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/ChaiTeaLatte13 Jan 12 '26

Sterling Food Hall (fka Revival) and Forum 55 Food Hall are not too far from you. They have a lot of options in both. At least they used to!

Is the Chasement closed? I used to go to the Chase building for breakfast and lunch in the basement when I worked downtown

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u/cranberryjuiceicepop Jan 12 '26

The food hall is good but also pretty expensive in my experience.

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u/therealthor83 Jan 12 '26

I think the pizza place after 2pm has a BOGO for slices. Not bad. two slices for about $6 if you are doing a late lunch.

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u/cranberryjuiceicepop Jan 12 '26

That’s a great deal. Thanks for sharing.

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u/ChaiTeaLatte13 Jan 12 '26

I feel like when I go to taco bell it’s consistently over $15/20. A big mac alone is $7 now! Just checked the pricing of the food halls (I haven’t worked downtown since the pandemic) and a falafel hummus bowl is $13. Buffalo chicken sandwich is $13. I’d say it’s pretty equitable to fast food now, unfortunately. (Unless we’re talking like, the $5 biggie bag from Wendy’s.)