Anonymous wrote:Hot Doug's has the best dogs but yes, Portillo's does ship nationwide apparently. There's a new place in DC called Ivy&Coney that you might want to try. DC-3 is *okay* but buns aren't great. If you're out near Leesburg, ever, the guy who runs Windy City Red Hots kinda has it down.
Lou Malnati's is my favorite deep dish and there's a spinoff from the same family on N. State Pkwy. Edwardo's Natural is the best thin.
Aurelio's is excellent but there aren't any locations in the actual city of Chicago, just suburbs like Homewood. They do have one in Naples, FL though.
Windy City is so good. My 8yr old calls them the juiciest dogs he's ever had. The Jamaican place nwxt door os awesome too. Best part is you can brig your food into either restaurant. Dh and I will eat in the Jamaican place and the kids will bring their dogs over to eat And of you'relucky you can catch a band on the back patio.