There’s a certain magic that happens when beef meets bread in just the right way, and at Johnnie’s Beef in Elmwood Park, Illinois, they’ve been perfecting that alchemy since 1961.
This unassuming roadside stand with its vintage signage isn’t trying to impress anyone with fancy decor or trendy menu items—it’s too busy creating sandwich perfection to worry about such trivial matters.
You know those places that make you question everything you thought you knew about a simple food?
The kind that make you wonder if you’ve ever actually tasted a proper Italian beef sandwich before?…