Chicago dog. Customer service is fairly quick. The crinkle cut fries are okay. This will be part of our QSR rotation. read more

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I had been craving these hot dogs since my summer trip to Chicago last year, so you can imagine how excited I was to find a Portillo's in Katy! I absolutely loved the drive thru option, as well as vegan meals for my diet. Our hotdogs were fresh, and of course we did it Chicago style. The server was super kind and patient, even despite the weather conditions. I look forward to returning whenever I'm back in the area. read more

Oh boy. Chicagoan here. It is NOT the same. Not only did my order have major accuracy issues, the flavor of the burger was off. I ordered in the app and the food was placed on the shelf 20 minutes after promised time. The burger wasn't even juicy, it was overcooked. Incident doesn't even feel like an authentic Portillo's. I've been to several franchises before but this was one is a fail, guys. Complete inaccurate order and taste was poor. Makes me sad because I was so excited to taste a piece of HOME. This isn't it. read more

Portillo's Katy - Here's my double burger order which was supposed to be in a lettuce wrap. Has no cheese and is also a single burger with bacon. - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

Friendly and clean! We went out of our way to eat at Portillo's on our way from Houston to Austin. We have been fans of the Chicago Portillo's from the start and the Italian Beef is the same as the original. If you're from Chicago area, you won't be disappointed! Just sad we can't try our other favs since we were on our way and there's none in Austin. Chocolate cake to go was fresh and moist. read more

Food was horrible sandwich was supposed to be a big beef. It had grapes of meat on it. No whole pieces sandwich was supposed to have extra meat on it. It did not the fries was a fried no salt. They came out cold an assistant manager with dreadlocks in a bag on his head say ma'am, can I help you? I repeated the same how I wanted my sandwich and how I wanted him to attend my sandwich and after he addressed the issue, the sandwich was still trash not just that when you wait all day, wanting something and craving what you desire, especially you know how it taste in the city I think just original franchisees have to stay where their marketed from where they made their name from this was horrible no seasoning to the meat anything read more

Portillo's Katy - Nasty watered down food... HORRIBLE - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

Finally made it to Portillo's yesterday. The parking lot was almost full at noon which is a good sign. I was the only one in the drive thru. Conrad was extremely nice. The chopped salad was okay. The chicken was not what I ordered but it was filling. The cheeseburger smelled odd. I will try the other restaurants before I return. read more

As one who lived in Chicago for 20 years, when I get a chance to get Portillo's, I take advantage of it. Now I had never seen one with kiosks before, but I used it. I got my big beef sandwich with sweet peepers, hot peppers, and cheddar cheese. So so good. I even added a Chicago hot dog for dessert. No fries? That's right, I was avoiding the fried food, and I added the vegetables that come on a Chicago dog. So I had it for health reasons, thank you. But the atmosphere was fine, service was very friendly as well. read more

I'm split so like a 3.5 for me. I absolutely love the vibes here. Huge parking lot with great atmosphere. Lots of choices of seating and nice decor and customer service was super friendly. Ordering food was fast and super easy. The reason it's sort of on the mid for me was the food. Chicken sandwich was good with bun, sauce, lettuce, etc but the chicken itself was dry. And I wasn't a huge fan of the cheese that was offered even though you can get a jumbo size of it. The hot dogs were really good but the crinkle fries was a little too soggy even though I ate them right away since I got them. So if I was craving a hot dog but needed it fast then I would go to Portillo instead of Sonics for sure. read more

Had an enjoyable dinner here. My daughter and I ordered the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Bacon Cheeseburger, fries, onion rings, and Chocolate Shake. The Spicy Chicken sandwich had a large tasty breaded chicken breast with their Comeback Sauce (tangy with a hint of spiciness). The Double Bacon Cheeseburger was juicy and I like the fact that it was served on an old fashioned bun. The fries were crisp and well seasoned and the chocolate shake was creamy and really hit the spot. The staff were polite and helpful given that it was our first time there. Will definitely visit it again. read more

Huge space and the food came out in a timely manner. You can self order on the kiosk or at the counter. Prices are very reasonable and the burgers are better than what their menu photos show! Everything tasted great. read more

Came here on a Saturday night: a few things I loved about this place is that the parking was ample, and the restaurant itself is huge and spacious!! Like it was busy, but I did not feel the least bit claustrophobic in there. I also like the fact there were touch screen tablets to order from, so we could take our time perusing the menu. The inside felt very new and had a great lively texas ambiance as well. Seating was also plentiful. It was definitely hard to hear the person over the speaker to hear when your order was ready. There is a screen, but it's stationed to one side and the font is very tiny that I felt like I had to get really close to see anything, and I have 20/15 vision. Let's talk food: I ordered italian beef with hot peppers meal, dip on the side with a Chicago hot dog. For almost $15 for the meal, I did feel it was a bit overpriced. Everyone gets their food wrapped to go, which I feel smushes everything together, and is frankly a bit of a waste of paper if you are planning to eat in. The Italian beef while tasty was a bit on the smaller size, and there could have been more hot peppers that I paid an extra 75c for. Fries were just okay, I honestly didn't feel like they had any seasoning on them, just tasted fried, but were plentiful. Chicago hot dog was solid, and beautiful presented. I do give them props for giving the order very quickly on a busy Saturday night. read more

