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<div>In 1963, Dick Portillo built a 6&rsquo; x 12&rsquo; trailer with no running water or bathroom and opened a simple hot dog stand in Villa Park, Illinois. He called it &quot;The Dog House.&quot; More than 50 years and 50 locations later, his namesake Portillo&#39;s restaurants are a Windy City institution, famous for perfect, Chicago-style dogs. In <em>Out of the Dog House</em>, 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.</div>