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Originally posted by TJ Jackson

I have long appreciated the enhancement of flavor brought to beef by the addition of onions.

Do Italian Beef vendors in Chicago make onions available on these sandwiches? If so, are they raw or grilled?

[:0] PLEASE DON’T — some Italian beef vendor might throw you out on your ear. Please try a TRADITIONAL Italian beef sandwich first, dipped with guardinera or roasted sweet peppers as the only condiment. After you’ve tried the real thing, if you think it can be improved, by all means start tinkering. I don’t think you will. I love onions and eat them on almost everything, except Italian beefs. The juice and meats are already heavily seasoned with garlic and italian herbs. The guardinera or sweet peppers also add lots of wonderful flavors. So please no onions or cheese until you have tasted the real thing. It won’t be with either of those.