Hot dog king Portillo’s is coming to Grand Prairie. The Chicago-style street food chain is bringing its hot dogs and more to a new build location at 3102 S. SH 161, in the Epic West Towne Crossing at West Warrior Trail.
According to a release, doors are set to open in mid-August.
Portillo’s is known for its Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, crinkle-cut fries, salads, and chocolate cake.
Hot dogs come in regular, chili cheese, Polish sausage, and Maxwell Street Polish sausage which has mustard and grilled onions.
Their Italian beef sandwich features thinly sliced roast beef served on French bread, which is then dipped in hot gravy. You can order it dipped with sweet or hot peppers and mozzarella.
The 6,160-square-foot restaurant will feature indoor seating for more than 160 guests, an outdoor patio with seating for 50, and two drive-thru lanes. Their interiors usually feature a decorative theme but the theme for Grand Prairie has not been revealed.
The company was founded in 1963 by Dick Portillo, who opened the first Portillo’s hot dog stand in Villa Park, Illinois, which he called “The Dog House.” The chain now has nearly 100 restaurants across 10 states.
Portillo's first entered the Dallas market with a location at the Grandscape development in The Colony in January 2023. They have six other locations in DFW, in Allen, Arlington, Denton, Fort Worth, Grapevine, and Mansfield. They're also opening a location at DFW Airport — the first such location, featuring a new small, dine-in only format — in 2026.
