Just wanted to give MAJOR PROPS to the Portillo's Staff on their Grand Opening! They did an amazing job to make sure things ran efficient and people got their food. It was a bright move for the Management to not let people reserve seats until they got their food. By doing so, it allowed everyone to have a chance to find an open seat and enjoy their meal.
The turnout for this Grand Opening was unreal. The line was long and continued to grow throughout the night. I got in line at around 5pm with maybe 100+ people in front of me. My wife joined me in line 15 minutes later and I only moved maybe 20 ft. It took about 1 hour 30 min to get our food but we had no complaints. The line moved fairly quickly for the amount of people that were there. There was a good control of the line, didn't notice anyone cutting or anything.
Now onto the reason why we went there. Since it was our first time at Portillo's, the wife and I decided to try out a few things. We got the Hot Dog with everything on it, the Jumbo Chili Cheese Dog, Italian Beef with sweet peppers and mozarella cheese, large fries, and a Large Chocolate Cake Shake. Everything was delicious!! Between the two hot dogs, I enjoyed the regular hot dog with everything on it instead. The Italian beef was amazing. I will ask for gravy on the side the next time I go so I can dip my sandwich in it. The chocolate cake shake was like heaven in your mouth. It was that good. I think getting a large of that is just too much sweets for even two people. I would get a smaller size the next time.
It was a great experience to be there on the Grand Opening day. We will definitely be going back on our cheat days!