In 1963, Dick Portillo built a 6' x 12' trailer with no running water or
bathroom and opened a simple hot dog stand in Villa Park, Illinois. He
called it "The Dog House." More than 50 years and 50 locations later,
his namesake Portillo's restaurants are a Windy City institution, famous
for perfect, Chicago-style dogs. In Out of the Dog House, Portillo
tells the incredible story of his life, sharing the ingenuity and
hard-earned wisdom that went into building a beloved restaurant chain.
From a modest childhood as the son of Greek and Mexican immigrants, to
the core principles that became essential in growing a national
business, this is a singular, at times surprising, tale of how one man
crafted his own American dream, one hot dog at a time.