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2 unusual facts about Portillo's Restaurants


Portillo's Restaurants

Portillo's is located primarily throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, with two locations in southern California and one in Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona, both in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

They feature pancake and waffle combinations and specialty items such as a baked apple pancakes, German pancakes, strawberry cheesecake french toast, and white chocolate raspberry Belgian waffles.


Alfonso Michel

It was established in 1996 and has a collection of over 1,000 works by artists such as Rafael Coronel, Carlos Mérida, José Luis Cuevas, Sofía Bassi, Alberto Gironella, Federico Cantú, Marcos Huerta and Juan Manuel de la Rosa along with other Colima artists such as Gabriel de la Mora, Rafael Mesina, Gil Garea, Jorge Chávez Carrilo and Gabriel Portillo del Toro.

Armando Rodríguez-González

One great-grandson, Alfonso Fraga-Gomez, married the daughter of Raúl Castro and another great-grandson, Alonso R. del Portillo, worked for eight years for Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Big Daddy's Restaurants

In the 1968 film Bye Bye Braverman, a scene was shot with actor George Segal in front of Big Daddy's as well as on location throughout the borough of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz says on his official web-site "You know you're from Brooklyn if......You Went to Big Daddy's on Coney Island Avenue as a change from Nathan's".

Bloody Murder

Bloody Murder (UK title: Scream Bloody Murder) is a teen slasher film written by John R. Stevenson and directed by Ralph S. Portillo.

César Portillo

Portillo attended high school in the United States at Miami High School in Miami, Florida.

César Portillo de la Luz

The Miami Herald described Portillo as "a fundamental author of Latin American music" and "one of Cuba’s most celebrated composers".

Chicago-style hot dog

Portillo's is without question the top vendor of this variation of hot dog regionally, although a version of it has been available nationally at Sonic Drive-in since 2011, and a variation can also be ordered at Nathan's Famous locations upon request.

David Portillo

David Portillo (born 24 November 1984 in San Juan Bautista, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for Deportes Antofagasta of the Primera División in Chile.

Edwin Portillo

Edwin Portillo's A.D. Isidro Metapán became the first Salvadoran team to qualify for the quarter finals (last eight) in the Concachampions new format.

Émile Allais

After a spell in North and South America (Squaw Valley, California and Portillo, Chile) Allais held the post of technical director at Courchevel from 1954 to 1964, where he introduced many ideas from the U.S. regarding slope preparation and piste security.

Hot Coffee

Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants, a 1994 product liability lawsuit involving spilt hot coffee

Javier Arnaldo Portillo

Javier Arnaldo Portillo Martínez (born 10 June 1981 in Morolica, Choluteca, Honduras) is a Honduran football player who currently as a left midfielder for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Olimpia and the Honduran national team.

Javier García

Javier Portillo (born 1982), full name Javier García Portillo, Spanish footballer

JB's Restaurants

JB’s Family Restaurants was founded in 1961, and was sold from Santa Barbara Restaurant Group to Lynn Whiteford of LBW Investments in March 2000.

Jerry's

Jerry's Restaurants, formerly located in the Midwest and Southern U.S., now mostly converted to Denny's restaurants

Jerry's Restaurants

Beginning in Lexington, Kentucky, the Jerrico Corporation established its own line of family-style restaurants with the Jerry’s chain.

José Manfredi Portillo Hernández

José Manfredi Portillo Hernández (Born July 15, 1985 in Moncagua) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Vista Hermosa in the Salvadoran Premier Division.

Juan Reynoso Portillo

Juan Reynoso Portillo (Ancón de Santo Domingo, Guerrero; June 24, 1912 – Riva Palacio, Michoacán; January 18, 2007) was a Mexican fiddler who played in Mexico's Tierra Caliente style.

Kevin Aponte

Relaciones Peligrosas (Telemundo Studios, 2012) - Alejandro 'Ale' Portillo protagonista juvenil

Kevin Portillo

Kevin Josué Portillo Ramos (born 24 July 1991 in Santa Rosa de Copán, Copán, Honduras) is a Honduran footballerwho currently plays as forward for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Deportes Savio.

Montgomery Atwater

In 1966, he repeated his masterful job of avalanche control at the alpine skiing World Championships in Portillo, Chile, where the ski area had been almost completely destroyed by massive avalanches only a year earlier but successfully held the Championships unscathed.

Mr. Monk in Outer Space

This appears to be a take on Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants, aka the "Hot Coffee Case", in which a woman in Albuquerque, New Mexico spilled her cup of coffee while in her car and suffered extensive third degree burns to her crotch.

The Brainiac

The Brainiac (Spanish title: El barón del terror) is a 1962 Mexican horror film directed by Chano Urueta and written by Federico Curiel, Adolfo López Portillo and Antonio Orellana.

Tómbola

Tómbola is a Spanish language entertainment news show hosted by Marisa del Portillo, Tanya Charry, Carolina Sandoval, actor/model Andrés García Jr., and actress/TV host Alexandra Rodriguez.

Veronica Portillo

In the fourth episode after a long verbal battle with Tonya Cooley, Veronica was struck by Cooley, who had anger towards Portillo due to Portillo's treatment of Cooley during past seasons, Portillo known for her crafty, cliquish, and antagonistic methods of game play during the show's early seasons.


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