I grew up in the area, so before the days of orange traffic cones in the parking lot and an employee directing traffic, I frequented this location. It's old-school; I hope it's never renovated into the big brown hipster-looking version that I've sort of come to despise. Mom and I stopped in today for some deliciousness: we each got a cheeseburger (hers plain, mine with everything) and cheese fries. The food was good - nice crispy burger edges, soft buns, fries that aren't too salty, and liquid cheese of a hue probably not found in nature. Sadly some of my lettuce was wilty (could have been from burger heat) and my cheese was only partially melted (obviously NOT from burger heat). There were employees bussing tables (empty tables all looked clean, too) and one kindly took our big plastic tray so we could have more room to eat. This good ol' kind of familiarness makes me miss Rolling Meadows. read more

My husband and i Went to Portillo's for lunch but were in a hurry so went through the drive through and ate in the parking lot. Got a soup and a hotdog. The lid wasn't not closed on this soup and it spilled all over my lap, burning my legs. My husband went back in to complain and get napkins. No apology. They judy refilled the soup in the same messy container and bag. There was soup all on and in the bottom of the bag. We called and spoke to a manager. They offered no apology or anything else. Just blamed it on us. We asked for a corporate number and was told there was no such number. Never again. read more

Cute little stand alone portillo's (no Barnelli's). It's very small, but charming. Standard portillo's food - hot dogs, beefs, italian sausage, chopped salad, awesome fries, delicious chocolate cake, burgers, etc. If we happen to be driving by and don't want to wait and wait and wait in the long lines at other sit-down restaurants, we'll stop in here for a quick - but yummy - fast food meal. Currently there is some construction going on on Golf Rd...traffic trying to get to their lot can be brutal!! read more

Twice we have come to this location later in the day, Close to 9:00... The hotdogs tasted watered down. Big disappointment and let down. I love the decor and smaller feel of this portillos to others out there, but the food has been better at other locations later in the day. read more

Ever since this fine establishment has been put under new ownership, the restaurant has gone downhill. My family and I went to the drive-through for a nice meal, but when we got back home, we realized we had been charged for something they didn't even give us. Our order wasn't even that big. Unless this franchise gets new ownership or changes the management style, this establishment is bound to go downhill. read more

Of course Portillo's doesn't disappoint...unless you are gluten-free. There are really no options. Even when I've gone with advised GF options, I've been contaminated. Seriously, why does the chop salad have pasta in it? read more

Excellent food! Every time I come to this location (which is four times a week). But the star of this restaurant is a drive-through Service employee named Brandon. He is consistently upbeat and positive. He is fast to deliver the food. He brings true character to this restaurant. Therefore, it is the consistently good food and the excellent/upbeat service from Brandon at the drive-through service that makes this restaurant an A+. read more

How can anyone give Portillos a bad review? Its a staple in the Chicagoland area. Can't beat their dogs and beef-n-cheddar croissants. read more

Portillo's Rolling Meadows - This is a REAL hot dog. - Hot Dogs Near Me - Rolling Meadows, Illinois

I planned a trip back to my hometown 3 months ago. The only thing on my mind for 3 months was a fine beautiful Chicago hot dog. That day finally came 1.Took off on the 4th of July 2.Plane lands @ O'Hare 3.get in rental car to Portillos 4.Had 3 of those beautiful Chicago hotdogs. So good! 5.Love the oldies music and diner theme here. Reminds me of growing up here as a kid. 6.Love Love Love how nice people are here in Chicagoland. You don't notice until you've missed it. God Bless America read more

Fantastic Italian beef sandwiches....a must try. Ate here twice this past week while visiting Chicago and family. Only wish they had a location in Atlanta. Save room for the chocolate cake! read more

Love their drive thru set up. They are located in a very open parking lot with plenty of parking. Not in the nicest of neighborhoods, but it was a great place to jump off 290 and grab a bite on the way to the city that would have cost 3 times as much to eat. The service was prompt and for a Friday night/dinner time, we were through the drive thru in about 5 minutes. Not bad at all for a Portillo's. I'm envious of the owner. I wish I would have come up with Portillo's. They do some damn good business and I don't mind supporting it! read more

Cake shake = more dessert than any person should consume, but it's so so so good. Love the hot dogs too. read more

