Portillo’s, famous for Chicago hot dogs, to add a second Fort Worth-area location
Fort Worth and Arlington are both getting a Portillo’s.
The Chicago-based chain, known for Italian beef and hot dogs, has applied for a state permit to start work at 4200 S. Cooper St. in Arlington, just north of Interstate 20 near The Parks mall.
A tree permit has already been filed for a north Fort Worth location, 2491 North Tarrant Parkway at Tehama Ridge Parkway.
Neither location has been officially announced by Chicago-based Portillo’s.
The first Portillo’s for north Texas is under construction at 5752 Grandscape Blvd., The Colony.
Portillo’s “Beef Bus” food truck made stops including Arlington in September, serving Italian beef sandwiches; hot dogs Chicago-style, with celery salt and sport peppers; Polish sausage; and “Maxwell Street” sausages.
Portillo’s began as a Villa Park, Illinois, hot dog stand in 1963 but has grown to a major restaurant chain.
The new restaurant in The Colony is promoted as having a 180-seat dining room plus 80 seats on two patios.
This story was originally published November 1, 2022 at 5:30 AM.