Portillo's

Cake shake your way to your local Portillo's this Wednesday, November 20, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for a FREE taste of our catering options for the holiday season! Our catering packages include delicious, Chicago-style staples like Italian beef sandwiches, Chopped Salad and mostaccioli—plenty of flavorful options for each person at your dining table this holiday season! For detailed information on our catering packages, head to: https://lnkd.in/gEW5SvwR

Portillo's General Manager Nick Houpt centers his approach to leadership on the development of his Team Members—after all, it was through the guidance of his own mentors?and development opportunities that were the key building blocks to becoming a leader at Portillo's. Learn about Nick's career story, and why leaders like him are the key to developing our teams at Portillo's: https://lnkd.in/ghsb4WuX

We are bun-believably proud that we grew the top line while continuing to expand in Texas. We sustained margins and our earnings engine remains strong. Our team is focused, energized, and ready to drive the business forward for lasting, long-term success.

We’re thrilled to announce the return of our Chi-conic collab: Portillo's Italian Beef Meets Lou Malnati's Pizzeria Deep Dish! Back by popular demand, this limited-time pizza features Lou Malnati's legendary handmade crust, topped with Portillo's slow-roasted Italian beef and your choice of sweet peppers or hot giardiniera. Guests will be able to enjoy this bun-believable combo of Chicago-style flavors nationwide by ordering through Taste of Chicago. It's a big dill to us that we get to come together with other iconic Chicago food staples to make something delicious and share it with our fans! Get yours before they're gone ?? https://lnkd.in/gUAJ5rAp

Hot dog! We are thrilled to announce that we are bringing more of our unrivaled Chicago-style street food to the Houston area with our first restaurant in Richmond, TX! We had a bun-believable time celebrating with our ribbon cutting earlier this week, and can't wait to create lifelong memories with our guests in the Lone Star State.

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Last week, we had an incredible pop-up event with John Summit, DJ & music producer, at our River North restaurant (Clark & Ontario). The energy was unmatched! This collaboration with House Calls, a company that specializes in creating unique music experiences across Chicago, highlights our commitment to finding innovative marketing opportunities to reach new audiences. The results? A ton of enthusiasm and earned media in the form of hundreds of Instagram story tags, millions impressions across our owned channels, and features on local news & Chicago influencer platforms. This is just the beginning—stay tuned as we continue to work with celebrities and influencers to build brand love across Chicagoland and beyond! https://lnkd.in/gfktqWXc

Earlier this week, we were delighted to release a special treat, available for a limited time, based on our famous Chocolate Cake through a partnership with the dessert geniuses at Milk Bar. This rich and fudgey-licious soft baked Chocolate Cake Cookie combines the flavors of our chocolate cake with swirls, pops and chunks of our iconic fudge frosting, all baked into the perfect Milk Bar chocolate cookie. “Portillo’s world-famous, homemade chocolate cake is iconic,” said Garrett Kern, Portillo’s VP of Strategy and Culinary. “This delicious dessert has been a staple on our menu for decades, and when we were given the chance to collaborate with the fantastic Christina Tosi and Milk Bar, we knew we had the ultimate opportunity to transform our fan-favorite cake into hand-held treats Portillo’s, Milk Bar and chocolate lovers everywhere could enjoy.”

We recently "relished" the opportunity to travel coast-to-coast to attend ChainFEST in NYC and LA, a food festival dedicated to celebrating hospitality and food at chain restaurants! At these exclusive events, influencer and celebrity guests enjoyed a chic twist on our classic Chicago-style hot dog (dubbed "the Haute Dog") which included our drag-it-through-the-garden ingredients, plus crisp potato chips and cheese sauce. Guests were also treated to a slice of our famous Chocolate Cake! Pokey, our beloved dachshund mascot, not only posed for photo ops with fans, but made time to have fun with the crowd and other mascots during an impromptu dance off. Thank you Chain for hosting a "bun-believable" event and giving us the platform to share our unrivaled Chicago-style street food with both lifelong and brand new Portillo's fans alike!

We recently held our annual General Manager Summit in Orlando, FL, bringing together leadership from across the country to "Power Up" around our purpose: To create lifelong memories by igniting the senses with unrivaled food and experiences. We learned from inspiring industry veterans like Jim Knight and Eric Marshall, and had a special Q&A with the Avenger himself, Jeremy Renner! It was an energizing event that showcased the importance of each leader having an understanding of what their superpower is, and using that unique skill to inspire and motivate their teams in the restaurants. Thank you to all who joined us to make this year's Summit "super!" #restaurants #hospitality #restaurantmanagement