First of all the food order is always wrong. I tell my husband to check everything before he leaves. Tonight ordered a polish with grilled onions. Came with raw and the polish was so dry I couldn't bite through the skin. Thank goodness he brought home a piece of their delicious chocolate cake, but alas no dry dry dry, plate was wet. Maybe is soaked out all the moisture. Even the tiny bit of frosting couldn't save it. My husband is so tired of it that he came home and ate canned soup. read more

Portillo's Rolling Meadows - Dry cake on a wet plate - Hot Dogs Near Me - Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Definitely a better choice for fast food. The service is fast and meals always hot and fresh. Try not to park in the lot unless you can back out in tight spaces. The drive-through is ridiculous and you could be blocked in for a while. And it's not ideal for a big office group. 2 fit comfortably in a four-seater booth. 4 big fellas is a different story. read more

I like portillos. However the Rolling Meadows location has slipped considerably. Orders have been wrong, good is cold, frosting on cake was spoiled and my husband and I both had stomach pain after we ate the hot dogs the last time. Need improvement. read more

Heard there could be a line during lunch hour but it was fast when I went. Ordered an italian beef sandwich with hot peppers. It was juicy, tender and meaty. They have big portions so you should share one large sandwich between two. The spicy peppers added a lot of flavor and I would suggest that you don't order without them. The sandwich is really messy to eat because the sauce makes the buns soggy, i would ask for light on the sauce or dry and on the side next time. Oh and the fries were wavy with just the right amount of potato, crispiness and salt. Yum. read more

Our first stop after getting to our hotel. I got a Super Dog, Italian beef, onion rings and chocolate cake shake. Everything was great. Service, cleanliness. Just wish Utah had a Portillo's. read more

Fast and friendly service at 5:30 pm on a Friday. Chicken sandwich was juicy and delicious read more

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This is the second time within the past month that I've been served a cake shake with a normal size (fountain drink) straw. The second time I asked if they had bigger straws and was told "this is all we have". Soooooo disappointing and actually causes a headache. Can someone just tell me WHY? read more

Is this 5-star dining? Oh no. Thankfully, no. Is it a dream for a pair of stretchy pants needing to be pushed to its limits? Oh yes. Thankfully, yes. There's a vast array of tasty eats at Portillo's. Hot dogs? Check Cheeseburgers? Check Italian Beef? Check French fries? Delicious check Milkshakes? YES...I mean...check Chocolate cake? c-h-e-c-k Adult beverages?! gulp-n-check It won't break the bank but it might lead to breaking a button on your pants. I'm surprised people even need to review Portillo's. Everyone knows it and I'm pretty sure everyone loves it. Yum. read more

I don't understand why all of these locations have such rave reviews. Portillo's is certainly the go-to chain for Chicago dogs in the suburbs, but I don't understand the raves--let alone the "shipped anywhere in the USA!" Italian beef that they apparently offer. (Does that seem like a bad idea to anyone else?) The Chicago dogs at Portillo's are entirely competent. Reasonably fresh ingredients, and they appear to come with all the toppings standard (no begging for a pickle or spear peppers). Sesame seed bun, which I prefer. Nice snap. Good. One of my companions got a chopped salad. I would have never thought to order a salad at a typical Chicago hot dog stand, but Portillo's is more of a real restaurant. The salad appeared to be generously-portioned, fresh, and delicious. I was less thrilled with the Italian beef, which was garnished primarily with incredibly greasy giardiniera. I asked for it very wet, but it was not drenched with au jus, and was instead swimming in grease. The beef was not too flavorful--very far from where an Italian beef should be. The bathrooms here were clean, and the 50's-style dining area was quite large. The service here sharpened to remarkable efficiency. If it were not such an speedy peak lunch experience, I would have given three stars, but I am in fact a fan--I'm a fan of any place that can serve a decent Chicago dog quickly. read more

I've been to a few Portillo's through the years.- my first visit to this one. I very much enjoyed my cheeseburger-the size, flavor, quality all wonderful. My sole complaint would be that the bottom bun was soggy by the time I picked up to have first bite. Crispy onion rings- not greasy! would certainly go back again. read more

Portillo's Rolling Meadows - Marilyn looks like she may have a UTI! - Hot Dogs Near Me - Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Chop salads use to be my favorite at Portillo's. This picture is my most resent version. It has almost no bacon, no cheese and no taste. It is starting to resemble a side salad from TGI Fridays. The consistency and value has consistently gone down hill. read more

