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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
When The Italian Beef Hits Just Right
Sometimes eating a big ol' sopping wet Chicago Italian Beef sandwich can have seriously adverse consequences as one box truck driver found out after his rig exploded on the suburb of Addison, Illinois. I'm kidding, obviously, and luckily there were no serious injuries, but that doesn't change the fact that a truck exploded in a nearly comical way and damaged a handful of houses. The Penske box truck popped, leaving a field of debris for over a block. The explosion also damaged four houses — leaving one temporarily uninhabitable because of the damage, according to CBS News. Apparently, one of the truck's walls hit a load-bearing wall of a nearby house, and it pushed it two to four feet inward. That is a gnarly blast (though not the gnarliest this year). The family was in the house at the time of the explosion, but they were unharmed. Somehow, the driver only sustained minor injuries, and I cannot for the life of me understand how that happened. He was actually walking around the truck when first responders arrived at the bizarre scene, before being taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Read more: These Are The Dumbest Car Crashes You've Ever Seen The video, as I'm sure you've already watched by now, is rather dramatic. Ring camera footage taken from a nearby home shows the truck driving down the road without incident and then... BANG. Police tell CBS news that the DuPage County Bomb Squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determined that the explosion was caused by a leaking propane tank in the cargo area of the truck. Penske released the following statement to CBS News: "The vehicle involved in this incident was rented out to a customer who was moving household personal belongings. Penske will cooperate fully with any further investigation by law enforcement. Under Penske's rental agreement, explosive, flammable or otherwise hazardous materials should not be transported in a consumer rental moving truck." One homeowner in the area told ABC 7 Chicago that he thought people had started setting off Memorial Day fireworks a bit early, saying that "one sure seems to have a little extra punch." Yeah, man. I'd say so. Let this be a warning to all of you: make sure to take some Peptobismal before you have a sloppy Italian Beef. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Portillo's honors new pope with ‘The Leo' Italian Beef sandwich
(WGN) — A beloved Chicago fast-food chain is honoring the new pope with a Chicago staple. Portillo's introduced on social media Friday 'The Leo' Italian Beef sandwich. 'In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard – we introduce The Leo: divinely seasoned Italian Beef, baptized in gravy,' the restaurant's post reads. Portillo's says this 'heavenly' creation is available for the month of May, which is also Italian Beef Month. On Thursday, Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago and raised in South Holland, was selected as the 267th pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV and becomes the first pope from the United States in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Since the announcement of the new pope, the internet has gone completely insane with memes of Pope Leo doing 'Chicago-like things.' For more information on 'The Leo,' go to Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Chicago restaurant chain names sandwich after Pope Leo
CHICAGO, Il. (WSAV) — The accolades for Pope Leo XIV are pouring in. One Chicago restaurant has named a sandwich after him. The sandwich chain Portillo's introduced the new sandwich this week. 'The Leo' is Italian beef on a roll dipped in gravy and topped with sweet or hot peppers. Bruce Lemasurier, a manager at Portillo's, says the new menu item is designed to pay homage to the Chicago-area native. 'I think like the rest of Chicago, we were just thrilled and proud that someone from our great city was elevated to this wonderful position and we just wanted to pay homage to that and celebrate with the rest of Chicago. It's our beef sandwich, again the beef roasted four hours, we use this wonderful spice gravy taht we have so its double dipped so we're kind of baptizing it twice in there so that's kind of where we went with the Leo in that again in homage to the Pope. Again, it's in his honor, we're just being Chicagoans just thrilled to have this and what a thrill that our city can be involved in this, so again just something that we can celebrate with the rest of the world, our little homage from Portillo's and Chicago.' If you want to try The Leo, you need to hurry. It's only on Portillo's menu through the month of May. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Iconic Chicago hotdog joint launches 'The Leo' named after new Pope Robert Prevost
Iconic Chicago hotdog join Portillo's is celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with an all new sandwich called 'The Leo' in honor of the Windy City native. The chain's sandwich marks its way of 'paying tribute to Chicago 's newest claim to fame.' The limited-time item includes signature Italian beef dipped in gravy and covered in 'holy trinity of peppers.' 'It's our original sacred sandwich, bold, unapologetically flavorful, and made in honor of a moment that's historic for Portillo's hometown,' a spokesperson said. Its 'heavenly creation' will be available all month long, coinciding with National Italian Beef Month. The sandwich is one of several new items available at Portillo's, which recently launched its first breakfast menu. Portillo's is famous for its Chicago-style hot dogs and was recently crowned the restaurant chain with the ' best value in the business ' over Chipotle and McDonald's. Founded in 1963, Portillo's opened for business after Dick Portillo invested $1,000 on a trailer he called 'The Dog House.' The restaurant's popularity rose over time and is continuing to grow despite the company having less than 100 locations. Five of those restaurants are currently offering the limited-time breakfast menu, the first in its 62 years of business. The menu includes three sandwiches: Polish, egg, & cheese, pepper, egg & cheese, and bacon, egg, & cheese. Customers can also try its new Hash Brown Bites and Load Breakfast Scramble bowls. Along with sandwiches and breakfast sides, Portillo's is offering a new chocolate cake donut and chocolate cake coffee created in collaboration with popular Chicago brands Stan's Donuts and Metropolis Coffee. The restaurant chain revealed that customers have responded positively to the new menu since its launch. Social media users have also reacted well to the offerings and have made requests for the menu to be available at other restaurants. Customers have been rushing to Portillo's restaurants to try items off its new breakfast menu Portillo's CEO Michael Osanloo revealed the foods customers have craved the most off its breakfast menu are scrambled eggs, sandwiches, and the chocolate cake donut. Portillo's will be keeping an eye on other customer responses for the rest of the summer. If guests continue giving positive reviews to the breakfast menu, Portillo's will consider expanding it to other restaurants. Prior to its new offerings, Portillo's earned $176.4 million in first quarter revenue, a 6.4 percent increase compared to last year's total. Its also experienced slight increases in its same-restaurant sales and operating income. 'We're proud of how our team performed through challenging macro conditions in Q1, driven by the launch of Portillo's Perks and our marketing efforts,' Osanloo said. The restaurant chain plans to open 12 new locations this year, including some in Texas and Georgia.
CBS News
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Portillo's honors Chicago-born pope with "The Leo" Italian Beef sandwich
Portillo's is honoring the newly elected Chicago-born pope with The Leo: a special Italian Beef sandwich available in May. "In the name of the gravy, the bun, and the hot giard," they wrote on their social media Friday morning, "We introduce The Leo: divinely seasoned Italian Beef, baptized in gravy." The sandwich comes dipped—er, baptized in the chain's famous au jus gravy, and can be made with sweet or hot peppers, or a combination of both. The chain has been celebrating May being Italian Beef Month (no, seriously) by offering buy-one-get-one deals on their famous Italian Beef sandwiches, and the new Leo will be on offer for the rest of the month of May just like the BOGO deal. You can order it online. Pope Leo XIV has not officially shared his go-to Portillo's order, but we sure are dying to know.
