Al’s Beef

Specialties

Very few restaurants have foods with flavors so distinctive and unique that they are featured as one of Esquire magazine’s current picks for best sandwiches in America. Only one, Al’s Beef, offers its customers Chicago’s and America’s #1 Italian beef sandwich, the one and only, the authentic sandwich invented 70 years ago at the now legendary Taylor Street beef stand in Chicago!

History

Established in 1938.

The original idea for the Italian beef sandwich was formed out of necessity, as many great ideas are. In the great depression era, meat was scarce. Chris and Al would go to family weddings and in order to make the meat go around, the family sliced it thinly and made sandwiches. Chris and Al sat down in Al’s home kitchen and formulated their now legendary recipe. They would make their thinly sliced Italian beef sandwiches and deliver them to the local hospitals and businesses in the area. Soon, demand required that they take the next step and build a little beef stand that the local neighbors could visit.

The first official Al’s Beef stand began as a small, curbside, outdoor, wooden neighborhood food stand with countertop service located on Laflin and Harrison Street.

Meet the Business Owner

AJ H.

Business Owner

My brother and I have been loyal Al’s customers since we were not even tall enough to see over the counter when our parents would take us on those beautiful summer days to Al’s on Taylor. In 2002 we had an opportunity to become one of the first Franchisees of Al’s and purchased our first store. After purchasing the Al’s in downtown Chicago on Ontario St and Wells we worked very hard for 5 years and had another opportunity to take over the Al’s in Evanston, IL. We are very excited about our new store and hope to bring this Al’s the status and reputation that our Ontario St store has and has had for a long time.

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