Step aside New York-style street dog, the Chicago dog is making its way up east! Chicago staple, Portillo’s, known as an Illinois icon for fast-casual Chicago street food, is bringing Hot Dog High Tea to NYC this April for one night only.
Portillo’s has teamed up with Jameson Black Barrel and Chain, an LA-based dining experience that reimagines chain restaurant classics as gourmet, to make it all happen.
The Chicago institution was founded as a humble hot dog stand, called “The Dog House,” in Villa Park, Illinois by Dick Portillo in 1963. It wasn’t until 1967 that the stand became a brick-and-mortar location renamed as Portillo’s. From the 70s through the 90s, locations began popping up all over the Chicagoland area. By 2006, Portillo’s expanded outside of Illinois with a California location. Today, it remains a Chicago favorite, aligned with nostalgic Americana, era-themed ambiences and the best damn Chicago dog!
New Yorkers will have one night to experience this high tea like never before, swapping clotted cream for Portillo’s cult-favorite chocolate cake and English tea sandwiches for Italian beef & truffle.
It wouldn’t be an authentic Portillo’s experience without all-time classics like their chicken chopped salad and crinkle fries. To elevate these timeless favorites, customers can look forward to a gourmet twists as the crinkle fry will be reimagined as a Pizzelle sandwich filled with a sweet & savory tomato jam, while the chopped salad will creatively be incorporated in a BBQ chicken sandwich.
The full Hot Dog High Tea menu will include:
- The Chicago Pup:
- Italian Beef & Truffle
- BBQ Chicken Tea Sandwich
- Salt & Pepper Pizzelle
- Portillo’s Cheese GougĂ©respice
- Chocolate Croissant
- Strawberry Shortcake Sandwich
- Chocolate Cake
The entire Hot Dog High Tea experience will last for 30 minutes, before guests will be invited to sip on Black Barrel whiskey, with fun cocktails like a Honey Crisp Apple Old Fashioned and Black Barrel Julep.
Guests must be 21+. There will be two available time slots, 7pm & 8pm, that will be serviced on a first-come, first-served basis. Find more information on the Portillo’s Instagram.
🗓️ Friday, April 4th (7pm & 8pm)
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