Best Sandwich?

[shorty68]

I am looking for a good sandwich shop since I would like to have a picnic lunch. I will be driving to the loop area from the northwest suburbs. Does anyone have any recommendations? I would like to try something in the city since we don't come downtown often. We would like something interesting.

[adamminella]

L'Appetito in the lower level of the Hancock building has great sandwiches.

http://www.lappetito.com/

[weinstein5]

L'Apetito is great - I know it is a chain now but Potbelly's which is a Lincoln Park original is makes an excellent -

[biga290]

the sandwich bar at the berghoff.

[jbw]

If you're going to be in the Museum Campus/South Loop area, try Panozzo's here:

http://www.panozzos.com/

[rubinow]

Jerry's sandwiches (2 locations) has just about every combination of sandwich imaginable.

[jjo]

I second Pastoral. It's in the Loop, it's got fantastic sandwhiches, and you can also get cheese (it's primarily a cheese shop) and other picnic stuff. If the picnic is in Grant Park or Millenium Park, it's practically across the street.

[shorty68]

I did not realize that Pastoral was within walking distance of Millennium Park. I thought it was only a cheese place until I read your post. Thanks for your tip. I'll check it out.

[delk]

Pastoral gets crazy busy especially during lunch. Order ahead of time if you can. There is a separate cash register by the cheese counter for pick ups only. I ordered 3 sandwiches Thursday to take on a 5 hour Amtrak train. Even giving them a half hour to make them before I left my office, I still had to wait another fifteen minutes!

And yes they are worth it!

[shorty68]

Thanks for the tip!

[shorty68]

Are the cheese plate combinations good?

[chicgail]

Jerry's sandwiches are truly mind-blowing. My choice.

[delk]

Jerry's is great and the owners are very nice people. I appreciate that they paid attention to their west loop location and went from just a 5 day a week lunch spot to having evening and weekend hours. And you can walk a block south to Monroe and eat in Skinner Park, the garden area is very nice!

[ms. chow]

Here's Perry's

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Perry's
180 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60606

[ms. chow]

For great traditional deli sandwiches, Perry's. They are closed on weekends, so depending on when you are coming, might be a moot point. I also like mountsac's rec on Vietnamese banh mi.

[mountsac]

if you really want to be adventurous, try vietnamese sandwiches from the argyle neighborhood (ex. ba le bakery). i really like them.

the best sandwich i've had in chicago is in silver palm. they have this sandwich with three different kinds of pork (bacon, pork chop, and something else i forget) with a fried egg on top. simply a genius and awesome combination! though i'm not sure this is a good idea for a family picnic. just for future references i guess

[BRB]

A few ideas: Brown Sack on the 3700 block of West Armitage, Pastoral around Lake and Wabash and Fox & Obel on Illinois just west of Navy Pier. F&O would have the best selection in terms of sides and all. Pastoral would be my favorite in terms of quality. As much as I like Brown Sack, some of their sandwiches might not hold up long enough to survive a picnic.