“Voted Best Italian Beef in town by Chicago locals” NBC Chicago: The Golden Local “Da Italian Stance” Man Vs Food “Top 10 Sandwiches in America 2009″ Playboy “America’s Top Ten Sandwiches” Travel and Leisure Magazine Zagat Rated Restaurant Guide “Al’s Italian Beef Sandwich is a Twentieth Century Fast Food Passion with an Old World Pedigree” Gourmet Magazine “Al does it right.” Food Nation, Bobby Flay “The Best Italian Beef Sandwich ” Chicago Magazine Silver Platter Award Food Industry News (voted by chefs and restaurant owners in Chicago and suburbs) “The World’s Greatest Beef Sandwich” The Home Show “Where to eat fabulously in Chicago” Featured in Travel & Leisure Magazine “The Premier Italian Beef Stand in Chicago and definitely world-class food.” Chicago Sun-Times “Al’s #1 Italian Beef can’t be topped” Jill Rhode – Chicago Magazine “The First place to go for Chicago’s street foods.” Chicago Tribune “Chicago’s Best Italian Beef Sandwich” ABC-Good Morning America “Chicago’s Best Italian Beef Sandwich” CBS-Channel 2 “Chicago’s Best Italian Beef Sandwich” The Today Show “Chicago’s Best Italian Beef Sandwich” Saturday Night Live Silver Platter Award Food Industry News (voted by chefs and restaurant owners in Chicago and suburbs) “One of 1001 Things to Eat Before you Die” Ian Jackman – EAT THIS! Featured in Relishing the Midwest-A Special Issue Sky Magazine-Delta Airlines “One of the Great Eats from All 50 States” Becky Mercuri – American Sandwich “A Chicago Must!!!” Steve Chiappetti – Chef’s Night Out “Many aficionados rate the sandwich at Al’s #1 Italian Beef as the best in town” Anne Spiselman – Chicago Magazine The only Chicago food featured in the 2-hour documentary History of Food in America Cable TV – History Channel “A Taylor Street Legend coming to a neighborhood near you” Southtown Economist Featured in “Guidelines for Gluttons” Visited by world-renowned New York Food writer, Calvin Tillin. Chicago Sun-Times “French Fry Companion” Book – “Top 10 French Fries in the County” Lebhar-Friedman Books In Fine Dining – “The North side has LeFrancais, the South Side has Al’s #1 Italian Beef” Chicago Sun-Times Quest for the Best Award for the “Best Italian Beef Sandwich” [...]
