Mr. Beef

Mr. Beef is an Italian beef restaurant located in River North, Chicago, United States.[1][2][3][4]

A large white sign with the words "Mr. Beef" and a Coca-cola logo hangs over a sidewalk. The building of the restaurant is brick with a glass window in the front.
Mr. Beef from street level, as of September 2022.

Information

The restaurant is owned by Joe Zucchero and originally started out as a stand in 1979.[1] The restaurant features Italian beef sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and pizza puffs.[5][6] The restaurant survived financial troubles in 2009.[7]

The restaurant is most notable for being the inspiration and the storefront[8] for the television series, The Bear, which is about an Italian beef restaurant in Chicago.[9] Christopher Storer, the producer of the show, cites Chris Zucchero, Joe Zucchero's son, as a friend.[9] The television series more than doubled business at the store, as they went from selling 300 sandwiches a day to over 800.[10] The owner of Mr. Beef, Joe Zucchero, died in March 2023, though the restaurant will stay open.[1][11][12]

Along with being featured on The Bear, the restaurant was featured on Food Wars, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[13][14] and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[15]

References
  1. Slevarn, Ashok (2023), The Founder of Mr. Beef, the Legendary Chicago Italian Beef Stand, Has Died, web: Eater Chicago, archived from the original on March 13, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023
  2. Fierro, Iridian (2022), Mr. Beef co-owner Chris Zucchero on how popularity of Italian Beef has skyrocketed due to Hulu series ‘The Bear’, web: Eater Chicago, archived from the original on March 7, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023
  3. Roadfood, publisher: Broadway Books, published: 2005
  4. Top 10 Chicago, publisher: DK Publishing, published: 2014
  5. 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late, publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, published: 2009
  6. "Mr. Beef on Orleans". Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  7. Save Mr. Beef!, web: Huffington Post, 2017, archived from the original on March 7, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023
  8. Simon, Scott (2022), How Chicago came to love the Italian beef sandwich, web: NPR, archived from the original on November 14, 2022, retrieved March 13, 2023
  9. Gordinier, Jeff (2022), A Conversation with the Guy Who Created The Bear, web: Esquire, archived from the original on March 15, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023
  10. "Demand for Italian Beef Is Booming. Thank 'The Bear.'". Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  11. Joe Zucchero, longtime owner of Mr. Beef, dies at 69, web: CBS Chicago, 2023, archived from the original on March 8, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023
  12. "Founder of Chicago's iconic Mr. Beef dies at 69". Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  13. Bank Hogties Chicago's Mr. Beef, a Leno Favorite, web: CBS News, 2009, archived from the original on March 7, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023
  14. Gentile, Jay (2016), How the Italian Beef Became the Iconic Sloppy Sandwich of Chicago, web: Thrillist, archived from the original on March 14, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023
  15. Riley, Marcus (2013), Jimmy Fallon “Freaked Out” By Mr. Beef, web: NBC Chicago, archived from the original on March 7, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023

41°53′40″N 87°38′14″W

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