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

Portillo’s is a fast-casual restaurant chain considered a one-stop-shop for iconic Chicago foods. Founded in 1963 in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, Portillo’s is known across the country for its hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, cheese fries, and chopped salads. But its best-kept secret is the restaurant’s cake shake. 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.

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[thethtimelord]

This takes 'drinking your calories' to a whole new level. God bless America.

[atlas_]

finally, a producer that actually gives real thoughts and not just fake smiles and laughs

[shiroiku]

I like how they compliment the frosting the most and it's the thing they said isn't homemade.

[jdamahom]

I thought the cake shake was going to be hard to make but it was actually a piece of cake.

[kabbageniemcy]

"Do you want a small or a large?"
"How good is it?"
"You want a large."

[mrymiraa]

the comments they were expecting : "oh wow that looks amazing, i hope i get to try it one day!"

the comments they got : d i a b e t e s

[beautyvibez]

former employee and YES it’s mayo in the chocolate cake and yes the “throw away” cakes are used for cake shakes lol

[Meh_Lone_Bah]

I tried their cake in Orlando, Florida and I can confirm the cake is super chocolatey and super soft and moist!
I was tempted to try their chocolate cake shake like comedian Gabriel Iglesias had mentioned but I was not confident enough to finish it all on my own 😅

[johny]

That lady who works at Portillo's seems like a really nice person

[Elsisalittleconcerned]

The cake shake is an experience. Whenever my mom and I would go to to Portillo’s as a child, that thing would knock me out for the rest of the day. I haven’t had it in a while, but I imagine it’d still have the same effect.

[f-alightningii]

“Beef, beer, and cake. In that order.”

-Wise Man 2020

[davineuskens]

If I ever go to the US, I will make sure to visit this restaurant. This cake shake has me drooling

[kyramcintosh]

There’s definitely Mayo in there, people seem to forget that Mayo is just eggs and oil emulsified together, we normally put eggs and oil in cakes anyway 😂😂

[maenad]

_“Our first pound of frosting”_
Me, an American: **doesn’t even flinch**

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

An entire slice of chocolate cake in a shake...
Whatever they were on when they came up with that, I want it

[JoseDuran-jvuu]

Fluffy brought me here when I first watched his special… didn’t know there was a video about the shake 😍😍😍

[oldcat]

It's funny when people get mad at places for having items like this. It's people's responsibility to know that this is meant as a treat or a guilty pleasure. Enjoy in moderation!

[ivanbrada]

As a diabetic, my dead pancrea just revived itself just to slap me in the face and say: "Don't you dare even think about it!"

[chloe]

"it's not overly sweet"
"2 pounds of frosting"
mhm..