Chicago-style Italian beef is one of those sandwiches that people get very serious about. Thin-sliced beef, soft bread, hot giardiniera or sweet peppers, and that seasoned juice you can dip the whole thing into.
Good news for Michigan folks: you do not have to drive to Illinois to get the real deal. Across the state, a handful of spots take this sandwich seriously and build it the way Chicago fans expect.
Here are eight places worth knowing about when the craving hits.
1. Nino Salvaggio’s Italian Beef, Metro Detroit
Fans of authentic Italian flavors often point to Nino Salvaggio’s, a well-known Italian marketplace with locations around Metro Detroit including St. Clair Shores and Troy…