Working A Shift At Chicago's #1 Italian Beef Sandwich Shop | Help Wanted | Bon Appétit
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2023
- Ever wonder what it's like to work a shift behind the counter at a legendary Chicago sandwich shop? Join chef and comedian Cody Reiss as he gets a crash course on what it takes to keep the operation on track at Al’s #1 Italian Beef, courtesy of owner Chris “Bones” Pacelli.
Follow Cody on Instagram: / codyreiss
Director: Ian Stroud
Director of Photography: Brian Wingert
Editor: Misa Qu
Host: Cody Reiss
Guest: Chris Pacelli
Coordinating Producer: Tommy Werner
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Casting Producer: Vanessa Brown; Thomas Giglio
Talent Booker: Cynthia Simpson
Camera Operator: Jana McLain
Assistant Camera: Shawna Gish
Audio: Dan Seiler
Production Assistant: Reggie Swoverland
Staff Editorial Consultant: Ryan Harrington
Researcher: Vivian Jao
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
VFX: Lea Kichler
Filmed on Location at Al's Italian Beef
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dying at him guessing the seasoning and Bones getting more and more nervous
Visible nervousness 😂😂😂😂
He looked more annoyed than nervous lol
Cody was about to get shanked if he didn’t shut his mouth
@@avidworkslol He would've been whacked and cut up if he wasn't with a crew.
Not going to lie I stopped watching the vid at this point. Just to disrespectful for my taste.
Out of all the tough guy owners on this show Bones was definitely the nicest, when Brad was doing this everyone would chew him out all the time!
He works better than Brad tho, he's got restaurant experience.
@@pjextra2430does Brad not have restaurant experience? He went to culinary school though didn't he?
@@GC-ps9mn Brads been in culinary school for like 35 years, lol.
Where's Brad?
@@yourface3154still ain't graduated
Super duper senior
He looked so genuinely happy to see a photo of the two of them together. It was wholesome.
"Has anyone been cut on it before?", to which the owner replies "It's a rotating razor blade." 😂
Sure, sure, of course. That's obvious ..
In other words
New drinking game: Take a shot every time Bones says "Introduce"
Im hammered
It’s pronounced “innerduccce”
Unbearable listening to this word salad with a limited vocabulary...😮
As a Chicagoan I have to say, giardiniera is by far the most unique regional food item we have. If you even utter that word outside of the basic Chicagoland area, nobody knows what you’re talking about. But it is so delicious and in my humble opinion, completely transforms an Italian beef sandwich.
I completely agree. Wouldn't even order an Italian beef if it didn't come with giardiniera! Friends and family that have moved away get very excited when I ship them a jar for Christmas lol
Unique as in still tasty, Malort is probably the most infamous.
What are you talking about? I grew up Connecticut where there are a ton of Italians who know what giardiniera. I’m sure every Italian family on the east coast is well aware of what it is. Now Italian beef sandwiches are definitely a Chicago only thing.
I should clarify, per wiki….”Chicago-style giardiniera is commonly made spicy with sport peppers or chili flakes, along with a combination of assorted vegetables, including bell peppers, celery, carrots, cauliflower, and sometimes gherkins or olives, all marinated in vegetable oil, olive oil, soybean oil, or any combination of the three. Some commercially prepared versions are labeled "Chicago-style giardiniera".
Also, it’s a mainstream item that everyone knows here in the Chicagoland area and can be bought or used as a topping at seemingly every kind of food joint or grocery store. In other words, it’s not just an item that would be known in predominately italian circles.
FACTS!!
Bones is the type of guy who never forgets the cannoli
Most people would never get a chance to see the raw ingredients of those flavor packs up close - they'd just taste it in the jus after cooking and filtering. By listing the ingredients out loud and on camera, Cody walked a fine line of violating the sanctity of Al's kitchen.
Well.. the ratio is also critical, so even if you guessed every ingredient there's a lot more to figure out.
@@MikeMPharmaCyclist Sure, it's all important, but it helps to know. Certain ingredients can be very hard to identify, especially if it's not native or common. When tasting food I often say "I taste something very unusual, but what is it?" In Mexican hot sauces, it's often a very specific variety of pepper that we don't normally see in supermarkets. In the recipe for Coca-Cola - how many would be able to identify neroli, coriander, nutmeg and lavender in it?
@@kindablue1959 yeah I definitely agree that just being able to see the dry mix and having a chance to hopefully identify correctly each ingredient would be a huge leg up over trying to dissect the final product. However, I think even with that leg up it would still be very very difficult to properly reproduce the recipe without a ton of experimentation and time.