First time here. Love the phili cheese steak sandwich. Fast and clean. Love the shakes. Love Gabriel Iglesias pic on the wal. read more

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My co-worker from Chicago told me about this place before they opened and he did not disappoint! The first time i came i got a sausage dog. It was decent but when i asked him what to get he told me to get the Italian beef and to get it dipped. Amazing!! read more

Portillo's Katy - Italian beef and sausage - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

Nothing in drive thru explaining what do do. No one on microphone taking order and no one out there and no sign or anything saying what to Do. A little info would be nice. Hopefully for is better than the communication. read more

The chicken salad was just ok. The next time I got the burger and had to get another one bc it was cold. The next one was only warm. My husband and I have tried it twice now and probably won't be going back. It's unfortunate because the service was excellent and the place is clean and cool looking. Burgers had no flavor either. Sorry read more

Nice chicago dogs. Atmosphere is family casual..old service station decor. Friendly servers. Hot dog good but not exceptional. Im used to Midwest kosher dogs that pop when you bite them, and have a deli beef flavor. This didn't meet those expectations. Clean. Cakes individually wrapped slices looked dry. read more

The cake that is touted as their tasty specialty isn't. Dry. Mediocre. Not worthy of $10 a slice.

Food was mediocre. Did not have jumbo hotdog that was listed on on line menu. Kid selection was small

First thing: this location says it's temporarily closed until 1/16. Not true. You can go visit riiiiight now. A few years ago, my husband imported me to Houston and introduced me to another hot dog chain (that has since closed) that made some wonderful chili cheese dogs/fries/etc. They did, however, multiple times, put CINNAMON on their Chicago dogs. On purpose. Like it was necessary. I've been scarred for YEARS since this experience, but then, like I said, that chain closed so it was no longer an issue. The new issue for the last 5 years is that we've been living in a chili cheese dog desert. Enter Portillo's. The story behind this chain, as told by the plaque affixed to the Katy mural inside, is pretty adorable. Have a look when you drop in; it'll warm your heart. While hot dogs seem to be their specialty, Portillo's has a cornucopia of other offerings, including a chocolate cake milkshake they claim contains an entire slice of their chocolate cake. On the note of chocolate cake, apparently you get a slice on your birthday fo' free. Allergies aside, who wouldn't love that?! Anyway we were there for serious business: the hot dogs. The drive in looks like it's a pretty efficient setup, but we opted to go inside. Being a brand new location, they're clearly still getting their bearings so some things like the self-serve ordering stations aren't functioning yet. The service was still plenty friendly and efficient. We got some Chicago dogs (NO CINNAMON, HALLELUJAH) and a couple other hot dogs and chili cheese fries (they give you the chili and cheese on the side for you to assemble yourself when you order to go). First of all, the hot dogs were delish. My niece doesn't like when the casing of a hot dog gives that extra snap (I know, we're working on it), so be aware that's a thing. The fries are thin crinkle. I'm a fan. They're not too much potato. The cheese sauce. THE. CHEESE. SAUCE. I don't know how so many other places get this wrong, but Portillo's gets it right. The chili was also MUCH more interesting than most places offer. All together, it was a delightful experience. Portillo's is our hot dog oasis and we're happy to welcome them warmly to the ol' MKT! read more

Portillo's Katy - Cute inside mural - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas

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We were happy to see that a Portillos opened in the Houston area so we had to go. The food was hot and good and we will be looking forward r To returning. read more

I do not care for this location and will not go back. What a difference a location makes. Employees screaming incoherently into the microphone for order pickup. The person who we placed the order with spoke in a whisper so you practically had to read her lips to be able to "hear" what she was saying. The table was filthy with a dirty class on it. It was not crowded. Tried another table and it was so wobbly we could not sit there. The Chicago dog was okay. But the chili cheese dogs? Disgusting. Watery flavorless "chili" with unmelted American sliced cheese of the cheapest version sold. This location's "chili" had beans in it. Something the other fabulous location did not. I would not recommend Katy location based on yesterdays experience. read more

I'm so glad they built a resturant in Katy whenever I traveled in Chicago I would eat there! The Italian beef sandwich with hot peppers and "gravy" is my go to! Get the gravy on the side otherwise it's messy! Onion rings are a favorite too! read more

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Had food from this restaurant twice and the third time was not a charm! The service at the drive through was very good nice and polite. The problem was my order was wrong. The burger meal was just not right, ordered it all the way with mustard and all we received was a meat patty with mustard and buns. I also ordered 2 small cheese dipping sauces and received neither of them. I think it will be a while before I order again. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

Okay, if you're not from Chicago I see why you may not get it but this is what a Chicago Italian beef sandwich is! This is legit. Wet "dunked" sandwich is how they do it. You pick, sweet or hot pepper's. Crinkle fries is what they are. Glad Portillo's made its way to Katy! read more

Portillo's Katy - Hot Dogs Near Me - Katy, Texas