Hot doggity. Fresh on the heels of opening the first Portillo’s in Minnesota, the famous Chicago eatery has two more Twin Cities outposts in the works.

In addition to opening the inaugural Minnesota Portillo’s in Woodbury last week, Portillo’s revealed more details on a planned Maple Grove location. In addition, it looks like the fast-casual restaurant known for its hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches and chocolate cake is eyeing a third location in Apple Valley.

APPLE VALLEY

An application has been submitted to Apple Valley by developer Launch Properties on behalf of Portillo’s to redevelop the current Ryan Real Estate Building, a 40-year-old office building on the southeast corner of 147th Street and Cedar Avenue.

The proposal is for a 9,000-square-foot, 200-seat restaurant with a double-lane drive-through and a patio on the south side of the building. The first step will be a public hearing at Wednesday’s planning commission meeting.

Bruce Nordquist, Apple Valley community-development director, said one of the things that will need to be considered is the traffic impact.

“As part of the application we’re studying traffic,” Nordquist said. “This particular area of the city is very successful with multi-story office and retail use. We just want to make sure that the traffic works for all.”

Portillo’s is keeping mum about plans for Apple Valley.

MAPLE GROVE

The company did, however, offer more details of a planned Maple Grove location. Construction is underway at 12251 Elm Creek Blvd. N. in the Shoppes at Arbor Lake. While an official opening date has not been set, a spokeswoman said the company expects to roll out the carpet before the end of the year.

Fans can put their name in the hat to attend a sneak-peek training meal as well as get updates by registering at portillos.com/maple-grove.

“We have felt so welcomed by our fans in Minnesota, and we’re excited to continue our expansion in the state,” CEO Keith Kinsey said in a news release. Portillo’s has 50 locations in seven states.