Chicago gets the Cup; Tampa gets a Portillo's

How’s this for a fair trade?

Chicago gets the Stanley Cup and Tampa Bay gets a Portillo’s.

The dining chain will be bringing its Chicago-style dogs and Italian beef sandwiches to Tampa next year. And it took out a full page ad on Tuesday in the Tampa Bay Times to let Floridians know the good news while riding the Blackhawks bandwagon.

“Let’s be frank,” the ad chortled.

“No matter whose jersey you’re wearing, everyone will be welcome. We hope you don’t have a beef against us or our hometown team. Perhaps this will land us in hot water, but we think you’ll agree that our food truly cuts the mustard.”

Let’s hope they’re as excited in Tampa as our neighbors were in Rockford: