The Italian Beef Sandwich

• 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

Italian Beef

• Italian Beef
  Our Famous Italian Beef Sandwich comes in different sizes with the option to add Extra Beef, Hot Giardiniera, Sweet Peppers, or Cheese. Get it the Chicago way Dipped with Hot and Sweet Peppers…It's how Da Coach eats his!

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
• 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

• Gorgonzola & Bleu Burger
  Gorgonzola Cheese, Bleu Cheese Sauce, and all the toppings

Chicago 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 Famous Bean-less 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
  Our Chili topped with Hot Giardiniera Oil. One of our "Secret Menu" items

Al's Secret Menu

• The Italian Soaker
  French Bread completely dipped into the Gravy and topped with Peppers and/or cheese. (If you like)

• The Al's Poor Boy
  French Bread filled with Fries and dipped into the Gravy. Add Cheese to make it the Cheesy Poor Boy

• Francheezie
  A Cheese Dog topped with a hot slice of Bacon and wrapped with fries

• Veggie Burger
  Throw out the cow patty and add a handful of Fries with any of the Burger Toppings. Recovering Vegetarians Welcome!

• Gypsy Fries
  French Fries with choice of Provolone or Cheese Sauce, Sliced Italian Beef, ladels of Gravy, and topped off with Giardiniera

• BLT
  Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato on French Bread with Mayo

• Fire Chili
  Traditional Chili spiced up with Hot Giardiniera Oil

• Tamale In a Blanket
  A Tamale in a Hot Dog Bun dressed like an Original Dog, wrapped with Fries