TODAY's Al Roker has some notes for Carmy and Richie. When the TODAY co-host took a trip to the Windy City June 1 to host the Cinema Soirée for the Chicago International Film Festival, he paid a visit to the famous spot featured in “The Bear,” Mr. Beef.
In a video shared to Instagram June 1, Al walked fans through his experience ordering at the Chicago joint and gave a review of an Italian beef sandwich. “Well, that was pretty, pretty, pretty good. Mr.
Beef, baby!” Al says in the clip. “And nobody was swearing and yelling at each other. What a concept!” The video showed Al waiting in line to order with a visible sign that read, “Cash Only.
” The area behind the counter featured Chicago memorabilia, like a custom Chicago Blackhawks jersey. Al also shared a glimpse at his sandwich, French fries, ketchup and soda, as well. “When you’re in #chicago and you just started watching @thebearfx you gotta go to the wellspring of inspiration: @mr.
beefchicago,” Al captioned his post. “The Bear,” which returns for Season Three June 27, won an array of awards this year, including the Golden Globe for best television series (musical or comedy) and the Emmy for outstanding comedy series. The show premiered in June 2022 and was created by Christopher Storer, longtime friend of Mr.
Beef owner, Chris Zucchero. "The Bear" pilot was "entirely" shot at Mr. Beef, Zucchero told Variety in 2023 , and when the show was picked up for a full season, production re-created the re.