Out of the Dog House: Turning a $1,100 Investment Into a Billion-Dollar Profit

In 1963, Dick Portillo built a six-by-twelve-foot trailer with no running water or bathroom and opened a simple hot dog stand in Villa Park, Illinois. He called it The Dog House. More than fifty years and fifty locations later, his namesake Portillo's restaurants are a Windy City institution, famous for perfect, Chicago-style dogs. In Out of the Dog House, Portillo tells the incredible story of his life, sharing the ingenuity and hard-earned wisdom that went into building a beloved restaurant chain. From a modest childhood as the son of Greek and Mexican immigrants, to the core principles that became essential in growing a national business, this is a singular, at times surprising, tale of how one man crafted his own American dream, one hot dog at a time.

Author: Dick Portillo, Don Yaeger
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Published: 09/15/2021
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781629377438
ISBN10: 1629377430
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Business
- Travel | United States | Midwest | East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH
- Business & Economics | Industries | Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

About the Author
Dick Portillo is the founder of the iconic Portillo's restaurant chain, which serves its famous Chicago-style hot dogs in more than fifty-three locations nationwide. An eleven-time New York Times bestselling author, Don Yaeger is an award-winning certified speaking professional, executive coach, and team culture expert. He is a contributor to Forbes and a former editor of Sports Illustrated.