EP. 01
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Lake Zurich, IL
Bella Lukes
Beef, banter, and a proper gravy shot with one of the area's local favorites.
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Chicago Has Beef.
One beef stand at a time. The Garage Father meets the people behind Chicago's most iconic sandwiches, tries the Italian beef, takes the gravy shot, and asks local personalities the question everybody has an answer to: “What’s your beef?”
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Beef Stand
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Sandwich
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Gravy Shot
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Complaints
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GARAGE
FATHER
GARAGE
FATHER
The Formula
Meat.
Gravy.
Grievances.
Gravy.
Grievances.
A Chicago food series with a little bit of attitude.
Italian Beef Stand Features
Meet the owners, get the backstory, and see what makes each shop worth the stop.
“What’s Your Beef?” Interviews
Chicago personalities tell us what bugs them — from traffic and sports takes to everyday nonsense.
Italian Beef ✦
Chicago ✦
Gravy Shots ✦
Local Legends ✦
Hot Takes ✦
Italian Beef ✦
Chicago ✦
Gravy Shots ✦
Local Legends ✦
Hot Takes ✦
Italian Beef ✦
Chicago ✦
Gravy Shots ✦
Local Legends ✦
Hot Takes ✦
Latest Drops
The Beef Tour
From neighborhood institutions to under-the-radar counters, The Garage Father gets the story, the sandwich, and the gravy.
EP. 02
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Elk Grove Village, IL
Bubby’s Beef & Red Hots
A Chicagoland staple gets the Garage Father treatment.
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Next Stop
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Where should we go?
Nominate a Beef Stand
Know a spot we need to visit? Send it our way.
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Meet the Host
The Garage Father
Part interviewer, part beef critic, part neighborhood consigliere. The Garage Father sits down with the owners, hears the story behind the stand, orders the beef, and never leaves before taking a shot of the gravy.
Then he takes the show beyond the counter — asking Chicago personalities, creators, athletes, business owners, and local characters one simple question.
“What’s your beef?”
Everybody’s Got One
What’s Your Beef?
Pet peeves. Chicago complaints. Sports takes. Everyday annoyances. Just tell us what gets under your skin.
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People who stop at the top of an escalator.
— Your next guest
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Drivers who don’t know how to zipper merge.
— Chicago, probably
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Putting ketchup on a hot dog. You knew this one was coming.
— The internet
The Tradition
Take the Gravy Shot.
Every stand has a story. Every beef has a dip. Every episode ends the right way.
Reel
Bella Lukes
Reel
Bubby’s Beef & Red Hots
Interview
What’s your beef?
Coming Soon
Next stop to be announced
Got a Spot? Got a Complaint?
Let’s Hear It.
Nominate an Italian beef stand, pitch a guest, or tell The Garage Father what’s bothering you.