Restaurant in Chicago
Mr. Beef Mr. Beef from street level, as of September 2022.
Established 1979 (1979 ) Previous owner(s) Joe Zucchero Food type Italian beef Street address 666 N Orleans St City Chicago State Illinois Postal/ZIP Code 60654 Country USA
Mr. Beef is an Italian beef restaurant located in River North , Chicago , United States.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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The restaurant was founded 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]
^ a b c 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
^ 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
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^ Save Mr. Beef! , web: Huffington Post, 2017, archived from the original on March 7, 2023, retrieved March 13, 2023
^ 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
^ a b 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
^ "Demand for Italian Beef Is Booming. Thank 'The Bear.' " . Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ 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
^ "Founder of Chicago's iconic Mr. Beef dies at 69" . Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023 .
^ 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
^ 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
^ 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
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