$1 Beefs At Al's

As Italian beef sandwiches go, there are at least 10 we would recommend before heading to Al's #1 Italian Beef; none when it's summer. The last thing you want is to have all that meat and wet dough sitting in your gut like a stone when the temperature reaches 80.

Today might be an exception for some of you. In honor of Al's recent winning a "Golden Local" award for Best Italian Beef, all locations are selling Italian beef sandwiches for $1, minus peppers and cheese. Load up, take photos, tag them "Chicagoist" and "gluttony." [Sun-Times, MP Chicago]