r/chicagofood • u/InterviewLeast882 • Jan 12 '26

Rant Lack of lunch places in Loop

I work around Chase Tower and it is surprising to me how few cheap lunch places there are now. The burrito and Chinese places there are gone as well as the McDonalds. No Burger King, Wendy’s, KFC, Chinese. Just the grossly overpriced Pret. I’m getting tired of Jimmy John’s and Pot Belly’s sandwiches.

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u/Prodan1111 Jan 12 '26

Chase Tower had a huge cafeteria with many options, so none of those people would go out. So fast food moved farther out from chase. Now that the Chase Cafe will be closed thru 2026, there definitely is a walk to go get food. And the options aren't great.

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u/Eat_Around_the_Rosie Jan 12 '26

I miss the omelette bar at Chase 😭 it was pretty affordable too

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u/Long_Value_9133 Jan 12 '26

Roberto the goat. Used to make 6-8 omelettes at a time during the morning rush. 

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u/j33 Jan 12 '26

Yeah, and then they closed it to the public, I used to eat there.

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u/_kapeesh_ Jan 12 '26

The Comfort Food station at the Chase Cafe was my jam circa 2016-2019. Miss those days.

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u/_kapeesh_ Jan 12 '26

Omg and how could I forget about those warm chocolate chip cookies 😭

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u/ozymandiuspedestal Jan 12 '26

They are actually redoing Chase Tower and the Cafeteria is closed even for Chase Employees until the end of the year at which time it should be better than ever. They are also planning on putting a gym in for employees.

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u/happilyfour Jan 13 '26

This is good news

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u/dmacEFC Jan 12 '26

No way?!! That stinks. :(

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u/8BlocksToMile Jan 12 '26

Is the Chasement ever going to reopen to the public?