Al's Italian Beef Service List

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• Al's Famous Italian Beef

  Al's beef is dry roasted in a secret recipe blend of 100% pure spices and natural juices. Our beef is pure. The Au Jus or Gravy as Al calls it, is where all of our flavors are soaking with the beef. We will add as little or as much "gravy" to your sandwich as you want. But most Al's connoisseurs prefer their beef sandwich wet or dipped and with sweet and hot peppers. ABOUT THE "GRAVY": "Gravy" is a term many Italians use to describe their pasta sauce and in this case, we use it to describe our beef juice. NOT to be confused with the traditional turkey gravy consistency, Al's beef gravy is an incredibly light, aromatic and flavorful juice. NOT the thick heavy "gravy you put on mashed potatoes. Extras for the sandwich include our delicious homemade sweet peppers, homemade spicy (hot) giardiniera, or provolone cheese. You can get your famous Al's Italian Beef Sandwich in 4 different levels of juiciness:

  • Regular

    That's how we do it for most of our guests. Just enough beef gravy (the "juice") is added to make it nice and juicy, but not over the top.

  • Wet

    Additional gravy is added to the sandwich, the juicier the better.

  • Dipped

    The crown jewel of juicy, the entire sandwich is submerged into the gravy. Roll up your sleeves and get ready to eat! You'll need the "Italian Stance" for this one.

  • Dry

    No extra gravy goodness but still delicious. You might want to re-think this option though. Our beef gravy is the gold. Go ahead and be a little adventurous and crazy; get it a little wet. You'll love it.

• Big Al

  Big Al recommends you talk like him when ordering:

  • "I'll take a Beef, Dipped wit Hot and Sweet"

  • That's the sandwich that made us famous!

• Fresh Cut Fries

  Everyday we hand-cut our fries from fresh Idaho potatoes that are picked from potato fields that we personally choose. We are VERY particular about our potatoes. It's not just any potato that can be an Al's potato. It's a must try addition to any sandwich. Voted one of the "Top 10 Best" in the USA:

  • A Small Cup or a Large Cup of Fries

    for the French fry purest.

  • BBQ Fries

    with a drizzle of our own special BBQ Sauce.

  • Cheddar Cheese Fries

    with a great Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce Drizzled on Top. Our #1 Specialty Fry!

  • Bleu Cheese Fries

    with Crumbled Gorgonzola Cheese & Chunky Bleu Cheese Sauce. (only a fine glass of wine could make these taste any better.)

  • Buffalo Bleu Fries

    with Chunky Bleu Cheese Sauce & Spicy Buffalo Sauce. (ditto on the wine thing.)

  • Chili Cheddar Fries

    with Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce & a ladle of Our Amazing Bean-less Chili.

  • Loaded Fries

    with Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce, Bacon, Chopped Green Onion & Sour Cream on the Side.

  • Nacho Fries

    with Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce & Jalapeno Peppers.

• Char-Grilled Italian Sausage

  We char-grill all our Italian sausage in our stores. This is the way Italian sausage was meant to be eaten. Al's Italian sausage has just a little "kick" of spiciness. That's what makes it unforgettable. Order any of these items just like you would an Italian Beef Sandwich. Get it Regular, Dry, Wet, or Dipped. You can add Sweet Peppers, Hot Giardiniera, or Provolone Cheese.

  • The "Combo"

    Our Famous combination of Al's Italian Beef piled on top of a fresh Char-Grilled Italian Sausage. A Chicago Legend!

  • Italian Sausage

    Char-Grilled Italian Sausage with that Backyard Barbecue taste served on Delicious Fresh Baked Italian bread.

  • Double Italian Sausage

    Twice the Sausage, Twice the Flavor.

• Chicago Hot Dogs

  We sell Chicago's own World Famous Vienna Beef Hot Dogs and we served them on a perfectly steamed poppy seed bun. It would not be a true Chicago-Style Hot Dog otherwise. All Hot Dogs are served with a pile of our Fresh Cut French Fries.

  • Original Dog

    with Mustard, Relish, Onion & Sport Peppers (This is the way Chicago's original hot dogs were served. It wasn't until much later in Chicago's hot dog history that restaurants began adding pickles and tomatoes.)

  • Chicago Dog

    with Mustard, Relish, Onion, Sport Peppers, Tomato & Kosher Pickle Spear

  • Double Dog

    2 Dogs on a single Bun with all your Favorite Toppings

  • Chili Dog

    Loaded with our Bean-less Chili topped with Onions. (We make our chili bean-less so the beans don't fall all over your lap when you eat your chili dog. We are very thoughtful that way.)

  • Cheese Dog

    Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce tops the hot dog.

  • Chili Cheese Dog

    Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce and bean-less Chili are topped with Onions

• Char-Grilled Polish

  Our famous Char-Grilled Polish Sausage served on our Steamed Poppy Seed Bun. All Polishes are served with a pile of our Fresh Cut French Fries.

  • Original Polish

    Mustard, Relish, Onion & Sport Peppers (The original way a polish sausage was served on a bun.)

  • Chicago Polish

    Mustard, Relish, Onion, Sport Peppers, Sliced Tomato & Kosher Pickle Spear

  • Maxwell Street Polish

    Mustard, Grilled Onion & Sport Peppers

• Char-Grilled Burgers

  Char-Grilled Burgers are made with 100% All-Beef Patties served on a Fresh Toasted Bun. We make them several different way. You can make your own or try one of these great combinations.

  • Original

    Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Tomato, Lettuce, Red Onion & Kosher Pickles. This is an "Everything" burger. (Make it a Double!)

  • BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burger

    Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, and all the toppings

  • Drive-In Cheese Burger

    Cheddar or American Cheese and all the toppings

  • Maxwell Street Burger

    Grilled Onion & Mustard

  • Nacho Burger

    Shredded Cheddar, Onion & Jalapeño Peppers

  • Spicy Buffalo Burger

    Bleu Cheese Sauce, Spicy Buffalo Sauce, and all the toppings

  • Cheddar Chili Burger

    Cheddar Cheese, Chili & Onions

• Tamales

  Our Classic Tamales are a staple of "the neighborhood" in Chicago and features a yellow cornmeal shell filled with ground beef flavors and secret spices. Gotta try it as a Tamale Boat!

  • Full Boat

    2 Classic Tamales topped with our Hearty bean-less Chili, Sharp Cheddar Cheese and Onions

  • Half Boat

    1 Classic Tamale topped with our Hearty bean-less Chili, Sharp Cheddar Cheese and Onions

  • A Single Classic Chicago Tamale

    A Classic Chicago Tamale is a blend of cornmeal flavors and is served in the wrapper. Straight from the old fashion hot dog carts of yesterday.

• Al's Beanless Chili

  Flavorful Meaty Bean-less Chili, not too mild and not too spicy.

  • Chili

    Served with Crackers in the traditional way

  • Chili Deluxe

    Topped with shredded Cheddar Cheese and Onions. Served with Crackers.

• Fire Chili

  • Fire Chili

    Our Chili topped with Hot Giardiniera Oil. One of our "Secret Menu" items