For that reason I really don't think the owner was very nervous about this whole thing as many of the comments say... hard to tell if people are truly serious online lol
Won’t it be his job to dump the spice packets in the future? He can decipher ingredients then! 😋
@@Schiffon Often people that have access to 'trade secret' formulas or recipes are required to sign NDA agreements, where they're penalized if they publicly disclose or try to profit off of the information.
Introductions are everything at Al's #1
Gotta have people know each other. Best way to run a business.
What a sweetheart of an owner.
The line cook behind him banging out multiple subs. While he's making the one. Is the epitome of short order skill 😂😂 I'd absolutely demolish one of those subs if I ordered one
The slicer cutting the celery was incredibly satisfying
Interviewer: can I guess?
Owner: you won’t be able to guess
Interviewer: *guessing everything in the seasoning
Owner: *Surprised pikachu*
it’s not as much guessing when you’re combing through the spice and seeing whole mustard seeds and stuff. plus there’s some fairly common and strong smells i’d assume
@@SeargentGlitterit’s kinda hipster smugish to prove he knows the recipe. Kinda cringey actually to do the “hmmm yeee hmm yeee I know it hehe”
@@rbibbe34that’s what i thought too. he always does this and just sounds annoying lol
I've missed this guy. "Are you on your phone or what?" Cracked me up!
Lmao that had me laughing. “We’re in the middle of training!”
Oh my Lord that dipped italian beef looked outstanding. Starving now.
French bread has to be structurally strong to hold up to au jus. Turano bakeries is the bakery of choice for many Italian beef shops. Standard market bread pales in comparison. Excellent food at Al's.
You know what you're talking about, sir. Love Turano bread in Berwyn.
@@dvzuniga1 Turano and gonnella
@whitesox4524 and if you can't find those, S Rosen in a pinch.
Bossman reminds me so much of my grand father. Rough and kinda rude, stroked out voice, but actually a really nice guy.
Glad to see they still wrap the fries with the hotdog. That’s the way I remember them doing it when I was a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago many years ago. In my opinion, Al’s has a better beef sandwich than Portillos but Johnny’s in Elmwood Park is the best to me.
Portillos is a 6.5/10 compared to johnnies, al's, mr. beef, romas. I do agree tho that johnnies is the best in the whole chicagoland area
Johnnies combo is exceptional as well. They are the only place I have seen that cooks the sausage over hot coals.
What a great and genuine character.
Keep bringing the love to Chicago 🥹 Great episode!
People can say what they want, but Chicago has the best food in the entire country. That is a fact!
This guy sounds like the guy who voices Bender and Marcus Fenix (gears) but it’s like he was trapped in Chicago for 10 years and this is now his voice and diet.
YES! it's crazy how much he sound like him.
I loved to be introduced to this guy
That owner cool af 😂😂😂 real Chicago Italian pops
I love this series. Some of the best food content on you tube
I go here all the time, these guys are the absolute goat
Cody started naming every ingredient spot on and bones snatched that spice bag up so quick 😂
Just finished watching BA's Lucas Shin eating dim sum in HK - the contrast between that and this video couldn't be greater.
Appreciating the diversity in content and food/personalities featured
The bread is the #1 important factor. Proper beef has to be dipped and the bread has to be hardy enough to stay yogether.
This episode rocked! Dip me in the jus baby… sloppy style! Cody should have his own show!
Being on the line is something the majority of people will never understand unless you have been there for a dinner shift... I can still hear the tickets printing out in my dreams/nightmares
Thanks for adding this to my bucket list Bon
It's amazing, Chicago is the best
Makes me want to go to Chicago!❤
One of the best places to eat in Chicago❤ Love my City 🏙️
I enjoyed getting introduced to this video
thank you for the great content!
I’m going to have to keep watching this guy. Personality top notch. And that owner was just classic. Great vid
Very patient teacher.
Juat started this series and i immediately got a new episode?? thanks!
Had a sandwich there and it was fabulous. Can't wait to go Chicago again to have another one.
By far the best in the city
Philly cheesteak = frying
Italian beef = cooking
Had me dying
the timing of this vid couldn't be better, just finished the bear and I was wondering what an Italian beef sandwich was like
Same here
It’s awesome, that’s what it’s like.😂
Yo, this dude needs to chill on the questions....wise guys don't like a lot of questions.
