Portillo's vs Kojak's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Portillo's
Discover and order iconic Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, and other signature dishes. Customize your meals, save favorites, and enjoy convenient pickup or delivery options. Plus, get a free slice of chocolate cake on your birthday.
- Order signature Chicago-style dishes
- Customize orders precisely
- Save favorite orders and locations
- Track delivery in real-time
- Multiple pickup options
- Free birthday cake reward
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Portillo’s We're known for our famous Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, chopped salad, cheese fries, homemade chocolate cake, and chocolate cake shake. Our Italian beef is slow-roasted for four hours, thinly sliced, and served on freshly baked French bread. Then, it's dipped in hot gravy made with our homemade blend of seasonings that we've been perfecting for 50 years. Haven't tried Portillo's yet? Order an Italian beef, dipped with sweet or hot peppers (add mozzarella if you're feeling cheesy), or a Chicago-style hot dog "dragged through the garden" and you'll see what all the hype is about. Enjoy these features of the Portillo’s app: Free Cake on Your Birthday: Join Portillo’s Perks and get a free slice of our famous Chocolate Cake on your birthday, half birthday, and sign up anniversary! Delivery: Order delivery from your nearby Portillo’s. Track your order. Receive status updates about your order in real time. Easy Ways to Pick Up: There are three easy ways: Inside the Restaurant, Delivery, or Curbside pickup at participating locations. Save your Favorites: Easily save your favorite order and location so you can order quickly and come back again and again. Favorite Portillo’s locations that you order from the most. Customize your Order: Want your Italian beef sandwich dry, cut in half, with hot peppers and mozzarella cheese and gravy on the side? No problem! Simply customize your Portillo’s favorites to get exactly what you want.
Kojak's
Discover a local dining institution offering a wide array of comfort foods, including their signature gyros, Greek chicken, and unique deep-fried Oreos. Enjoy convenient delivery options for a satisfying meal experience.
- Comfort food selection
- Signature gyros
- Greek chicken dinner
- Deep Fried Oreos
- Delivery service
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Kojak's is more than just a friendly, casual-dining experience. This landmark restaurant has been a Cary institution for almost 25 years. Locally owned and operated, Kojak's is committed to customer-driven, friendly service and great food. Featuring an amazing selection of comfort foods prepared to your specifications, we also offer one of the best gyros found in all of Chicagoland. The gyros is, by far, our best seller on the menu. Other specialty dishes include our 1/2 Greek chicken dinner, Chicken Kabob dinner, Grilled Chicken sandwich, and Philly Chicken sandwich. Some choices for a side include fries, sweet potato fries, or our homestyle chips. Then finish it all up with our now-famous Deep Fried Oreos. And for an added perk, we can deliver right to your front door or place of work. Kojak's is definitely an experience you won't want to miss.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kojak's at 4.8 against Portillo's's 1.9. Kojak's also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 9%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Portillo's's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1K vs 6). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kojak's holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Portillo's has 1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Portillo's's written reviews are positive against 50% of Kojak's's.
Portillo's ships an update every 2 months, Kojak's every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portillo's | Kojak's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (1K ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portillo's Hot Dogs, LLC | LineSkip Inc. |
Customer experience
Portillo's
Kojak's
Bugs and requests
Portillo's
Reported bugs
5 issues- App only works in North America
- Can't create an account
- Endless login loop
- Ordering process not working
- Rewards not syncing properly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize orders
- Separate pickup line for online orders
- Integration with Apple Pay
- Ability to check rewards balance
- More menu options in the app
Kojak's
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Portillo's
No in-app purchases
Kojak's
No in-app purchases
