Travelers passing through the DFW International Airport are one step closer to enjoying Chicago’s distinctive cuisine, no matter where in the world they are headed to or coming from. Portillo’s, a chain with its heart and tastebuds firmly in the Windy City, has filed paperwork to begin construction on a new location in the busy transportation hub.
The restaurant will be bringing its signature hot dogs, chicken sandwiches burgers and shakes to space B-2-071C-A01 at 2141 South International Parkway. Portillo’s will have a dedicated 2,582 square feet of space to set up shop.
DFW flyers will soon be seeing and hearing progress on the storefront; paperwork filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation states that renovations will begin on October 25 of this year. The space will require relatively extensive work, described as “new partitions, finishes, millwork, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical.” The extent of alterations precludes the possibility of a 2025 opening-in fact, the submitted application projects the project will wrap by April 23 of 2026…