312 Beef & Sausage — Restaurant in Freeport

I had lunch here on a weekday and enjoyed the experience quite thoroughly. There's plenty of parking in the back of the lot, be careful as the entrance and exits of the parking lots are one way. The entry to the place is a bit confusing. The entrance closest to the parking lot goes into a slots lounge while you have to walk further towards the main road to enter into the restaurant. There is a pathway inside between the slot lounge and restaurant so you can go in either way.

Inside you order at the bar and there's a clear menu nearby. The bartender who was there when I dined was very attentive and helpful. After ordering I was given a number to place on my table for the food to be brought out. The food came out pretty fast and the order was prepared correctly.

The food was good quality and I thought the beef was a good amount. There wasn't too much or too little. I asked for the Italian beef wet and it was just enough of the au jus to make it very flavorful without leaking all over the place. I believe you can also ask for it dipped or have the au jus on the side.

I sat at a table but it appears there's a full bar with several tap handles for those who wish to sit at the bar and dine or drink. It seems like a good setting to have a few beers if you wish. I was working so I can't say how the bar service was, but the folks there seemed to be happy with everything.

Overall I would highly recommend this place. Great spot for lunch...

3/5/2020

Honestly,

The appearance of the establishment was nice, cozy, and clean. Customer service was decent, being it was my husband and I first visit we took a longer time searching the menu to finally decide that an Italian beef was the choice. I honestly, appreciate the fact that we was not rushed.

After receiving the food I quickly noticed the cheese for the fries were horrible! The cheese tasted like imitation cheddar melted cheese. We bought it so we tried using it to dip our thinly cut fries BUT we ended up having to throw it in the garbage because it was so nasty. As far as the sandwiches.. we were absolutely let down! I’m from Chicago and believe me that Italian beef with “sweet peppers and mozzarella” was nothing close to “312” aka “Chicago style”. From looking at the photos you can see the cheese was shredded and not melted. The meat was bland and just tasteless.

Overall, I do wish that we passed this place up because our meal was not necessarily cheap and most of it went inside the trash. I wish places wouldn’t Imply “Chicago style” meals because most of the time it should only read, “our style” or “Freeport style” (my honest opinion as usual).

That’s my response to the store...

Having moved to Freeport 8 months ago one of the things I really wanted was a good Gyro, or itallian beef. I had stumbled across 312 Beef when they were at the corner of N. Galena and W. Douglas. However, they closed and moved to their current location on S. West Ave. After the move I waited a coupe of months for them to settle in before trying them out. One night the urge for a Gyro hit me… my son and I went off to 312 Beef to try it out…

Unfortunately, they did not live up to the hype. The Gyro was okay. Nothing special. I’ve had better Gyros at a fast-food chain down the road. The Tzatsiki sauce was bland, to me it was as if they used generic sour cream. Their meat was lackluster, an almost bland flavor and none of that rotisserie cooked feel to it. The fries were also unimpressive. They were cooked, but still managed to be limp and soggy. We ordered our food, then drove the 6 minutes to our house to eat it once it was received. Nothing held up.

I plan on going back to try their Italian beef, but I’m concerned after the lackluster performance of a standard Gyro. Will I eat it? Yes… Am I going to grave a 312...