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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fontana man who answered door after 911 call is shot dead by police, who say he held a gun
Fontana police shot and killed a man they said brandished a gun at officers responding to a 911 call early Sunday morning, touching off an investigation. Kevin Reyes Portillo, 31, was shot in an apartment in the 9100 block of Date Street just after 1 a.m. Sunday after allegedly pointing a gun at the officers who opened the door. Police had been dispatched to the complex in response to a 911 call about domestic violence. Portillo was treated at the scene and taken to a local hospital, where he died, authorities said. Fontana Police Officer Steve Reed could not immediately say how many officers responded to the incident, how many opened fire on Portillo or how many times he was shot. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department would not comment on its investigation of the incident. The Fontana Police Department came under scrutiny from the state Department of Justice for the 2023 killing of Jaime Valdez. That investigation is ongoing. Last year, the department paid out nearly $1 million to settle with a man who said that, over the course of a 17-hour interrogation, officers coerced him into confessing to a murder that never took place. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Beloved Fast Casual Chain Announces New Location
Portillo's, the popular fast-casual restaurant chain known for its Chicago-style hotdogs and Italian beef sandwiches, is opening its first-ever Portillo's airport location in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The airport diner will be located in Terminal B of the Dallas international airport and is one of two new restaurants opening next year, along with another set to open in The Villages, Florida, according to the company's website. "Our first-ever airport location ... will feature our new small dine-in only format, keeping efficiency and comfort for travelers in mind," the website states. "Unlike our traditional restaurants, the restaurant will feature a smaller, walk-up accessible footprint with multiple ordering touchpoints – including at the register, self-order kiosks and order ahead for pick up." The airport diner will also feature a "Portillo's Grab & Go area," along with a variety of seating options that can comfortably seat 50 guests, per the announcement. "This new location is the perfect way to cater to travelers seeking quick bites or leisurely meals—in true Chicago-style fashion," the website states. The store will offer the same menu items at the airport location, including their mouth-watering, Chicago-style hotdogs, the fan-favorite Italian beef sandwiches and Char-Grilled burgers, and last but not least, the Portillo's Famous Chocolate Cake. 'We're excited to introduce these new restaurant formats as a key step in Portillo's growth,' Michael Osanloo, Portillo's president and CEO, said in a statement. 'Our first airport location at DFW and our inline-style walk-up in The Villages are milestones in expanding our reach and bringing the Portillo's experience to even more people. 'These smaller-scale concepts are great for high-traffic areas," Osanloo added. "We're eager to see how they'll connect us with guests while delivering the craveable food and fun atmosphere our fans love." Beloved Fast Casual Chain Announces New Location - With Major Change first appeared on Men's Journal on May 23, 2025
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Portillo's to make a crucial final decision this summer
Hot dogs are a beloved American staple, and different states have even put their own twist on the classic. Although a controversial opinion among Americans, no one does hot dogs better than Chicago. The Chicago-style dog consists of an all-beef frankfurter wrapped in a poppy seed bun, garnished with green pickle relish, chopped onions, sliced tomato, and peppers, topped with yellow mustard, and finished off with a classic dill pickle. 💵💰 💵💰 Thousands of restaurants nationwide serve hot dogs, but none compare to the Chicago-based Portillo's. For over 60 years, it has served its beloved Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, and homemade chocolate it is a smaller chain compared to rival fast-casual chains, it has grown at an astonishing rate. No one would've expected a humble hot dog stand built in 1963 from a small trailer to become a popular restaurant chain with 94 locations across nine states. Portillo's () is best known for its Chicago-style dogs. However, due to popular demand and growing competition, it recently made an unexpected change in its classic menu. The restaurant chain launched its first-ever breakfast menu in April, featuring signature morning staples that Chicago locals love, including various breakfast sandwiches, chocolate cake donuts in collaboration with Stan's Donuts, multiple sides, and handcrafted coffee beverages. Portillo's is testing its new breakfast menu at five restaurants in the Chicago area from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The morning offerings can be ordered at Niles, Chicago -South Loop, Shorewood, Elmhurst, and Tinley Park locations, as stated on its hype around this new revelation left many customers wondering if the chain plans to offer its breakfast menu nationwide anytime soon. Their question would be answered only a few weeks later, but the chain's response might not be what many expected. Portillo's CEO, Michael Osanloo, said during the company's latest earnings call that the feedback from its breakfast pilot has been