Brandon Portillo's Hot Dogs Opens Next Week

BRANDON, FL — Tampa Bay area residents eager to chomp down on a real Chicago hot dog don’t have too much longer to wait for Portillo’s to open the doors on its first Florida location.

The Illinois-based eatery has announced its Brandon location at 1748 W. Brandon Blvd. will begin serving hungry customers on Tuesday, April 12.

“Our Brandon restaurant will feature a 1930’s prohibition theme,” the restaurant announced on its website. “It will also have a double drive-thru lane to accommodate as many cars as possible.”

The chain got its start with a single stand outside Chicago in 1963. Today is serves up all-beef hot dogs, burgers, salads and more at locations throughout Illinois, Indiana and in Arizona and California.

Exact hours for the new location have not yet been published. For more information, visit Portillo’s online.

Photo courtesy of Portillo’s

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