Chicago’s best Italian beef sandwiches | Eater Chicago

"The family who founded Mr. Beef on Orleans (who subsequently sold the restaurant in 1979 to the current ownership) ran their own beef stand in Homer Glenn, also named Mr. Beef, until the pandemic crushed business and forced them to close. However, the owner of a nearby bar, Mugshots, bought the restaurant’s equipment with a promise that they’d open up their kitchen to Mr. Beef’s ownership when the time was right. For the past few years they’ve been serving up the same family Italian beef recipe that Mary Bonavolanto has passed on for generations." - Eater Staff