Portillo's & Barnelli's Crystal Lake

855 Cog Cir, Crystal Lake
(815) 788-0900

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Char Grilled Maxwell Street Polish Sausage
Chicago Style Hot Dog Small French Fry
Famous Meal 1 Italian Beef Sandwich
Portillos Famous Chocolate Cake
Big Beef Italian Beef Sandwich
Famous Meal 5 Chopped Salad
Dipped Italian Beef Sandwich
Famous Meal 3 Cheeseburger
Strawberry Shortcake
Chocolate Cake Shake

Menu

Hot Dogs
Hot Dog
Chicago-style hot dog with everything, which includes mustard, relish, celery salt, freshly chopped onions, sliced red ripe tomatoes, kosher pickle and sport peppers piled onto a perfectly steamed poppy seed bun. Chicagoans call this "dragging the dog through the garden." Served regular-sized or jumbo (pictured).
Chili Cheese Dog
Hot dog served with American cheese and topped with chili and chopped onions. Served regular-sized or jumbo (pictured).

Italian Beef & Sausage Sandwiches
Italian Beef Sandwich
Our famous, homemade, Italian beef is slow-roasted for four hours, thinly sliced, and served on freshly baked Turano French bread. Best served with home-cooked sweet peppers and/or hot giardiniera peppers (pictured) for an extra charge. Served regular-sized or as a Big Beef (50% bigger).
Beef & Cheddar Croissant
A combination of our famous Italian beef layered with cheddar cheese and served on a toasted croissant. Best served with home-cooked sweet peppers and/or hot giardiniera peppers for an extra charge.
Gravy Bread
Freshly-baked and toasted French bread dunked in our homemade gravy.
Sweet Peppers
Our home-cooked sweet peppers. Enough to top one Italian beef sandwich.
Hot Peppers
Our house blend giardiniera. Enough to top one Italian beef sandwich.

Portillo's Beef Bowls
Classic Beef Bowl
Our famous, homemade, Italian beef is slow-roasted for four hours, thinly sliced, and served in a bowl. Best served topped with Mozzarella (pictured) or Cheddar cheese, and your choice of sweet and/or hot giardiniera peppers (both pictured). * Cheese and peppers are an additional charge.

Char-Broiled Burgers

Cheeseburger
Everything includes cheese, mayo, crisp lettuce, a red ripe tomato slice, sliced red onion, pickles, and ketchup on our freshly toasted old-fashioned style bun. It's a burger-lover's dream! Each juicy char-broiled burger patty weighs 1/3 pound before cooking. Served as a single or double (pictured).
Hamburger
Everything includes mayo, crisp lettuce, a red ripe tomato slice, sliced red onion, pickles, and ketchup on our freshly toasted old-fashioned style bun. Each juicy char-broiled burger patty weighs 1/3 pound before cooking. Served as a single or double (pictured).
Bacon Cheeseburger
Everything includes crisp bacon, cheese, mayo, crisp lettuce, and a red ripe tomato slice on our freshly toasted old-fashioned style bun. Each juicy char-broiled burger patty weighs 1/3 pound before cooking. Served as a single or double (pictured).
Bacon Hamburger
Everything includes crisp bacon, mayo, crisp lettuce, and a red ripe tomato slice on our freshly toasted old-fashioned style bun. Each juicy char-broiled burger patty weighs 1/3 pound before cooking. Served as a single or double (pictured).

Chicken & Fish
Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Breaded spicy chicken breast served with lettuce, tomato and Portillo's Hot Giardiniera sauce on a brioche bun.
Char-Broiled Chicken Sandwich
A char-broiled chicken breast, seasoned with a blend of secret spices, and served tender and juicy. Topped with mayo, lettuce, and tomato on a toasted brioche bun.
Breaded Chicken Sandwich
A lightly breaded, all white chicken breast served on a toasted brioche bun. Everything includes mayo, tomato, and lettuce.
Chicken Tenders
Our tender, juicy chicken tenders available in 4 or 6 pieces.

