Original Mr. Beef

While on a client tour last Saturday. I saw a sign located on 143rd St that read The Original Mr. Beef Chicago's #1 Italian Beef. I couldn't stop due to an appointment.
I didn't find anything here about it and a Google search came up with little informaion. I did find one small post that said the owners sold the store on Orlean's in 1961 and moved to Homer Glen. Anyone been here or know anything about it?

Original Mr Beef
12320 W 143rd St
Homer Glen, IL 60491
Tel: 708-645-0456

As an aside I ended up at Augustino's (Rock & Roll Deli) newest outpost located at North Ave. and Rte 59. It sits next to a Steak & Shake and other than the giant piano and guitar they look the same. Inside is a cross between Steak & Shake and a Portillo's Theme spot complete with statues of Elvis and the Blues Brothers.

I odered the Beef with Sweet and Hot, was given my plastic number card ala Culver's and sat at a table to wait. There was no oother customers at the counter when I arrived and two guys behind me ordered subs.

About 5 minutes after they received their food, I inquired as to the status of my Beef and they said it would be right up.

There were a couple of things I really liked ,The sweet peppers appeared to be sauteed and were cut in large slices and the Giardinera was cut in nice size irregular chunks. The bread was ok and held up to the extremely hot juice, beef was thin sliced and spiced just OK.

May go back if I am in the area, but I still can't figure out why it took so long. I didn't have fries so it wasn't that. I hate to think that they nuked it!

If I had a nickel for every pizza, beef, or hotdog joint I've seen in the Chicago area that used the words "original", or "#1" in their name, menu, or signage, I could fill my gas tank.

Cogito wrote:If I had a nickel for every pizza, beef, or hotdog joint I've seen in the Chicago area that used the words "original", or "#1" in their name, menu, or signage, I could fill my gas tank.

And? OK? Yeah? So? What am I missing?

Marshall K wrote:

Cogito wrote:If I had a nickel for every pizza, beef, or hotdog joint I've seen in the Chicago area that used the words "original", or "#1" in their name, menu, or signage, I could fill my gas tank.

And? OK? Yeah? So? What am I missing?

A sense of humor.

Marshall K wrote:As an aside I ended up at Augustino's (Rock & Roll Deli) newest outpost located at North Ave. and Rte 59. It sits next to a Steak & Shake and other than the giant piano and guitar they look the same. Inside is a cross between Steak & Shake and a Portillo's Theme spot complete with statues of Elvis and the Blues Brothers.

I odered the Beef with Sweet and Hot, was given my plastic number card ala Culver's and sat at a table to wait. There was no oother customers at the counter when I arrived and two guys behind me ordered subs.

About 5 minutes after they received their food, I inquired as to the status of my Beef and they said it would be right up.

There were a couple of things I really liked ,The sweet peppers appeared to be sauteed and were cut in large slices and the Giardinera was cut in nice size irregular chunks. The bread was ok and held up to the extremely hot juice, beef was thin sliced and spiced just OK.

May go back if I am in the area, but I still can't figure out why it took so long. I didn't have fries so it wasn't that. I hate to think that they nuked it!

I really like Augustino's original location in Carol Stream / Wheaton. I went to high school over there and every summer, home from college, I would hit that place a couple of times a week. Even now, I'll have some friends grab a sub for me on the say down to the city. Quality subs, never had the IB though. They typically hand slice all the meat for you to order. I'm wondering if they had to hand slice your cooked/seasoned beef, then warm it up in the gravy before serving it. That could take a bit longer.