Portillo's vs 3LP
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.
3LP
Order food and drinks from a personalized menu, customize your selections, and pick them up from a nearby store. Earn points towards free items and find store locations with hours and amenities.
- Personalized menu
- Order customization
- Mobile pickup
- Rewards program
- Store locator
- Store amenities
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Mobile Order Get a personalized menu, customize and place your order, and pick it up from a nearby store without waiting in line. Rewards Earn points towards free food or drink Rewards of your choosing. Find a Store See stores near you, get directions, hours and view store amenities before you make the trip.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3LP at 5.0 against Portillo's's 1.9. 3LP also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Portillo's's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 6) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
3LP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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.
Portillo's ships an update every 2 months, 3LP fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portillo's | 3LP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #168 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portillo's Hot Dogs, LLC | Infinet |
Customer experience
Portillo's
3LP
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
3LP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Portillo's
No in-app purchases
3LP
No in-app purchases









