This was so disappointing. I waited for weeks when I saw they were preparing to open Al's. I found the Italian beef sandwich to be pretty average--a far cry from something that deserves a title of "award winning." The fries were pretty good, if a little oversalted. The worst part was I saw "Chicago style Tamale" on the menu and thought I would try it. It came wrapped in paper, so picture my surprise when I opened it to find a plastic wrapped microwavable tamale (imagine 7-11's microwavable Mexican food)! They did do me the service of microwaving it for me, so that was nice.
The total for a very average large beef sandwich, a large fries, large drink, and a convenience store tamale came to over $17. Not a great value as someone else has noted. I don't think I am likely to return. Two stars for the fries.