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Johnnies Beef

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Local(847) 357-8100

1935 S Arlington Heights Rd
Arlington Heights, IL 60005

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Johnnies Beef
Local(847) 357-8100

1935 S Arlington Heights Rd
Arlington Heights, IL 60005

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User Reviews of Johnnies Beef

Yelp.com Review - by Pari S.

5.0 of 5 stars. OMG!! This is a YUM Place!! Best Italian beef sandwiches ever. They don't have a huge menu, (Italian beef sandwiches, hotdogs, french fries, italian ice, soda.) but surprisingly the business they...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jacqueline A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Went here for a beef. I got it juicy with no peppers. I really like the flavor, it had just a bit of spice without any peppers. The size was smaller than what I am used to but it was still a good...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Frank A.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is awesome. The best combo sandwiches! The sausage has great kick. The beef is perfect, never dry, even when ordered dry!Yeah, so the menu is limited to combo sandwiches and hot dogs....
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric P.

4.0 of 5 stars. 4.5 starsJohnnie's beef is amazing. I would pick this place above portillos any day. I mean where else can you get lightning fast service for the quality of the food which by the way is amazing....
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimmerlee M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I lived on Johnnie's Lemon Italian Ice while pregnant with my first child.I love this place! The sausage is spicy, the beef has a kick. The hot dogs have snap. The fries are always fresh.What I don't...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny J.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have tried the one in Elmwood Park, IL and this location. Both locations are great. The service is fast, even with long lunch lines. They only take cash. They put your ketchup in paper, I guess it...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jean C.

5.0 of 5 stars. For the longest time growing up, I would never get Italian beef. Ever. And I don't know why. So, I guess I am making up for it now since when I go to Portillo's or Johnnie's, I'm getting it every...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Brad K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I tried Italian beef twice and it was ok. Edible. Nothing special.
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Beef, Hot, Juicy, LG Raspberry ice tea, and fries..that's all you need to know and get.
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Dan m.

5.0 of 5 stars. Awesome beef. Still my favorite. I usually go to the on North since it's closer to me but I came by here the other day since I was in the area.Just as tasty as the other location and the patio is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Eclectic E.

5.0 of 5 stars. Our choice was to stay at the hotel and go to the nice steak place, or trek for 5 miles to Johnny's. We absolutely made the best decision. Great beef, just the right juiciness, and the "hot" was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Erick P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best Italian beef in the worlddd. I love mine with hot peppers and fries. This stuff is the fucking bombbbb
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kevin B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've been to Johnnie's twice but it is easily one of my favorite Italian Beefs in Chicago. Rarely do I get peppers on my beef, but I did there and it was perfect. The sweet peppers were cut small so...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rob U.

5.0 of 5 stars. Cheap, fast, delicious. When I am stuck in Lincoln Park (I know, so few choices for good food here) I often find myself yearning for a Johnnie's Beef sandwich and an italian ice. I stopped in last...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Dan Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place gives new meaning to 'Woohoo! As good as it gets!" Whether I'm in Arlington Heights for two weeks or two minutes, I make it a point to stop at Johnnie's for a beef and a lemonade.The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Aloysius T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Johnnie's is the best! Order a beef and some cheap homemade italian ice, and you are good to go.The beef - velvety ribbons of razon thin beef. nowhere for the flavor to hide. Seasoned well, but...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by calvin y.

4.0 of 5 stars. really great place. awesome beefs, good hot dogs, great italian ice. simple menu, simple food, and simple review
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Aura L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best homemade italian ice!
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve M.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of if not the best combo sandwiches I've had in my 34 years. You must have with hot giardinara. I was a fan of Portillo's until some buddies from work brought me here. Its cash only .
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tina B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Because I am a newly practising vegetarian, I feel like it is my duty to warn you that the pepper and egg sandwich is contaminated with beef grease and au jus...deliciously contaminated. It is an...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael W.

5.0 of 5 stars. The perfect combo at Johnnie's: Italian ice & my mouth.Soo cold yet soo good. The Italian beef & sausage is pretty satisfying too, especially given the high prices found at better known chains...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian H.

5.0 of 5 stars. what else can you say, the best beef and Italian ice around.
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark N.