The Italian Beef and Breaded Steak Sandwich is the best. My favorite places to eat food are Chicago and New Orleans and everything connected between those cities; Memphis and St. Louis included.
i miss those days, working on the line best of times, worst of times
They were shaking when he was standing next to that massive slicer
Eatiing at Als was quintesential Chicago about 7 years ago. I still cherish that t-shirt.
“Are You On Your Phone” Had Me Dying 😂😂💀
Literally no one:....
Chris: INTRODUCE
Now that Brad started his own channel, they trying to find replacements that vaguely resemble him.
I wondered what happened to him, whats the channel?
@@typhvam5107 @bradleone
I didn't know he started his own channel, thank you! Always loved when he was in videos and missed him recently, thanks again.
This dude is no Brad leone
Italian Tupperware...love it.
I didn't realize making Italian beef involved so much introducing things to things.
I'll be back in a couple weeks to make sure!
I feel like they don't like each other LOL
Love this content😊😊❤😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
You have no idea how close you came to adding to the flavor profile of does beefs😂 “eh, does beefs tadeh taste like a little BonApatid guy”😂🤣😂🤣 dem guys don’t play wit secrets
With a name like Bones I would’ve expected someone 100 times more mean wow, what a sweetheart
I just ate dinner and now I'm hungry again after watching this video.
Excellent Beef. I Miss Chicago food.
Awesome episode, made me very hungry!
Haha he quickly grabs the bag & pours it into the pot before ol mate guesses the spices & spills the beans
😂 ✔️
Let's play a game.. take a shot everytime the guys says introduce 🤣🤣
Epic sandwich- epic restaurant!
Why do I love chris
That's great!
the way cody tried to out the secret recipe shouldve gotten him beat up
Went to HS down the street. Love Al's!!!
the algorithm introduced me to this excellent video
Mr Beef, lol That’s another episode - Al’s is ❤❤❤❤
Me thinking of the Beef ... With Matty Matheson 😂 Amazing love in this food 🎉
“I know a guy. Let me introduce you to him.”
lol
The conspicuous timing of this. 👀👀👀
Here to take notes on the seasoning exposure
FX put this guy and the owner of this place as the "loan never paid off esque side plot" for another season of the BEAR.
I've got to get there.
You MUST go to Johnnies Beef in Chicago its AMAZING
Take a drink every time that guy says "introduces."
I LOVE THIS CODY BOY 😍 I wish I had known him sooner.
theres only so many spices that can go in a spice pack like that for italian beef. its the amount of each that matters which he would never be able to guess on the fly. cumin, celery seed, paprika, bay leaf all super common and not really secret.
I miss Chicago 😢
My guys about to get wacked if he keeps trying to guess the spices 😂
Cody is adorable
Nice to meet ya
I love the rush hour moment.
This is the only Al's location to visit in Chicago.
Hi. Where’s this located?
@@thomasmccauley9174 1079 W. Taylor Street
Taylor street
True those AL's/ Nancys pizza are brutal
Bones sounds just like Danny DeVito. “The Gang’s Got Beef”
Instructing Cody on how to do the beef sammich: “Hand it to the guy” 😅 Only thing missing was the “Baddabing, Baddaboom “!
That's a NYC Italian thing!
Surprised they allowed you in their establishment with them being so Italian
Nice people at Al's.
I want to go to Chicago now
why?
This is the best beef sandwich restaurant. I wish we had a restaurant on the south side. There was a spot on Stoney Island 15 years ago. It wasn't a place that I would visit once a week, maybe once every two months because of the prices.
BUT, we do have Buona Beef in Beverly @ 106th and Western Ave. Excellent beef sandwiches. Now I'm hungry but it's 7:13 am.😤
on 87th by western (next to shell gas station) is the best BEEF sandwich in the city. jj maxwell?? They cook the sausage on charcoal grill too. amazing flavor!!. Truss me. They even got Italian ice
@cle-chi I know exactly where you're talking about its 79th and western. There's a McDonals behind the building. I'll check it out. Thanks 👍
Love some Italian beef
Take a shot every time you hear “introduce”
* Introduce a shot to your mouth
the owner was really likeable
would love to be *introduced* to this guy
I was waiting for Cody to try to list the giardiniera spices and watch Bones give him the evil eye again.
that's weird, Johnnies in Elmwood Park is Chicago's #1 beef spot
Johnies is #1.
Mr.Beef as Mr. Beast😂😂😂
Number one? Everyone knows that goes to Mr. Beef.
Edit: got to the end and even the owner knows it 😂