positive, but this does not mean it will become available at all locations nationwide. Osanloo said the company will continue to monitor the progress of the breakfast test throughout the summer and gather all the metrics necessary to ensure success before it decides whether to expand it to other locations. "There's plenty of restaurant companies out there that have tried to expand to breakfast, and it hasn't worked. So we have a number of internal metrics that will define success, and I think we want to make it as clean and clear as possible for us," said Osanloo. He added that breakfast could be a significant asset for the company, since it would extend the hours that locations are open for business, subsequently increasing sales. However, there's one major concern with this addition. If not handled properly, breakfast could hurt the bounceback in lunch preparations, affecting overall operations in the company's main business. More Food News:Osanloo noted that a successful test doesn't mean Portillo's will launch the breakfast menu nationwide; it would just give it the go-ahead to expand it in Chicago. The restaurant chain would then have to test it outside Chicago before bringing it to all locations. Although Portillo's has promoted the breakfast menu at the pilot locations, it has no plans yet to invest heavily in nationwide in to access your portfolio
Time Out
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Portillo's unveils new Pope Leo-themed sandwich to celebrate the Chicago-born pontiff
Last week, the papal conclave (the real one, not the Ralph Fiennes one) shocked the world by choosing not only an American as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, but also a Chicago boy: yes, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope, swiftly adopted the papal name of Pope Leo XIV. Folks around Chicagoland were unsurprisingly psyched that one of their own was chosen for such a high seat — including beloved Chicago-based chain Portillo's, which has refashioned a sandwich in honor of the newly appointed pontiff. To mark the historic first, Portillo's—an Illinois-born fast-casual chain that's been serving its takes on signature Chicago foods like hot dogs, Italian beef and Maxwell Street Polish sausages since the business' humble beginnings as a hot-dog cart in Villa Park back in the early 1960s—is paying tribute to the world's first American pope with a new menu item, fittingly named "The Leo." 'In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard, we introduce The Leo: a divinely seasoned Italian beef, baptized in gravy and finished with the holy trinity of peppers — sweet, hot, or a combo,' Portillo's said in a news release. The dipped beef sandwich will cost $8.29 a pope, er, pop. And if you're having a bit of sandwich déjà vu, yes, The Leo is basically just the brand's classic Italian, but with some extra-holy marketing. "It's our original sacred sandwich, bold, unapologetically flavorful, and made in honor of a moment that's historic for Portillo's hometown," the release continue. The Leo will be available throughout the month of May, which just so happens to be Italian Beef Month. (Extra cause for meaty celebration!) Portillo's also declares that the "heavenly creation" will channel "the passion, flavor, and pride that Chicagoans are known for — right down to the last juicy bite."
New York Post
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
This restaurant named a sandwich after Pope Leo XIV — here's what's on it
It's a Pope-apalooza in Chicago. On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope — the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. His hometown of the Windy City in Illinois, has been celebrating the best way they know how: with food. 4 Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP Portillo's, known for its beloved hot dogs and sandwiches, has renamed one of the menu items in honor of the new pope. The Italian Beef Sandwich at the pope-ular Chicago-based restaurant is now called 'The Leo.' 4 'In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard, we introduce The Leo,' Portillo's said in a news release. Portillo's 'In the name of the gravy, the bun, and hot giard, we introduce The Leo: a divinely seasoned Italian beef, baptized in gravy and finished with the holy trinity of peppers — sweet, hot, or a combo,' Portillo's said in a news release. The sandwich isn't actually a new menu item — it's a crowd-pleaser already, typically served by splashing a bit of the local chain's flavorful, secretly-spiced gravy on it. 'It's our original sacred sandwich, bold, unapologetically flavorful, and made in honor of a moment that's historic for Portillo's hometown,' Portillo's said in the release. 'Yes, you can really order this,' they added on Instagram. 4 Portillo's, known for its beloved hot dogs and sandwiches, has renamed one of the menu items in honor of the new pope. Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images However, it will be called 'The Leo' for the entire month of May, which coincidentally also happens to be Italian Beef Month. Portillo's isn't the only one taking advantage of the new shepherd in town. Bennison's Bakery in Evanston is celebrating with limited-edition Pope sugar cookies — 'a cookie as divine as the moment.' The sweet treat is available both in-store and on the bakery's website. 'Jesus that was fast,' one person quipped on the Instagram post. 4 Bennison's Bakery in Evanston is celebrating with limited-edition Pope sugar cookies. REUTERS Pope Leo VIX was born in Chicago on Sept. 14, 1955. He is a Chicago native who spent his career ministering to the poor in Peru.