2.0 of 5 stars. Good food , BAD SERVICE! We were there eating and asked for a knife to cut my 1 1/2 year old sons hot dog, they said they had none. NO PLASTIC KNIVES! We also asked if they could cut it up for us,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rich W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Hearkening back to my youth, I used to frequent Johnnies in Elmwood Park. It was only about 6 blocks from where I lived and was great if you wanted to grab a good beef sandwich on the run. It wasn't...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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Great place for lunch by MJ O. at InsiderPages

One of my favorite beef sandwich places. The beef has just the right amount of spice. There is a limited menu but who cares almost everyone gets the beef sandwich. The Italian ice is awesome, too.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Angela P.

4.0 of 5 stars. **This review is based on their catering sized beef take out only**I have still not physically been here but the friend of mine who recommended it to me had some leftover from a party that she had...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Courtney B.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is my new favorite lunch spot. Get this - a hot dog and fries is only $2.20, but for only 40 cents more you can have TWO hot dogs on one bun! Um... is there really any question on that one?!...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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The Best Beef! by Katie M. at InsiderPages

I used to be a part of a youth ministry where we provided food for the teens and we always got Johnnie's beef once a month and everyone would just rave about it! It's also great for catering and feeds a large...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by nikki c.

4.0 of 5 stars. what to get. what to get, what to get.....combo. combo...COMBO! ...ooh yes! ;-)tasty spiced beef and encased meat oozing wet and juicy meat juice on the perfect french roll....please don't forget the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kesey K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I like to consider myself a fairly well versed beef eater and I just found the time to head out to Johnnie's in AH. I ordered the Beef/Sausage Combo with no peppers and my wife had a hot dog. The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex N.

3.0 of 5 stars. Since I am working in the great city of Palatine these days, I am going to be trying out the hotdog-combo-italian beef scene in the area. Johnnie's beef was the first stop on my fantastic voyage of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John C.

2.0 of 5 stars. The beef is dry and dull. The sausage is good. The original on North Ave is so much better it is hard to believe they are the same people.
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by J H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Totally lived up to expectations! I was told that Johnnie's had the best beef in all of Chicagoland. When I was driving by, I decided to pull over and test that claim.In order to taste as much as I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've been really studying up on my beefs over the last year or so. Johnnie's out in Elmwood Park has pretty much become my favorite on weekends, it's not too far from my house. I've been to this one...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Beef is the best I've had. Hot dogs are not so good.
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by nicole a.

5.0 of 5 stars. In my opinion, this is the best beef around. It's the same juicy beef goodness that's had us standing in line outside the Elmwood Park location, just minus the line. Actually, the speed of the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Patty D.

2.0 of 5 stars. depending on what time you go --- say perhaps around 9pm - this place really goes down hill. the bread is stale, the beef is scarce... too bad. Also - they will not go beyond their scope of duty - how...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by V B.

5.0 of 5 stars. My husband and I live in San Francisco and we had never heard of Italian beef. Our local Chicago relatives recommended this place and it was the BEST meal we had during our entire stay in Chicago!...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by oh y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Love the Italian Ice! Lemon and watermelon flavors are both good! The hot dogs are pretty good too and they come with fries.it's open till midnight! and the patio is perfect for enjoying an italian...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great beef sandwich, and the Italian sausage is great too. I can't tell you how many times I went in planning on getting a beef, and because they were cooking the sausage, it smelled so good that I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I just love this place. This place has the best beef in the city and suburbs. I've tried them all. The service is extremely fast, also. I also love their Italian ice. This is a very limited menu,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Peter F.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is IT. The best dam Italian beef and sausage anywhere. And anyone that says the North Ave. Johnnie's tasts different the the Arlington Heights one is "stunod".
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura O.

5.0 of 5 stars. The best italian beef!! The original place is on North Avenue in Elmwood Park.
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2006
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Great food! by Sheri M. at InsiderPages

I have a girlfriend who lives pretty close by to this place and we try to meet up here a couple of times a month. This is their second location and from what I understand not nearly as busy as the other. Their...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Finally!!! A decent beef in the burbs!!! I was surprised the beefs were so large. I have been to the one on North Avenue and they always had tasty beefs just too small for the buck. And the Italian...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2006
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Great Beef by Vicki N. at InsiderPages

We used to drive to Elmwood Park at least twice a month for Johnnies Beef, we've tried several different places for italian beef sandwiches and Johnnies wins hands down! I think my husband would crawl across...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/30/2006
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You Can't Get Better

We used to travel to Elmwood Park at least twice a month for these beef sandwiches, anytime my sister was going to be in town we always had to take her there. Now, we've got one closer and just as go...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Stacey D.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great beef, ok lemonade/lemon ice. They have banana and lemon italian ice, I've only had the lemon. Great place to stop for lunch.
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2005
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