I LOVE the strawberry shortcake!!!
It is amazing. I didn't want to sound too Trackerish with all my dessert talk
but it's my favorite year-round dessert there. The lemon cake is seasonal, I think right now. We live an hour from a Portillo's and eat there whenever we go that way. My favorite non-dessert items: Chicago dog, the chopped salads, the crinkle fries, tamales, and the pasta salad. I am a carb lover and don't eat much meat, but my husband and my friend both love the Italian beef and my daughter loves the meatball sub.
Semi-OT: When I was a kid, I hated cake (I know, weird), and when my mom would host my bday parties the ONLY cake I would ever eat was lemon cake from the box (probably Duncan Hines) with lemon frosting. The one at Portillo's is the best I've had but I don't really eat a ton of cake to this day. It is incredibly spongey and the frosting makes me get a cavity immediately.