The Best Italian Beef Sandwiches in Chicago
Scatchell's Beef Stand is one of The Best Italian Beef Sandwiches in Chicago.

1. Scatchell's Beef Stand

8.4
4700 W Cermak Rd (at 47th Ave), Cicero, IL
Fast Food Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: A perfectly respectable neighborhood sandwich, but not a destination Italian Beef.

Boston's is one of The Best Italian Beef Sandwiches in Chicago.

2. Boston's

2932 W Chicago Ave (Grand Ave.), Chicago, IL
Fast Food Restaurant · Humboldt Park · 16 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The meat for the Italian Beef is roasted the day before and sliced that morning. It's a solid sandwich.

3. Connies Beef

7501 W Grand Ave, Elmwood Park, IL
Burger Joint · 4 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Italian Beef: The well-balanced housemade giardiniera had just celery and hot peppers but was particularly good. The beef itself had excellent flavor although a few pieces were a little rubbery.

Patio is one of The Best Italian Beef Sandwiches in Chicago.

4. Patio

7.4
1503 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · University Village - Little Italy · 13 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The thick-sliced beef on the Italian Beef is absolutely delicious and the unique giardiniera is hot but has some kind of pickling action going on that will blow you away.

Johnnie's Beef is one of The Best Italian Beef Sandwiches in Chicago.

5. Johnnie's Beef

8.8
7500 W North Ave (at 75th Ave), Elmwood Park, IL
Fast Food Restaurant · 119 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The celery, carrot and jalapeno giardiniera on the Italian Beefs adds just the right amount of kick to go with some excellent beef sliced to a moderate thickness.

Portillo's is one of The Best Italian Beef Sandwiches in Chicago.

6. Portillo's

9.0
100 W Ontario St (at Clark St), Chicago, IL
Hot Dog Joint · River North · 667 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The giardiniera on the Italian Beef is a well-balanced crunchy blend of jalapenos, carrots and celery that has just enough heat to enhance the tender, thinly sliced meat.