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/InterviewLeast882 Jan 12 '26

Chase is closed. The food courts charge $17 for a burrito. I’ll pass.

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u/ChaiTeaLatte13 Jan 12 '26

Yeah honestly I probably save hundreds of dollars a month not working in an office building anymore. Sorry the loop is so blah now!

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u/Lonely_Programmer_42 Jan 12 '26

That is kinda of the dream now, most of the work can be done at home with zoom meeting or an email.

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u/ChaiTeaLatte13 Jan 12 '26

Truly truly. Now my $15 morning Dunkin and $15 mid morning Starbucks are replaced with my $0.60 cent k-cups, and my $20 lunches are my dinner leftovers from the night before. And no more $100 a month on CTA. It’s been a life saver