The eighth location of Joey’s Red Hots & Pizza opened recently at 7920 Lavergne Ave. in Burbank. The enterprise was founded by longtime friends Anthony Nardo and Nick Iozzo, who launched a hot dog stand more than two decades ago in south suburban Orland Park, Food Industry News reported.

Today, Joey’s includes sit-down restaurants in seven suburban locations — New Lenox, Justice, Crest Hill, Riverdale, Orland Hills, Orland Park and Burbank — and one in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood.

Joey’s Red Hots serves Vienna Beef franks, Italian beef, gyros, pizza and gelato. The venture also features a catering arm and five food trucks that travel across Chicagoland.

Nardo and Iozzo, who were inducted into the Vienna Beef Hall of Fame in 2021, “have a clear mindset to deliver great food, foster local relationships and grow with intention,” the magazine wrote. “Their team-oriented, family-style ethos permeates each restaurant, where they emphasize quality, service and community involvement.”

Last year, Nardo and Iozzo also opened Don Jose’s Cantina & Taqueria, a Mexican restaurant at 1080 E. Lincoln Highway in New Lenox, for which they partnered with their friends Ryan and Chris Kucala, the Will County Herald-News reported. Don Jose’s menu includes Mexican staples such as birria, tacos and fajitas, as well as a tuna tartare with kiwi-celery aguachile, and carne asada with sweet potato and peanut puree.

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