Sides & Soup
Fries
Portillo's famous salty, crinkle-cut French fries. Our fries taste best dipped in our drool-worthy smooth cheddar cheese sauce.
Cheese Fries
One of our most craveable menu items! Our drool-worthy, smooth cheddar cheese sauce tastes best as a dipping sauce for our salty, crinkle-cut French fries.
Onion Rings
Crisp, made-to-order onion rings.
Cheese Sauce
One of our most craveable menu items! Our drool-worthy, smooth cheddar cheese sauce tastes best as a dipping sauce for our salty, crinkle-cut French fries. Available in regular or jumbo cheese sauce.
Giardiniera Sauce
Our hot giardiniera relish mixed into a creamy, hot dipping sauce. Dip and dunk your chicken tenders, fries, and onion rings!
Hot Peppers
Our house blend hot pepper giardiniera. Enough to top one Italian beef sandwich.
Sweet Peppers
A side of our homemade, oven-roasted sweet peppers
Side of Gravy
A side of our Italian beef gravy. Made from our own own blend of unique spices.
Gravy Bread
Freshly-baked and toasted French bread dunked in our homemade gravy.
French Bread
One piece of freshly baked French bread.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Cup of Classic Chicken Noodle soup.
Cup of Chili
Everything includes cheese and raw onions.
Tamale
An original menu item served at "The Dog House" in 1963, the classic tamale is made from a tasty blend of cornmeal filled with ground beef, garlic, and seven secret spices.

Desserts
Chocolate Cake Slice
Our famous, homemade, fluffy chocolate cake is baked with love every morning in each restaurant. Each double-layer chocolate cake is generously iced with two pounds of rich, chocolate frosting.
Strawberry Shortcake
Our Strawberry Shortcake is a light, fluffy angel food cake layered with strawberries and topped with homemade mascarpone cheese whipped topping.
Chocolate Éclair Cake
Our homemade Chocolate Éclair Cake is a seven-layer cake topped with rich chocolate frosting.
Whole Chocolate Cake
Our famous, homemade, fluffy chocolate cake is baked with love every morning in each restaurant. Each double-layer chocolate cake is generously iced with two pounds of rich, chocolate frosting.

Drinks
Soft Drinks
Bottled Drinks
Bottle of Water
Bottle of San Pellegrino
Milk
1% Lowfat Milk or Chocolate Milk

Shakes & Malts
Shakes and Malts
Our hand-made shakes come in three flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry (made with fresh-sliced strawberries!) Make any shake a malt for an additional charge.
Chocolate Cake Shake
Have you heard of our famous "cake shake?" Yes, we actually put a slice of chocolate cake into our blended milkshakes, making a truly unique, must-try dessert.

Dipping Sauces & Dressings
Cheese Sauce
One of our most craveable menu items! Our drool-worthy, smooth cheddar cheese sauce tastes best as a dipping sauce for our salty, crinkle-cut French fries. Available in regular or jumbo cheese sauce
Giardiniera Sauce
Our hot giardiniera relish mixed into a creamy, hot dipping sauce. Dip and dunk your chicken tenders, fries, and onion rings!
BBQ Sauce
House Dressing
Caesar Dressing
Ranch Dressing
Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
Lite Italian Dressing
Honey Mustard
House-made honey mustard sauce.
Side of Gravy
A side of our Italian beef gravy. Made from our own blend of unique spices.
Hot Oil
A side of only the oil from our house blend giardiniera.
Ketchup
Mustard
Mayonnaise

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Recent Reviews

Busy Saturday & they got a wrong sized drink & missed fries from one of our meals, but happily corrected it with no charge.
We met up with a group of dozen friends & were there eating & visiting in a side room for a couple hours - Despite the huge Saturday dinner crowd & very busy lines (that never got too long) the condiments/napkins/trash stations were CONSTANTLY being wiped down & trash removed, emptied tables & chairs checked & wiped,...
November 2024
Stopped in for a dinner with the girlfriend and her daughter. To start off, this is by far our favorite location and the atmosphere is hands down amazing. Food is always good however there was a mixup with the combo meals. I had ordered a beef combo meal and they put it in as a combo sandwich with sausage and that was it. After receiving food I had noticed something was off and went back to get my order corrected. They told me they had this issue before but they should try to...
November 2024
I changed my review after being there recently. Portillo's food quality has definitely changed over the years, and one of my favorite things has always been They're barbecue ribs. Over the past couple years every time I have ordered them I have been extremely disappointed. Although in the past couple months I have got them from this location and they are excellent actually taste like they were cooked and not just heated up.
October 2024

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Portillo's & Barnelli's Crystal Lake

855 Cog Cir, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 788-0900