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Other delicious IB sandwiches. I want to know which sandwiches to avoid all together. The general rules are such: we are using the Portillo's beef sandwich as a baseline. If it cannot beat that, don't waste our time. If a sandwich sucks, go ahead and let us know. If it is good, please add a little more content. If you put ketchup on your beef sandwich, may you rot in hell.

My Blog

North Side Beef Crawl in September

Plans are in the works for a North Side Beef Crawl for the end of September. We are defining the North Side as:North of North AveSouth of Evanston East of the EdensThere are currently only two positiv...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:59:00 GMT

Italian Beef at Wendy’s?

I do not know whether to be shocked or disdainful that Wendy's has launched an Italian Beef sandwich. I vow to try one and let people know the deal. All reports on this mystery are appreciated.IBF
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 17:37:00 GMT

SS Beef Crawl Results

To all Beef Sandwich Aficionados,I present to you the results of the South Side Beef Crawl. Our system was simple, in the four categories, give score a 1, 3, or 5, with 5 being the best. The results w...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:37:00 GMT

Make Beef Sandwiches Yourself

Get a rump or bottom round roast, and cut 8 narrow slits insert half cloves of garlic. Salt and pepper the roast, then thickly cover in oregano and marjoram (optional) until it looks like a green log....
Posted by on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:16:00 GMT

Beef Crawl Rankings (Finally)

To all Beef Sandwich Aficionados,I present to you the results of the first ever beef crawl. I apologize for the delay, some of the scores were lost due to drunkenness. They were recovered and tallied ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:55:00 GMT

Lamenting Haiku

Stuck out in Japan Yearning for Italian Beef Ramen Don't Cut It   Of terrible dreams Beef sandwich just out of reach Like a kick to nuts      King of Sandwiches Why dost thou moc...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:35:00 GMT

Italian Beef Heikus

    Red juice runs down arm Roll is soggy, but still firm Beef, bread, harmony                   LBM ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:40:00 GMT

Italian Beef Forum Website

Hey, We are planning on launching an IBF website and would like some ideas. First off, we plan on having a map with suggested locations and a rating system, such as red, green, and yellow. We are als...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:56:00 GMT

Beef Challenge

I was wondering if anyone has been to this place called Beefee on North and Mayfield (close to Narragansett)? I know it is in the hood, but I bet it has good beef. With this in mind, I challenge someo...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:49:00 GMT

Top Beef Rankings

The italian beef forum needs you input for the first set of rankings. If we get enough entries, we post a list of the most highly regarded beef sandwiches. All you gotta do is send the forum a message...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:18:00 GMT