Buona Beef Opening In Frankfort: Free Italian Beef For Early Guests

FRANKFORT, IL -- The much anticipated opening of the Buona Beef restaurant in Frankfort will come to fruition on Thursday and those who wait in line early will get a free Italian Beef sandwich.

Buona, The Original Italian Beef will officially open its 19th location at 20950 S. La Grange Road in Frankfort on Thursday, July 6 at 10:30 a.m. Those in line at 10 a.m. will all be treated to a free Italian Beef, according to an announcement on the opening.

The Chicagoland-based Italian Beef favorite will also select 20 guests at random throughout the day to win free Italian Beef for an entire year. Members of Buona's loyalty program can also stop by over the weekend on July 8 and July 9 between 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. for a chance to spin a prize wheel and win free beef for a year and other prizes.

The Buona Beef brand has expanded quickly over the last few years, but has been in business since Buonavolanto family patriarch Joe Sr. opened the first one in Berwyn in 1981. Buonavolanto was among a group of Italian immigrants who made the Italian Beef "a staple of Chicago's culinary scene," according to the announcement on the Frankfort opening.

The Frankfort location features a mix archetypal Chicago materials and modern design.

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