Red Mosquito

tommy wrote:I don't think I've ever been blown away by a hot dog. I'd rather have a burger 100% of the time.

Me too. I think I'm going to try the burger or the chicken sandwich when I go to portillo.

If we're talking sit-down restaurants, then obviously a burger is superior.

But you can eat a hot dog just about anywhere. It's more of a convenient snack to tide you over than a full meal. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

washing machine wrote:

tommy wrote:I don't think I've ever been blown away by a hot dog. I'd rather have a burger 100% of the time.

Me too. I think I'm going to try the burger or the chicken sandwich when I go to portillo.

stop calling it that

and get a beef

Ello Sailor wrote:If we're talking sit-down restaurants, then obviously a burger is superior.

But you can eat a hot dog just about anywhere. It's more of a convenient snack to tide you over than a full meal. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

the rest of the world calls america fat and this guy just called a hot dog a snack

But you are fat. Not as a collective. I mean you specifically have let yourself all the way go.

spike wrote:

washing machine wrote:

tommy wrote:I don't think I've ever been blown away by a hot dog. I'd rather have a burger 100% of the time.

Me too. I think I'm going to try the burger or the chicken sandwich when I go to portillo.

stop calling it that

and get a beef

I probably won't get anything. It's like 45 minutes away in a suburb. I can make my own just as good.

Their hot dogs and burgers are equally incredible tbh

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Their hot dogs and burgers are equally incredible tbh

I don't doubt it, but I can't help but wonder how much of the Chicago experience is lost in translation when a cult classic expands. Is Portillo (sorry spike) following the In-and-Out model of transporting fresh product from regional hubs?

washing machine wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Their hot dogs and burgers are equally incredible tbh

I don't doubt it, but I can't help but wonder how much of the Chicago experience is lost in translation when a cult classic expands. Is Portillo (sorry spike) following the In-and-Out model of transporting fresh product from regional hubs?

I kind of wondered about this myself, but FWIW my wife (who is also an Illinoisan) has had Portillo's in AZ and said it tastes the same.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

washing machine wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Their hot dogs and burgers are equally incredible tbh

I don't doubt it, but I can't help but wonder how much of the Chicago experience is lost in translation when a cult classic expands. Is Portillo (sorry spike) following the In-and-Out model of transporting fresh product from regional hubs?

I kind of wondered about this myself, but FWIW my wife (who is also an Illinoisan) has had Portillo's in AZ and said it tastes the same.

Glad you're getting your fix soon.

Here's what the locals have to say about the one around here. I joke with leaving off the s at the end, but I honestly learned thru this reddit thread that it's pronounced por-til-os.

https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/s/EjLpml3j4k

washing machine wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

washing machine wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Their hot dogs and burgers are equally incredible tbh

I don't doubt it, but I can't help but wonder how much of the Chicago experience is lost in translation when a cult classic expands. Is Portillo (sorry spike) following the In-and-Out model of transporting fresh product from regional hubs?

I kind of wondered about this myself, but FWIW my wife (who is also an Illinoisan) has had Portillo's in AZ and said it tastes the same.

Glad you're getting your fix soon.

Here's what the locals have to say about the one around here. I joke with leaving off the s at the end, but I honestly learned thru this reddit thread that it's pronounced por-til-os.

https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/s/EjLpml3j4k

fun fact: they make their chocolate cake with mayo

I wouldn't call that a fun fact.

washing machine wrote:I wouldn't call that a fun fact.

i hate mayo, but the biscuit recipe i use calls for mayo. it adds oil and keeps them (i hate this word) moist. you can't taste a thing.

spike wrote:

Ello Sailor wrote:If we're talking sit-down restaurants, then obviously a burger is superior.

But you can eat a hot dog just about anywhere. It's more of a convenient snack to tide you over than a full meal. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

the rest of the world calls america fat and this guy just called a hot dog a snack

In Argentina they're definitely considered snacks, but because they're very basic and not very substantial. Argentina is definitely at the very bottom of hot dog rankings of anywhere I've visited or lived.

Colombian hot dogs go hard though

never been to portillo's....the hot dog images looked good

washing machine wrote:I wouldn't call that a fun fact.

well, you're no fun

doug rr wrote:

washing machine wrote:I wouldn't call that a fun fact.

well, you're no fun

Sorry, I really got out of hand with that post.

No, Reid is right. That's a horrifying piece of information.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

washing machine wrote:I wouldn't call that a fun fact.

i hate mayo, but the biscuit recipe i use calls for mayo. it adds oil and keeps them (i hate this word) moist. you can't taste a thing.

Goddammit, they’re sucking you in!