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Before understanding how to make Italian Beef, you need to understand the importance of each one of its components. The meat, bread, and toppings; a trio when combined in the right fashion, can be perfection. We can start taking the journey as you start to all journeys, with carbs, the… Read more »

For years we have been eating and making Italian Beef sammiches, and what we have learned is that Italian Beef tastes the best when it’s made with love and the right recipe. By collecting recipes from Italian Beef lovers and giardiniera recipes from old Italian ladies, we have come up… Read more »

We have been doing a lot of work on the website, as we have mentioned over the past few months. We had taken a break the past month and are back on target of getting this site firing on all cylinders. I was looking at some search stats on www.ItalianBeef.com… Read more »

There is a certain amount of humor about my reviewing Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza. I’ve had Jockamos take-out pizza several times. I’ve even gone to the Washington Street location for a sit-down pizza. Somehow, and I don’t know how this happened, I didn’t realize they served sandwiches. It was during… Read more »

Debbie, Jimmie the beef guys Momma at Dukes 5659 N. Central Chicago tearing into a nice Italian Beef Sandwich, yeah BABY!!

OK, so maybe just not yet, I might be jumping the gun just a little bit, but we are getting super close!! So, as we are nearing the launch of our new IMPROVED website, www.ItalianBeef.com Version 2.0 (or maybe rather V 3.5, since we’ve made so many changes. I wanted to write… Read more »

I decided to go to P.J. OKeefes Ale House because their menu intrigued me. They have a sandwich whose description matches that of an Italian beef. They call it a Chicago Style Beef. It reads, Slow roasted beef, topped with mozzarella cheese, grilled onions, and peppers, and served with our... Read more »

Jimmie the beef guy and beautiful wife Michelle were sighted having a little quaint Valentines Day dinner at Carlucci in Rosemont. Michelle had the Ribeye with crab stuffed scampi, and Jimmie had the “beef” filet with crab meat and black truffles in Michelle had the Ribeye with crab stuffed scampi, and… Read more »

The Patio

I have driven past The Patio countless times over the past few years. It is on Washington Street not far from Ellenberger Park. The Ellenberger skating rink was the first home to the Circle City Derby Girls, my main derby league. I had never seen any external indication that they… Read more »

I am sad to report I have to deliver my first zero star review* (yup, an asterisk). It is not often I feel the need to put on a collared shirt to go on an Italian beef expedition. Maggianos is a restaurant that has served former President of the United… Read more »

I’m not really sure the United States military (when it was developing the technology to transfer vital information around, thus laying the groundwork for the internet) considered I would be using this technology to hunt down Star Wars collectibles, roller derby leagues, and different restaurants to eat Italian beef sandwiches…. Read more »

I’ve been friends with the Mick for about 17 years. I introduced him to Italian beef only in the past couple of years. How it is possible for me to avoided introducing him to this world for over a decade, I’m not entirely sure; but, when Mike wanted to accompany… Read more »