Portillo's Rolling Meadows - Hot Dogs Near Me - Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Cheese Fries and Chocolate cake are not only a heart attack waiting to happen but heaven! I haven't tried anything else in years so I'm not sure how the rest of their dishes are but the chocolate cake alone is worthy of 5 stars alone. Note: I'm not even a chocolate lover. One night my companion and I went for a late night run for desert and sadly this location was closed for the night-sadness, we hurried to the closest location which was closed as well, how depressing. If they stayed open later I'm sure I'd be there more often and probably 50 more pounds heavier. Hmm, maybe it's a good thing on my side that they have early closing hours. read more

Do not eat here.... I seen a roach crawling on the floor.. I'm glad I turned around and didn't order. A friend use to work there in Rolling meadows and told me some nasty stories.. Stay away. read more

This is one of my favorite locations of portillos. I am never disappointed when I come. I love love the Chicago dogs all the way. But this time I had the Italian beef. Just a warning if you get it completely dipped you will need to eat the whole thing there or the bread it too soggy. Also if you get the bigger size it is 3 inches longer and wider. It's freaking huge. Cheese fries are always a must and the chocolate cake is life changing. It doesn't matter what location you go to, or what time of the day, they are always packed read more

Never disappoints. Quality and consistency I think is the key. I can always count on the best dog and fries when I go here. Have had beefs and salads too. Don't understand the negative reviews. read more

Super slow service. Workers seem more interested in chatting with each other than delivering food. Actually yelling at each other. 15-20 mins in the drive thru at 2 pm. $20 for two hot dogs & fries? What happened to Portillos? Disappointed. read more

Visiting Portillo's when I am in Chicagoland has become a must for me when I am in town. They have all our favorite regional foods in one spot and everything is tasty. I love their hot dogs "dragged through the garden" and of course, their Italian beef. I know this is a chain, but I like this location. read more

Just wanted to say that the drive-thru staff here is wonderful! So friendly and pleasant - rare to see this at a Portillo's

This used to be my favorite lunch spot but some things I've hated my last few visits that I now give it 1 star: 1) The hot dogs are a hit or miss. Today (Saturday) the skin was as tough as shoe leather. Inedible and I had to spit it out each chewy bite. The insides tasted like mushy pink goo. 2) The lady at the register, older with glasses, always wastes time gazing at the back of my credit card. Last month she said my signature was missing but she'd "let it go this time" like I was a card thief. I signed it and it happened again this week. I realize now it's because I sign it with a gel pen and it's probably rubbing off. But each time she said "I'll let it go this time". It's a hot dog for crying out loud! 3) Barnelli's took my favorite chicken pecan salad off the menu. It had a warm house dressing that's gone now. 4) The peppers on the beef are so hot and they pile on so much, it's inedible, even scraping them off. Go with the sweet peppers - dipped. 5) The chocolate cake slices shrunk. 6) I have to ask for ketchup every time for my fries at the drive though. Every time, and the porters don't always have them. Who eats fries without ketchup? So buggy when I drive off and forget. 7) 2 small dressing cups aren't nearly enough for the salads. I have to ask for extra every time. So buggy when I drive off and forget. But really, the worst is the tough, low quality hot dog meat they use now. That used to be their specialty. I'll be going back to the smaller stand nearer to my home for much better ones. read more

I'm going to try something different here. I'll go out on a limb and say, I hope by now you know that the hot dogs and beefs are good. If not, stop reading and order one, or the other, or both. Whatever. But going off my tip, Yelp wants me to elaborate ("great tip now give us more") I'm going to highlight the underrated: Burger. Call me sacrilegious, I don't care. The Portillos burger is char broiled and served on a fluffy bun with the usual fixings one would typically expect. It doesn't sound spectacular, and doesn't have anything wild n' crazy about it, but that's the beauty of it. It's a delicious, no-gimmick, 'str8 up' burger. I won't sit here and tell you that I only eat their burgers, because that would be false, I just thoroughly enjoy a good burger and Portillos is an unexpected place to find one. I don't know if their crinkle-cut fries seal the deal and really sell the whole meal or what. but I'm a huge fan. When I think about the burger itself, I picture it coming from a greasy spoon, mom & pop shop established in 1943, corner hole-in-the-wall burger joint, where the burger is their specialty. Clearly such is not the case, which is why people make the faces they do when I tell them to go to Portillos to feed their burger craving. My words of wisdom would be to be brave and don't order a dog or beef (or salad.....whatever that is) but give the burger a try and you'll be satisfied. To make this review relevant to the location: this Portillos is classic; it always feels like a sock hop. Dining in is fine, but the drive through is a well-oiled machine. Hardly a wait (they apologize if they ask you to) and a person is usually standing there to take your order, you pay, and sometimes the food comes even earlier than expected. If only all drive through systems were this smooth... read more

