Portillo's famous cake shake

Chicago’s Famous Cake Shake Is A Portillo’s Staple | Legendary Eats | Food Insider

Portillo’s is a restaurant chain in Chicago known for its famous hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, salads, and its cake shakes.

Insider’s Medha Imam visited Portillo’s Summit, IL location to learn what goes into making the iconic cake shake. Rumor has it they put an entire slice of chocolate cake into their milkshake, making it a must-try dessert.

The best thing about the shake is that they bake cakes fresh so you don’t get anything stale. In the words of Bob Kelso from Scrubs, “Golly, I do love moist cake.“

Shake-related: 3 levels of milkshakes, the $5 milkshake from Pulp Fiction, and the origin of the milkshake line in ‘There Will Be Blood’.

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