Portillo's launches app for Apple, Android devices, allowing you to order food for pickup

BROOKFIELD -- Portillo’s, the fast casual concept known for its menu of Chicago-style favorites, has launched an app for Apple and Android devices.

According to a statement from company officials, the app allows customers the ability to order food for pickup at any of the company’s 44 locations -- including the new restaurant in Brookfield -- Portillo's first Wisconsin location.

In celebration of the launch, Portillo’s is offering customers $5 off a mobile app order of $15 or more, when they use the promo code ‘HOTDOG’ at checkout.

Guests who register with an account on the app from now through August 31st can enter in a sweepstakes in which five lucky app users will win Portillo’s meals for a year!

To build the company’s first app, Portillo’s partnered with mobile developer Olo to digitally recreate Portillo’s proprietary ordering code.

“Our original ordering system that we still use today was created by founder Dick Portillo. In the restaurant our teams write customer orders as short abbreviations on each Portillo’s bag, which are identifiable to our whole team,” says Keith Kinsey, Portillo’s CEO said in the statement. “It was important to us to maintain this piece of our brand identity as we expanded our digital offerings. The Olo team was able to work with us to create a unique product that is unlike any other restaurant app.”

Once downloaded, the app allows users to select a Portillo’s location, choose their food, and place their order for in-store or drive-thru pickup, allowing them to skip the line.

DOWNLOAD: Portillos app for Android devices

DOWNLOAD: Portillos app for iOS