Italian Beef Goes Wet or Dipped in River North
Choose hot or sweet peppers for a Chicago sandwich tradition behind the windows on Wells Street.
🥪 Two Ways to Take Your Beef
At Al's Italian Beef in River North, the sandwich order starts with a choice. The thin, juicy beef can arrive wet or dipped, with sweet or hot peppers to finish it. Counter service sets the pace at 548 N Wells St, where the focus is a Chicago staple and the decisions that make it yours.
Sausage combos and piping hot hand cut fries give the menu more than one direction. The room puts floor to ceiling windows around yellow metal chairs, pairing the familiar food with a modern glass walled setting. Fast turnover shapes the experience here, with the emphasis on a meal that moves at the pace of the counter.
The doors open at half past ten AM daily, with service running to midnight Monday through Saturday and ending at 8 PM on Sunday. Keep that earlier Sunday finish in mind for an evening stop.