I live in Boston so I always try to make it a point to get a Chicago hot dog with everything and an Italian beef wet & hot. Cheese fries when I'm feeling particularly fatty and always a root beer to wash everything down. This place is busy all the time and I have been coming here since I was a little girl. Consistently delicious and makes me feel like I'm home. read more

Portillo's Rolling Meadows - Chicago hot dog with everything makes my heart happy. - Hot Dogs Near Me - Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Love it. Very efficient. We went on a Sunday after going to a super mega-size store in the area. We wanted food and needed some relaxation. This place hit all points. The staff was nice, efficient, and acted how you'd want from a fast food joint. The Food...the food, the food, the food. This is one of those places that I seek out because of how awesome their food is. I got the Big Beef dipped, my girlfriend got the regular size beef dipped, and we split an order of fries and had drinks. This is how a beef should taste. Yeah, I know Portillo's is a chain, but is a local one that has awesome food. It felt great to relax and enjoy a good meal there. I'm not going to a Mega Store on Sunday ever again...but if I'm in a place with a Portillo's, I'd gladly go there. This review could probably apply to all of the locations, because I've yet to have a bad experience at any of them. read more

This is the go-to Italian beef and hot dog place in the burbs. Love the beef. Love the dogs. Love the sweet peppers (my husband doubles up and gets both sweet AND hot). Love the shakes. Love the fries. Love the decor--I'm an old movie buff, and I've seen most of those films. Great education for the young ones--fun reminiscing for the old. The service is fast and efficient. The drive through is a marvel--the person on radio taking the orders--genius!! There is additional parking, follow the signs. Easiest access going West on Golf or south on New Wilke. But you an get in--thanks to the stoplight--from any direction. read more

Portillo's Rolling Meadows - Italian beef and cheddar. In a cup!! - Hot Dogs Near Me - Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Everytime I visit Chicago I have to come here. I love their Italian beef and cheddar on a biscuit! My absolute favorite. I also love to add sweet peppers. Dont forget a cake shake!!! read more

Back in the day I used to come here with my family but I always got the ribs or pasta because the drippy Italian beefs my parents got intimidated me. Well, I'm a big girl now and they don't scare me no more! Best italian beef. Beef is perfectly seasoned and cooked just right. Only complaint is they could have been more generous with the hot peppers. read more

I love Portillo's. This Rolling Meadows location is walking distance from our Rolling Meadows office and whenever I am in town on business, I make sure to go there for lunch. During this week's trip, I went twice. There is a large selection of food on the menu. I'd suggest getting the cheese fries and a hotdog on your first visit. Both are tasty and very reasonably priced. If you've never had a Chicago-style dog before, you've got to visit Portillo's when you're in the Chicago area. They're the best. If you're like me and have a sweet tooth, definitely order a slice of their chocolate cake, too. Or if you're feeling a little adventurous, try the chocolate cake shake. Seriously -- a chocolate cake shake! (I know, right?!) It is the best of both worlds and life-changing. I can't wait until I'm back in Chicago so I can order another one. YUM! read more

Food was great as always. Issue was while walking out one of the employees had just ended her shift and was on the phone with her friend (I'm assuming) and before she was even out the door was using profanity while still in uniform. Not a big deal to me but my 5 year old son doesn't need to hear words like that. I asked for her name and she got an attitude with me and said Gizanna wit a Z. I then gave here a peace of my mind (should have taken the high ground and went to speak with a manager but oh well. With numerous other hot dog joints and even other Portillo's not so far away, I will take my $ elsewhere. read more

Portillo's = awesome fast food. This location is one of the smaller ones in the area, but they sure do churn out those hot dogs. Service is very fast and helpful. i would recommend this place for a quick lunch or snack. read more